Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-11
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flee buildings. there are evidences OF
their Industry and handiwork.
i. There Is at present no signs OF
pcssimism in any Of the three poll.
tical camps. The pulses OF the par
ties are best felt in Washington, 1t
is declared. The Republicans are
jubllalt over their recent gains. The
Democrats think they have developed
the biggest man since. Lincoln and
the PrOgressives believe they are cer
tain to hold the balance Of power in
1916. l,
While the Republicans feel that
they can have most of the things they
want in Congress for the next two
years and after that be In full con-
troll, there seems to be a widely sdi.
verse opinion as to q presidential
candidate. .M.e #
Democratic hopes r being based
for the most part on the strength OF
their candidate. They confidently ex.
pect Mr.. Wilson to be stronger in
1916 than he is now. He will have
had more opportunity to display his
judgment and his talents, they say.
The Democratic leaders attach no i'm
pOrtance to tho ass-ions that VIII
son was repudiated in the recent cleo.
tons. tEf
In one respect. the P~rogressives
have made a turnabout in their opin-
ion. It is their belief that III 1916
they will make considerable inrpads
into the Democratic ranks, whereas In
the past they have done practically
all Of their recruiting among the Re-
publicans. They declare that around
the Third district in Louisiana Will
grow "a movement that in time will
be a force in the South. No claims
are being made: of big gains. in the
near future. The leaders say they
realize. that a political party nsl1ally
is of slow growth, and that they are
now convinced that theirs will be no
exception. Most of their hopes are
based on the nnpopularity OF machine
controlled politics in the North and
West and on the fact that the South
is urgently in need Of two political
parties for economic and, political rem
sons, III 81 M. n@#Ei
No unusual comment is created in
this day OF wonders by, the ease with
which the "black death" Of the mid
die ages is held in check and cures
effected in 4 large number Of cases.
%sne dread Of the disease has not
passed. 1t may be realized that the
danger from q pestilencc is past, but
the mention OF hubonic plag,te brings
geld shivers that are doubtless heri.
tages from another century. Tho
most effective work a gairst the plague
has been done by the United States
Public Health Service. The corps ct
efficient physicians and surgeons who
ere attached to this service are en-
gagged in as important work as, any
that, is directed from Washington.
4 Plague has visited several Of the
Pacific coast ports within recent
years. The worst visitation OF tho
ralady ever experienced II this ooun-
try took place In California III 1907.
This year. the disease gained a foot
hold in New Orleans. In. each case
the Public Health, Service did won
derfu' work. The plague was local.
iZa1 III New Orleans. Not a single
case Developed outside Sof. the. city.
The death rate was reduced to. the
minimum There was no interference
with the commercial life, of the city
BY. u%narantine. measures. About, thir-
~ cases of the disease daveloped.
Onl" six tiO6.