Show CLIPPED CURRENT COMMENT Sharp Criticism of Mr Wilson I New York Times I weakness I Is pitiable but such moral P pHYSICAL A weakness as the President exhibits In signing the tho sundry civil hill rider arouses other feelings than those of or compassion slon Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's lIson explanation tion tion-It tion It Is If not n l n excuse Is excuse Is a better bettor one than Ulan we thou thought ht ho he could make malec But that only heightens the dl discredit Th There Thero ro In is natural distrust of oC a man who can command so adroit a a. pen for tor the defense of ot so bad an net act The Tho act of or signing the tho appropriation appropriation bill with th tills this rider was bad had It was wholly ba bad and no plea In extenuation can cnn serve ser servaas as a a. shield against the tho c censure It Invites It 08 President Taft Tart denounced this legislation ai at vicious and vetoed It With what stern condemnation condemnation condemnation nation Grover Cleveland would have resented such uch an Invasion In of oC his prerogative President Wilson takes himself out of or the honorable company compan of these firm men mon When during the tho campaign Mr Ir Wilson Nilson publicly accepted and aud preached doctrines condemned In his earlier teaching It was hard to maintain belief bellet In his sincerity By fly 81 signing this vicious bill he has made It still harder Tho The President President dent has disappointed the countr country lot I I I New York Tribune I WILSONS WILSON'S ILSO S 'S apology for signing the tho JL sundry civil appropriation act Is painfully feeble It Is hi the plea of or a man who knows that ho he Is excusing a surrender lurrender to expediency and who has little heart for such melancholy work It la is still something something- to Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's credit that In tr trying to condone his backsliding ho he Is so manifestly manifestly mani mani- ill m at case ease He ire puts his apology forward for tor what hat It mil may be bo worth orth but It Is I e evident Jent that he feels that ho he Is deceiving nobody not even him him- self Belt lie He writes wIlteR his own condemnation when he ho says If It I J could have separated from the rest of ot the bill tho the Item which authorized the tho expenditure expenditure expenditure b by the department of ot justice of or a special sum of oC for or the prosecution of or violations of ot the antitrust In law I would have ha vetoed the Item because It places placeR upon the tho expenditure a limitation limitation limita limita- tion which I is In m my opinion unjustifiable In character and ana principle Mr Ir Wilson had bad a splendid opportunity to demonstrate his breadth an and fearlessness as a apolitical apolitical apolitical political leader Ho lIo threw It away b by compromising compromis ing with demagogy demaRo a. a real or a assumed It will be bea a 0 cause of ot sincere regret to tho the country that on the first real test of oC his Iris disposition to show no quarter to everything e which is unjustifiable In character and principle he no so a In Injuriously ingloriously failed I Pittsburgh Dispatch I IT lIE HE difference between tho the President and his T THC predecessor In dealing with Hh a a. question of or principle Is presented b by their theil utterances on 01 tho the same proposition which was wan vetoed b by one ono of or them and at least permitted b by the other President Wilson In signing the sundry civil tl appropriation bill declares that tho the limitation practically declaring class privilege in tho the violation violation violation viola viola- tion of oC the law Ia is In my opinion unjustifiable In character and principle But Taft TaCt had exactly the same came bill before him and he expressed tho the same opinion concerning tho the exemption of ot two to classes cloues from enforcement of ot the tile antitrust law But his hie convictions led him to another result He declared It to be class legislation legislation legis legis- lation of the tho most vicious sort and having ha the courage o of oC his convictions con ho vetoed the whole bill bUI because ho he was unwilling to be a party to writing such uch a a. provision pro into the laws law a of this republic tI II Boston Post I ITo J 0 what extent is A A. President morally Justified To 1 when h he signs a bill hill a part of ot which he does docs not nol approve but which In Its main clauses he believes to be necessary for tor the welfare of ot the nation President Wilson has Ilas Just juet had to meet that question In the caso case of or the sundry civil cl appropriation appropriation appropriation bill which contained a rider providing that none of or tho the funds appropriated should be he used for or the tho prosecution of oC labor or farm organizations for tor possible viol violations of or the Sherman act lie He met snot the Issue b by signing tho the bill while expressing expressing ex ex- pre pressing his hie dislike of t tho the rider In Jud Judging tho moral quality of or tho the Presidents President's action some Bomo consideration must bo he given the question of or tho the public Interest Was a It better belter for forthe tho the nation to have the sundry sundry- civil bill with Its rider r signed or not Each citizen who takes the trouble to estimate Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's ethics must mull decide that for himself r Philadelphia Public Ledger I ITHE President In approving fn tho the sundry sundry- civil THE bill with Its rider practically exempting labor unions and farmers farmers' associations from criminal prosecution under the conspiracy clause of tho the Sherman antitrust t act ace has hag committed a grave error Perhaps It ma may be stated with justl Justice that not an executive In half halt a century has thus disappointed disappointed dis dis- dis appointed reasonable expect expectations In a n. matter so vital with respect to the constitution and settled principles of oC government go Wo We contend that even If Ie the tho hand nand of ot the tho prosecuting prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- officer shall never ne under an any circumstances be withheld b by reason of this vicious vicious' rider th the President has hns performed an Inexcusable and wholly unwarranted act lIe He has given the force of or the tremendous sanction of his office as chief ma magistrate to a dangerous and subversive o I principle prin ciple and In his own words word he has pronounced his self lie He has hns given I en comfort and encouragement to those reckless and menacing elements which seek peck undue advantage ad and special favors at the hands of oC the government o despite the fact that he and his party are ara solemnly pledged not to grant an special favors to an any Interests what what- Pa i Louisville Courier Journal I IN EXT the President ent will be bo set setting tins tins- up for tor a N NEXT hand of man After his extraordinary lofty ground performances under the big double congressional tent at the capitol It was as hardly expected that he would go around among tho the sideshows In quest of ot adventure ad But Dut In signing the civil sund sundry sundry- bill and sealIng hIs death warrant warrant warrant-as as the knowing ones gave out the out the schoolmaster has achieved the tho Impossible In point of ot fact ho has whipped the devil successfully around the stump and whipped him film good It will be r recalled that the the last Congress hitched on to one of ot the supply bills carrying man many needful and even een Imperative appropriations a proviso that none nono of ot tho the money money- mone r voted should be used to prosecute an any poor farmer or laboring man Mr Taft promptly vetoed It it The present Congress not to be out outdone one In demagogy reenacted reenacted re- re enacted It The President might have o Coli followed owed the tine example of oC his predecessor Ho lie might ht have said sald Oh you 1 0 go to thunder or some other politeness of oC that description But schoolmasters are not always alwa's tyrannous and abrupt |