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Show T T T MR. WILSON IS LEARNING V y Tho President Is learning a greot many things about his party congressmen that do not plcaso : him. They nro not tho self sacrificing patriots ho had supposed them and not oven tho square and abstlunto Jaw ho points ominously in tho direction of tho cnpltol seems to alarm thera. They prefer to Uiko caro ot the Interests or their constituents, choosing tho anger and dlsplensuro ot the White Houso rather than ot the voters In their districts who havo ovor them tho power of political life and death. Tho Democrat from a sugar district Is willing to put wool on tho free list and break tbo market prlco of a commodity which his constituents con-sumo con-sumo and do not produco; but when this same Uv' maker Is asked to support a free sugar measure, his emotions are much Uko thoso of tho Chineso malefactor who U proffered a Bhnrp and shining sward and Invited to commit hari-kari. For to your congressman, his political life is or prime Import-anco. Import-anco. A Democratic congressman is thoroughly human i and so aro his constituents. Theoretically thoy are tariff reformers; actually, and really they are protectionists pro-tectionists with reference to their Industries of their communities. They aro willing to follow the Democratic Demo-cratic banner so long an It leads besldo tho still wntors into tho green pastures. ' ' Hut when a Dourbon tariff policy is to be enforced en-forced Impartially against all products, each sthc-d-uio of the bill finds an uncompromising opponent from somo soctlon of tho country whero Its specific provisions would injure an industry. The Demo-crnt Demo-crnt from tho sugar producing district wants protected pro-tected sugar; his brother from tho stato whore sheep dot a thousand hills objects to free wool; tho llourdon rrom tbo commonwealth where stool and coal reign supremo wants both pioectcd The unpleasant problom which tho President races was inevitable. Tho jolltlclan who will voto to Injuro an Industry ot his district, trusting to an improvement in general conditions to obtain abbo-lutlon abbo-lutlon for him, would" bo most courageous. Indoed bo would vorgo upon foolhardlncss. It Is a situa' tlon that has orison whonovor tariff legislation was being consldorod and Mr. Wilson must havo been optimistic indeed not to havo eipocted it. It Is un-pleasant un-pleasant for him. but If bo conUnues to dolay turning turn-ing tho rascals out he may find the power of patronage patron-age of much use to him. Herald-Republican. |
