Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-30

,P A RTY sOLIDIFEED.
President Wilson is Nurturing No
Grudges and Has No Intention OF
Retaliating Upon Opponents.

Washington, March 90.-After a
Sabbath Of rest, the warning factions
in the House resumed the toll &ebate
this afternoon, and, from that hour
until the final vote on the administra-
tion repeal b:ll.there will be constant
flow of oratory. Approximately ten
hours of discussion are yet to come.
Representative Montague, OF Vir-
ginia supported the repeal bill. He
declared that in interpreting the
Baltimore platform pledge in favor
of free tolls democrats must choose
between the ancient Jeffersonlan
democratic policy forbidding sub
sides and following the doctrine Of
the republican party advocating sub
sides. "I choose the time worn
democratic policy"
Speaker Clark is the headliner
among those yet to speak, although
Minority Leader Mann and Progress
i've Leader Murdock are to make ar
guments against the repeal bill
Despite the fact that Speaker Clark
will attack the bill in a speech OF an
hours duration tomorrow, adminls-
tration supporters Of the House claim
that the repeal proposal is not in dan
ger arI1 they will have majority OF
sixty votes in the lower body.
Washington. March 3O--rha wnole-
some effect OF the tolls fight upon the
Democratic organization in the House
alleady IS becoming apparent
Not only has the party failed to
live up to the hopes of the opposition
bv not developing split within itself,
hut evidences slre accumulating to JUS
t:fy the expectation Of President WI
son that the contest will result IN
greater legislative efficiency on the
mart of the majority organization
There is a growing disposition in the
Democratic membership to accept the
generality uttered by President Wilson
long ago., that in order that there be
legislation there must be location
of responsibility, and out of thls ~
ceptance necessarily will come surer
conpactness and cohesion for future
conflicts.
President Wilson is admittedly
more definitely than ever the leader OF
the Ddnocratic party. A Democratic
Congressman who voted against the
administration on the tolls rule be-
clared that on every hand it is rec
ognized that it is only under the Will
SON leadership that. the Democratic
party can hope to retain the confidence
of the country and its position as the
party in power. -,
Retrospective admiration for the
acun,en with which Mr.. Wilson set
Tho Issue for the tolls fight is increased
Inv the fine manner in which ne has
ny IAAS
accepted his victory.
The President has let it be known
that he retains no rancor against Tie
men within his own party VINO op,
posed the administration. She thought
of making reprisals had not entere'
his mind. He is pleased that the larg-
er part of his party III the Houss
has acknowledged his right, under the
constitution to direct the foreign POI.
;cv Of the Government, and have voteo
their confidence in his judgment on
matters vitality pertaining to the for'
e;pn policy. His is not a gloatins
Measure. however, and there is no eie,
ment of vindictiveness in his menta
attitude toward the men who by theii
votes on Friday, wittingiy or not;stoot
in the way of a smooth course for this
Governments foreign relations. -
The President is resolved to forgive
and forget ami ne wilf-not initiate
a fight against any men in the; nous
organisation He will play hands OF
and leave the Democrats to select tnei
own>leaders, but many persons are no
vet convinced that his lack of resent
ment will deter certain Of his support
ers from insuring against furthe
emergencies by placing the. tituiar
leadership of their number in the
hand of men who tested loyalty to tn
administration The belief will no