The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-29
DEMOCRATS HAVE
DIFFERENT IDEAS
Some Sure Wilson VIII Be
Re- elected; Others Say No.
ALL HAVE GOOD REASONS.
Two United States Senators, Both
Conflicting Assertions Pomerene
Says President Is Sure TO Carry Ohio
Next November.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, May 29-GSpeciall !
One may meet two classes OF Demo
Gratis In Washington. One class be
licves implicitly that President Wilson
will be reelected and the other that he
is doomed to defeat.
One OF the former class pointed out
many reasons why Wilson would be
reelected. They included the oft re
peated statements that Wilson kept us
out of war; that the country Is pros
porous; that labOring men are recciv-
Ing good wages and everybody who de-
sires II can get work; that farmers are
receiving higher prices for everything
they AVE TO sell than eve before and
that the general temper of the country
Will be averse TO a change Mt this time.
This man also enumerated the legisla-
ton which has been passed by the
Democratic congress and which. he
said, would be IA great asset when the
voters came to make up their minds
and cast their ballots.
The Other Side.
The class OF Democrats who believe
that Wilson cannot be reelected are
generally those who have not been able
to agree with the president on many
matters and who might he classed rs
outside the Democratic fold" 1t was
only the other day that one of these. n
senator, said that the Mexican policy
of the president will injure him, that
the German vote will he against him.
that many of the Irish will be against
him and that the Catholic church gen
orally. SO far as influence can be ex-
erted. will be against Wilson and In
favor of almost any man the Repub-
licnns may nominate.
And so we have two distinct opinions
given by two Democrats, both of them
United States senators. / shall not
give their names because Ii might EN-
barrass both of them. but | will say
that both were very much I'm earnest
Pomerene Predicts.
Senator Pomerene, who is n candi-
date for reelection and So far has no
opposition I'm his own party. Is looking
with considerable interest on the fight
In that state among Republican aspir-
ants for his seat. There are -four out
for the place. including Myron Il. Her
rick, Harry Daugherty. Judge Wood
manse and former Senator Charles
Dick. Pomerene does not say anything
about himself. but I'm regard 10 Presi-
dent Wilson he remarked, Wilson will
carry Ohio"
II IL Is Not a Consolation.
Ii the vice presidential nomination
does not become n consolation prize TO
some man who has received votes for
president, there is quite n possibility
that former Senator Elmer j. Bur
kett of Nebraska may be named by
the Republicans. There Is n sugges
ton. however. that If a man from the
west is nominated for president either
Burton of Ohio or Fairbanks of Indi-
ana may be given the consolation prize.
Ii n man from the east Is nominated
there are quite n number of eastern
men who may be awarded the consola-
~ IlA1ds Gi&iNhiiE WINK
Ia of New York and Senator Weeks
of Massachusetts.
The Size of a Salary.
Congress has been liberal In the mat
ter OF salaries heretofore, but there is
a disposition to cut down Mt the pres
ent time. While the salaries of the
federal reserve board are $4,000 q
year, the house decided that $500 was
enough for members OF the rural cred
Its board md also for the members of
the shipping board. In time these sal
aries will be increased to $4,000.
This May Be a Straw.
For n number of weeks past many
Democrats have been heard to express
the hope that the Republicans would
nominate Roosevelt. 1t Is also asserted
hat they do not take kindly TO the
suggestion that Justice Hughes should
vent I'm criticisms of taking n man
from the supreme bench to make him
a candidate for president.
Don't Like the Word.
During discussion OF the army bill
Senator Lodge found himself using the
word preparedness" and he immedi-
ately said. II don't like that word,
but 1t seems TO have been injected
into this demand for national defense"
Thereafter the Massachusetts senator
strictly avoided the word which has
been so much ~overworked during the
past few months.
"The Price Of Preparedness
Chairman Fitzgerald of the house
appropriations committee vas asked
what kind OF speech he was going
to make when he wound up the pres
ent session of congress with a state
ment about the appropriations.
ooh, l will make a great speech re-
piled Fitzgerald. II will entitle 1t
The Price of Preparedness and will
show hat the increased appropra-
lions are due to the demand of the
country that 1t be placed In an adequate
state Of preparation to meet all posi-