Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-22
MANY OBSTACLES
ARE OVERCOME
OPPOSITION TO ENDS PROPOSED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON FIGHT
TO NO END-PEOPLE AND con.
GRESS WITH THE RESIDENT.
GREAT OPPOSITION AGAINST
APPOINTMENT OF NEW con.
TROLLER HAD NO EFFECT UPON
ULTIMATE APPOINTMENT.
Especial STAFF Correspondent

t" S's""'i"h ~ wash. Heloi. Onc IL the
tremendous onset Of partisan criticism.
Another il the weakness of these on
sets when final tests are applied. Still
another is the loyalty of the Democrat.
&c party, a. represented here. To prcsi-
dent Wilson lie il master Of the situa
ito today beyond ANYTHING that has
been since he entered the White House.
This seems. even in such rapidly chang
ing situation as H. in Washington. "a
bcspeak u winter of much progress for
the President in carrying through a con
siderable programme such a. he j. now
rapidly formulating.
a Missouri Democrat. who has been
In the coteric of quiet but vigorous crit
les, admitted the past week that il was
all To no purpose. The country and the
Congress were with The President and
might well bc taken for granted. He oil
served, with some digust, that if the
President were To- declare Wall street
u very benevolent aud desirable commu.
nifty, Congress would vote the PrcSi
Ocnt was right.
The John SHELTON Williams incident
illustrates the administrations success
in overcoming obstacles. Tall talk
against Williams ~ Comptroller of the
Currency pcrmeatcd the Capitol. Some
thought II was 81 strong that the Pres
idcnt would be- dissuaded from making
the nomination Ia this very important
office. vested with large powers in the
conduct of affairs of the new Federal
Reserve Board. The opposition claimed
not 10 he disma,cd when the Banking
aud Currency Committee began 10 in
raytiu.f. Ill. .....n,t.. - Al. -. -.
port Ia the Senate regarding confirma
ton. Bankers were >ummon>cd: Mr..
Williams was asked To appear. Bankers
testified and their testimony was fol
lowed by letter. which Mr.. Williams
drew from n rcticulc. quoting some of
the very men who were said to be-
against him as fayoring him I,cpubli
San Senators say they have not been a.
together satisfied and still > Sh. for
the sake Of successful administration
Of the new law. that the nomination
had not been made. Nevertheless the op
position has failed Ia make good.
Forces have been gathering against
the Alaskan railroad bill. which Pres
ident Wilson favorS Ten DAYS ago they
were confident of success. Their cam
paign seems 10 have been short lived.
An agreement to vote has bccm reached
and all the indications are that the
Senate will have y majority for the
hill. IL the more conservative senate j.
for il. there would apparently bc little
doubt over what the House will do when
ID reaches a vote a fortnight or 80 from
now.
Likewise imposition tu the anti trust
programme has been crumbling. even
before the President delivered his >pc
cial mesSake. The procedure of lining
up the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentativcvs. which was necessary in
eases Of great measures like tariff and
currency. promises 10 br less difficult
this winter with the halt dozen meas
urcs In which the President Is partic-
ularly interested.
4 little Democratic revolt il forming
In the House. II has 10 do with the pro
vision to take > TOO assistant postmaSt-
crs from the Civil Service. Outwarlly
this might he regarded ~ a serious mat
ter for the Presidents II undoubtedly
has given some of his friends a little
concern. But il Mr.. Wilson cares 10 take
a decided stand against il. the revolt
will probabl, amount a. tile hcyond
giving certain congressman oppnrtun
ity Ia 20 ON record for the benefit az
office seekers in their kliSrir>. The
Democrats IN the House are divided on
the question aud il was plain from the
first that all of them would not vote for
the necessary special rule to allow this
provision Ia 90 through ~ a ri Ter on
the Postofticc %Approprlat on bill.
which is now under consideration
General political criticism has been
most aggressive ia bcha.c ever since
Congress assembled. Prominent Rcpuh.
Leans in Senate and House have stood
forth. reviewing The administration.
The debate has ragged much around the
matter Of prosperity. The COMPRESSION
nj Record has been filled with divers
varieties of testimony Ia an effort ~
make M the ease. pro and con. IN turn>
much upon the effect of the tariff law
aud the effect Of the currency law. with
references now aud then IL lee station
that is coming This means part ~cularly
the antitrust bills.
But the President ha> not quailci
hcore the Republican about
antitrust activities. lie did not weaken
in his ~ some prophets hrlicv
c,l he vorll VI j. . good guess that the
antitru,' hin. will IT, rner'cl i"ta law
dur'na ihe rsNt >iN p,"- - This H.
ouilc - certain a. an,th'n" ~. prr>i
,ic"i h. vet attempted with CONGRESS-
The almost univrr~rl Drmorrr'ir M
ouiesccncc With ~" White HOUSE ard
With a rn>idcrnhl, hotter >nirii ihon
hcrctoforr j. .irr much - what the
Conrrr>.mnn h~-'d from their e-nr~iiir.
.pts whilr VISITING ~ homr n,er ~"
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