The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-02
TUESDAY. DEC. 2. 1913
Let the Responsible
Majority Rule

MafUAAGy AAAAN
We have believed that the admin
Istration currency bill is good one
But this belief is not the cause for
our support Of that measure We are
believers in the responsibility Of the
majority That majority lie represent
ed by the party In power We, there
fore, have the belief that the party
H. power should be allowed to enact
such Legislation as It may deem to be
for the best interest Of the country
The province Of the minority Is not
to block legislation, nor yet to en-
bRrrass, impede or annoy the majo-
rity, nor to impose upon IL oompro-
mise legislation which can have but
the effect Of giving the country a
poor law bainR neither a law salts
factory to that majority nor to the
minority We believe the minority
should point cut defects that II may
believe to exist In proposed legisla-
tion We believe it should sound a
warning to see the minority of I'm
pending danger as the minority sees
it If the minority can impress its
views upon the majority such that
those IN responsible power will ac-
cept such views aud embody them 10
to the legislation, all we'll and good,
but II not the minority should be
satisfied with making its own posi-
tion clear and With making It's own
record for consideration of the pub
lie at the next or subsequent cleo
ton
The president and his democratic
followers who constitute the majo-
rity In both houses of congress are
satisfied with hR impending bill and
we believe they havs she right to
enact that measure into law 1t may
have defects It woSld be most
strange II it did not have but IL lie
the measure the majority Nh con-
gress desire and a. such It shdc -
to the country and should the ~
rlty In congress be forced to pt
compromises by reason Of - lie
thrown In the way by meu u Of
the minority, or should theh be a
failure OF any legislation for the same
reasons the country, we believe, Will
place the responsibility upon the
obstl uction his and not upon the
majority Moreover President Wilson
has shown sufficient devotion to the
general welfare of the while nation as
to warrant the desire of the people
that he should be given opportunity
to secure the legislation he desires
Especially upon the question of
ourrncy, has the president made him
self clear and, we believe, safe Be-
fore be was elected president, he
said "The great monopoly In this
country is the money monopoly So
long % that exists our old variety
aud freedom and individual energy
Of development are out Of the oues-
tion A great industrial nation is
controlled by its system Of credit
Our system Of credit Is concentrated
the growth of the nation therefore
and ali our activities are In the
hands Of a few men who, even If
their action be honest and intended
for the public interest, are necessar-
lily concentrated upon the great IN
dertaking In which their own money
is involved aud who, necessarily, ~
every reason of their own limitations
chill and check and destroy eoono-
mic freedom This Is the greatest
question Of all, aud to d. this states
men must address themselves with
an earnest determination to serve
the long future and the true liberties
Of men,
Now, we submit that a man hold
ing such Views and occupying the ex-
allied position of president Of the
United State, auRht to be OoBsi-
dered a safe man TO recommend leg
islation which should be enacted nto
law unless the piainest Of reasons
should offer to the contrary
At any rate we are firmly convinced
that petty partisan obstacles ought
not to be thrown 10 the way of legls-
lRtion suggested by him
As we view legislation those who
throw Obstacles in the way merely to
delay legislation or to force unsHtis
factory compromises are even more
TO be condemned than they who
promise legislation and then forget
their promises as soon as elected