The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-04-25
WILSON, ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
MAY ALL TAKE THE STUMP
IN THE AUTUMN.
TOLLS REPEAL THE ISSUE
President Probably VIII Defend His
Course, Which the Two Former
Chies Executives Are Expect
ed to Attack In Campaign.
Cy GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington correspondents II 1t was
his intention to go into some OF the
states this fall for the purpose OF
campaigning In behalf Of his party,
which then will be engaged In battle
for a continuance of its supremacy In
the house OF representatives. The
presidents answer was that he had
not yet been invited. The inference
from what followed was directly to
the point that Mr., Wilson probably
would consider seriously a campaign
Ing trip after his summers rest.
II the president makes up his mind
to go before the country he will have
two great matters to defend, or, II
not to defend, to explain. One Is his
Mexican policy and the other is the
request that congress should repeal
the tolln exemption clause Of the Pan
anna canal act. The opposition par
ties, ths Republicans and the Progress
ives, ard 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 May Oppose.
Democrats and Republicans here be-
lieve, and 1t seems likely that the Pro-
yressives know, that when Theodore
Roosevelt comes back to this country
ne will assail the Administrations pol
icies in Mexican and In toll exemption
repeal matters. Colonel Roosevelt
has been q long way Off for long
time, but It Is known he has been In
touch with the leaders of the Progress
i've movement In this country. 1t Is
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 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 1t
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repealed.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 we're acting as they did
through conviction, for they thought
the exemption of coastwise sailing
ships from the payment of tolls was a
plain violation OF the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
Issue for ProgressIves.
Both Theodore Roosevelt and VIII
liam Howard Taft were In favor of
exempting American coasters from
the payment OF canal tolls. Mr.. VIII
son takes exactly the opposite view.
The Progressives, like the Republic
ans, now have a 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 II Is, with
Woodrow Wilson campaigning In be
half of the Democrats, Theodore
Roosevelt campaigning in behalf OF
the Progressives and William II. Taft
and other Republican leaders cam
paigning in behalf of Republicanism
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 It 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
emption clause.
At the White House the word insult
came into use In connection with the
unveiled assertion of a representative
in congress that even - Mr.. Wilson
denied 40 had made deal with Sir
Lionel Garden. late British ambassa
dor to Mexico. he had made one with
some other representative Of the Brit
ish government.
II has been made perfectly appar
emit by Mr.. Wilson In direct converse
ton that he thinks 1t strange Demo
Gratis in congress who, with theiI
party members elsewhere. always
have been staunchly opposed to subsi
dies In whatever form, suddenly should
become 90 much in love with subsidy
In the form In which Il was provided
In the tolls exemption provision Of the
Panama canal act f