The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-04-25


against subsidies In general. based as
IL is on lang-cherished Democratic
principles, should take rank OF the
plank In the Baltimore platform which
declares for tolls exemption. There
have been few such evidences of In
dignation In the White House recently
as the resentment shown BY the presi-
dent when he intimated that the de-
sires of certain men. Republican. Pro-
gressives and some Democrats, to as
sail the administration had outweighed
their judgment In matters which Mr..
Wilson thinks are connected with the
national honor and the peoples duty.
First Breach Of Harmony.
In the heat of things In congress
over this matter, partisans In Wash
ington have seen disruption OF the
Democratic party, discrediting or
the president and revolt OF the voters
against the policy OF repeal. 1t seems
likely that the partieans Will cool on
after little and look at things In a
different light. AS a matter OF fact
from a non-partisan viewpoint this re-
peal matter Is the first real scrap the
Democrats have had since they came
into power and made their original
promise to preserve harmony at all
hazards. Republicans and Progress
ives here admit that the Democrats
have got along pretty we'll thus far.
Calmer politicians here say that a
party ought to be able to Withstand
the effects of one such disagreement
as that which recently has arisen.
even though its Accomplishments have
verged on the riotouS 1t was original
ly charged that Mr.. Wilson was in
favor of the adoption of the rule In the
house of representatives which would
limit debate on the repeal question to
20 hours, the so-called gag rule against
which there was so great demonstra-
ton of disapproval. There has been
denial that Mr.. Wilson urged the gag
rule and there has been admission
only that he wanted a rule adopted
which would prevent the discussion
running to such lengths that vote
might be delayed for weeks.
The Democratic party is having It's
differences on this repeal measure, but
the leaders of the party know that
they must stick together on trust
measures which are forthcoming for
consideration in order that the Democ-
racy can 60 before the country III the
congressional elections with a fairly
clean record for harmony, coupled with
a record for mplishment Dispas-
sionate political observers in Wash
ington do not seem honestly to believe
that the present row in Democracy's
ranks necessarily is going to create
the disunion which leads to disaster.
Single Term Enough2
Two Republicans were discussing
the attitude of President Wilson to-
ward the question Of the repeal Of the
tolls exemption clause of the Panama
canal act. One OF them said: Some
Of the newspapers should print a car.
toon showing Mr.. Wilson standing or
the Democratic platform with the bank
declaring for tolls exemption smashed
into smithereens, while with a crow.
bar he is attempting to rip up the 9th.
er plank which declares for a SINGLE
term for the presidency"
The other Republican said in an.
swer: do not make any mistake. The
cartoon should show Woodrow Wilson
with a hammer I'm his hand mailing
down more firmly in its place the sin.
gle term plank"
Here are represented two different
viewpoints of Mr.. Wilson's attitude to
ward the presidential succession
Some men In Washington are beginning
to believe more strongly than ever that
Mr.. Wilson does not intend to seek
another nomination at the hands OF
his party, and that he has been held
to this decision not only by the word
ing of the Democratic convention
| plank which pledged the candidates In
advance to the principle" Of the sin
gle term proposition, but by his owl
personal inclination to retire to pri
vate life after the completion of ons
| term.
Casting Aside Ambition.
Some friends of the president say
that II he were looking to the futur,
with an ambitious eye and were In
clined to consider only the politics o.
the case. he either would have taker
an entirely different position on the
question of repeal Of the tolls act. OF
he would have suggested II merely al
something to be desired and ther
would have left the matter wholly II
the hands of his party In congress-. Al
1t was. Mr.. Wilson gave his repea
suggestion the force of a command
and backed 1t up with the statement
that considerations Of honor and just
lice made the resembling Of the tolli
exemption law necessary.
A good many Of the Democrats here
seem to think that both Mr.. Clarl
and Mr.. Underwood. and presumabl,
other possible candidates for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination. have
come to believe on their own accoun
that MIR. Wilson is to be out of II