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SCARLET SINS
Most Religious Teachings Are
Unreasonable, Says Pastor.
THE HINDRANCE OF CREEDS
Turning From th Creeds to the Bible
Means a Return to Reasoning A Re
fusal of Human Ipse Dixits Great
er and Lesser Sins Punishments
Proportionate The Sins Wiich God
Styles Scarlet, Men Often Consider
Merely White Lie Tho Scarlet Sins
Theology Condemns Often Less Im
portant With God.
Richmond, Y;i.,
April G.-C1Wj stu
dent, of all de
nominations were
deeply interested
in I'nstor Russell's
visit today. A so
rlos of special P.I
bio lectures has
been in progress
for some month:
iiinl I'nstor Rus
sell has been
brought here, evi
dent ly for cllmnc
two topics were.
GRAVIV and
We report the bit
terlc results. Ills
"BEYOND THE
"SCARLET SINS."
ter from the text,
'Coino now, nnd
let us reason together, salth the Lord:
though your sins bo ns Kcnrlet they
shnll lie as while us snow." Ism. 1 : 1 S.-
Although thoroughly loynl to the III
Mo and very reverential, tin- I'astoi
has evidently cut loose from the creeds
of nil tho churi'lies. lie admitted that
they all contain kernels of Truth, but
declared that tho truths ore buried In
a mass of elm IT. and worse, are hidden
in God -dishonoring theologies so vio
lently unreasonable that their best
friends and supiiorlers nre ashamed of
them nnd prefer never to think of them.
The Pastor claimed that tho rcpul
fclveness of tho creedal rubbish lieaps
hinders people from looking for the
Bruins of Truth which thoy contain.
And this Is well, ho said. Why should
wo trouble nnd disgust ourselves to
search for tho grains which the vari
ous creeds coutain, while we have In
tho Bible a whole guruer full of Truth,
clean nnd pure? lie urged ull Chris
tian people to abandon their creeds nnd
to come together ns Blblo students, in
tent only on knowing tho testimony of
God's Word and obtaining the guid
ance of Ills Holy Spirit in tho under
standing of It. So doing, ho declared,
nil true Christians would soon bo so
united In heart and spirit that outward j
forms of federation would be useless
and as absolutely Ignored us in the
days of .lesus ami tho Apostles.
Jesus held up to ridicule and scorn
tho Inconsistencies of Ills day If lie
were here today, He would similarly
show us many iiuoii.Nisteiieics In our
estimation of sin and righteousness,'
the Pastor believed. Jesus ridiculed
tho religious leaders of Ills time when
He pointed out their carefulness to
give a tithe of their Increase, even to the
smallest of seeds, and their showy re
liglous performances to bo soon of men.
Our Lord declared that while so do
ing, they practised the greatest out
rages against the very spirit of Cod's
Law of righteousness; that in mean
Mays they took the bread from the
poor, the orphan, the widow, nnd to
divert nttontlou from their course, they
hypocritically lengthened their pray
ers. It was not that praying was
wrong, or that tithing was objection
Hide, lint that their recognition of
these show ed I hem to be all the more
responsible In their gross violations.
In "devouring widows' bonnes." and
other sharp practices whereby they
took advantage of those within their
power through adversity or otherwise
This principle si 111 operates, said
Pastor Russell. Tho same sins lie at
the door of many professing godliness
nnd holding church membership. To
day, as In our Master's time, there Is a
way of keeping within the limits of
the law. a way of keeping out of the
penitentiary, while at the same time
the tplrit of the law Is outraged and
trnmpled in the dust of avaricious-luoney-gotllng.
And now, ns then,
theso money-lovers often pose ns phi
Itinthropists. nnd hold high places of
honor and chun hlanlty. Tho Pastor
spared not this class Ho declared n
llgious hypocrites the worst of sinners
In (ho sight of Heaven. Of all sin
theirs were the most Bcnrlet in GodV
tight, ho believed.
Greator and Lesser Sin.
'louay weaiui covers n multitude i
sins. To bo tlnnncially unsuccessful b
n crime, on account of which many wll
consider that a wlfo Is Just Hied iu
breaking the obligation of her marriage
vow nnd seeking a dlvorco-n crlnio on
account of which some churches would
feel justified iu rejecting tho culprit ns
undesirable and striking his name
Irom the list of members. What mat
ters It that Jesus addressed some ot
Ills most comforting word to the
weary and heavy-laden and uusuccess
fill? (Matthew 11 :'JH r.O.I What mat
ters it that the Scriptures declare that
not many rich, wise, great or learned
lias God called to the Heavenly Inherl
tance but chlelly tho poor of thlf
vorld rich In falthV-1 Cor. 1:20-29,
It Is the snino amongst Cnthollcs ns
amongst Protestants. So long ns the
sinner remains a member of the
church, almost every crime cau be ab
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Ktlvwl. But be the person ever so just
Kvcr so reverential, his would he a mm
5f scarlet hue and uiiiorgix able, were
be to attend Protestant services or In
my way seek fellowship with Led
Mitside of the Roman communion.
Sins Scarlet and Crimson.
The Prophet Isaiah discriminates lie
twecu scarlet, a bright red, uud crim
son, a deeper red, as indicating shades
of guilt in the same kind of sin For
iu.stanco, utunler would lie a scarlet sin.
If committed by a worldly person; but I
J ntml would be a crimson stain a sin
Df deeper dye-if cherished by the
:hlld of God. As love would be the
fullilling of the Divine Law, so hatred,
which is the most violent form of self
ishness, implies its tlagrant violation
The Ten Commandments mention cov
stousnoss of our neighbor's ptim--ilous
and happiness, theft of his prop
erty or good name or influence, and
Jiitnlor. the taking of his life, as the
culmination cf Hellish disregard for his
rights. In ohlen times, when chemis
try was less appreciated, less under
stood, scarlet and crimson dyes were
estimated the most durable, the most
dilllcult to remove; hence In our text
these are used to symbolize sins of
greater selfishness and depravity.
All mankind have inherited sin
tainted blood from Father Adam. Self
ishness of varying hues is found In ev
ery member of our race. One difficulty
with many is that they do not have
the proper focus upon the Divine Law.
They know that any transgression of
God's Law is sin. Taking the letter
of that Law they try to avoid the
cruder forms of theft, adultery, mur
der. T'bls is tho sntno mistake that the
Jews made
It was Jesus, the great Teacher, who
gave tho clearer conception of the spir
it of the Law. According to Ills In
terpretation, theft could b'ifomniittod
in the henrt, by coveting n most
despernte way, by stealing the good
naino or the business or the reputation
or the trade-mark of nnother. Simi
larly, according to Jesus, the crime of
adultery might In God's sight bo com
mitted without the overt act. Jesus
declared, "Whosoever lookctb on n
woninn to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery with her already, in his
heart" if bo lacked merely the oppor
tunity. -Matthew 5:2S.
Whoever accepts these definitions in
tolllgeiitly realizes that the world's in
crease of knowledge has brought in
creaso of responsibilities; nnd that it
open crimes today were much less fre
quent than formerly, the responsibility
of today would still bo greater than
formerly. But this Is not so. Every
thing Indicates to us that human self
Ishncss has kept pace with the Increase
of knowledge. The thievish spirit
abounds everywhere, not only amongst
tho poor, but also amongst tho wealthy.
Not all of the vast fortunes of our day
wero honestly obtained, so far as we
may lo able to Judge. And although
thero are noble rich men, It Is, alus!
too evident that tho love of money, a
root of nil evil, has mnde thieves nnd
robbers of some Iu high stations.
The civilized world needs to awnkei.
Its conscience to the high ideals of tin.
Master-the Golden Rule, which does
to a neighbor as it would that tin
neighbor would do to hltn If the condl
(Ions wero reversed. It seems not pos
slide for human law to reach sucl.
cases. Those who cannot be Influenc
ed by the Scriptures must wait foi
their lessons nnd chastisements till tin
New Age of Messiah's Kingdom.
The vice crusaders have recently
been telling us that millions of dollars
are spent in New York City nlono ev
cry year In the white slave trailii:
What an awful picture of Intrencbei'
sin! When we read such reports am!
remember our Master's definition of
adultery, wo stand appalled! That tin
great Western Metropolis, nevertheless
presents !) fair outward appearance
which belles such a condition of bearl
Is n matter for congratulation! All
pure-minded people .should be glad that
If sin cannot be fully stamped out. It
cau at least be kept to some extent un
der cover! The stench of the publh
reports Is something terrible!
Tho murders of the past year nrt
terribly significant. But if we takt
the viewpoint of the great Toucher
ami consider thnt nil who entertain
murderous thoughts nre really murder
crs In God's sight wo feel constrain
ed to nsk, "How does God regard tin
conditions now prevailing In tin
world? They are not only worse than
at any previous time, but still mort
evil because of our Increased light, oui
l.ieroased realization of tho principles
of Justice. It would not seem to bi
putting the matter too strongly to say
that from the Divine standpoint tin
world is practically full of thieves, II
centlous persons nnd murderers.
Sins Made White as Snow.
What ningle. power Is this that could
transform a sinful henrt nnd course ot
life Into n pure one? "Education wll
do It." says the Professor. But no
Many college bred men are as sinful nf
others. "Joining the ministry or thr
priesthood will do It." says another
But no! Proofs aro abundant that sli
may b, found In the monastery am
the pulpit, as well as In thr pew nn
In the ordinary wnlks of life
Our text declares God's reasonable
ness, nnd Indicates thnt Ho has mudt
it possnuo lor mo sinner to eseapt
from his sins. The Prophet does noi
tell tho process by which Divine Jus
tlce will clear the guilty. But tin
Now Testament gives the explanation
Christ has died, tho Just for the un
Just. Human sin, the penalty ol
which is denth, the front Redeemer Is
prepared to cancel for all those whe
forsake sin, become pupils In Hl
School nnd nre taught of God.
At tho present time God's mercy In
the forgiveness of sin Is exercised to
ward those only who hear of His ro
deeming Love, nnd are moved to faith
repentance and reformation. Nor It
this enough at the present time. God's
call of this G"-pel Age is for thoso
who not only desire to resist sin and
' to escape from slaxery to it. but who,
, being made free, will enlist with all
I their powers to oppose sin. under the
j leadership of Jesus-under the banner
I of the cross. To these comes the hs
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eousness. from death to life, through
tire Redeemer.
For those, all the back charges of
condemnation to death on account of
sin nre set aside. A new page of the
ledger of God is opened for them.
Thenceforth the record of their past
Is canceled through tht Olood of Christ
Their sins of sonde' nre removed.
Their hearts, figuratively speaking, are
as while as snow. They are pure iu
heart, although they Jin ve the treasure
of this new heart In an Imperfect body.
The imperfections of their flesh, ever
present, will seek to assert themselves;
but they as New Creatures and sons
of God through Christ nre to resist
these steadfastly.
"Unspotted From the World."
Do you tell ine that I am setting too
high a standard, and that the millions
who read my sermons weekly will be
discouraged Instead of being helped? I
answer that tt'ic with !ul is a maturity;
and that the S-rlptures call upon we
to "Cry aloud and spare not;
show My people their sins!" Thero are
approximately four hundred mlllons of
nominal Christians in the world; yet
nowhere on earth are these sins to be
found in so rank a development, of so
deep a crimson, as amongst the pro
fessed followers of Christ.
God knows, the Bible declares, that
none can do perfectly But is this an
excuse for nny of us? Should we not
do the best that we can to approximate
the Divine standard in our actions,
words and thoughts? What ire can tlo
Is what God requires of us. All the
remainder, as we have seen, has been
fully provided for In tho Savior, and the
mercy and forgiveness which He can
properly bestow upon tho willing and
obedient of heart, whose shortcomings
nre merely those of hereditary weak
ness and unfavorable environment It
Is the purity of heart, of intention, of
uill, that constitutes saintship from
the Divine staridpolnt.nnd not actual
perfection; for. as we read. "There Is
none righteous, no. not one." Romans
3:10.'
It Is a part of my duty, dear hearws,
as a minister of God, to speak His
Word, to awaken the consciences of
ull those with whom I have any Influ
ence. It Is my duty to lift high the
Royal Standard of perfection, that nil
may see as in n mirror their own
shortcomings, uud that, Boeing theso.
they may flee to tho Master and lay
hold upon tho grace of God provided
for nil In Illm. The Apostle speaks of
the Church class as keeping them
selves unspotted from tho world.
From what we have seen, dear friends,
the term "world" Includes nearly
everybody claiming to be a Christian
The real Christians nre few and far
between
But I hold that many more would l.c
real Christians if the Truth wero prop
erly presented to their minds In
stead, millions come under the dolu
slon thnt they nre Christians, when
they have not tnken even the first step
of repentance nnd reformation. And
of those wiio have repented and re
formed, comparatively few have tnken
the next step necessary to their Induc
tion lido the family of God. The sec
ond stop is the acceptance of tho merit
of Christ's sacrifice ns that which
atones for their sins. More than this,
to attain the full blessed privileges of
the "Body of Christ, which Is the
Church" of the "First-borns" (Ephe
shins 1:22. 23; Hebrews 12:2P.i, it Is
necessary to make n full consecrntlon
of heart nnd life, time and talent. In
flucnce, everything, to tho Lord-to be
nis footstep followers.
This is the only call of this Gospel
Age. Only those w ho hear It and ac
cept It enter Into present opportunitief
and full privileges of sonshlp. Only
these have opportunity of boeoinliif?
members of the Royal Priesthood of
glory, members of "the Bride, the
Lamb's Wife." But others, as we havt
seen, have a measure of responsibility
for their conduct, even if they do not
como to Christ; und each will receive
stripes In proportion as he has done
wrong, or blessings in proportion a3 he
has given even a cup of cold water tc
one of tho Lord's faithful saints.
It Will Be Different By and By.'
After the elect class of this Age
shnll have been perfected In the First
Resurrection, Messiah's Kingdom will
bo set up. Tor this we pray, "Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth, even ns It Is done in Heaven.'
Then matters will bo different. No
longer will It bo possible for men to
profit by wrong doing, and no longer
will any suffer for right-doing. Then
every doer of righteousness will have
a blessing, an uplifting, n strengthen
lng. And every one following Bin.' un
righteousness, we are assured, will
have stripes, punishments, Intended tc
correct his wrong course and point
him to the right way.
Tho Lord figuratively points to that
New Era nnd explains the change that
will theu come, saying in respect; to all
who desire to be in harmony with
Illra, "1 will take away tho stony
henrt selfishness out of your flesh,
nnd will give you n heart of flesh"
klnd, sympathetic, loving. (Ezeklel
30:2.V27.) This work will progros
amongst men during the thousand
years of Messiah's Kingdom. The
grand result will bo that all lovers ol
sin nnd unrighteousness will eventual
ly be destroyed In the Second Death
ns natural brute beasts (2 Peter 2:12i.
and all the willing and obedient will
be lifted up from the imperfections
and blemishes of heredity, nnd again
become Intiuios of God iu the llesb.
PUBLIC WELFARE
COiXJSSIOii BILL
Norton Measure Reaches Senate
Alter Hard Time in House.
CARRIES ONLY FIVE THOUSAND
Senate Said to Be Favorable to the
Measure, and May Increase the
Amount Set Apart for Its Work.
Blue Sky Law Changed by House.
Lincoln, April 7. After one of thy
hardest lights ever waged against a
bii'', bouse roll No. 423, has reached
the senate, where it is said to lie
elated lor the same opposition that it
met iu the lower house. The bill, in
troduced by Norton, creates the Ne
braska onnsorvaii,-n and public wel
fare commission and has for its pur
pose the development of the state and
the giving of publicity to useful facts
regarding the state, the facts to bo
based on accurate surveys, made un
der the supcrviyion of the commission.
When the bill came up for final pas-
sago in the house so strong was the
sentiment for it that only throe votes
were recorded in the negative, two on
account of tho nieageiness of the ap
propriation ?5. 00.
Tho strong sentiment exists in the
senate that the bill should be amend
ed so it will carry $23,000 for the bicn
niiini. Blue SUy Bill Changed by House.
In committee of the whole the house
recommended for passage the Cordeal
blue sky bill, after amending the meat
out of it. One amendment exempts
from operations of the bill those mining
concerns organized for five years past
In any state, providing the directors
and officers are residents of Nebraska.
Real estate men are exempt from the
provisions of the bill, hut the slate
conservation commission is to answer
any questions regarding a real estate
proposition and pass on such propo
sitions for the public.
BIG INTERURBAN PROJECT
Construction Company and Financial
Aaents to Meet Soon.
Lincoln, April 7. The fate of the
Omaha, Lincoln nnd Ileatrlcu Interur-
ban railway, as far as Immediate and
perhaps ultimate construction of the
line between the capital city and the
metropolis is concerned, is to be set
tled within a few days, when the
Noilhern Constnu tion company o'fl-
cials, the concern that Is to take oxer
the company's bond issuance approved
In a recent railway cpmmis.Mon cider,
nu 'ts with financial an's v. ho are
to ton shier gettln? behind the piojoct.
If tli terms u'.n!"r wliiich llie bonds
nre issued authorization of the Ne
braska commission to allow the com
pany a return of 11 1 j ;er rent on tho
Investment at the outset nre accepta
ble nnd the future forecasts no at
tempts on the part of the state legis
lature to buiid up stringent c oiriiiions
tinder which the road may operate, it
Is likely the deal will go through suc
cessfully. Engineer O'Brien Killed.
Gothenburg, Neb., April 7. Engi
neer D. J. O'nrien of Union Pacific
train No. 9 was struck and instantly
killed by the engine of train No. S.
O'nrien was oiling his engine and
stepped onto tho eastbound track just,
nhend of the engine of train No. 8,
which was going through without
Hopping here. O'P.rlcn is a married
man, his widow and family living at
North Platte. The body was taken to
North Piatt?. O'Rrlen was pulling No.
4 in the wreck here March 14, and his
engine, stood nt the same spot that
this accident occurred.
Moyer's Body Found.
Geneva, Neb., April 7 The body of
II. J. Moyer of Archer, Neb., formerly
of Lincoln, was found in a draw by
boys out hunting. A corener's jury
held the man had been murdered, but
sinte a small amount of money was
found on his body, Sheriff Ashton Is
inclined to believe It a case of suicide.
Moyer left his family In Lincoln last
January.
Robbers Baffled by Poatoffice Safe. .
St. Edward, Neb., April 7. Four un
successful nttempts were made to
blow the money safe In the local post
office. Tho robbers had access to sev
eral hundred dollars' worth of stamps,
but left them untouched. The explo
sions were hoard by several people,
tut no alarm was given.
Mosquito Cite Fatal to Girl.
Omaha, April 7. Jessie Doris Walk
er, three year old daughter of Mr. nnd
M, s. Thomas Walker, died of malaria
fever after an Illness of threw days.
1'ho attending physician pronounced
tho cause of the disease a mosquito
bite, the little i.irl having been bit
ton In the neck by a mosquito.
Clay Center Superintendent.
Clay Center, Neb., April 7. Miss
Clara Schncller has been elected su
perintendent of the city schools foi
the coming year, present Superintend
ent Spencer not being a candidate. He
will go on a ranch in Thomas county
the coming year.
K'dnaper Denied Parole.
Topckn, April 7. Joseph Gentry,
fme of the kidnapers of Mnrlnn Weak
ley, the famous "incr.bntor baby." was
vffusod s Umpornry parole by Govern
or Hodges.
JOSEPH E. RAfiSDELL
United Stales Senator
From Louisiana Who Is
Fighting Fre'e Jpar.
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BtiHtur Hansiloll is lemjm,; the piotfsl
In WhmIPiikiuii against ihc l'!m of the
radical taiPT iu;i1;ms tu take off the duty
from sugar entirely. The sunar cane In
terests cf tlia south nnd the. bret suriar
men of the west me barking him up.
IS THREATENING
Father oi Waters May Reach
Highest Staje of History,
MemphiB, Tenn., April 7. With the
Mississippi rivet swelling toward what
will probably be the highest stage ia
its history, tho only report fnoni the
levee workers that might bo regarded
as unfavorable came from Biggs, Ark.,
south of this city, where a "boil" de
veloped. Odhials of tht- St. Francis
levee board, "who have supervision
ever this section of the levee, ex
pressed the opinion, however, that the
situation there was not serious.
MOVE 10 CJN'fKOL WATERS
Lane to Ask Federal Aid in Curbing of
Floods.
Washington, April 7. Secretary
Lane will ri toiiimend to President
Wilson and through him to congress
that (ontrol of flood waters be dealt
with in a comprehensive way by the
national government. He readied thi
decision in part as a result ot a confer
ence with Dr. Aaronsohn, engaged in
reclamation ami irrigation work in
Palestine.
Dr. Aaronsohn recommended that i
Sir William Willicox, the British engi
neer who built the Assauan dam, be
consulted about the control of the
waters of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers.
Churchmen Memorialize Morgan.
New Yolk, April 7. Memorial set
vices for the late J. Pierpont Morgan
were held in St. George's Protestant
Episcopal church, of which he was a
vestryman for forty-five years, and
in which his funeral is to take place,
probably on April 14. Each worshiper
found in the rack before him a church
bulletin recording the death of Mr.
Morgan. The money wizard was a
regular attendant and took an active
part In the services, one of his accus
touted duties being the passing of the
collection plate.
River Stationary at Cairo.
Cairo, III., April 7. Cairo now !s
passing what is supposed to be the
crisis of the flood. The river prac
tically Is stationary, but Is expected
to remain at an extremely high stage
for several days. Grave danger still
menaces the city from tho seepage
through the levees, or from the re
suits that liilit follow a high wind,
which wen., .i.ish the waters against
the levee.
Life Losses in Ohio Large.
Columbus, O., April 7. Basing their
figures on reports received from field
agents throughout the Ohio flood dis
trlcts, officials of the Red Cross sociel v
who have been placed In charge of the
relief work In this state Issued a state
nient estimating that i7i persons lost
their lives dnrlnrr th floods. Oh loans
numbering 77,K!o need aid for rehahil
Station, according to the statement.
Chicago's New Morals Court Opens.
Chicago, April 7. Chicago's latest
venture in the suppression of vice, th"
new mora's court, was officially opened
this morning. The class of men and
women with which the new court will
deal will he chiefly those which in
the past have been taken before the
police courts from the segregated dis
j trlcts.
Youthful Robbers Slain,
j Greenville. S. C. April 7. Breaking
j Into the basement of a dry goods stor?
j here, Leonard Smith, aged seventeen,
and Rowley Martin, twenty one years
old, were shot to death by three po
licemen concealed in the place In an
ticipation of robbery. One of the offi
cers was severely wounded.
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EXTRA SESSION
OPENSAT NOON
Nw Tariff Revision BUI Intro
duced In House.
WILSON TO BREAK PRECEDENT
President in Person to Present Me.
sage on Tariff Question Executive
Thinks He Can Better Express Him
selfWill Make Suggestions.
Washington, April 7. Both house?
cf the Sixty-third congress got down
to business in extarorilinary session
today. The Democratic tariff revision
tvas introduced in the house.
The report submitted to the housr
acontparyhig the bill claimed an aver
age reduction of Do per edit on the
entire bill as com pared with the pres
ent law. Tlil-, it was stated, is lower
than the average reduction made in
any tariff bili since and including the,
Walker bPl In the r,"s.
Important additions to the tariff
free list, as reported, include: Raw
woo!, boo's and shc-os, hide leather,
skins, meats, lard, salt, iron ore, tim
ber, agricultural implements, sewing
madiiiiti', t; p-.-writurs, printing press
es, road machinery, news print paper, .
wood pulp, cotton tagging, barbed
wire and steel rails.
The hill, it Is estimated, will result
in a loss in revenue of from $80,000,000
to $S3,000,000, as compared with the
Payne-Aldrich law. Tho saving to the
people, it is estimated by the Demo
cratic experts, will aggregate several
times this loss.
The house Democrats have been
called to consider the bill In caucus
toniorrr.w morning. At that time
the cpiostion of procedure will be con
sldeied, whether the hill, including
the laconic tax, be taken up as a whole
or schedule by schedule. The preva
lent opinion Is that the entire tariff
will he considered as one measure.
The president and party leaders
having agrped upon free raw wool,
there will be no trouble getting It
through tho house and the senate lead
ers propose that there be no kicking
over the traces when it reaches a sen
ate caucus.
It was asserted by some leaders that
efforts of senators to dodge a caucus
pledge on the wool or one-cent eugtk
with the free-m-three-years proviso
would not be tolerated.
Clark Re-Elected Speaker.
When the house convened at noon
the Democrats re-elected SpeaM
Champ Clark.' The Republicans nonai
nated Representative Mann of Illinois
and the Progressives nominated
Representative Murdock of Kansas.
The Democrats, with a majority ol
approximately 150 members in tim
house, contemplate little trouble in
running things to suit themselves. In
thp senate the Democrats lined up
with fifty-one senators, Republicans
forty three, Progressives two.
Tho senate had organized already
for the new congress and its session
was a mere routine meeting. Immedi
ately afterward, however, a Demo
cratic caucus will be held, when tho
fight to revise the senate rules will bo
gin. This matter will occupy the sen
ate for a part of the time that the
house busies itself with its weeks of
tariff debate.
Wilsen in Person to Present Views.
Setting aside precedents of more
than a century. President Wilson will
appear In the halls of congress to
morrow to deliver his first executive
message in person. He announced to
Democratic congressional leaders that
he would go to the floor of the honsf
when it convened tomorrow and there?
give that body his views on the tariff
This decision of the president
evoked much comment among the con
gressional leaders. lie will he the
first president of the I'nited States to
a.npcar officially before either branch
of congress in deliberative session
since John Adams in the first few
years of tho last century. An attempt
was made exactly inn years ago, in
11?,, to revive the custom, but Presi
dent M idison declined an Invitation to
discuss foreign relations with the sen
nte. Since then no president has even
suggested joining In the deliberations
of congress.
President Wilson made his plans
known to V-ir-r'ty Leader Underwood
or the l!onsi. Representative Palnier
of Pennsylvania and the other house
Democratic leaders, that they might
prepare for the event
The president believes that he can
get in clos r touch with the member
of both houses of rorrcps by person
nlly expressing his views to them 'n
addition tn his official visits to tve
floor of til li"in, which will become
a nialt-r of White House policy, the
presidei t wit take advantage of theso
visits to bold conferences with the
party leaders In ((ingress.
Will Make Suqgcstions.
The president has been told by his
friends th t sue!) a procedure Is
fraugl t with embarrassments unless
he taitfull' keeps to his purpose of
merely clv'ug advice as the lender of
his party and offering Ruggivtlens' to
those with whom he confers Thos"
who have discussed this with hint sav
he Is convinced that, congress will not
misunderstand his Intentions, that he
will o to the eapl'ol In a spirit, of
friendly co-operation, so that there
may be at all tln-.ea n unanimity o'
purpose between the executive ani
the legislative departments of t!' eo-