The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-10
Democrats Hope to Continue
In Power Next November.
CONDITIONS ALWAYS CHANGE
Senate Ties Itself Up So Member
Will Not Have 10 Go on Record In
Regard to the Prohibition Issue-Sec-
re- Ary Lane Has interesting Book
Describing National Parks
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July ESPECIAL 1t is
almost impossible to keep politics out
of every discussion In regard TO the
Mexican situation. The Republicans
have bitterly assailed the admlnstra-
tion's Mexican policy almost from the
Oeginning, but they realize that war
in Mexico may change political condi-
tlons next November
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming,
man of long service i'm the house and
of keen observation. replying to a
speech by Congressman Hetiiu OF Ala
bama severely criticising the Republic
ans, had this to say:
The Democrats though cast down
and much discouraged, have not entire.
ly lost faith. They still have a linger-
ing hope that they may be retained in
power. That hope Is involved In the
possibility that If unfortunately we
should be involved in a bloody strife
in November the American people win
not be inclined to make change"
Senate "Hog Ties" Itself
The United States senate has tied IT
self up SO that 1t cannot pass prohibit
tion legislation. when the senate
can't get around difficult problem any
other way it hog ties itself" remarked
an observing member of that body.
There is "A majority In the senate that
feels obliged 10 vote for prohibition
whenever there is square vote on the
subject, but a majority has carefully
established the precedent that the rules
OF the senate cannot be suspended ex-
cept by two-thirds vote. and there
is no way of securing effective action
on prohibition save by attaching the
proposition To an appropriation bin. Ii
provides an easy way of preventing
direct vote on prohibition or prevent
ing action.
On Bright Angel Trail.
Ii has generally been supposed that
all opportunity for startling novels OF
the old style, telling of western wilds
and the men who lived in them, had
passed away. But ii developed in the
debate In the house on an appropda
ton bill that the romance has not gone
out of the west and that there is IA reg
ular holdup man at the Grand Canyon
OF the Colorado
Chairman Fitzgerald told about him
This man located mining claim on
Bright Angel trail, the principal route
from the hotel on the brink To the camp
by the river. He makes every person
crossing his claim pay ST. lie is doing
a greater business In the way of profit
than the hotels. the guides and all the
others who help themselves from the
tourists.
Lanes Books on Parks.
Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment is no politician. He Is simply a
cabinet officer who goes plugging along
doing the best he can and doing 1t
mighty we'll Recently he issued port
folio of pamphlets about the national
parks. He didn't have government
money 10 pay for the publication, SO
he got the railroads that do a park
business to pay for the printing. and
he used the pictures and gave the pub
lication the stamp of government ap-
proval. 1t makes a splendid volume.
1t received deserved commendation in
the debates in congress, the only fear
being that. there would not be enough
to supply the demands OF people who
wanted ii.
Civil Pensions.
Civil pensions may not come for a
/ few years, but the Idea makes gains
I year by year. A short time ago no one
/ would have thought of such thing as
pensoning the old clerks. The idea
caused derision. But now it is quite
4 possible if fair and square vote
| should be obtained on such measure
that it would carry in both houses The
I time is coming when such n vote may
/ be possible.
Those Stubborn Conferees.
IF l could betray the secrets of my
/ prison house | could tale unfold re-
marked Hamlets ghost.
Senator Martin of Virginia was ex-
/ planning his difficulties with the house
conferees on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill when he had to give up IA
number of amendments in which the
senators were interested and for which
they were criticising him.
IF the senators could have been In
the conference room and heard what
took place they would make no intima-
tion that we yielded without protest.
If | ever violated the proprieties l did
in discussing these questions with
those house conferees."
Straining Senatorial Courtesy.
Senators Gaiinger and Smoot dis
agreed about matter of senate pro-
cedure and had quite give and take
alteration for n few moments. Final
/ ly (,aliinppr remarked I'm fpply TO a