The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-17

Contributions.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Oct. 17.-[Special AT
a time when 1. looked so very much
like winning In a walk the Republicans
began to bend every energy toward
capturing the senate. At that time
they figured hat they must elect nine
Republicans I'm states now represented
by Democrats. They figured out that
they had twelve chances to capture the
nine seats. Good work has been done
in these states.
But another factor has arisen. 1t ap-
pears hat the Democrats have not
been idle. They have been looking out
for the seats they now have and also
gone out for seats held by Republicans.
It Is not strange that there are weak
spots In the Republican senatorial ar
NOR, but there are real dangers. The
Democrats have hopes OF winning
seats now occupied by Republicans I'm
Delaware, New Mexico, Wisconsin,
Wyoming, North Dakota. California,
Utah and Washington.
Local Conditions a Factor.
In Della ware the family row of the
Du Points may defeat Senator du Pont.
who has been nominated by the Repub
Leans. What cares a family row for
party? Nothing at all. The margin
In Delaware Is SO small that the anti
faction I'm the Du Pont family may
defeat the senator.
The row In Wisconsin is on in ear.
nest. Ia Toilette Is fighting alone and
with anybody who viii hurt or help
him. Out in Washington the regulars
are Disguised because the Progressives
named the senator In the primaries.
The same Is r In California.
In New Mexico Catron was defeated
for the nomination, and there is not
the best OF feeling. In Utah and Wyo-
ming the aloofness or opposition of the
Mormons IL giving the Republicans a
great deal OF concern. In North Da-
kota the personal popularity OF John
Burke Is counted on by the Democrats.
AZ Walsh Sees IL.
Senator Walsh OF Montana, who is
the spokesman OF the Democrats at
western headquarters, In one OF his
interviews gives IL out that IL the east
will do as well as the west there will
be Democratic success. Reading be-
tween the lines and interpreting the
remarks according TO the best polit.
zeal methods, Walsh would seem TO
say. I'VE will carry enough states In
the west to give the Democrats a ma
Jortty if the east does its duty"
Which again puts the problem where
1t always has been In a presidential
election-Who can carry New York?
Roosevelt and Hughes.
Roosevelt will be secretary OF state,
and he will put US into war" That Is
good enough campaign talk. and as no
a In authority can deny II 1t can be
kept up. But just think for a mo-
ment. Nobody who knows Hughes
thinks that he would take Roosevelt
into bis cabinet. They know what
happened when Wilson took In Bryan,
and Bryan had not been president.
A Good Collector.
The Democratic oficeholders in
Washington are speaking highly of
Treasurer Morgenthau as a collector.
He Is making them all "come across
More than that. he is no ''piker," and
he does not allow the o~ficeholders TO
get into that class. If he thinks the
contribution OF an oficeholder Is not
large enough he sends the clerk back
with a few words which mean bust
ness.
Saturday Half Holiday.
All the government employees are
much stirred up over the movement
for a Saturday half holiday all the
year around. They are showing that
more and better results would be OBJ
tained by giving the workers and
clerks that much time OF each week
and also that the tendency OF the times
Is getting more liberal In the direction
Of time or Saturday afternoons.
II They Get What They Want.
congressman Ragsdale Of South Car.
DINA and Smith Of Texas were dis
cussing appropriations the other day.
and Ragsdale said: III we give the
people what they wan and do not
waste money there will be no com
plant about extravaganza or large ap-
preparations. Take rivers and harbors,
irrigation, drainage and good roads. If
money is spent for such improvements
the people will not complain"
More TiiIabls Land.
There will be a greater push than
ever for reclamation Of waste lands by
drainage and irrigation from this time
forward. The high price Of all food
commodities shows that there must be
more production and consequently the
cry will be for more tillable land. BY
retaining from overflow millions of