The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-03-01
and entitle them to the same
time to the ordinary rights of
citizenship.

the District of Columbia. Repre-
sentative Kendall, Of Iowa, was
the orator, and he urged upon all
American citizens their sacred
duty, not only to participate in
the political affairs of their coun-
try, but also to exert their in
fluence to keep politics clean.
His address attracted gre:
deal of attention and it was com
mented upon by all of the great
eastern newspapers.
The special committee of the
house, which has been inveasiga-
ting the sugar trust, has finally
made its report disclosing the
startling" information that a
trust really exists. And that is
about all there is to the report.
The balance of the democratic in
vestigations of the steel and othe
trusts are likely to prove quite
as fruitless as the sugar fiasco,
which has just terminated. The
trouble with these Investigations
are that they are about a year be-
hind the 'deartment of justice
attorney general has actually taxi
and far less effective, for the
steps to obtain remedy from
the courts in ALL these eases. The
Investigations simply duplicat the
work of the department of JUS
tice and the public has been pa
tiently footing the bill. without
any return whatever.
] The Taft headquarters in Wash
inton has become one of the busy
institutions of the capital, and
Director, William B. Mckinley,
who is in charge, has political
wires running from all portions o,
every state in the union direct to
his headquarters; and he conf
IDENTIFY gives it out that Presi-
dent Taft will have wall1away at
the Chicago convention. The La
Toilette movement has not recov-
cred from the stunning blows Of
the last fortnight. The Roose-
welt people have established ella
borate headquarters. at the capital
and are putting up a big flight,
and constitute the real oposition
to the administration.
| Once again a movement is unde,
way in congress to transfer the
title and custody of Mount Yer
non to the United States gov
ernment. It has been suggested
that there should be an investi
cation of the present system of
maintaining the mansion and
grounds. hut representations Of
this kind have been made before
and Congress after casual SUR
vey of the situation has invaria-
bly, refused to proceed. The prin-
ciple objection to the way the
things are done at Mount Vernon
is owing to the charging Of fees
for admission to the grounds.
While all these criticisms may
have some merit. yet it is fact
that the home of the first presi-
dent has been kept in splendid
conditions through the Patriotic
work of an organization Of wo-
men who voluntarily look aft
the welfare of the establishment
Government regulation might not
| after all, improve conditions.
The question of economy and
efficiency in government which
has been worked out to large de
gree in a thoroughly practical
manner by President Taft's com.
mission, headed by Chairman F.
A Cleveland. has obtained re.
suits by which they will doubtless
cut off many millions Of dollars
of useless extravaganza in the
public business. There is in this
the same basis for doing things
in a sensible manner. as is fur
nished in tariff legislation throug
the work of the tariff board, ant
on the other hand, a disposition
prevails among democratic ma
jority to legislate in a haphaz
zard manner, stirring up investi
cations and the like with a view
toward making some sort Of {
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