The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-19
WILSON DOMINATES.

up the result OF election presents TN
matter in a rather pointed articl
which is here reproduced.
President Wilson is too big mai
to shrink from the responsibility TO
the crushing reverse suffered by tn
Democratic party.
Credit for all that the party ha
done was justly due him, and respon
sibility for the disaster is equally his
Mr.. Wilson originated the party
policies, selected his lieutenants il
Congress, silenced protests within thu
ranks, set aside all policies proposed
by other democrats, and forced the en-
actment of laws which he approved.
He controlled Congress absolutely
He went to the Capitol personally and
told Congress what he wanted it to do
1t did exactly what he told it to do
and refrained from doing what he for.
babe. No Congress in the history of
the government was ever so complete
ly dominated. 1t had no will of it,
own. 1t took orders FROM Woodrow
Wilson, and from no one else,
Their, were honest AMI +n'e Demo.
Graf; ii Congress who cid net agree
with Mr.. Wilson on his extreme tariff
program. They may have protested
to him. If so, they were under sus-
suspicion at once as would-be insur-
gents. Their wise admonitions were
ignored, and they were coerced into
supporting a measure which they
knew would bring disaster to the
party.
Very few Democrats in the House or
Senate were in favor of tolls repeal.
They privately expressed dissent, and
protested against the policy of taxing
American shipping in the American
canal at Panama. But the arbitrary
will of the master was imposed upon
them. They were compelled to obey,
or run the risk of being charged with
party disloyalty. Mr.. Wilson was the
party, and the only policies which it
had were his policies. He could see
no patriotism in any Democrat who
ventured to disagree with his views.
Experienced Democrats in Congress
were opposed to the war-tax measure.
They fOrsaw a vigorous rebuke from
the people if tax were imposed upon
them under the guise of war tax,
which in reality was a tax to make upI
a deficit caused by unwise tariff legis-
lation. Their advice was not only un-
needed, but they found themselves
branded as suspects. Any Democrat
who disagreed with the President was
a traitor in the camp.
Under the apparently smooth sur
face of Democratic politics was an ut
ter lack Of harmony. Democrats
whose loyalty to the party had been
tested in many hard fought battle
were sick at heart when they saw their
party headed for disaster under the
iron rule of the White House. Other
men, calling themselves Democrats,
fawned before the President and in
duced him to write letters in their be-
half, risking his personal popularity
for their sake.
The outcome of it all is terrible re-
Duke to the President-a practical
command from the people to about.
face on domestic policies. His control
of the House has been well-nigh an
initiated. Insurgency is in the air.
Democrats are asking why they should
be silent when their party is commit
ed to ruinous policies. They perceive
now that the turning over of Congress
to the President, bag and baggage, was
mistake. The men there knew bet
ter than he the temper of the Ameri-
can people.