The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-19
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Dec 1S.-(Special. i
The natural inference drawn from the
recent pronounced declarations made
by Mr. Bryan in Washington. some
what opposing the policies or positions
of President Wilson, is that Bryan Is
candidate for president I'm 1920
For what ii is worth | viii give in
formation coming from Bryans close
friends to the effect that under no cir
cumstances will he ever be candidate
for or accept any Office, elective or ap-
pointive.
There can be only one office to which
Bryan can allude when he says any
office If he has said ii. and that Is the
presidency. He has had all he wants of
other Offices. lie has been next to the
president in high office. and il would
not be worth his while to take anything
less than the highest position In the
government.
Declining the Presidency.
| do not have much faith in declina-
tions of the presidency made by men
four six or eight years i'm advance of
possible nominations. Roosevelt posi-
lively said he would not be a candi-
date again after the election In 1904
and eight years later he was hot after
the place both as a Republican and
Progressive, and four years after that
he was again candidate. In 1912 and
,4b Il
clined. positively took himself out of
presidential consideration. and yet ac-
cepted a nomination and was very
nearly elected.
For that reason | say that this Bryan
declaration. if il has been made. might
well be taken with the usual grain of
salt in connection with declnations of
the presidency.
Most Satisfied Man.
The most pleased man in the senate
of the United States, judging from ap-
pearances, is Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin He was renominated after
very bitter and hotly contested pri-
mary and easily elected. More than
that, La Toilette knows that mighty
few men ON either side wanted him re
elected, and his return makes it all the
more gratifying TO him on that ac-
count As to the presidential election.
it is surmised that he is more satisfied
with Wilson's election than he would
have been had Hughes pulled through.
The satisfaction OF La Toilette shows
itself in his beaming countenance every
hour Of the day.
Threatened Republicans.
When he came to the senate La Fol
lette threatened to empty many Repub-
lcan seats. While he has not been re-
sponsible for empying all those that
have been refilled, he has had the keen
satisfaction of seeing quite a procession
Of his former opponents in his own
party pass through the portals never t.
return. Some have died, others retired
voluntarily, but quite number have
heen forced out The senate shows
much difference in appearance compdr
ed with what it was twelve years ago
when La Toilette first entered the body
When Mann Is Willing.
Minority Leader Mann wants to gel
into nearly everything and usually sue
ceeds, but there is not time when be
is willing to have the so called ''smal
fry" Of his party go to the front and
take the blows That is when Leader
Kitchin is on the floor. The Nortl
Carolina man is ready for rough anC
tumble debate and invites everybody tt
come into the arena. When Kitchin /:
making speech Mann is shy and wary
They Talk "Pork."
Members Of congress do not hesitate
to talk pork" these days, and the yer.
first bill that came up was called
"pork" BILL 1t provided for score o
fish hatcheries in different parts of th
country and was one of those skillfull
drawn measures sure to pass, placing
hatchery In enough states to secur
the votes to put 1t through. The fis
hatchery bill also had booster in TIL
high cost of living. 1t was asserte
that the propagation OF fish meant
larger food supply, and how was an
man to vote against such a bill, pal
ticularly IL it meant fish hatchery 70
his state?
Lndbergh and War.
Congressman Iindbergh Of Minnest
ta belongs to nationality or rae
which is peace loving. Norway an
Sweden and Denmark are not warlik
nations. About the last great war Q
those peoples was back when Berns
dotte. one Of Napoleon's marshals, wa
Q. ling. Going over the election r