The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-16
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ths hoase OF representative. The
Drsst1sat's answer vas that he had
sot YET bssn iavitsA- The inference
frou what followed vas directly to
the point that Mr.. Wilson probably
would considsr sssSoasly . campaign
Ing trip after his sunnsr's rest.
II the prssidsat makes up his mind
to % bseore the ooantsy he will have
two great matters to defend, or, II
not to defend. TO explain. Ono is his
Mexican policy and the other is the
request that congress should repeal
the tolls sxsmptioa clause Of the Pan
ANA canal sct- TIE opposition par.
ties. the Republicans and the Progress.
Ives. and here and there some Demo
ocrats. have charged that the presi-
dents Mexican endeavors have failed.
that Watchful Waiting has been i'm
potent to accomplish anything and
that his course on the repeal act has
been un-American.
Roosevelt Nay opposs.
Democrats and Republicans here be-
lieve. and 1t seems likely that the Pro
gressives know. that when Theodore
Roosevelt comes back to this country
he will assail the Administrations pol
icies In Mexican and In toll exemption
repeal matters. Colonel Roosevelt
has been . long way on for a long
time. but 1t is known he has been in
touch with the leaders Of the Progress
i've movement In this country. 1t 10
surmised from what the Progressives
say that the colonel has not been al
lowed to remain in ignorance Of the
developments Of Affairs here. political.
economic and legislative.
II Colonel Roosevelt should carry
out the suggestions already made to
him and should fulfill the prophecies
which Democrats and Republicans are
making day by day. by going before
the country on a speech-making tour
In opposition to President Wilson, and
should speak simultaneously with Mr..
Wilson speaking in defense. the coun-
try would witness . warm time OF II
in the field OF discussion
Every Progressive in the house Of
representatives except three. voted
against the presidents demand that
the tolls exemption clause should be
repealed. The Progressives who part.
ed on this matter from their brethren
said they were acting as they did
through conviction, for they thought
the exemption Of coastwise sailing
ships from the payment Of tolls was q
plain violation Of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
Issue for ProersssIvss.
Both Theodore Roosevelt and VIII
liam Howard Taft were in favor Of
exempting American coasters from
the payment Of canal tolls. Mr. vii.
son takes exactly the opposite view.
The Progressives. like the Republic.
ans. now have distinct and up-to.
date issue with which to go before
the country in opposition to the de.
mand Of the Democrats that they be
continued In power. II this repeal
bill had not come up for discussion
the congressional campaign of next
fall probably would have been devoid
Of great interest. As It is, with
Woodrow Wilson campaigning in be.
half of the Democrats. Theodore
Roosevelt campaigning in behalf of
the Progressive and William H. Taft
and other Republican leaders cam
paigning In behalf Of Reprblicanism
and making arguments fly like arrows.
the contest promises to be interesting
and perhaps warlike.
Wilson Felt insuIted.
There have been evidences Of strong
personal feeling in the White House
over the nature of the debate in con-
gress on the repeal of the Panama
canal tolls act President Wilson has
let 1t be known that he feels nothing
but the noun insults" fits In describ.
ing the charges Of certain congress.
men that the administration made
deals with representatives Of Great
Britain which resulted in his recon.
mendation to repeal of the tolls ex-
smption clause.
At the White House the word insult
came into use In connection with the
unveiled assertion Of a representative
in congress that even II Mr.. Wilson
denied he had made a deal with Sir
Lionel Garden, late British ambassa-
dor to Mexico. he had made one with
some other representative Of the Brit
ish government.
1t has been made perfectly appar-
snt by MI. Wilson In direct convsrsa-
ton that he thinks it strange Dsmo-
Gratis in congress who, with their
party members elsewhere, always
have been staunchly opposed to subsi-
dies in whatever form. suddenly should
become 60 much In love With subsidy
in the form in which 1t was provided
In the tolls exemption provision of the
Panama canal act.