The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-05-03

ing no respect for American lives
or property. The American
"dawg" has been very rudely
kicked around, and notwithstand-
ing the eagerness of this country
to keep hands off," it is ques-
tionable whether the affairs
across the border will long per-
NIT policy of non-interference,
no matter how much this coun-
try may wish to avoid respon-
sibility.
Along about the time that the
supreme court of the United
States gave it's decisions in the
Standard Oil and American To-
bacco cases, a few members of
congress sprung into prominence
through advocating criminal pro-
secutions of individual defen-
dants who We're at the head of
those great organizations that
were brought to their knees by
the power of the Sherman anti
trust law. Most of the members
of congress finally dropped the
agitations for criminal prosecu
tlons, on becoming entirely salts
fled that there was no public de-
mand for any action of so drastic
a nature. However, there is one
lnslstent senator who still clings
to this viewpoint, and that is
Mr. Pomerene of Ohio, and he
still makes occasional speeches in
support Of his contention, but
the newspapers have ceased to
print his remarks; his colleagues
in the senate show no interest in
what he has to say, ,and there is
in the reception of the views of
the Buckeye gentleman every in
dication that his complaints have
been falling on the ears of unin-
terested listeners.
1t is the custom of congress
when a member dies to hold a
special session on a Sunday set
apart for this purpose, at which
speeches in eulogy of the deceas-
ed are made. The sessions Of the
house are usually attended only
by members of the family and
the members who makes the
speeches, and their Importance
rests upon the fact that the
eulogies are preserved in printed
form and placed in shape for dis
tribution among the friends OF
i the deceased congressman Sev--
eral such sessions have been here
during the present term of con-
gress, and while they are interes-
ting affairs, yet when it comes
to considering their Importance
as real part of the proceedings
OF congress, memorial exercises
have become somewhat Of a
misnomer.
A great deal of sympathy is
being extended to- Jonathan A.
Bourne, who failed in his re--elec-
tion as senator from Oregon. Nh
Bourne, is one of the most pro-
gressive of all progressives, and
he even went to the extremes OF
putting it up to the people OF
Oregon" as to whether they
would elect him or not, leaving
the whole matter to chance, with
the result that he came out at the
little end of the horn. On afor
mer occasion when Bourne was
elected, he made a vigorous cam
paign, and had he done so in the
year 1912, it is unlikely that
there would be as many faults
found with the Oregon results.
The Department Of Commerce
and Labor has figured it out that
more than 15,000,000 persons in
the United States will record
their votes in the campaign for
president the present year, and
this suggests that he pr"n'rence
given to individual op!nions in
capital. metropolis, hamlet, or in
the remote backwooas. is quite
likely to be somewhat I:gnificd
III Importance When it is consl-
dered what minute portion the
individual is in making up this
grand total Of Americans who will
settle the issue, the power OF the
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