Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-06
WHY PRESIDENT WILSON DOES
NOT SPEAK ON THE SECOND
TERM NATTER.
CONGRESS MORE TRAcTABLE
Chief Executive Can Get Things Done
More Easily If Democratic Mem
bers Think He May Have
Seven More Years.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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come two years later. Thomas j.
Pence, publicity chieftain OF the COM
mittee. has been busy preparing the
records of achievement" of Woodrow
| Wilson and is putting them into the
mails for general distribution by the
| half-ton. Some Democratic leaders in
terpret this early awakening of their
| national committee to mean that the
| president Is certain to be a candidate
to succeed himself in the year 1916.
How about It? There are some of
the leaders of the dominant party who
have better means than others to get
| inside information and 1t can be said
| that some of these men seemingly be-
lieve sincerely that Mr.. Wilson will
not run again for the presidency. In
these dispatches once or twice the
matter of the Democratic succession
has been discussed, and let 1t be said
| frankly that the discussion has been
from the viewpoint of one who thinks
the weight of evidence is on the side
of those who believe Mr.. Wilson will
feel he must abide by the plank in the
Democratic platform on the subject OF
a single term. and that when the time
comes he will utter the word of dec
lination to stand for denomination.
II 1t shall be asked why the presi-
dent does not say the word now IL he
has Its ultimate utterance in mind. the
answer Is easy. II Mr.. Wilson today
should say definitely that he will not
be a candidate for denomination. nine
tenths of his influence with members
of congress would go down the Poto-
mac on the bosom of the west winds.
Politicians look ahead and II they are
convinced the chief who is issuing or
ders will have seven years more of
power they are likely to be much
more tractable than II they think his
power is to pass quickly.
Good Reason for His Silence.
President Wilson wants certain leg
islation put through. He can get 1t
put through much more easily while
the force OF workmen thinks II is to
have the same foreman for a long
time to come. II Mr.. Wilson should
say now that he will not be a candi-
date for denomination the Democrats
In congress might play ballywhack
with his trust legislation and with
other legislation which he has at
heart
The present president is In the
same position in one respect that
Theodore Roosevelt was In when he
was president. There are conserva-
tive Democrats in. congress who do
rot like the trend of the presidents
activities In the least They were
forced to give way in tariff legisla-
.. H.. L..
legislation and now they are under
compulsion to give way in trust legls-
letion. Theodore Roosevelt managed
10 secure the passage OF liberal leg
islation. although the conservatives of
his party were as antagonistic to II
as some of the conservative Demo-
cr-ts are today to several heart
measures" of President Wilson
IL things shape themselves satisfac
tcrily and no extra Issues arise
there will be only one more long ses-
sion OF congress before Mr.. Wilson
leaves office II will be time enough
for him to declare for or against an
other nomination for himself when
hat long session is in the middle of
It's course less than two years hence.
soon Il TO pass cannot get things
done easily.
Monument for Gen. Lawton.
Senator Elihu Root of New York
has succeeded in getting the senate's
sanction for bill appropriating S.
900 for a monument in Arlington GEM
etery in honor OF the memory of Mai.
Gen. Henry Ware Lawton. who was
| killed by an insurgent sharpshooter
at San Mateo in the Philippine Islands
fifteen years ago, It is expected that
the house will approve the bill and
that President Wilson will sign it.
Members of congress finally came to
the conclusion that 1t was about time
that a memorial In Arlington was
erected to commemorate the services
| of the brave Lawton.
The writer of this dispatch feels a
| personal interest In the matter of
final recognition by congress of its
duty In Lawton's case. In the fall
of 1903 noticed that the grave OF
this hero of high service was I'M
marked except for the little govern
ment recognition tablet" which Uncle
Sam places above the graves of all
soldiers. officers and privates alike.
Next to Lawton's resting place was
that of a man, a major of regulars.
who was killed at the battle of Tien-
tsin during the march by the allied
armies to the relief of the legations OF
Picking. The major was a brave man
and met his death In battle Over his
grave was standing the finest monu-
ment in all Arlington. Lawton was a
major-general. of magnificent service
in the war between the states, in In.
dian campaigns, in the war with Spain
and in operations in the Philippines