The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-03-28
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS OF ALL
PARTIES HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN Mr.. WILSON.
COUNTRY WATCHES HIS PARTY
States Rights May Be Ignored 7
Legislating Along Certain Lines 9
Humane characterization an
Bryan Now Agreed.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

VIII begin its Watchfulness OF Tn
work Of the Democratic party, whic
today is in control of the two chit
branches Of the government, til
executive and the legislative. AS
Democrat has put it. "The party is Q
trial with huge jury sitting in judi
ment."
A conscientious attempt has bee
made to get the opinions Of Demt
Gratis, Progressives and Republican
holding official positions in Washini
ton. All of them say, apparently will
out mental reservation, that Woot
row Wilson gives promises of bein
successful president. His New Jel
sey record is quoted in his favol
Party leaders say that although h
did not receive majority Of tn
votes of the people, he stands wei
with them and that there Is evidence
that they will not be quick to cor
denim. Leaders Of the Democrat!
here say mistakes are bound to b,
made, but that they will be Of tn!
minor kind and the sum of accom-
plishment Of their party will be great
They are hopeful in success
May Ignore States Rights.
No one here attempts to forecas'
just what President Wilson intends
to do, but he has made some marks In
New Jersey which his party members
and others with them say prove that
ne intends to follow the road to prog
ress. One man has said that Mr.. vii
son Is "non.conformist," and he
was not speaking in a church sense
The belief Of many men is that MIR
Wilson is not going to depend much
upon precedent when outlining the
intended acts Of his administration
This word concerning the probable
disregard of precedent seemingly ig,
nores the precedent of states rights
or at least the precedent of the doc!
trine Of states rights.
The new administration can accom-
plish a good deal along lines of fed.
aral endeavor without crossing the
states rights dead line, but there are
certain lines of humane endeavor
which the people apparently wish to
lave followed and which lead straight
INTO the territory upon which the
s Sf1RaF stafes f1a Ct no.alsespass
,r so far as the Democrats of cdn,
sress will allow.
Hope for Child Labor Bill.
The cabinet which Mr.. Wilson h
appointed is recognized mainly as
body Of progressives. Mr.. Bryan vii
dominate in way in its counsels, an
though 1t is not expected that he will
attempt domination in any way bel
yond free expression of his vie<tx
Mr.. Bryan is a federal conservation.
list and at heart he is opposed to
child labor. 1t Is understood that he
does not hold with Mr. Wilson that
the day will come quickly when the
states, acting Independently. will
pass uniform laws regulating the eW
of child labor This may mean tht
before Mr.. Wilson leaves office TIP
federal government will attempt legt
lation along the lines of the Beve
idge bill. introduced into the senae
four or five years ago.
Franklin X. Lane. the secretary /
the interior, is a conservationist. ad
although not as advanced a one
some of the supporters of fedeh
policy seem to wish. it is believed n
Washington that he will safeguaI|
the national domain and that lt|
views are those and will be those Il
his chief. a
No leader Of any party in WashinI
ton apparently thinks there Is to d
friction between Mr.. Wilson and MI
Bryan. The belief of the Democrat
is that these men have fought out al
the subjects Of difference betwed
them and have come to workirt
agreement. In the last four veal
Mr.. Wilson, as members of congre{
view 1t, has "outprogressed" Mr.. Brs
an. There has been nothing therefo}
to show any weakling traits in It'd
new president
Progressives to Aid Wilson.
Democratic leaders of the pr
gressive branch of the party han
told President Wilson that the sui
port of Progressives and progrd
siye Republicans can be depended I'll
on to put through such advanced lie.
islation as he shall recommend, AM
that in case there is any Democratic
detection, the support Of the Progre,
sives and the progressive Republican
will be more than sufficient to offse
it.
1t has been known in Washingto
Tor some time that the leaders Of Or,
gressiveism in the two minority pal
ties had agreed that it was not onl
good policy, but the duty of their I'D
lowings to uphold MIR, Wilson in even
line OF endeavor in keeping with til
spirit OF progress in the Republicd
party as it developed in the last fe|
years, whether under the leadership
Roosevelt. or Of La Toilette. Cummin)
brlstow, Borah and others who sti
remain. 2omtnally at least, RepublI
ans, Friends Of Mr., Wilson saw thu
ne car depend upon this support ii
C1pnv nf hic nnl;ns.