Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-10-01

Too many congressman appear to think that they were elected to
Iegislate for a pork barrel and not for the people. 81
If the allies whip Germany it will be after the Germans have
nothing left to fight with, according to present indications. b
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1t begins to look as though Boise Penrose would again put it
over his enemies in Pennsylvania, despite Mr. Pinchots candidacy
No one ever looks for the unexpected to happen, but it some
times happens nevertheless. If he were looking for it, it would not
be n unexpected guest
Those democratic congressman who insist upon taxing gasoline
as a means of meeting the governments deficit should reflect that
gasoline has passed from the stage of luxury to that of necessity.
1t is estimated by the allies that Germany has lost 100000 men
along the present battle lines in France, while it is admitted that
the allies have lost 100000. And the war has only begun.
Rather than worry about the absorption of legislative functions
by the president, Senator Cummins should lament the failure of
congress to take advantage of its opportunity for doing the needful
thing.
Unless Senator LaFollette gets busy in Wisconsin soon he will
have another fight of his life in the Badger state in 1916. Both
the old parties nominated reactionaries for the governorship at the
late primaries.
If the democratic managers at democratic headquarters at Wash
ington think that the party will have easy sailing, they should re-
feet that it is very unpopular to impose a war tax upon a people in
time of peace.
President Wilson is a party man when his party is right, or
when ne wants tt hle behind 1t IN order to prevent committing nm
self with reference to the suffrage question, but otherwise he is
quite independent.
With seventy-eigft thousand registered electors within the
party, as shown in the ante primary campaign, it would not seem
that h republicans or the state need to worry over the result OF the
battle Of the ballots. d.
The indications right now r. that Carranza and Villa may have
a little boxing match OF their own down in Mexico. Mexico has
had peace for at least sixteen minutes, and it's time for another fra
cas- to break loose somewhere.
General Winter, according to our eartoonist, after consulting
with General Famine with reference to the plan of campaign in Eu-
rope, proposes to start from the north. There will be suffering
intense suffering-before- the two generals finish the work outlined.
Twenty democratic senators broke loose from the democratic
majority and joined with the republicans in cutting down the size of
the pork barrel from ninety-three millions to twenty millions.
That helps just seventythree milions-but still we are confronted
with a war tax in time of peace. 8E#
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Since President Perisho Of the agricultural state college made
a speech at Aberdeen recently, some Of the state papers think that
the war between the college and the Better Farming association Of
Brown county is over. In fact, there never was much of a war. to
begin with. 1t was a sort OF tempest in a teapot
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Editor Insk thinks that in paying Mr.. Egan one thousand dol
lars to settle the suit brought BY Egan for fifty thousand dollars
damages he has preserved his conscience. Egan asked that Lusk re-
bespeaking for Mr.. Egan the confidence and respect Of the readers
of the papes, or that he pay the cash named in lieu Of the retraction.
Lusk chose the cash payment.
The old-fashioned politician used to kick about the secret ballot
he could never tell inst how his friends were going to vote. The
same old chap also kicked about adopting the primary method of
making nominations-he could never know exactly what his friends
were aa,;. gong 1oa do 4 h hoy.t that We have J both aaa;t the primary system q
concerned, the candidates feel impened to make themselves both seen
and hard during the campaign.
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The Vermilion Republican, discussing Nj. Dowdel's with
drawal from the senatorial race, says that THE natural republican
preponderance IN STATE VIII undouDIedy make the travellng Tor
Mr.. Burke comparatively safe, but Mr.. johnson is personally as we'll
as politically a pretty popular parsonage Yes, but our southern
contemporary must not draw its conclusion from the large vote ac-
corded ID Mi. johnson in 1912. johnson heavy vote that year was
due to a condition which is not now a factor in the state contest.
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Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, recently returned from Eu-
rope, is reported to have reached the conclusion that this will be a
finish conflict; that is to say, it viii not stop until one side or the
other is completely exhausted, perhaps both sides. That opinion
appears to prevail quite generally. England has repeatedly stated
through members Of her cabinet, that her central idea, now that the
war has gotten under way, is to reduce Germany to such a condition
as to preclude its renewal Of the %combat--in other words. to wipe
out Germany as q powerful factor in u European affairs. And those
who are well vesed in Gerrany's preparedness and in her ability to
continue the struggle realize what d finish war means.