The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-02
WILSON CLOSING
FIRST YEAR WITH
GOOD RECORD
The Dsmocratic Administrations
Psssss FIRST Quarter With z
Flying Colors
MANY PRECEDENTS
GONE BY BOARD
! Present Regime Has Revolution
lied Washingten Form and Z
Ceremony
~ BURTON x. STANDish.
(vvritton Tor the United Prose-. }

~ DURroN x. srANDioH.
(Weitton Tor the United Prees.)
WARRINGTON, March 2.-The
Democratic administration OF WOOD
row Wilson II one year OLD Weonee
day. For absolute defiance Of ancien.
institutions and presidents it ma
eclipssd that Of any other CHIEF ex
acutive, since the early days OF the
republic. The two big things IN reg
islative achievement were the tarin
and currency bills. Both are stu
under IRE and their success cannos
positively be determined within an
other year. Democrats say they are
bringing about q condition OF pros
pority In this country which directly
benefits the wage-earner and small
business men rather than the stock
holders In the big corporations. Re
ublicans dispute this and say thai
he day Of the soup house IN 1T hand.
But these are matters of history.
Il has been rather In the lighter way
hat President Wilson has attracted
.ttention. The nrst thing he did
liter subscribing to the oath Of once
,as to hand q real wall0p to $50
.ety" a. Il 10 represented In Wash
ngtou. Announcement was made
that the Democratic simplicity was
b the rule. Instead Of gold-laced
Military aides to trail his every step
Y nd interpose their bulk between the
resident and the common people, q
i. vilian.garbed physician and q
usky, blonde. welLdressed secret
service man lolled about, and the
resident saw whomever his fancy
,ictated. untrammeled by rigid rules
Ala red tape. The once OF his secre
~ was thrown open to the public
morally and the president would
emily to mingle with the p0pulace
md transact business on the Jump.
When congress assembled II got q
seal jolt. Instead Of receiving pom
:orous document from the hands Of
I. clerk which would be read in q
;.ng-song tone that meant nothing.
president delivered his flrst, and
4 II subsequent messages In person,
making his telling points with all the
emphasis of the trained platform ora.
/ " with the result that, while the
Tfst message Was listened to In 81
nee, his last. the trust document
- punctuated by real applause
tom friends and foes. And the pres
Tents room In the capitol building
IN ornate chamber reserved In the
art for occupancy on one day SEES
h :on oAly--has been frequently used.
Instead OF sending for the members
the president went to them with the
-esult that patronage muddles have
been cleared up with unheard Of ex.
pedition.
Instead Of secluding himself from
the Newspaper correspondents grant
ing audiences only to the cuckoo
representatives who reflected admin
|i1tration views, the president has
granted open audiences to all prop
|erly accredited newspaper correspon.
dents twice weekly. He has with.
stood . flre of questions, often hos.
tila. regarding politics, and has an.
|svered even moro frankly than might
|havo been expected. the only limita-
ton being the ancient prohibition
that the president must never be
quoted directly.
That time-honored institution, the
New Years reception, where Mike.
Tom, and Perry, their wives and their
|frjend6, mock to the White house and
|aqneege the presidents hand while no
stands like Z mannikin In Z death
dealing draught and tries 70 look a.
though he enjoyed Il oil, also went
THU year was that the president was
sick and needed . rest Next year
there will be IN equally good excuse
And dame rum0r whispers that Ger
tam Of the other nxed receptions
along similar lines, are perilously
near the discard.
Tht nrst Democratic president sincs
Jlovoland had the Mexican situation
|beoueathed him by his predecessors.
Tan. He still has that problem on
hls hands, though he adopted unique
R61JTFzJ % J0Ive II, 0HS u yn6M DE-
|ing the unprecedented step OF sending
10 1aexico City . special envoy. John
IAnd, 70 figure out ways and means.
I, The Democratic administration
|6umped into the japanese question
early IN the, summer, and that, too,
|is still pending. Likewise. the Pan.
ANA tolls controversy with Great
Britain and the demands Of Columbia
Tor settlement Of claims arising out
oe the sscessiou Of Panama.
/ The McRsynolds- wilson Caminetti
incident popped mp to eEnbarrAss the
|Doraocratlc ofnc1Als. Pfesident VIII.
IA Issued ststemGnts backing up his
0abinst omcefs n their protsstatioiD
that there bad boea - attempt u
slAotrack tho white slave" trials BE-
eauee Of Commissioner Of Immigre
ttoo Caminettrs influence here.
Twice during the past year the
pgosident sidestepped the woman sur
|frago declaring both times
that a. leader Of the party, he could
not initiate legislation unless the
party platform specifically 20 de-
c)arod.
During the year. the thirteenth
White house bride went into history.
Misc Jessie Wilson married Francis
1ewes ssyre. late II November.
SALOON MEN, SCARED,
KEEP CLOSED SUNDAY
Daloooksspers passed the word
arouad, Saturday, that there were to
- ss1olngI'' on Sunday. and - re.