Show The Program in Congress N ambitious program for tho the closing tension e AX A of the Sixty-second Sixty Congress which began I IY Y yesterday is scarcely possible under existing lin conditions The Tho sweeping change in jn the control of government o which is to occur on March 4 constitutes constitutes con con- the thy present session scarcely more t nu a preliminary to such deviations from established policies as as' as the Democratic party part may succeed in ill making This Thie latter party's art s 's control of the House and the Republican dominance in tho the upper chum chum- possibility of constructive construe construe- ber seems to preclude nn any tive ti legislation tho Republican senators will probably probably ably be content to pass such measures a as administrative administrative adminis adminis- exigencies demand and their opponents will O occupy cupy themselves with preparations for the extra session in April when the they will be in control of executive matters It is rather a matter for rejoicing that such is the case The Tho control of government carries with it also responsibility the tho beneficiaries of the tho spoils should not be able ablo to evade their da day of reckoning if tho the benefits they so boldly promised are not distributed When hen the tho voters of the thc United States went to the thc polls on November r 5 and so divided their strength that a n minority was raised to o power the they were not ignorant of the situation that hat obtained they knew know the condition of the country and they wish wished cd a change It is neither unfair nor illogical to assume that the they voted for forn n n hl s l f thc M rt r lp i rc I if it it fi w l I. I t nl V n C 1 should have it President-elect President Wilson has announced his purpose purpose pur pur- pose to summon an nn extraordinary session of ConI CongresS Con- Con I gress for next April to enact constructive e legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion that will better matters accomplish matters accomplish an improvement im im- im- im provement over the conditions that existed when the he votes were cast In order that he lie may do H soto so soto to tho the full that he lie ma may either cither help and get the tho credit or hinder and bear the obloquy we e count it t fortunate that the 1110 congressional complexion is such that the task which Dr Wilson Vilson wished will willbe willie he be ie no greater and no less next April than when lie he ic was elected Let the present status statu be maintained If Dr Wilson Tilson and his lila party part can ean improve upon it theirs should be the tho glory and the honor thereof if they the cannot do so and if the they make it plain that their efforts are fire ineffectual the nation will have o less difficulty returning to tho the regime reg-ime that has always spelled prosperity and contentment at home pence and prestige abroad t. t 2 h t. t |