The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
Administration Has Not Favored
Them, SOuth0rn0rs Say.
JAPS NOW CARRY MAILS
Protest Against British Censorship In
bid Shipment Of Mails In English
Vessels-Nstional Guard as Adjunct
TO Regular Army.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Oct. 13-lSpecial -
The south regrets and resents the sec
tional issue that has beer raised dur
ing the present campaign Southern
men are especially r~esentful. for they
say hat they have received less at the
hands OF the present administration
han the northern Democrats. They
say that they are being made the
goat" I'm a most unpleasant manner
As a matter OF fact. 1t so happens
| that a number of the southern states
men, and by that | mean members Of
the house and senate. are not very well
pleased with the present administra-
ton. Most Of them have felt the
heavy hand of the president aud have
not been favored at the White House
In view OF that state OF affairs they
resent having a sectional issue raised
against them by the Republicans IN
the campaign.
Say the North Controlled.
They say that, although II south
ern men received chairmanships ON ac-
count OF the seniority of service OF
men from that section. the real con
troll OF the committees was vested In
the majority which came from the
north. They say that on every impor
tant committee the northern men in
sisted upon having a majority i'm order
20 maintain that control The seem.
ing power which they secured In the
chairmanships, with the actual power
I'm the majority OF the committees, has
never been very satisfactory to them.
On top of this TO have the sectional Is
sue raised has made southerners some
what peevish.
The Government Acts.
There was recently a storm OF pro
test-not public. u strong neverthe-
less-against the action of the British
government In opening and c%ensoring
all mail going by way of Vancouver
and British steamers to Americans in
the orient. So strong was the protest
that this government acted. 1t Ill
rected hat no more mail be sent by
the British lines. Hereafter the Brit
ish steamers will not carry mail for
Americans. The laps and other lines
win get the business. IL means de
lays. for the British lines were fast.
but 1t shows that our government oh
jected TO having Its mail tempered
with.
National Guard Inquiry.
The national guard as a military ad
junct to tho regular army will receive
serious consideration In the future bas
ed upon It's service on the Mexican Dor
guard as an army is not very satisfac-
tory. for IL is composed for the most
part of men who do not want to fight
unless there Is "A dire necessity. lust
why men become members of the mi
litia is hard TO say. In case of real
teers. but for the kind of war going on
along the Mexican border the guards
men have no taste. Ii Is not the kind
OF Rilitary service for which they en.
listed.
They Want to Get Home.
Those men or a great majority OF
them want 10 get home. The war de
partment Is swamped with applica-
tons. and I'm nearly every case 1t is
shown that a great hardship is being
imposed OF the men by keeping them
In service and from their business and
occupations. That feature OF the ma
tional guard as an army adjunct will
come In for close scrutiny when the
next army legislation Is considered.
Roosevelt and Lane.
Theodore Roosevelt felt perfectly
free to take Secretary Lane TO task
and give him advice and information
concerning Mexican affairs and foreign
relations. Ii was Roosevelt who
brought Lane into public notice. Roose-
Welt appointed Lane a member OF the
interstate commerce commission There
has always existed a very high regard
for each other between the men.
Matter Of Majorities.
A former Missouri man, now living
In Oklahoma, takes occasion TO tell the
people OF Washington that any talk
about Republicans carrying either Mis-.
souri, or oklahoma Is no more than rain.
bow chasing. 1T Ii nothing but moon.
shine. All we are figuring on now is
the size OF the majorities." he said.
Both states are absolutely as sure /
to go Democratic as Texas. Jim Reed
Is going to be reelected I'm Missouri"
Wild Horses In Arizona.
"Wild horses are going to be a