The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-18
Eine DAN for Pile County

With Champ Clark declaring that
his reelection to the Speakership was
better than Fubies, 'e-or Mildred, or
something of that kind; and his son
taking the place of parliamentarian
of the house, and Edward A, Glenn,
of the same old county of Pike, as
Stunning the place OF journal clerk in
the House at the same time, the con-
clusion Is inevitable that prosperity
Is prosperous in the Pike County del
egation at the seat of government.
The Public lands of Oklahoma
Indian Affairs and public lands are
always of first Importance in the leg
islative program of many states, and
a great many bills have been intro
duced in Congress looking to better
laws. Morgan of Oklahoma and Mar
tin of South Dakota, are the sponsors
for number Of meritorious measures
that came before Congress on the
opening days.
Effect OF the Presidents Coup
The country knows that President
Wilson did a most unusual thing In
delivering his first message in per-
son to the Congress now assembled
but one needs to touch elbows with
the men of affairs at the Capitol itself
to find the results. Presidents go a
glimmering in our national body
polite these days; nevertheless, Mr..
Wilson almost punched the breath
out of Congress when he let it be
known that for the first time since
John Adams was President, Congress
would receive its message personally
from the lips of the Executive. One
has been hearing less and less OF the
talk that Bryan is to dominate the
administration, since the ways OF
Wilson are distinct innovation. In
truth the President has been shock
ing Washington ever since March f.
and even before that when he vetoed
the inaugural ball; but the reading
of his message was the cap-stone.
When the President left the great
gathering in the House on April Sth,
IL was as absolute master of the en-
tire situation of national affairs. The
correspondent of the Democrat put
the question to one OF the most in
innate associates EX-President Taft
had during the past four years, as
to the probable effect of Mr.. Wilson's
appearance before Congress, and this
was the answer: President Wilson's
message is fit to be considered a liter
airy classic; nothing more scholarly
has been produced in late days; when
the President delivered it, the force
behind it was so great that he won
the lukewarm supporters of the ad-
ministration, threw fear into the
hearts of his secret enemies, and
gained a personal esteem among his
political opponents" And then in a
moment of abstraction the faithful"
of the last administration asked.
"How did 1t happen that Roosevelt
never thought of this stunt?p One
might also ask; "Why didn't Taft
think Of it?" But my personal opin-
ion is that Senator Robert NJ. LaFol-
lette, who worked this little maneu-
yer with the Wisconsin legislature,
when Governor, put out the flea
In the Presidents ear, and was re-
sponsible for the greatest show that
has been produced on Capitol Hill in
many q day. The reason | say this
is that the morning following the first
conference between President Will
son and Mr.. LaFollette 'feeler"
was thrown out to the press that So
cured an advance expression of senti-
ment as to the advisabi)ity of the
move. The next number on he
program was the personal visit to
Congress by the President. George
Washington was the last President TO
60 to the Capitol for the avowed pur-
pose Of influencing legislation; and
while Congress had heard that Mr..
Wilson was coming. stlll, II II had
been Washington on his second
round on earth, the real surprise