The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16
TUMULTY WEARS
WILSON MANTLE
Secretary Real 'ACtlng PTOSl.
deni" al White House.
FEAR TRUSTS ARE TRICKY,
Their Complete Voluntary Surrender
Arouses Suspicion -"Business Man
In Congress" Doesn't Like Red Tape
and Proves Failure as Lawmaker
Banking Situation Hopeful.

and Proves Failure as Lawmaker
Banking Situation Hopeful.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. J.-[Speciall-
Those who like TO talk about "actine
presidents" might turn their attention
to Joseph p. Tumulty. If any man
comes near being "acting president
that man is Tumulty. He does more real
presidential business during Mr.. VIII
sons vacation than all the cabinet off
GERS put together Tumulty is the man
who speaks for the president and with
authority too Tumulty is the man
who denies the wild rumors, such, for
instance, as the report that President
Wilson was about to take a back track
on his presidential primary PROPOSE
ton. He also gives information as TO
the plans and purposes Of the admin
istraton. He is at the White House
transacting the presidential business.
No cabinet officer is "acting president
while Joseph p. Tumulty is on the job
Politics on the Side.
And there is a bit Of politics being
played on the side by Mr. Tumulty.
He Is taking the time Of the holiday
recess to reach out and get hold of
some Of the loose ends that became
frayed during the long currency fight.
There are quite a number Of state tan.
giles which Tumulty must straighten
out. President Wilson viii not take up
those fractional fights unless II Is
matter Of last resort He will not in
terfere as long as the watchful Joe
seems able to handle them. And Joe
looks after such matters from the poll.
tician's point of view. He has
Strengthened out quite a number of
difficulties for the president When
Mr.. Wilson returns he viii find that
his secretary has been turning a few
more neat tricks which need only his
personal ratification.
Trusts Coming In.
The manner in which the trusts are
coming I'm and surrendering is rather
surprising. Back in the Fifty-hrst con
gress there was fierce denunciation Of
the trusts and combinations. and the
Sherman law was passed. If that law
had not been allowed to remain a dead
letter for a dozen or more years the
big trusts would not have been organ
lied and the trust question might have
been settled, or be on its way to a set
Element If the present administration
is able TO bring about voluntary dis
bandment Of trusts IL viii accomplish
a great deal
People Are Suspicious.
But the people, according to the
views of members Of congress, are
suspicious of voluntary action by the
trusts. They also remember that the
stocks Of the Standard on and Tobac-
co companies went up after the court
dissolution Besides, such dissolutions
as now take place are in the nature OF
private agreements between the trusts
and the attorney general. 1T may be
all right" said one man, "but some
way / can't get 1t through my head
that those fellows would come I'm and
surrender without keeping something
up their sleeves or in their boot legs. -
This man is from the west and must
be Shown"
Disappointed Congressman.
The business man In congress" Is
often a failure. Congress does not leg
islate as business men attend to their
great affairs. So It IS not surprising
that Congressman Whltacre Of Ohio
finds congress unsatisfactory. Whit
acre found that he was simply one Of
a great mass called upon from time to
time to stand up and be counted, to
vote with his party and nothing more.
He looked over the field and, accord
ing to his view, the legislation which
was passed could have been put
through in two months instead Of
taking ten months. a lot Of men feel
the same way about congress. They
think too much time is given to bun
combe talk, called debate; that there
is too much hair splitting; too much
political fence building, and not enough
plain, honest, straightforward business
transacted. That Is why congress is
not attractive to the average business
man and is attractive 10 the lawyer,
the debater, the student and even the
philosopher
Not Destroying Banks.
It may not seem strange. but IN view
Of what has been said It Is pleasant to
be able to say that Secretary McAdOo
and the present administration are not
bent on destroying the banking inter
ests with the new currency law. On