El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-06

DRESIDENT WILSON'S inaugural address was not a
- great paper but possessed the merit OF ex-
brevity, and it takes on certain Importance
because of that the address, the president al
tempts to commit this nation To new ana
definite course action that has by means been s
proved By people upon sober consideration 1t Is
entirely possible probable that majority or the people
II asked TO express an opinion today would accept the
presidents point of view But that does not necessarily
mean that the country will 20 all the way, that
the opinion country Will stay with him even Tor three
IN his Mobile speech and in other addresses the presi
dent in his inaugural attempts to set forth as the
unouestoned unquestionab and unqualified foundation
principles American people program that has never
passed upon by the people and that does not repre-
seut unanimous sentiment and opinion He is propagan
dist great 1t is possible that within his term o.
office he can sway the overwhelming majority MS way and
gradually establish and ntTench his views IN public accep
lance things now the debate has Just Oeguh,
there many things 10 be said on the opposite so
vague matters serious obstacles to be disposed o.
before II may Justly said that his program or any other
as specific fair statement of right ard practical and
controlling American policy
There is no party politics in the division his words IN
vte II is right should be party politics IN
international affairs The president has leading
Republicans many powerful supporters of his intera-
tonal policy he has stated it He has strong opposition
il the Democratic party Republicans make party
issue international program, and 1t would be fatal
If they should try it. Democrats have nothing to gain by
making party issues of his broad declarations
But If is night that these matters should be thoroughly
and earnev debated among the people wherever they
gather and especially congress and hereafter They
ought to become the of thoughtful studies IN the
periodical press They ought to be set before the people
in all their Implications The United States is long way
from being at present unanimous for the presidents pro
gram If he ardent supporters all parties are night
they WILL Of course prevail IN the long run; they are
wrong thew deserve TO dethroned from the place OF
iuspired leadership they be right the president ana MS
supporters (very in all parties on his lne1ns
ti0naI prOgram) have nothing to fear from active discussion
The inaugural address was good taste, free from
rsncor dgnified and worthy OF the high otce OF pesi
dent this may truthfuly be said whether agree with
his opinion fully OF not But 50 much eannt o
said presidents violent denuncation Sunday n!gns
Of the senate minority which caused the EARNED neutrality
Hill TO fail Of passage There is law TO prevent the
president expressing publicly his opinion OF senators
Who nav be as conscientious their position he is IN his
own But the ethical considerations or call II courtesy
or call If political expedency that undere the rules OF
each house of making 1t unparamentay 10 ci-
se members of The other house. that protect members
Of the from personal abuse ought 10 nave
restrained the president from bitter and angry outbreak
Of personal resentment Puocy voiced IN whs Is
an Official document against senators who differed with
him question Of national policy II ne had denounced
the minority traitors he would hardly have been
more reckless Of the senators prevented by
-y proper rules procedure from replying to the pres
dent feroci0us the president used On I'M
pulse in state of tension the president made
serious IS true that president Roosevelt used 10
do these things to senators, not always DV1te Out
Is rot recalled that he wrote and published formal
Indictment Of particular members Of the coordinate branch
of the government
rules so couTe of debate is not likely 10 be
COMPLIED with This question has up at intervals IN
every congress the beginning of the government Aside
from the physical fact that the same men VINO can tax
bill TO death can talk death proposal to change
the rules OF the senate is the further fact that this
Te is "the last resort Of minority her-
HELPLESS against the majority It has its hstonc basis
in the considerations that brought about the etgan
cation senate with its equal membership from all
the states regardless Of population.
Nobody specially interested this sressul
time academic discussion of the question of unlimited
debate OF equal representation in the
But it is worth reminding the people that had