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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
A RESPONSIBLE SENATE.

The senate in our time has been
the never failing hope and secure
last refuge of the protected interests.
1t has been the certain burial ground
of most of the tariff reform which
has got through the house 1t re-
wrote the Mckinley bill of 1890 the
better to secure those interests
which had originally written the bill
Its senators from Havemeyer" and
other trusts made of the Wilson bill
Of 1894 an "act of party perfidy and
dishonor" which President Cleye-
land refused to sign. Its Aldrich and
Lodge amendments destroyed for the
Payne bill of 1909 even a pretense
of substantial reduction.
Is the present senate to perform a
like service for the special interests
on the Underwood bill which is
about to go to it unbroken from the
house? That is undoubtedly the hope
of these interests and it is the fear
of many friends of reform. But a
letter in another column presents
one substantial reason for thinking
not.
The senate is now for the first
time as directly responsible to the
people as is the house. Present
senators, while elected by state legis-
latures, must next time, under the
new constitutional amendment, go to
the people of the state at large for
Endorsement. They or the special in
terests represented through them
may have been able to carry state
legislatures in their pockets. They
cannot be half so sure of pocketing
the whole electorate of states.
The Underwood bill has not been
in the house for the simple
reason that members are directly re-
sponsible to the people, and the peo-
pie have voted for ana intend to have
radical tariff reform. For the same
reason it should go through the SEN
ate without great delay or change
New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
DISAPPEARING PARTY LINES.

When we come to elect a legisla-
ture year from next fall our pre-
dicton is that party limos will be lost
sight of more than ever before. No
republican can be held in line on the
plea that CumminS is to be reelected
by the legislature and no democrat
can be held in line on the plea that
the democratic nominee is to be
elected by the legislature, for it will
not matter a fig whether the legisla-
ture is republican or democrat, now
so far as the election of senator is
concerned for the people will elect
the senator hereafter. When we
come to think of it we will be choos-
ing a member of the general assem-
bly, soon now for other reasons. OF
course those of us who have always
been republicans will much prefer
voting and assisting republican in
to the office, and vice versa, but 9TH
err questions are going to cut big
ger figure than ever before. For in
stance the question as to ability and
character will much influence many.
Then many will be influenced as to
whether the candidate is for or
against the five mile limit law, for
if the liquor men get the next legis-
,atv-c tie act passed this session,
which is to take effect after the ter
mination of the present petition of
consent which runs two years yet.
will be repealed. Then others will
be voting for or against a man be-
cause he is for or against woman SUI
frage, for it will be up again next
time, or because he is for or against
tax reform, or permanent road build
mig, or many other important Ques-
tons that will be coming up. We are
entering new era marked by more
political independence than for the
last fifty or seventy-tive years. The
nonpartisan judiciary act marks
that fact as we'll as the primary cleo
ton laws and many other apparent
things in politics. Perhaps it will
be just as we'll 1t is here, anyway.
Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
THE TARIFF IN THE SENATE.

The Underwood tariff bill goes to
the senate within a few days. 1t
will be discussed, dissected, debated,
and denounced; but the Journal be-
lieves it will pass the senate in sub
stantially the same shape in which
it leaves the house.
There are two reasons for this
faith, For one, President Wilson is
backing the bill, and the American
people are backing President Wilson.
For another, United States senators
henceforth are elected by direct vote
of the people.
1t is this last fact, almost as much
as his own forceful personality,
which gives power to the leadership
of President Wilson, Public opinion
has at last found it's way to the
senate chamber. Senators who try
to mutilate bill which the nation
demands must answer to the people
of their state-and President Wilson
is quite capable of going to the home
of sugar trust or wool trust sena-
tor, and telling that mans constitu-
ents just how and why he disregard
ed his party pledges.
That would be a rather uncOm-
Portable experience for the most
hardened servant of tho interests.
The Journal repeats it's belief that
the Underwood bill will pass.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
THE CALIFORNIA lNELIGlBLES.

The editor Of this paper introduce
ed into the Iowa legislature the first
bill ever introduced in a state legls-
lature to prohibit alien ownership
of lands. The bill aroused discussion
in the press from New York to San
Francisco. 1t passed the lower house
of the legislature Of the list Gener-
al Assembly, 1886, but was defeated
in the senate.
Two years later Mr.. Robb intro
duced the bill and it passed both
houses and was signed by Gov. Lar
rabee and became one OF the laws OF
Iowa. 1t will be found commence
ing on page 977 of the Code.
This law applies to all aliens and
was to prevent foreigners coming in
to Iowa, buying up our lands, that
were cheap at that time, and build
ing up land lord system here SINH
lar to what existed in Ireland at that
time. Before the passage of this law
Lord Scully had purchased 10000
acres in Illinois and as much more in
Kansas.
The trouble with the proposed
aliens who are 'ineligible to citizen
ship and these three words make
it apply to the japanese and Chinese
exclusively, because these are the
only people that are ineligible to citI-
zenship. The Englishman, French
man, German, Irishman, Swede, in
fact all of the whites can become
citizens of the United States by COM
plying with certain conditions and
laws, but the Monaghan or yellow
race, is excluded from citizenship by
a national law.
Japan claims under treaty, that
she has the same rights as other ma
lions and if aliens Chose who are
not citizens), can hold lands in Cali
fornia, the Japanese aliens should
have the same right.
President Wilson holds that the
Japanese contention is right under
the treaty, and while not question
ing the right of California to pass
such a law, holds that its passage
will make a discrimination against
Japan.
The supreme court of the United
States, we understand, has held that
treaties are the supreme law of the
land. If in our treaty with Japan
their people are given the same
rights as the aliens of other lands,
then the courts would undoubtedly
hold law made by any state that
discriminates against Japan, would
be a controvention of the treaty and
illegal ,,.
? If California would make her law
apply to all aliens, as the Iowa law
does, we cannot see wherein Japan
could find fault under her treaty.
This can be done by striking out the
words ineligible to citizenship, -
the words that make it applicable to
the monaghan exclusively
American
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
THE SECRET OF 1T.

Champ Clark, leader Of the dem
ocracy in many battles, stepped
from the speakers chair to the floor
of the house to speak on the Under
wood bill. He reviewed the history of
the measure. THE unanimity in the
house, he said,' was not brought
about by the lash of the taskmaster.'
A volume of criticism of political
methods was compressed into that
pithy declaration.
Republic unanimity on tariff bills
is an old story. It was secured by
the most remorseless parliamentary
machine that ever ground an indie
pendent between the upper and meth
er stones On the will of the speak
er depended the recognition of every
member of the house who might de-
sire to offer a motion. On the favor
of the speaker depended every mans
position on committees of the house.
The good" member was rewarded
for his subseryiency; the insurgent
was "demoted' when other commit
tee members went up, was denied all
share in legislation, was prevented
from exerting any influence what
ever on the conduct of the business
of the house. With the Reed-Can-
non machine in working order, the
republican majority presented unit
ed front to the enemy" though in
wardly there were jealousies, heart
burnings and implacable resent
ments.
A little more than two years ago,
the democrats took command of the
house, and put minority leader Clark
in the speakers chair and then
they. proceeded to fulfill their prom
Uses as to the Cannon rules.
Today the speaker has no power
of "inquisitorial recognition" When
a member rises to speak he is not
forced slavishly to answer the ques-
ton, For what purpose does the
gentleman rise?" Committees are
appointed by the Ways and Means
Committee, and not by the speaker
of the house. The man in the chair
no longer Yields the power Of politi-
cal life and death over the individual
member.
When the rules were thus revised
the republicans boosted that the re-
form would last but little while.
They said the house was "unWieldy,"
and that the public business would
suffer. Yet the house majority has
preserved it's front unbroken, with
out the lash of the taskmaster,' as
Speaker Clark so tersely termed the
speakers despotism. What gives
unity to present-day democracy?
What mastery does the house ac-
knowledge today?
It has substituted for obedience to
Joe Cannon obedience to the will of
the American people. Three years
ago the house was ruled by politi-
cal machine. Today it is ruled by
public opinion. The voice of the peo-
PIE demands tariff reform. This is
the secret Of the unbroken front OF
the 1913 democracy,St. Louis Rel
public. iIsi u M a "a a. :
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15

Pete Hepburn told the reporters
in Washington the other day that
wearing a silk hat beat him in the
Iowa Eighth district. But Peter
couldn't have gone back to congress
If he had gone bareheaded and with
out socks. Perhaps the silk hat
helped but there were other impor-
tant complications.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15

''The law against carrying conceal
ed weapons in Iowa was strengthen
ed by the last legislature by making
it necessary to have license to carry
fire arms of any kind. But that does
not make the law effective" says the
Manson Democrat. What we need
is law to prohibit the sale OF dan
gerous weapons 80 that every ire
sponsible who has enough money
cannot buy gun that will 80 Of and
kill some innocent person about the
irst time the fool takes II out Of his
poke
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15

The increase in value Of Iowa
farm land in the last ten years is
greater than the increase in value of
all the farm lands in Montana, Ida
no, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexi-
co, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Oregon combined.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15

We are not kicking, mind you,
about the old soldiers getting it,
says the Cherokee Democrat. '.but
we're Just wondering IL the legisla-
ture would have appropriated that
" 900 II the reunion Was to be held
q any other city than d. MoinSe 4
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29
INDIAN GIRL
Made White Mans Bride-Ex,
traordinary Romance of
the Wilds.

Toronto, Can, March 29.-Like a
flight of imagination reads the story of
love and marriage of Charles Stewart
Richmond, son of Rev. J. k. Richmond
of Gospel Bay, and Sophia Mckenzie. a
beautiful Indian girl. who, her rela-
tives claim, is a descendant of Sir
Donald Mckenzie, discoverer of Nc
Kenzie River.
About eleven years ago young Rich
mond, attracted by the call of the
wild and the lure of the mining lif ,
WAS q of the fret whites to break
a trail east of Hurricanaw, now the
scene OF a rush of prospectors. Blaz-
ing trails through the bush, he found
on a small unknown island a little
Indian girl, deserted by a stepmother
and left alone to face starvation and
perhaps death but for the turn of
fate. The child, as she was then,
could not tell the tale of her suffer
ing.
Taking the child back to his little
camp he tenderly nursed her back 10
health, and between them there grew
a love which. without the benefit of
clergy, took it's ma uIsl course. In the
years that rolled away the father and
stepmother found ont the child and
claimed her.
Well supplied with all the necessities
of life, Richmond's generosity to the
natives soon cemented their friendship,
and the father gave his daughter in
marriage to him. The only ceremony
attendant on the first union was a
solemn promise exacted by the girl (
father that as soon as they could get
out of the bush to a point of civil.
cation where there was a clergyman,
the marriage would be performed in
the legal way.
Arriving at Cochrane yesterday, they
were legally married by Rev. j. r.
Bythell of the Anglican church, who
afterward baptized the children.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29

| young men have had their interest
aroused in the question Of naval ser
vice. as evidenced by the large mum
| Der of inquiries received from thai
| state by Edward Wander Velde, local
recruiting officer for the a On
| account Of an extension made by con-
| gress last winter, the naval service is
about 1000 men short of a regular
complement; and the department is
planning an active campaign for re-
cruits.
Watertown-Farmers residing around
Watertown are organizing a C o-opera
tive company for the purpose of estab-
fishing a terminal potato warehouse at
this point. To begin, a capital of $25,
900 will be raised, a sufficient part of
which to build the warehouse has OIL
ready been subscribed. 1t is estimated
that 500 carloads of potatoes will be
shipped to eastern markets the coming
fall. A systematic effort is also being
ma de to induce farmers TO increase
their potato acreage by the argument
that the warehouse here will establish
a stable market for the entire north
eastern section OF South Dakota.
vermillion-An event that doesn't
bapptn to every father came to Ras.
mus Conrad, formerly commissioners of
this county for many years. when
this gentleman last week gave away
three of his children in marriage at
one time. All in one day the clerk
in this city was called upon to give
licenses TO wed Misses Agnes A, and
Mf belle l., and Raymond II. Conrad
the other contracting parties being
El.n~r Anderson. Hans Nelson aud
NJ - Minnie Anderson, respectively
Al otuer coincidence is that Elmer and
Minnie Anderson mentioned sbove are
brot aud sister, adding to the com
plicati n.
Mitchell-The corn palace committee
last night closed the contract for the
attractions for the coming year with
Chas. NJ. Marsh. of Chicago, repre-
sentative for the theater booking cor
poration. The contract calls for a
~hippodrome of II high class acts. eight
of which are to be staged inside the
corn palace and three on the street.
The contract also calls for the Banda
Roma, a musical organization of 35
pieces, which will appear in uniform
and will give concerts in the building.
Several s~oloists Of repute are also being
sought. The program will consume
about two and one-hslf hours and will
be under the personal direction Of Mr..
Marsh.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29
DRUGS AND FOOD
Force of Inspectors Enlarged
by the New Commissioner.

Vermillion, March 29.-With the re-
Organization of the state drug and food
commission located in the university
here and under the direction of Com
missioner Guy G.. Frary, a general
shaking up has taken place. Under
the old system the work of so large and
growing q state as South Dakota could
not be handled efficiently with the
men employed and in the light of this
fact two new food inspectors have been
appointed. W. r Cleland, of this city,
for the First district, which includes
the southern quarter Of the state, and
r. M. Cox, Of Deadwood, for the
Second district, west of the Missouri
liver. For the northern part an in
spector yet remains to be appointed.
In addition to these inspectors, G. l.
Vaughn. until recently clerk of courts
Of this county. has been made deputy
commissioner and will devote most of
bis time to office work since the COM
missioner himself is often called TO
different parts Of the state. John p.
Schall becomes drug inspector, he
having ben deputy under the old
commission. o. e. Cushman and w.
c. Evans, both graduate chemists,
nave been elected laboratory analysts.
Extensive i'm pI ovements in the line
of repairs to office and laboratories
are also being made at this time, to
getber with the addition of 81, 900
worth of chemical apparatus.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29
ABERDEEN YOUTH
Placed in Jail Charged With
Robbing the Mails.

Sioux Falls. March 30. Carl Al
ness, a 17-yesr.old boy, arrested at
Aberdeen for riflng the mails entered a
plea of guilty and was brought to Sioux
Falls Thursday afternoon, and is in
carcerated in the Minnehaha county
Jail to remain until the next term of
federal court. Several business men
of Aberdeen had been missing letters
containing lemittances by check, and
as young Arness had been seen loiter-
ing about the postofice lobby, he was
suspected. Four keys to LOCK boxes
were discovered in his possession, and
he owned to having stolen many let
tiers, destroying the checks and drafts,
but keeping the contents when they
happened to be in currency.
The boy had been employed as mes
senger for the Dakota Farmer a fam
publication at Aberdeen and part of his
duties had been - get the mail. The
publication had missed many letters
containing money, but young Arness
bad not been suspected, but he was
dischar ged a short time ago for an
other offense.
1t is believed that drafts and checks
stolen will aggregate several thousand
dollars in value. 1t IL not thought
the lad secured much money.
The penalty for his crime runs as
high as ten years in prison. but 1t is
pr esumed he will be let off with a re-
form school sentence. The boy IL very
intelligent for his age. and has always
borne a good reputation. He secured
the KEYS to she boxes he had been rob-
bing through the carelessness of patrons
who forgot their keys and left them In
the postofice boxes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29
MISSOURI TRAFFIC
Steamboating Revived and In,
creasing on Missouri
River.

Chamberlain, March 29.-Few people
outside of this immediate locality
realize the fact that each year shows
a steady increase of freight traffic on
this part of the Missouri river.
Capt. w. B. Wait, owner of the ia
nous river packet, Rosebud, " has
added 81 feet to her original length, so
that she is now 76 feet long, and has
all that he can possibly do with her
from the time the liver opens until it
closes late in the fall. Capt. Alb Az eIs
was so crowded with freight traffic last
year that in addition to his pac ket
1.-The Iowa" which is 80 feet in len 9Th
by a 22.foot beam, that he built the
j. W. Sanford, " that stands 50 feet
in length by 1S! foot beam. Then
last fall the King Brothers, who, by
the way, are old time river men here,
secured the franchise for all the ferry
business between this city and Amer
can Island, and are building the IL.
r. f." which is Ga feet by an 49, foot
beam.
Captain Wait was elected one of the
directors of the rivers and harbors ron
gress at Washington, d. c., last De
cember, and is very enthusiastic yer
Missouri river navigation. He say it
will not be long bffore there will be r
regular packet line bel ween here and
Sioux City. In fact, Captain Wait has
made a great many trips with freight
and stock from his locality to Sioux
City, hut has never yet tried to do a
regular business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29

Get your pictures framed and up
h~olstering done ct I-eland's
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-29

tary," will be given in the city
theater here on Friday and Saturday
evenings of next week. This is the
annual dramatic event of the institu-
ton and calls out some of the very best
talent.
Mitchell-H. d. Wagner, of this
city, a brother of E. K. Wagner. of
Sioux Falls. formerly United States
attorney. has purchased a half inter-
est in the Metcalf clothing store here,
u of the largest mems furnishings
in the state. and the firm will in the
future be known as the Metcalf- Wag-
ner Clothing company.
Yankton The final contest to choose
debaters from the girls societies Of
Yankton college 10 meet a team Of
young women debaters from the State
University of yermillion on May 3. re-
suited in the choice of Miss Alice
Byrne, Miss Della Grimes and Mrs.
leighton. The question to be consid-
cred is a test for illiteracy among i'm
migrants.
Canton The Stavange Laeet. a Nor.
wegian society. will hold its annual
meeting, in Canton, June "a, 25 and
26. This will5 be the largest attended
meeting ever held by this society. Last
year the society held it's meeting at
Forrest City, Ia, and the attendance
was in aces of $500 people.
Sioux City, Ia.-Many South Dakota