The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-30
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DISPLEASE SOME.
President Elect DsIugsd BY
Advisers,
HECANN0T ADOPT ALL IDEAS
Next Executive Has Received More
Suggestions Probably Than Any
Prsdeeessor-AII Have Had Share and
Have Suffered Storm Of Protest on
Rejecting Counsel.
BY ARTHUR W, DUNN.

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Woodrow Wilson is not going to please
all. Everybody will nP I've satisfied
with all bis cabinet appointments. 1t
is doubtful II any man ever elected to
the presidency received 50 much adj
vice from so many people as has Gov
ernor Wilson In Tie past three months.
Naturally this advice is along different
lines. much Of 1t in direct antagOnlsn.
Just US men oppose each other. Gov
ernOr Wilson has been seeking advice.
/ He has been listening 10 everything
that his many visitors have had to say
TO him, and he has been dcluged with
| the ideas of those who think they know
TAN about running the government.
Many of these men will wait to SEE
how much attention his been paid to
them. As Wilson goes along in the
presidency they will discover that he
is not following their advice. There
will also be the unheedcd advice OF the
newspapers, which have been telling
him exactly what to do. Then the
storm Of discomfort and criticism will
lhrcuk, Just MS It has broken over the
head OF every other president who has
been flooded with so much instruction
as to wkH he should do when he
reached has powerful position.
Promoted From the House.
All the new senators who take their
seats on the 4th of March will not be
entirely new. james of Kentucky.
Hughes of New Jersey, Weeks Of
Massachusetts. Burlelgh Of Maine,
Ransllell OF Louisiana. Norris Of Ne
bmska and Shepard Of Texas are all
members OF the house, while Shafrotl
was a former member. The new sena-
lmrS who were governors are Shafroth.
Burleigh, vardaman of Mississippi,
Brady Of Idaho and Thomas of Colo
RADIO.
Opening Sealed Letters.
"If there Is a law authorizing the
postmaster general or any of his sub
Ordlnntcs to open letter with a two
cent stamp on it am not aware Of II"
Thus spoke former Speaker Cannon In
the house in Collouuy with Congress
man Jackson about the power excr-
lriscd by the poStofficP department over
nails.
I'VE have now" asserted the Kansas
congressman. machinery and officials
who open letters and examine mail to
seq whether or not the law Is violated.
Does the gentleman deny the authort-
ty Of the department 10 do so!'
II do absolutely deny II" emphatic
ally declared Cannon.
Then you should inform the prcsi-
dent" replied Jackson.
congressman thus evinre surprise, as
did Cannon. though only short time
before Senator I.u Toilette exhibited
letters in the senate showing that the
seals had been tempered with and his
mali read.
Every person who has had trouble
with the department and some who
have not have had experiences which
prove the truth Of Jackson's assertion
In regard TO opening sealed letters by
postal authorities.
Polo For the Army.
Few provisions in the army bill ex-
cited much more comment than that
relating 10 transporting hprSes for polo
tournaments Polo was defended by
Minority Leader Mann Ias being the
best training to make officers and men
nnafraid. Playing shiny among
the boys is much the same thing. No
hoy ever played Skinny who I'D not
profit by It. would have every boy
in the land play shiny. would have
officers Of the army play polo. II cures
mrn of physical fear"
Adamson's Scripture.
There was an attempt TO east dis
credit upon the river and harbor bill
because It provided for the improve
mrnt of certain creeks" The idea OF
a creek differs In the several geOgraph-
Ical divisions Of the country, but gen
orally speaking It is considered
mighty small stream. But the creeks"
If the river and harbor bill seem to
lie lending themselves to quite lot Of
commerce. During the discussion All
amSon Of Georgia clinchcd the "creeR
lpr navigation by pointing out what
the Scriptures told about ST. Paul
when he was Shipwreckcd after sew
cral days of danger they discovered II
certain creek with Il shore, into which
they were mindedltO thrust the ship"
quoted .Adams0n MS an Endorsement OF
the "crcGk."
Wages In North Dakota.
The senate was discussing bill re-
hitting to the hours Of labor. bill
which still further extended the eight
hour system, when Senator McCumber
OF North Dakota said: In our state
last fall we were unable to get farm
labor at 81 and even s. per day. Why?
Because we have enacted laws that In
ali other lines OF industry limit the
dry to eight hours. On the farm tho
day is from sixteen to twelve hours"
"a Lfa,aks Al