The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-20
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Inc people or Maine ought TO be very
much gratl6ed, for they have satisfied
both political parties. A state which
can hold an election ana give satisfac-
ton to the rival political parties In the
contest is doing mighty good work.
Leaders In both parties said they
were satisfied with the result In Maine,
which is the reason for observing how
well the voters In that state have per
formed. But party leaders must be
satisfied and see victory up to the
morning of election day or perhaps
noon on election day That is what is
expected of them
Getting Down 20 Facts.
When we go beneath the surface
perhaps the expression of two United
States senators will give a fair idea
OF how the men who do not manage
campaigns felt about 1t. Senator Var
daman OF Mississippi remarked that
he was somewhat "dazed' over the re-
suit Senator Harding OF Ohio said,
I'm making no kick"
Other Republicans were more pro
nounced I'm giving rent to the jubila-
ton they felt. and other Democrats
were less pronounced I'm speaking of
the regret they felt that the Republic
an victory was quite SO complete
Both Must Work Hard.
One result Is that that both parties
must work harder than ever. The Re
publicans will work TO keep the Pro
gressives In the party and to make the
Maine result spread over o'her north
ern states. The Democrats must work
to keep the Republicans from repeat
Ing In other states. particularly those
on the whole Atlantic seaboard north
of the Chesapeake. what they have
done I'm Maine.
And. after all, Maine is not a baron
eter. The result simply means that
the Republicans won the first fall. not
by as large a majority as they could
wish. but with enough votes to make
them very appreclative.
Hits Both Revenue Committees.
Both OF the Democrats In congress
from Maine were members OF the rev
enue committees. McGillicuddy ON
ways and means and Johnson on
finance. Both Of them were good men.
well liked. not only among the Demo
Gratis, but also among the Republicans
Both came TO congress as a result of
the Democratic cyclone of 1910, which
emptied nine seats in the senate and
turned a Republican majority of forty
into a Democratic majority of sixty In
the house. Both were advanced rap.
idly OF account of their personal popu.
larity and because the Democrats de-
sired 20 recognize northern Democrats.
Waste of Paper.
During the close of congress every
body rushed i'm to get permission to
print all sorts OF things in the Con
gressional Record. Protesting against
this. Senator Smoot OF Utah said that
although the price Of paper was stead
lily advancing and there was the pos.
sibility Of a paper famine. he regretted
to say that by the printing of articles
In the Record there was an actual
waste of from $4,000 TO $1,000 worth
Of paper each day. In view of the
high price which publishers were pay
ing for paper he thought a halt should
be called.
He Didn't Believe It.
without warning your own people
you have suddenly surrendered to the
insidious propaganda which has so long
corrupted such a large part of our
press"
That remark was made by Congress.
man Gardner of Massachusetts. but we
must credit him with saying ii in n
hurry and "in the heat of debate. .
He does not believe Ii himself. What
he was talking about was the efforts
which congress was making to have
the rights of American commerce and
American people respected by Great
Britain. III the press was corrupted
then congress was corrupted. for con
gress put through the legislation in
tended to bring redress.
Denmark's last Chance.
The friends of the Danes had betteI
Tell them that this is their last chance
IL they do not grab the S25, 900 .00t
which Is provided for them In TIL,
treaty ratified just at the close of tn,
session they will never get any sucl
price for the islands In the future. Ii
another year or so the people of thL
country may not want those little Yves
India islands.
The Irish Vote.
In every election we hear of tn
German vote. the Scandinavian vote
the Italian vote and always the Irisl
vote. Just now there is considerable
concern about this same Irish vote.
il quite a factor in a number of states
There are a lot of good American
with Irish ancestry living in Massa
chusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut
New Jersey and especially in New
York. The party that carries New
York this fall Is likely to elect tn
president.