The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-16

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principles, should take rank Of the
plank in The Baltimore platform which
declares for tolls exemption There
have been few such svideaces OF In
dignati0o in the White House recently
as the resentment shown By the prssa-
dent when he iatimatsd that the D.
sirss Of certain mAa. Republican. Pre-
grsssivss and some DsDocrats. to ~
sail the administra&loa had outveiGho1
thsir judgnsat N matters which Mr..
Wilson thinks sss ooansetsA With ths
nAt3oal A0aoe ~ tAe psopls'S duty.
essse 0ssssh - ttsrssay.
In The Asas of thiass In coasrsss
over tAis natter. Dastisans in Wash
instoa have sssa . disruption Of tAs
Demoeratie party. . discFsditins a
the peesidsat and rsvolt Of the voters
against the policy ol repeal. II seems
likely that tie Partiaans will cool OF
after . little and look a4 things in Q
different light. A. Q matter OF tact
from . non-paStisan visvpotnt this -
peal matter y the nrst real scrap the
Democrats have had since they cane
into power and made their original
promise to pFsservs harmony at all
hazards. Republican, and Progress.
ives here admit that the Democrats
have got along pretty well thus far.
Calmer politicians here say that .
party ought To be able to Withstand
the effects OF one such disagreement
- that which recently has arisen.
even though IT. accompaniments have
verged on the riotouA 1t was original.
ly charged that Mr.. Wilson was in
favor Of the adoption Of the rule in the
house Of representatives which would
limit debate on tho repeal question to
20 hours. the so-called gag rule against
which there was 20 great demonstrar
ton Of disapproval. There has been
denial that Mr.. Wilson urged the gag
rule and there has bsen admission
only that he wanted . rule adopted
which would prevent the discussion
running to such lengths that . vote
might be delayed for weeks.
The Democratic party u having its
differences on this repeal measure. but
the leaders Of the party know that
they must stick together on trust
measures which are forthcoming for
consideration In order that the Democ-
racy can 20 before the country in the
congressional elections with a fairly
clean record for harmony, coupled with
record for accomplishment Dispas-
sionate political observers in Wash
ington do not seem honestly to believe
that the present row in Democracy's
ranks necessarily is going to create
the disunion which leads to disaster
Single Term Enoush7
Two Republicans were discussing
the attitude of President Wilson to-
ward the question of the repeal Of the
tolls exemption clause Of the Panama
canal act. One Of them said: Some
Of the newspapers should print car
toon showing Mr. Wilson standing on
the Democratic platform with the bank
declaring for tolls exemption smashed
into smithereens, while with q crow
bar he Is attempting to rip up the 9TH
er plank which declares for q single
term for the presidency"
The other Republican said in An.
swer: DO not make any mistake. The
cartoon should show Woodrow Wilson
with hammer In his hand mailing
down more firmly in its place the sim
gle term plank"
Here are represented two different
Viewpoints Of Mr.. Wilson's attitude to
ward the presidential succession
Some men In Washington are beginning
to believe more strongly than ever that
Mr.. Wilson does not intend to seek
another nomination at the hands Of
his party, and that he has been held
to this decision not only by the word
ing Of the Democratic convention
plank which pledged the candidates in
advance to the principle" Of the SIN
gle term proposition. but by his own
personal inclination to retire to pri.
vate life after the completion of one
term.
Casting Aside Ambition.
Some friends of the president say
that II he we're looking to the future
with an ambitious eye and were in
clined to consider only the politics of
the case. he either would have taken
an entirely different position on the
question Of repeal of the tolls act, or
he would have suggested it merely as
something to be desired and then
would have left the matter wholly in
the hands Of his party in congress. As
1t was. Mr.. Wilson gave his repeal
suggestion the force Of q command
and backed It up with the statement
that considerations Of honor and Just.
ice made the resembling of the tolls
exemption law necessary.
A good many of the Democrats here
seem to think that both Mr.. Clark
and Mr. Underwood. and presumably
other possible candidates for the Dom.
ocratic presidential nomination. have