Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-30

we permit the steel trust to fix its own prices, water or no water.
And this distinction without a material difference constitutes
one of the problems that confronts the country with respect to cor
porations. The fixing of the line-the point up to which the govern
ment shall exercise the functions of control-wil be found to be a
severe tax upon the business intellect of the country.
Whether it be Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, or some other
man at the head of the affairs of state, the problem is one that in
wolves patience, business discernment, and forceful tact.
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STILL A CoNUNDRUM.
Theodore Roosevelt is still a conundrumm-as much so as he ever
was or ever has been.
Mr. Roosevets endorsement of Hintdman, candidate for the
stralght-out republican nomination for the governorship in New
York, has renewed speculation concerning the possibility of Roose-
welt becoming the republican nominee for the presidency in 1916
despite the oftrepeated assertions of some of his friends that he
has done with the republican party for all time.
Roosevelt was always a conundrum- Although during his
nearly a third of a century of public life. in one way or another.
he has never done anything that the business interests consider
damaging to either it or the country, there was always the fear that
he might do something.
We recall that while Mr.. Roosevelt was filling the unexpired
term of President Mckinley, and while the party men were discuss
term, we happened to engage in conversation with a United States
senator who had just returned from a trip to New York. The sen
ator had said that Mr.. Roosevelt wouldBbe nominated despite the
humidity permeatng New York5s business channels. 'tWhat has
The ever DONE we asked. to cause these interests TO be fearful q.
The senator replied in substance as, follows sWhy, he has never
done anything to cause this feeling of uneasiness, but those fellows
say that they don't know what he may do nor when ne may do it.. !"
And yet Roosevelt served as president for five years after the
date of this conversation, and has been a private citizen for five
Years, and he has done nothing, either before or since he was presi-
dent, to strike a blow at the business interests Of the country-and
iyet Mr.. Roosevelt is still a eonundrum.
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Meat is still soaring in price, Notwithstanding we cut off a block
of the tariff on imported meats.
If any one can perceive a material reduction in the cost Of living
despite the reduced tariff we wish he'd not be backward about com
ing forward with the result of his observations.
The Princeton sssehool master has been holding down the
principal seat Of government for more than 9 year, and yet the
world joys on apace Even Marse Henri has taken notice.
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Unless the farms materially increase their yields within the
next quarter of "a century, or unless a large proportion Of the people
engage in farming in the meantime, some of EN- will be apt to go
hungry a score Of years hence.
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The vermilion Republican Of last week observed that it SIS
pretty generally agreed that unless soaking rains come within a.
very few days, the corn crop in this region will be materially dam
aged il not wellnigh destroyed, I, sinse the June downpours the
fall Of moisture has been very slight.
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1t may be observed without fear Of successful contradiction
that the crop Of small grain throughout the northwest win not be
as large as was forecasted q month ago. Rust in some localities,
drouth il others, and various other causes, have materially reduced
the prospective yield.
mo man shall court a maid IN person or BY letter without
obtaining the consent Of her parents, & says an extract from one of
The old blue law statutes. Five pounds for the first oHense, ten for
THE second and Imprisonment for the third, were the penalties pre-
lscrlbed. What DO some Of our modern whiskeriess lads think of
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The ArgusLeader calls attention to the fact that the Pail. Mall
Gazette, London Eng, ii for sale, inasmuch as William Waldorf
IAstor, though d very rich man, does not care longer to finance q
losing newspaper venture MI. Astor was once d wealthy American
who went TO London SO that he might the more easily associate with
aristocratic people. Having wearied ia supporting 8 daily news
paper for mere social effect, hi willing that his newspaper mantle
shall fall upon other shoulders William has been having about the
same measure of success ~ socialSahairs that The average man de-