Evening star., 1919-04-13
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

E4a 1sana.a Wnsom m ,ar,,.. m1ss des, al
both Senate and House when
Congress convenes. He will
have an opportunity to prove that he is
the President of all the American people
and to disprove the charge sometimes
made by republicans that he is the
President of the democratic party.
Not since the last two years Of Grover
Cleveland's second administration has
there been a chief executive in the
White House of one political faith with
a Congress controlled by the opposing
political party. And only on one other
occasion since the formation of the re-
publican party and the election Of
Abraham Lincoln to the presidency has
a similar situation existed. Rutherford
B. Hayes, republican President. was in
the White House and the democrats
controlled both Senate and House in
the final Congress of his administration.
Perhaps Andrew Johnson. who succeed
ed to the presidency when Lincoln was
assassinated may be considered as hav-
ing occupied the same trying seat.
Johnson was Tennessee democrat, but
remained loyal to the Union and was
nominated on the republican ticket in
1864 with Lincoln.
One House frequently "of."
There have been a number of cases
where the President was of one political
party while either the Senate or the
House was controlled by the opposing
party. The most recent was that of
President Taft, the democrats having
control af the. House during the last
Congress of his administration. The
Senate was republican during the entire
four years of Cleveland's first admin
istration-in fact, his party controlled
| both houses of Congress only dur
ing two years of the eight which
Cleveland served in the White House.
The House was controlled by the demo-
Gratis during the last two years Of
Grants second term and during the first
Congress in Hayes administration.
Arthur had a democratic House on his
hands during the last two years he
| vas chief executive, and President Ben
jamin Harrison found himself in the
same position after the elections Of
1880 - -~--~-s-'- ----4s---- :
In the past struggles OF exceeding
bitterness have been wagea when a
President OF one political party occu-
pied the White House and Congress
| was controlled by the opposing party.
Prediction has been nude frequently
sinoe. th6 eaeetigna 1t faligtA the
fspnhIican Congress and President
Wilson would engage in a, battle be-
side which the contests between the
executive and Congress, In the past
would fade into insignifcance. Much
will depend upon the attitude which
the President assumes toward the re-
publicans when Congress meets. In
the past. it has been his custom to
consult only. with the democratic
leaders. and, when occasion demanded,
with the democratic rank and file in
Congress on legislative matters. Rare
ly has he called in republicans:
Kahn Case an Exception.
A notable exception was when Rep
resentative Julius Kahn of California,
ranking republican on the military
affairs committee of the House, was
drafted to take charge and put
through the House the selective draft
bill. The democratic chairman of the
committee led the opposition to this
administration war measure.
If the President should continue in
what has been his habitual attitude it
would bring about feeling even more
bitter than has existed in the past
There has been no indication yet,
however, that he will not consult the
republican leaders and chairmen of
committees of the Senate and House
upon necessary legislation.
The Senate shares with the Presi-
dent the treaty-making power of the
United States government. When the
treaty making peace with Germany is
laid before the Senate the republicans
will be in control Many of the re-
publican senators have criticised the
proposed league of nations and it's in