The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-12

has passed the house by vote of
lo9 to 81. Among the republi-
cans who voted in favor OF this
measure We're: Akin, New York
Anderson, Lindbergh, Nye, Vol
stead, Steenerson and Miller, of
Minnesota; Hanna of North Oak
ota, Haugen and Hubbard, of
Iowa, jackson, Murduck and
Young, of Kansas, Kent and Ste
vens. Of California, Lafferty,
OF Oregon, LaFollette and War
burton, Washington, Nelson of
Wisconsin, Norris, of Nebraska.
One democrat-Francis of Ohio
who comes from a big wool dis
trict and pledged his constitM-
ents to do his best to prevent a
revision OF the new wool rates.
voted against the passage of the
bill.
There is no disputing the fact
that official Washington is very
ANXIOUS about conditions in Mex
leo, and while the administration
Is doing everything consistent to
aid the regularly constituted GOV
ernment, yet there is genuine ;lp-
necessary for the Unitttttte from
prehension that it may become
necessary for the United States t,
Intervene. The PRESIDENT of Mex
leo has let it be known that in
such an event, the United States
would be as an enemy. and he
pretends to know what he is
talking about when he asserts
that a move of this kind would
mean war. Of course Uncle Sam
would be very much pleased to
have Mexico adjust it's own in
ternal dissensions, but the best
informed men in the capital are
quite free to admit that interven-
tion is quite probable.
According to Secretary Wilson,
OF the Department of.Agriculture,
Congressman Clark, of Florida
who has stirred up the investi-
CATION of the Everglades, should
be an object of pity. The gen
eral opinion in Washignont in
that the Florida Everglades, well
drained, represents one of the
richest agricultural sections of
the country. However, with the
water on the land, it is practical
ly valueless. The state Of Flor
ida has made an appropriation Of
several million dollars to redeem
the land, and while some of the
land sharks have taken advantage
Of this announced policy to sell
the Everglades-on sight and un-
seen,-before it is drained, yet
people who appreciate the signi-
ficance Of the great movemnet
have little sympathy with men
like Clark, who are standing in
the way Of a great movement
in his own state. The time may
come, although it may be con
siderably in the future, when the
Florida Everglades will be richly
productive. ...
Arizona and New Mexico will
no longer "come begging" at the
doors OF congress, as the del
gates used to say. Now Ncw
Mexico has two men in the house
where formerly there was one
without vote, and ther are
two in the senate, whereas that
branch Of the government was. in
former days, manipulated only
through such influence on the
part Of members as the delegates
might be able to command. In
the case Of Arizona there is one
representative in the house and
two in the senate. At last these
two great sections of the south
west are not only represented on
the flag, but are also actually
on the Legislative map.
The merry war of typewrit
ters of every political headquar-
ters is still going on, but those in
the house Of Taft seem to have
drowned out the noises of the
other republican institutions
while Speaker Clarke s bureau is
in a like manner dominating the
democratic situation The secret
of the whole thing seems to lie
in tho fact tbat OS0 Or ,pora na,xs,