The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-09
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What R. W|LLDO
''CIOs0 Friends" Quote Colo
mel, but They Are Wrong.
NO ONE CAN TALK FOR HIM
Always Expresses His Own Views and
Chooses the Proper Time For Max
ing Them Public-MsrshaIl on the
Anxious Bench, as Few Senators Fa-
vor His Re election.


Anxious Bench, as Few Senators Fa-
vor His Re- election.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March S.-tSpeciall -
Quite a number of CLOSE friends" OF
Colonel Roosevelt have been relating n
story to the effect that be has made or
written a statement saying nc thought
II would be bad policy for him TO make
an effort to secure the nomination at
the Republican convention unless there
should be a demand for him.
"a nomination after n bitter fight, "
he Is quoted as saying. would proba-
bly, mean defeat In the election. If
nm to be nominated the nomination
should come to me because 1t IL beliey-
ed / am the strongest man and as a
sort of a spontaneous demand"
1t may be well doubted that the colo
mel said anything like that. He knows
there will be no spontaneous or over
whelming demand, but that only after
a bitter struggle could he be named.
In politics / have never heard of
Roosevelt allowing any n to speak
for him or represent his views. When
he gets ready to say anything he will
speak for himself.
On the Anxious Seat.
Vice President Marshall Is having
some anxious moments. While Presi
den Wilson does not care as to what
senators like or do not like I'm the way
OF his Legislative policies he does not
want to offend them In politics. Some
senators do not want Tom Marshall for
presiding officer for another four years.
and the president Is not inclined to
force Marshall upon them. Meanwhile
the Indiana man, who likes the job,
does not know just what Will happen
to him.
LiIIiputian Sparring.
Here Is a sample of political spar
ring INDUCED In by Mann. Foster and
Fitzgerald. all considered to be among
the ablest and most alert men In the
house. Ii was over the matter OF
using special rules to pass legislation,
something which is criticised by the
Democrats when the Republicans are
I'm power and criticised by the Repub-
licnns when the Democrats are I'm
power.
mo matter" said Fitzgerald. "how
bad anything done to the rules by the
Democrats has been, IL IL infinitely
better than the best the Republicans
can do"
Everybody agrees to that" said Fos-
ter.
"That il a me, too proposition
said Mann. "We have heard 1t SO
often that I should think you would
get something new
1T IL the old, old story" acknowl-
edged Foster, but is SO good that Ii
should frequently be told to the Re
publicans."
Your best claim" asserted Mann,
lis to try to copy something that we
did that was bad"
And no matter what we have done,''
said Fitzgerald. lit Is not as bad as
what your side does"
Like a Chesterfield.
II wish the senate would be gracious
enough to allow me unanimous con
sent TO report and pass a local bill"
So spoke Senator Harding of Ohio.
Voice, gesture and words were Ches-
terfieldian. and Of course the senate
could not refuse.
Long on Courtesy.
Like many other congressman, NIL
Ter OF Pennsylvania has troubles with
p~ostoffice matters. During the last
three months" he told the house. 1.-THE
only department | have visited has
the postofiice. / will say for the
officials that they have treated me
with the utmost courtesy. but they
have not granted anything | wanted"
Their Remarks and the Record.
Extension of remarks in the Record
Is q fraud upon the public always"
declared Congressman Moon Of Ten
nessee.
is there any great difference ask
ed Jim Mann, between inserting re-
marks which are not made on the
floor and those which are made in the
house with nobody present. as was
the case when you spoken
Il want to say" interrupted Bennett
OF New York, that | was one Of the
six men who were here and listened
to the gentleman from Tennessee"
Moon was somewhat peeyed and
1t by this allusion to his non.
powers as a drawing card.
T ~,struction of Fish.
Maine men are anxious to have some
sort Of an investigation, and this to be
followed by a plan for taking the pre-
daceous fish and animals which are
destroying the food fishes In the At
Delegate Wickersham Of Alas
ka In quite a long resolution points
that the food fishes of the Pacific
particularly whales. whitefish.
walrus. seals and marine waterfowl.
upon which the natives of Alaska de
pend for food. are being destroyed by
the use OF high powered boats and
dpep sea nets. He wants an aUrno-