The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1911-08-18
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
Current of Importance in Which
South Dakota Figures.

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In the affairs of congress
there has been little attention
paid to the veiled threats of We
toes from the White House, as
has been evidenced by the votes
upon the wool bill, the free list,
and more especially the statehood
matter. Of course in the tariff
measures there was involved the
question of party principle and
precedent. In reference to state
hood there arose the great ques-
tion as to whether the action of
Arizona in placing a provision in
it's constitution for the recall of
judges would be tolerated. Presi-
dent Taft time and again defined
his position in reference to this
matter. Senator after senator
denounced the principle of the
recall, afterwards qualifying his
remarks by saying that since the
territory favored such a doctrine
that he would not interfere with
the will of the people. Whether
the senators were actuated by
this high and lofty sentiment is
openly disputed in the capital by
those who maintain that in the
statehood matter, as we'll as in
other Legislative features of the
session, these has been shown nm
organized attempt to put the
President into hole.
Speaker Champ Clark is still
insisting that he is not a candi-
date for the presidency and has
written letter to that effect to
a Pennsylvania newspaper, How
ever, the speaker still considers
it "a great compliment to be
thought of and mentioned in that
high connection by my fellow
citizens;" but he does not conn
pei anybody to cease booming
him for the place. There are
peculiar political conditions down
in Missouri which appear to de
nland SOFT of denial of tie
speakers active candidacy at
times, but Mr.. Clark is always in
the "Barkis is willing" class.
1t is astonishing the amount of
support that is coming frmo the
republican regulars Of the rank
and file on the proposition of
Congressman Berger, the N1ilwau-
kee socialist, who has a bill in tn,
house to abolish the senate of the
United States. About every time
the "unholy alliance" has got
ten together there has always
been someone ready to arise and
remark that Mr.. Berger is about
the only one who has suggested
a proper solution Of senate con-
ditions.
The increased membership of
the house of representatives from
391 to 433 willtake effect in the
present congress as is popularly
supposed. A number of the
legislatures, in anticipation Of the
passage Of the new law, have al
ready reapporptioned their states
and provided for the extra con-
gressional districts allotted them.
Admiral Togo has been given
a sporty reception in the nation
al capital, and if the old ''sca
dog gathers the impression that
the American people arc as swift
in war affairs as sin social past
times, he will likely steer his
government clear of any encount-
CTS with the American govern
ment.
President Taft has returned to
his horseback riding, having
found an animal sixteen hands
high and substantially built, and
which is declared by experts to
be architecturally ideal for the
heavyweight President. The new
horse is called "Reciprocity" and
comes from West Virginia.
ALFALFA CROP PAYS
Farmer Near Ashton Will Real
ize $1,000 an Acre from Crop.