Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-02
President Wilson's Administration TO Be No ROsewatar Al

significant sign of these political times gratifying it
is unusual the manifest disposition of the American people
without regard party lines to insist upon far chance FOR
pesdeneect The temper of the people such at this
particular that short shr will be given the politician or
politicians that sets out to defeat those of Mr. Will
policies which plainly in the interest of the many
posed to the few.
subordinate personal interests partisan considerations deem
ing the of good party politics to block in possible
posing party Indeed democratic friends in Congress dur
ing the recent long session not above playing politics. but
developments of the late national campaign tended sckcn
people general of extreme and bitter partisan policies AMI the
pendulum of popular opinion is plainly swinging in the
direction of independent politics. in action well in think
This tendency accumulated in the of many rcpubi
regarding the president their belief being that in not
few he is better than his party and that the time
when it will be for good citizens of all parties
to rally for the purpose of uphoidmg his hands
In the of Governor Wilson'S speech the people of
his native town in Virginia he said number of things that in
dcaed his full realization of the tremendous task confronting
him. He told his auditors that his administration to be
affair and that during the coming four he would
have his warpain
That president of the United States expects
ceive blows we'll strike out the rcaconacs in his
party is evident from his statement that fortunately if the
paint were knocked from his face in spots it would not mar his
beauty and that would have to he marrpd before
they would become true public servants
This indulgence in metaphor accepted referring
of the ractiona democratic United States senators who
believed be preparing block progressive democratic
legislation in relation to both the tariff and the currency prob
lens.
Bryan in an article Commoner already APP
pealed to progressive democrats both branches of Congress-
disregard the rule of seniority i'll the selection of committees
In this connection Bryan play his faculty for phrase
making and the progressive democratic majority in the
Senate of the party not e their sway be threatened
by the blight of seniority lie would have committee assign
ments made th basis of fitness and with view giving
faithful expression the will of majory Moreover Mr.
Bryan certain that democrat is deserving of prefcrmcnt
who would stand in the Of tn" adoption of this
1t would thus appear that President elect Wilson mind
moving along lines parallel to those which Mr. Bryan is follow
ing but whether they have the national legislators in mind
is another question
For time the chief war cloul on the horizon of the Wilson
administration the probability that Mr. Bryan would
sist dominating democratic 1t would
pear however that the presiHcect expects fight in any
and in all human probability h" will Get it.
With the presdeneect and Nj. both sounding The
call ito arms the progressive democrats all posi-
bity of peaceful administration would seem 20 have van
ished.
Many of us were inclined to smile knowingly when
Wilson antagonzed both Editor Harvey of lIarpers Weekly
and Editor Henry Watterso his pioneer supporters by sending
Millionaire Thomas F. Ryan about his business We all knew
assumed that the proper time he would follow good demo
cratic precedent by bidding for the support of the powerful in
terests represented by Ryan AMI Tamnany Hall.
Governor Wilson continued to defy the interests TO the
close Of the Baltimore he recently warned them that
panicmalers who had all the necessary machinery hand
might already know their fate if they dared that
chnery and he has given them and their representatives in
Congress thoroughly understand that he proposes only
stand for progressive but also that he ready
the by putting his wapan long in ad
of the possibility of IA fray.
This is position which Will strongly commend itself to
people regardless of party. When a David meet
the Goliath Of monopoly and cXorio he certain Of the sup
port of the of the people, for he appeals their
sympathy well the popular iraginaon.
Iresdenteect Wilson has mad" good beginning. lie
has shown his readiness gapp with all the problems
confronting the American nation and whether with
all is impossible admire the sturdy
dependence he exhibiting i'll the fact of every influence that
would discrei his administration and block his progress
fearless champion of the rights and interests Of the people