Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-05
Washington Letter.
(From Geo. w. Summers.l

Washington, February With tn,
tariff and currency measures oufsof tn,
way ard this President insisting thai
antitrust legislation shall have tn,
right Of way and be concluded as ,soor
as possible. there is every reason Il
expect the complete fulfilment of the
Democratic platform adopted at the
Baltimore convention at an early date.
While Congress has fallen into the way
of putting off and delaying action on
important matters, President Wilson
has undertaken to spur it OH to speedy
action on the measures which form part
OF the party platform and so far he
has succeeded very we'll The tariff
and currency measures were passed
much more quickly than if he had not
put on the high speed ard it is believed
that the antl-trust meas Tres be out of
the way by the first of June, so that
the Democratic candidates for Con-
gress at the election this year can go
before the people and stand on plat
form of pledges fulfilled. The West
Virginia Democrats in Congress who
may be candidates for reelection ill
be even more fortunate in this respect
than some of the other candidates for
they will be able to stand on platform
of pledges fulfilled at least through
their assistance Congressman Brown
should he be candidate for reelection,
would be able to say not only that he
had helped 10 pass the measures in full
filment of the Democratic platform
pledges, but that he had .lped as a
member of the House banking and cur
rency committee, to frame at least one
of the measures. He was an ard MT
supporter of the Democratic tariff
measure, which is now lin force, end
will be as dent in his support OF the
antitrust measure which are to be
passed soon. Mr.. Brown, as mt mber
of the House committee on i'm emigration
ard naturalization. in The last Congress
assisted in the preparation of bill
which was the forerunner of the immI-
grafton hill which has just passed the
Senate and he has therefore been idnn-
tiled with the greatest ard most far
reaching bills of all that will be consid-
cred by the present Congress. While
there are not as many Democra s in
Congress from West Virginia as there
We're in the preceding Congress, it must
be gratifl ing to the people of the State
to know. that those who are in Congress
from the State are standing boldly ly
the President in his policies and in
carrying. on. the pledges of the Balii-
more convention. They are helping to
bring about those conditions for which
the people have been clamoring for
years and must be included among those.
to whom tho thanks of the nation are
due for bringing about these changed
conditions
Finding that his regular Office force
was not enough to care for all the bust
ness of his Office. Congressman Brown
has been compelled to increase the
force. His correspondence is very
heavy and the matters he is called upon
to look after have increased till he.
found the increase in the force abso-
lutely necessary. While he was in
KingWoOd for a few days last week
looking after some personal business,
his office was kept open and the work
was not delayed at all by his absence.
Among the guests from West Viz
ginia at the Presidents reception at
the White House last week. given in
honor of the judiciary. were Congress
man w. G. Brown and Miss Jessie
Brown, of KingWood.