The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-08-31

plete summary or the republican
situation and says that the signs
show that there is nothing to
stop Mr.. Taft's denomination" "
The Times states that the result
is practically determined, and
Mr.. Taft will be the republican
candidate. 1t says that no one ex-
cept some of the most radical of
the never-right prophets, like Jon
athan Bourne, Jr. of Oregon, -
can attempt now to figure out
any of the results of the APP
preaching convention" :" The Times
makes an analysis by states, and
while it gives practically all of the
big delegations to President Taft,
Wisconsin and scattering votes
elsewhere, are conceded Mr.. La
Toilette. who will be the only
other candidate before the people.
The Times survey of the situation
is entitled to Il good deal of respect
as indicated by the fact that the
eastern press including the con-
servative Washington Post, com
ment and agree with the Times,
Notwithstanding that the publica-
ton is a democratic organ.
Congress has adjourned, and the
country breathes easier. The dem
ocrats who controlled the lower
house of congress had the salts
faction of getting up several meas
ures, which, very much to their
surprise, passed the senate as we'll
as the lower house. They knew
in advance that these bills would
be vetoed by the president and
the net results of the session are,
so far as tariff legislation is con-
cerned, that the Canadian reciproc-
ity measure, advocated by the
president, which was the reason
assigned for the calling of con-
gress, is the sum total of this kind
of legislation that becomes sta
tute. No measure which has met
the approval of President Taft has
become a law, and even in the mat
ter of statehood for Arizona, Mr..
Taft was able to carry out his
views by eliminating the recall of
judges from the constitution.
Senator LaFollette, during his
speech on the bill to amend the
antitrust law few days ago, be-
came piqued because of the lack
of attendance of members and
reiterated his famous prophecy of
five years ago, that there would
be many vacant seats in the senate
when the people came to deal with
the absent members. While this
sounded very nice throughout the
country. yet as matter of fact,
during the closing days of con-
gress, one does not expect to see
many members in their seats, as
most of them are busy at their
Offices closing up work and getting
ready for their home-going. The
senator's have listened TO Mr.. La
Toilette a very large part of the
time for the last four months and
they show no disrespect for him or
his position when they do not
find it convenient to daily attend
the sessions for the purpose of
hearing him talk.
William Jennings Bryan's at
tacks upon Representative Under
wood of Alabama, particularly the
method by which legislation has
been brought about in congress
through secret caucuses, has evi
IDENTIFY produced it's results, as Un-
derwood, who has been the real
democratic power during the ses-
sion, declared just before the ad-
journment of congress that he
would favor the abolishing of star
chamber sessions beginning with
the regular session in December.
In an interview Mr.. Underwood
declared that he believes that bet
ter legislation would be promoted
and the administration of laws