Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-12

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that view without hesitation and cele-
brated the find with great enthusiasm.
Spain and Cuba made an investiga-
ton and declared there was nothing
in the Santo Domingo story. Mr..
Bryan probably will be called upon to
settle this matter Of state and he will
have no asy Job.
Filipinos May Have TO Wait,
The senate of the United States
has confirmed foul native island
ers appointed by President VIII
son as members Of b Philippine
commission. 1t is h expressed in
tention of the administration to give
as many minor offices as is possible to
capable Fi!!pinos. The direct promise
of President Wilson has been that
ultimate Independence for the Islands
is the Democratic intention.
Members of congress think that
these things already done for the Fill
pinos in the way Of encouragement
mean that the bill Of Representative
Jones of Virginia to give the islands
actual Independence in 1921 Will not
be pushed for some little time. The
appointments to Offices and other
things are taken by some members
as sufti cient acts of encouragement to
the Filipinos that eventually the
Democrats a be trusted to give
them full liberty.
1t was the set intention Of the
Democrats to pass the Jones bill or
Il substitute for it either at the special
session now irn wins RI 81 close or IN
the early days of the regular session
which will begin in December. The
administration seems to AVE taken
the wind out Of the sails Of congress.
Mr.. Wilson has heard some things
from men who have made Philippine
conditions a study and it seems not at
all unlikely that he has been moved
by what he has heard to oppose I'M
mediate consideration Of the virginia
representatives. measure.
The reports Of the officials of the
bureau of insular affairs are not alto
gether cheering to men who would
like to give a large measure of free
dom to the Filipinos Immediately.
Interest in G. O.. p. Convention.
Members OF congress apparently
are taking a much keener inter
est today in the forthcoming meeting
Of the Republican national COM
mittee than they are in the currency,
antitrust or any of the other legisla-
ton under consideration or to come
under it within the next six months.
Democrats, conservative Republicans
progressive Republicans and Progress
sives all are either gossiplng or Talk
ing seriously. N in some cases ap-
prehensively, concerning the outcome
of the meeting OF the commlltee
whose duty will be to call the repre-
| sentatives of the Republican party to-
getheT III extraordinary national SEES
sion.
Republican leaders who are inclined
to progressivism and those who are
inclined to extreme conservatism have
written on the subject of the gather
ing of which they hope much and e
more. The fear of the conservatives
concerns itself almost wholly with an
attempt on the part of the delegates
to the convention to make a declara-
ton of principles. Progressive Repub-
licans in Washington say that the con
vention will consider only changes in
| rules, but they seem to feel that an
attempt will be made to put the dele
gates on record as in favor of policies
which the Republicanism of the old
time did not sanction.
Among the progressive Republican
leaders there seems to be sincerity OF
desire that nothing shall be put over
on their friends of reaction when
the national convention assemblies.
From VIA these leaders say, how
ever, it is apparent that they believe
it will be almost impossible to pre-.
vent the delegates from taking mat
ters into their own hands and making
attempt to secur the passage of reso-
lutions or the giving of some kind OF
an intimation that the party intends
to cut loose from some of the policies
of the past and to take up those which
the P~rogressives have made present,
and which the progressive Repubh-
cans hope to make future policies.
Change of Rules Not Enough.
Politicians of all parties in Wash,
ington are asking why it is necessary
to have a Republican convention If
the only thought is 10 make certain
changes in the rules which it is
known definitely would be made at
the regular convention two years from
next 1t is known hat the
only reason for the conven.'3n is the
hope that something will be done
which will induce the ~Progressives to
come back into the fold. No one
seems to think for an instant hat the
Progressives will come back simply
because of an action of the conven.
ton which will change the basis
southern representation and give ap-
prevail to the presidential primaries.
| Neither Mr.. Cummins nor Mr.. Borah
nor anybody else of progressive Re-
publican tendencies, it is said, would
have urged an extraordinary owen
ton of the Republican party II it had
not been the thought hat something
would be done at the gathering which
would make the Progressive party
men feel hat the old party had set
it's face to the future and that they
could come back into the ranks with
out any sacrifice of principle.
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