The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-03-05
SILENCE AIDS A|M.
WHY PREsioEMr WILSON noes
NOT SPEAK ON the sEcoMo
TERM MAYYER.
CONGRESS MORE 1aAcrAsLe
chIsf Executive Can Get Thlnes osos
Mors Easiiy u 0smeesatie Men,
bsrs Thiek Ne Msy Have
seven Mere voass.
0y GEORGE CLINTON.

0y GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-The Democrats A.
ready are preparing for the congres-
sional campaign. and Incidentally for
the presidential campaign which 10 to
come two years later. Thomas J.
Pence. publicity ehieftain OF the com
mittee, has been busy preparing the
records Of achievement" Of Woodrow
Wilson and IL putting them into the
mails for general distribution by the
halfton. Some Democratic leaders In
terpret this early awakening OF their
national committee to mean that the
president 10 certain to be . candidate
to succeed himself in the year 1916.
How about It? There are some of
the leaders Of the dominant party who
have better means than others to get
inside Information and 1t can be said
that some of these men seemingly be-
lievs sincerely that Mr.. Wilson will
not run again for the presidency. In
these dispatches once or twice the
matter of the Democratic succession
has been discussed. and let 1t be said
frankly that the discussion has been
from the viewpoint of one who thinks
the weight Of evidence 10 ON the side
Of those who believe Mr.. Wilson will
feel he must abide by the plank in the
Democratic platform on the subject of
. single term. and that when the time
CONES he will utter the word of dec
lination to stand for q denomination.
II 1t shall be asked why the presi.
dent does not say the word now II he
has its ultimate utterance In mind, the
answer is easy. II Mr.. Wilson today
should say definitely that he will not
be q candidate for denomination. nine.
tenths OF his influence with members
Of congress would 60 down the Poto-
mac on the bosom Of the west winds.
Politicians look ahead and II they are
convinced the chief who IL issuing or
ders will have seven Year, more Of
power they are likely to be much
more tractable than IL they think his
power 10 to pass quickly.
Good Reason for His silence.
President Wilson wants certain leg
islation put through. He can get 1t
put through much more easily while
the force Of workmen thinks 1t is to
have ths Same foreman for q long
time to come. II Mr. Wilson should
say now that he will not be q candi-.
date for denomination the Democrats
In congress might play ballywhack
with his trust legislation and with
other legislation which he has At
heart
The present president Is In the
same position In one respect that
Theodore Roosevelt was in when he
was president There are conserva-
tive Democrats 10 congress who do
rot like the trend Of the presidents
activities in the least. They were
forced to give way In tariff legisla-
tion and in some degree to currency
legislation and now they are under
compulsion to give way in trust legis.
lstion, Theodore Roosevelt managed
fo secure the passage of liberal leg
tslation. although the conservatives of
hts party we're as antagonistic to it
as some of the conservative Demo.
cr.ts are today to several heart
measures" of President Wilson.
II things shape themselves satisfac.
tcrily and no extra issues" arise
there will be only one more long ses-
sion Of congress before Mr.. Wilson
leaves ONCE, 1t will be time enough
for him to declare for or against an
other nomination for himself when
that long session is in the middle of
It's course less than two years hence.
A president whose power it is known
soon Is TO pass cannot get things
done easily.
Monument for Gen. Lawson,
Senator Elihu Root of New York
has succeeded in getting the senate's
sanction for bill appropriating S.
900 for monument in Arlington Gem.
etery in honor Of the memory of Mai.
Gen. Henry Ware Lawton, who was
killed by an insurgent sharpshooter
at San Mateo in the Philippine Islands
fifteen years ago. 1t is expected that
the house will approve the bill and
that President Wilson will sign It.
Members of congress finally came TO
the conclusion that It was about time
that a memorial in Arlington was
erected to commemorate the services
Of the brave Lawton.
The writer OF this dispatch feels a
personal interest in the matter of
final recognition by congress of its
duty In Lawtons case. In the fall
Of 1909 noticed that the grave of
this hero Of high service was uu.
marked except for the little govern
ment recognition tablet" which Uncle
Sam places above the graves of all
soldiers. ohhcers and privates alike,
Next to Lawtons resting place was
that Of 4 man, major OF regulars,
who was killed at the battle of Tien.
tsin during the march by the allied
armies to the relief Of the Legations of
Peking. The major was a brave man