The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-03-22

ture from the policy that has pre-.
vailed for number of years. The
United States has endeavored to
preserve peaceful relations with
Mexico, but does not propose to
continue to be made headquarters
Of filibustering expeditions or the
promotion Of domestic violations.
The Mexican situation seems to
have entirely gotten away from
the authorities, and the contin-
ued maintaining of troops of the
United States ON the border APP
pears essential. Some of the best
informed men from the south
west declare that only interven-
tion on the part of the United
States will ever effectually re-
store peace in Mexico.
The postmaster general has sub
mitted a recommendation to con-
gress to extend the free delivery
service to small towns andcities
throughout the country. which do
not already have the service be-
cause their postoffice receipts do
not reach $4,000 year. Under
the plan of Mr.. Hitchcock, it is
estimated that 3O,OOO,Oo0 people
iu the United States. who now
have to go to postoffices would
be served with the mail at their
homes, and the argument is that
inasmuch as the people of the
cities. and residents along the
rural orutes. have this. class of SER
vice, the smaller towns should en-
JOY the same privilege.
That Senator LaFolledte should
unceremoniously decamp from
Washington and start for North
Dakota to capture the delegation
of the state. is somewhat start
ling information in political cir
cles. particularly in view Of the
fact that it has been said for some
time that the breakdown of the
Wisconsin man would put him out
of, running during the remainder
of the campaign. While desertions
of the politicians from the La
Toilette camp have been heavy,
4 yet the faithful ones still keep
the fight going.
1t has been recalled that on
March 12, 1888, seventy-nine year
ago, the United States pension
bureau was first established, and
eight years earlier Boston had al
so been the scene of an innova-
tion, an ordinance being pas
sed that cows could no longer be
pastured on the common. March
IL, 1912, is the date on which
Aaron L. Dennison, the inventor
of machine made matches, died.
On March IL, eight years later
Sir Alexander Mackenzie, discov-
erer Of the river that bears his
name, died in Scotland
An illustration OF how hard it
is for a senator to comply with
the mandates of the people, is
shown by an attempt of the Miss
issippi legislature to secure res
ignation from Senator Percy. The
senator is holding the fort and
says he will not leave the job be-
fore the fourth of next March
when his time will expire by sta
tutory limitations, and he has told
the legislature and people down
if they do not like the way he is
doing things that he proper thing
or the whole bunch of his politi-
cal opponents to do is to go to
the bow vows. I"
The parcel post seems to be a
real live issue. and the probablll-
ties are that bill for a limited
application of this innovation of
! postal transportation will be
!, brought before the house with the
! full endor ,ement of the democra-
tic majority which signifies that
; it will doubtless pass the house.
1t is quite probable that the mea
sure in a limited way will meet
:, with favor in the senate.
The free road bill has been
reported ito the house by the com
mittee of merchant marine, with
a favorable recommendations
The report sheds no light upon