The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-28
But There Is No Chance Of Vote
GOing Against Democrats.
PREPAREDNESS As AN ISSUE
Southern Men DO Not Want to Spend
Millions For Military Purposes and
May Make Trouble When Measure
Comes Up, but They Never Fail to
Support Party at Polls.


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the south had more than one party and
was not absolutely certain to vote for
that party at every election IL Is quite
possible that President Wilson would
be In danger of defeat in his own see
ton. 1t is In the south where there Is
the greatest complaint about the presi-
dents policies and from where n great
deal of criticism comes.
IL Is true that the south has becn
somewhat Modified by the increase OF
the price OF cotton, but there are other
matters which show considerable Ill
feeling In that section. IL makes no
difference whether the feeling against
the president is deserved or not, it Is
there. The southern men In congress
do not take kindly to the preparedness
program; they 10 not want 10 spend
billions for military purposes. The
southern women have been more crit
ical OF the presidents marriage than
those OF other sections.
But Will Vote For Wilson.
However, the south In Democratic.
The delegates TO the ~. Louis conven-
ton will all be for Wilson. and the
electoral votes next fall will all be for
Wilson. The south may criticise, but
II will vote the ticket. The south was
the most severe critic OF Grover Cleve-
land. but three times the entire section
cast Its electoral vote for him. South
ern men have been the most severe
critics OF William J. Bryan, but three
times the electoral vote was east for
him.
The same will be true In regard TO
Wilson. he will get the delegates for a
denomination and the electoral votes
for election. The south IN Democratic.
One Day Of Jim Mann.
The day congress ooh a recess for
the holidays was not much OF a bust.
ness day. but IL showed the activities
or the minority leader. Here are some
OF the matters into which Jim Mann
dipped his oar: A resolution TO con.
tinue "A clerk TO make a digest OF
claims. "a bridge across the Allegheny
river In Pennsylvania. a senate amend.
ment TO the deficiency appropriation
bill. n bridge across a river In Missouri,
a resolution TO postpone for a month a
report on the fiscal relations or the
government and the District OF Co
lumbia. d bridge across Rock river In
Illinois. a resolution to transfer the
government exhibit from San Fran
cisco 10 san Diego. a discussion OF
treasury bookkeeping. a bill 10 amend
the postal savings bank law.
His Real Provinos.
Besides taking part In the discus
sion Of those little hddling subjects,
Mann discussed the rules and the order
Of business when the adjournment
resolution was passed. These subjects
came legitimately under his province
as minority leader. But Mann has the
habit OF getting into everything, and
IL takes a mighty small matter to es
cape him.
Any Old Name Goes.
An inquiry develops the fact that the
state primary laws providing for the
name of presidential candidates on bal.
lots will allow any nanle To be placed
on the ballot II a sufficient number of
men petition TO have H. there. Amy
candidates name, no matter II he be
Democrat, Bull Moose, Socialist, Popu-
list. Prohibitions or any any other
kind of an list" is eligible II enough
petitioners present him to the state au-
thorities. Ii is one of the homogeneous
features of primary procedure.
Conditions Change.
Twenty years ago the proposal Of the
P0pullsts for subtreasuries TO hold
agricultural products upon which ware
house currency could be issued was re-
ceived with snorts of derision. And
yet Congressman Lever OF South Caro-
lima. long n member OF the house and
chairman OF the important committee
ON agriculture, has introduced a bill
providing for government warehouses
for agricultural products to be used
just as the Populists suggested a long
time ago. IL does not mean that any
such action will be taken. but when a
man like Lever introduces such a bill
ii shows the trend of the times.
They Overlooked catron.
Casting up the civil war veterans in
each body. a recent compiler found
that in the house Hill Of Connecticut.
Sherwood and Hollings worth of Ohio
served In the Union army, while Esto-
pinal OF Louisiana, Talbot OF Mary
land and Stedman OF North Carolina
were the only Confederate veterans.
In the senate ii was found that Works
Of California. Du Pont OF Delaware.
Nelson OF Minnesota. Gof OF West Vir-
ginia and Warren of Wyoming were
the only Union soldiers OF the civil
war, while Bankhead OF Alabama and
Tillman OF South Carolina were the
only Confederate veterans. Martin in
the senate and Jones in the house, both
Virginians, were cadets at the military