The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-18
SPEECH CAUSES
DEM. REVOLT
Party Members Resent seelains Which
President Cave Then IN
Indianapolis.

hAshlNGTON. ID. C.. Jan IL
Judged IN the light OF dsvelopmept.
to-day. President Wilson's utterances
az Indianapolis not only have failed 10
help but have harmed the administra
} ton legislative program for the re
mainder OF this congress.
The Presidents reading OF the riot
act 10 opponents OF the ship purchase
bill and other legislation proposed ~
the administration evoked no Wild ac
claim from the public. 80 far A. sena.
tors and representatives have heard
and, as result. the chances of mass.
ing the Wilson measures are not "a
good as they were before the Indianan.
oils speech was delivered.
Administration leaders IN both
houses OF congress are considerinr
the ACCESSIBILITY of accepting radical
notifications and possibly A eompIete
transformation OF the ship purchas.
bill In order to save the measure from
laundering. II II believed that tba
President, as in the case OF the cur.
rent legislation. would be willing "a
approve the most sweeping changes in
the provisions.
May Oppose Panama Trim.
me Presidents appeal to support
himself as the captain OF the Demo
cratic team and his denunciation of
those Democratic members who do
not play the game in accordance with
his signals appear to have increased
the ruction over Mr.. Wilson's recess
appointments which have been re-
tected by the Senate.
Democratic opponents OF the Pres.
ident, IL was disclosed to-day. will ex.
hioit their anger by joining with Re.
puolicans in opposing the proposed
appropriation OF S25O.OOO for the ex
penses Of the tour OF Mr.. Wilson and
the Official party through the Panama
canal TO San Francisco and back "a
Washington overland.
The Republicans will contend that
the people should not be called upon
10 defray the expenses of a tour which
the President might devote largely 70
the delivery OF speeches as partisan
as that az Indianapolis. They will
: argue that any expenses not connected
with the attendance OF the President
upon the opening OF the Panama canal
should be paid out OF his travelling
expense allowance of $4,000 a year
Seeks to Blame Republicans.
Mr.. Wilson az indianapolis. de.
Aouu'Nu Aue alltBeu IlnDlSter being
conducted against the ship purchase
bill by Republican senators. lie
placed himself on record so that II the
Dill fails OF passage he can blame the
Republicans for thwarting n revival of
the American merchant marine, baIk.
ing the return OF prosperit. etc.
The Republicans contend that they
are not filibustering but merely in
sisting upon thorough discussion OF
J 90 radical measure as the shipping
bill. But what worries the Demo
cratic leaders Is that. even II the coun-
try believes the Presidents charge. IL
appears TO favor the filibuster.
Senator Burton and his Republican
colleagues who are conducting the
fight in the senate expect to prove
that the Presidents ship purchase bill
proposes to revive the merchant ma
| rine backwards. Mr.. Wilson contends
that the provision OF more ships will
develop more trade with South Amer
lea. The Republicans will show that
only the establishment of adequate
credit exchange between the United
States and South America will in
crease trade and that then private
capital will meet the demand for
ships.