The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Brookings Register Bureau. washin gton, DC.
(By L 3. Jonaal

Brookings Register Bureau. Washington. DC.
(By J. q. Jones)
The Campaign 10 on
The politicians have rounded up
their best schemers and located them
in tall buildings in New York, where
they are charged with the RESPONSE
bility of educating the people of the
United States to vote right" The
Democrats have rs aggressive a
bunch Of enthusiasts as have ever been
housed in a single building. Since the
speech by Mr.. Hughes in Carnegie
hall, the Republicans have picked up
hope, aid with Colonel Roosevelt car
rying a banner in the procession, they
expert to arrive safely at Armageddon
in November.
Defining the Issues
The real foundation for the cam
paign is at present being laid in Con-
gress, where notable speeches are be-
ing made by senators and representa-
tives. in which they are defining the
issues upon which the campaign will
be fought out. Senator Walsh of Mon
t2na, one of the most brilliant men of
new politics." and who will have
charge of Democratic headquarters in
Chicago, has insisted recently that
mo mor deadly blow at the Federal
Judiciary system has ever been direct
ed against it than the nomination of
Justice Hughes by the Republican con
vention." Senator Townsend, of Mich
igan, stated the Republican position,
in answer to Mr.. Walsh, by declaring
that President Wilson was the first to
drag the supreme court into politics,
and he Gdded that sit was a compli-
ment to Mr.. Hughes hat no one had
raised any other issue against him
than the one urged by the Montana
senator.
Getting Ready to Quit
The house of representatives has
run most of it's grain through the legis-
lative mill, and it's members are now
leisurely marking time while the sen
ate, which up to a few weeks ago was
proceeding with great deliberation,
completes the grinding of it's grist.
Most of the big work before congress
has been finished, and the members
will soon be engaged in closing up the
work Of the session in order that they
may return home and advise their con
stituonts to vote in the same way they
did two and four years ago.
Philippine independence
The status Of the Philippine Islands
appears to have been definitely esta5-
lished by an agreement made in con-
gress, declaring it to be the intention
of the United States to give the is
lands independence when it has been
demonstrated that the population a
maintain a stable government. The
Filipinos were in hopes that congress
would set a time-four or six years
in the future, when formal %independ-
ence would result.
Arranging Rural Credits
The appointment of members of the
rural credit commission by the Presi-
dent, assures that the now financial
plan which aims to give improved
credit facilities to the farmers IF the
country, will be put into effect. The
"money-changers" have stood in the
way Of this new reform, and it's opera
ton is apt to reduce their rates of in
terest.
Taxing Gun Powder
The Dupont Powder Company, which
distributed something like ffty-five
million dollars of dividends during the
past year, has entered a protest
against the proposed legislation to i'm
pose a tax on explosives. President
Dupont, of the great ammunition con-
Germ. says that a ten per cen tax
would threaten the life of the industry.