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Show WILSON'S VIEW. , Declining to comment at any length upon the result of the election, President Presi-dent Wilson is said to have remarked that he was more interested in action than in talk. He added that the Democrats would remain in control of the government, and that was the main fact to be seen in the results. Tho president's reference to action probably prob-ably means that a desperate attempt will be made to pass the railroad securities se-curities bill at the coming session of congress. Two of the antitrust measures were put through at the last session, aud the administration programme pro-gramme will have been completed when the third and remaining bill is passed and signed. Owing to tho overwhelming majority of the Democrats in the house it will be easy enough to strangle the opposition oppo-sition 'in short order. The Democrats also have a majority in the senate, but "nag" rule' does not obtain in that bo'dy, and it will be found extremely j difficult if not impossible to obtaiu a vote on tho railroad securities measure before the 4th or next .uarcn, wueu tho sixty-third congress passes into history. Moreover, a number of the Democratic senators aro known to be opposed to tying tho hands of the railroad rail-road managers at this time on account of tho desperate situation in which the companies find themselves .as tho result re-sult of poor business for the last year or two. It is tho opinion of Republican Leader Mann that little will bo done at the coming short session in addition to tho passago of tho customary appro priation bills. Probably .Mr. -Mann counts upon the senate rather than the house to prevent tho passage of the administration ad-ministration measures, or at least stave off action until after the new congress assembles in December, 101.1, at which time the Democratic, majority in the houso will he reduced to a minimum and the tight in that body can be prolonged. Thero is only one possible danger observable ob-servable in this line of action. Presi-j dent Wilson has small regard for the effect of his policies upon the business of the country, and might take it into his head to call another extra session of congress immediately after the 4tb of March, with tho intention of having hav-ing the railroad securities bill writ-tcu writ-tcu into the statute books before adjournment. ad-journment. Such a course of action, whilo it would undoubtedly drive another an-other nail into the coflin of the Democratic Demo-cratic party, would be extremely bad for tho business interests of the country. |