The Washington herald., 1914-06-22
.SOLONS Willing
TO Finish WORK
Democrats Soidly Behind
President in Insistence
on Trust Laws.
NO SPLIT IS NOTICEABLE
Calamity Prophesies Fail to Come
True-Republicans. Too,
Prefer to Stay.

Democrats in the House and Senate are
almost solidly behind President Wilson
In his insistence upon trust legislation
at this session. There has been almost
no Indication of the party split which
was touted and advertised by the Re-
publicans after the President politely de-
clined to change his legislative program
at the request Of Majority Leader I'm
derwood.
The Democrats are no less surprised at
this than any one else. When the word
went forth that the President had de-
termined TO go contrary to the advice
OF Majority Leader Underwood and the
desire of a large membership of the
House. Democrats began to look for
squalls. They expected that some o. the
more rambunctious members. those who
have bucked the administration persist
entity. would rise up on their hind legs and
| emit yowls OF pain and surprise. Moth
i ing like that has occurred so far. and
there is no evidence Of an impending
concert Of yowls.
| Country Bucks President.
Observers and politicians explain this
in several ways. Some say It is be
cause the House members realize that
they will need the President next fan
more than the President will need them
in other words. the country has accepted
the accomplishments OF the present ad-
| minlstration, in so far as they are ac-
| cepted as accomplishments. as the acts
OF President Wilson. Others claim, by
the present standards. a member OF Con-
Eress can campaign fully as we'll for
reelection from Washington as he can
| in his own district. unless he is the sub
ject of personal attack.
Speaking Of the situation in the Senate.
Senator Hughes. Of New Jersey, an
nounced that the matter Of adjournment
had not been generally discussed at all. as
! far as he knew. Members Of the Senate,
he said. had made UP their minds early
to stand by the legislative program map
ped out and had not seriously considered
adjourning without taking care Of the
| trust bills.
As a matter Of fact" he said, we
are getting as pleasant weather here as
most OF US could expect; We are giving
/ the people what the Democratic party
promised to give them, and We are not
losing ground as a party. nor will the in
dividual Senator whp stands TO his guns
lose ground
'FuIHIIs Hts Promises.
THE campaigns Of those Senators who
| come up for reelection this fall will not
| commence before late in September in
most OF the Northern and Western States
! where the primaries are held late. In the
| Southern States where, in many cases,
nomination is equivalent to an election,
the primaries are being held all the time
and Senators are able to return to their
| homes and look after their primary fights
J whenever necessary.
Il haven't noticed any resentment
against the President for doing what he
promised TO do and do not expect to
find any in his own party
| But here is the way the Republicans
! look at H. The man quoted is a member
OF the House from Philadelphia. He is
what is known as PeuTOSe Republican:
An We want IN Pennsylvania il for
! the President 10 keep Congress in seS-
sion. We won't have To campaign IL We
can only keep Congress in Washington.
We are getting a lot Of good stun into
the papers, stun that wouldn't work we'll
in a fighting campaign. hut which does
the job il permitted to get by unchal-
lcnGed.
of course il Congress adiourns and
the Democratic speakers get out on thu
stump, the campaign will have TO be
fought out on its merits. and then We
will have to fight At present; with Col
Roosevelt slipping away from the Pro
gressives and the Democrats tied down
here in Washington. it looks as though
PenrOse will win without a campaign"
VIII Finish Work.
But the Democrats do not contemplate
staying here until a few days before the
election. The feel. and the President
feels. that the Senate can and will get
through with its work on the trust bills
before the first Of September. in time
to let all members OF the House and
Senate take a hand in the tail end ut
their primary fights and go into :heir
campaigns for elections under fun steam
and without A lot Of promises UnfUlhlled.
With most Of the work ahead up to the
Senate members of the House will be
expected only TO maintain a quorum
here, except for votes on important
measures like the conservation bills
Members who have hard primary fights.
or whose districts require particular
personal attention, can very easily ar
range to pair of on important votes and
return to their districts for any reason
able length ~ time. And the same
applies TO the Senate.
Realizing these points, Democrats in
the House and Senate have Tefrained
from vOiCing any concerted protest
against the diCtum OF the President, even
though some of them feel that the trust
program should he permitted to go over
for other reasons.