The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. Is. r Especial j.
Beyond the child labor bin, should the
courts hold ii constitutional. Is much
other legislation of a similar nature,
but without the sentiment to push 1t
along. The child labor bill appeals to
the sympathies of people because most
of us do not like the idea OF small chill
dren spending their time in factories
when they ought to be at school, with
the liberty OF play, every day.
The next measure which will follow
the child labor bin Is n 10 prohibit
interstate transportation of convict
made goods. Following that, an effort
will be made to prohibit the transpor-
tation of goods made where persons
are employed more than eight hours a
day. These measures will have the
earnest support of the labor %organiZa-
tons.
Pure Fabrics and Leather.
For several years there has been
pending n measure to prohibit inter
state transportation of fabrics and
leather goods that were not just such
as represented. One man was elected
to congress from Michigan on the is
sue and promise that he would pass
such a measure. lie came here and
was lost, and SO was his bill.
But If the principle is established
that congress can prohibit the trans
portation OF goods made by children
under a certain age there will be a
pure fabric and leather ~bill-yes, and
many others of n similar kind.
Suited Tom Marshall.
Vice President Marshall did not
make much of an effort To check the
tide of humor which flowed over the
senate during a running debate be
tween Senators Stone of Missouri and
Penrose of Pennsylvania. Such exhi-
billions please a man like Marshall,
who likes a bit of humor as we'll as
anybody.
The humorists are not plentiful In
the senate. penrose il the best. hut he
does not work at It very often. Kern
OF Indiana has a fund Of humor IN tap
IL he wanted 10 use II. John sharp
Williams OF Mississippi is also gifted
on those lines. Clapp of Minnesota
makes humorous remarks now anu
then. That about exhausts the list,
although several senator's are good
story tellers In the cloakrooms.
King and Taggart.
w. IL. King, n Democrat OF Utah
came to Washington TO get help for the
party I'm the western states. He OLD n
number OF men of the prospects and or
the danger spots. While he was talk
ing along came Tom Taggart, and they
were introduced. King recollected the
Indiana man as a great political boss,
and he went for him.
I'VE want some help" he said. we
want help from the White House. WI
son Is a great man, but he doesn't know
anything about politics. Why don't a
dozen or more of you go up there and
tell him some ~things-put some po-
litical pep into himf'
Taggart blinked and looked askance.
'You see" he replied, tits not exact
" my job. I'm new here in the senate.
Talk TO some of the older and more ex-
perienced fellows"
Longworth's Quotation.
Congressman L0ngworth or ONO
read a quotation In the house which
positively Endorsed the principle OF
protection. He said he might get up
a guessing contest as to the author,
but would not take the time OF the
house. Sloan of Nebraska interrupted
to say that he would give n guess that
either Moore of Pennsylvania or Ford
ney of Michigan was the author, they
being the two highest protectionists
extant.
ut Is neither" replied Longworth.
81 am reading from a statement by
President Wilson"
Leader Kitchin Of North Carolina
vehemently denied that the quotation
came from any utterance OF the pres
ident and insisted that it might voice
the views of Fordney or Moore, but
not a Democratic president.
well" replied Longworth, II may
be a little late. This vas made a
week ago, and the president may have
changed his mind"
Thus do statesmen play at humor
aud politics when they have little
to do.
Power of Twelve Men.
when this war In Europe Is over"
Senator Clapp of Minnesota told the
senate, there will be revolutions OF
some sort which will take from twelve
men the power to command a force
which will plunge millions into war"
Hit the ltalic Case.
As the printers of the older days
used to say, Senator Lewis "hit the
italic case hard" when he made his
speech answering Hughes acceptance
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