The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-09-21

ed farmers free list measure. The
president will advocate more san
lty in the framing of tariff >ched-
ules, and will defend the tariff
board, which has laboriously tried
to put this great question on a
basis where more intelligent laws
can be secured.
1t is recognized here in the
National Capital that perhaps the
greatest accomplishment of the
Taft administration has been in
the direction of securing world
wide peace. A continuation of the
progress of this work will doubt
less lessen the probability of fur
ther wars between great nations.
The Taft people intend to make
the most of the progress made in
this direction by their chief, and
they feel that the discussion of the
subject will strengthen him
throughout the country.
A point of comment among
leading republicans is the fact that
there appears to be no regular re-
publican organization. Chairman
Hitchcock has not been doing any
active political work for many
months and the position he re-
signed as head of the National
Committee, has not been filled by
an active manager. On the other
hand, the progressive republicans
and all of the various democratic
candidates for the presidency,
have we'll organized machines at
work grinding out public senti-
ment. 1t is pointed out that the
president is making his own case,
and by many of the best Informed
republicans it is felt that this is
the strongest and most effective
way of reaching the hearts of the
American people.
While there are indications of a
big fight in the republican ranks.
vet there are only a few of the
over enthusiastic ones who are
willing to venture an assertion tC
the effect that the presidents
chances are in any way in danger
The death of Representative
Latta of the third district of Ne,
braska, and that of Congressman
Henry G. Loudenslager of New
Jersey, adds to the list of forth
coming political contests. Dowr
in Kansas the death of Represen
tative Mitchell, who defeated con
gressman Scott, former chairman
of the Committee on Agriculture
of the House, has precipitated
factional fight, while in Pennsyl
vania another death has made i
necessary to hold an election tt
secure a successor to the lat
Representative Kipp. 1t appears
that in the New Jersey district tn
forces of Governor Woodrow
fWilson are aiming to secure con
troll. 1t has long been solidly re
publican. In Kansas the support
ers of President Taft desire to re
gain control and return forme
Representative Scott, who has beer
considered one of the stronges
regular republicans of Kansas
His defeat was a real loss to th'
administration. The Nebraska sit
uation concerns a district that il
quite thoroughly entrenched in th'
democratic column, while in Penn
sylvania the successor to Mr.
kipp will certainly be a regular
republican.
The result of the vote on pro
hibition in Maine is likely to as
sumo more than local aspect. 1t i
being pointed out to political lead
ers that inasmuch as the resul
was so close, and in view of tn
fact that only few thousand vote
prevented the temperance peopl
carrying Texas recently; and il
the further fact that the entir
south has been in rebellion agains
liquor, that it is time that tn
great political parties decIare
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