Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1913 — PRESIDENT WILL MIX WITH LAW MAKERS [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT WILL MIX WITH LAW MAKERS

During Approaching Special Session He Will Confer Frequently With the Leaders. -

President Wilson will confer frequently with members of the lions*’ and senate in the president’s room at the capitol during the extra session of congress. This was announced at the white house late Wednesday. The president intends to make himself as accessible as possible to the members of congress on those daiys when tariff legislation will have reached its most important development. He found while governor of New Jersey that legislation was often expedited by his close communication with the New Jersey legislature. He made it a practice to be in his own office whenever the legislature was in session day or night. The president will go to the it was said, in a spirit of friendly co-operation, there to consult with democrats and republicans alike on the progress of legislation. He believes, however, that he should go to the capitol as party leader. He has always said that the president of the United States was the elected leader of his party and that he particularly was charged by the people with the carrying out of party pledges. Mr. Wilson believes the tariff should be treated as a party measure. The announcement that the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of tile house will work on the tariff bill in joint conference, consulting the president often, is in line with his idea that the democratic leaders in congress should draft a bill which should stand or fall on its merits, both in congress and before the country. He believes in enforcing party discipline and after the leaders have approved the tariff bill he will make every effort to secure its passage in both houses without material alteration.