The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-07

Will Support Wilson In 1916 Is An
other Problem That Must Be Solved
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July 5.-I Special. -
Without "a third ticket In the field po
litical dopesters can now begin 10 liz
ure on what will happen IN the presi-
dental campaign IL is easy for man
TO take pencil and paper and show
that by combining the bull moose vote
and the Republican vote OF 1912 the
Republicans can win. With the same
sheet OF paper it can be figured that
the combined vote OF these parties In
1914 would have won. But how far
can the vote in 1916 be combined?
Such unknown quantities as these
arise: How many Democrats voted the
bun moose ticket? Will the bull moose
go back 10 the Republican fold. or will
4 quite "A large number 60 over 10 the
/ Democrats? And what effect will the
war I'm Europe and the scrmmage I'm
Mexico have upon the voters this fall?
Make 1t a Real Campaign.
These uncertainties make this a real
campaign. The man with pencil and
paper is not going to settle 1T. The
fellow who makes good on his predlc
tions has got to have something more
than "dope" two and four years old.
OF course 1t Is easy for the blind par
tisan He can say his party will win.
But the fellow who wants 20 make
safe prediction must find out what the
people think.
This campaign has not yet been de
cided The result of the election may
turn upon events happening as late as
the middle of October. And il may be
that the war In Europe and the fight
ing In Mexico win be important fac
tors.
Men Like TO Go TO War.
Most men like to go TO WARRIOR Il
time. For all ordinary purposes vol
unteers are all that is needed TO meet
a war situation In this country At the
time of the Spanish war il was impos-
J sible TO accommodate more than
| third OF the men who wanted active
service. As soon as the war ended
/ they were anxious to quit. But even
} then there was no difficulty In raising
} a large volunteer army for the Philip
, pines, and this was not q desirable
service. Up to certain point there
! are plenty OF volunteers. Compulsory
service would not be necessary in this
country unless there was a serious
: war like the conflict between the states.
J, Volunteers In Mexico.
G No man need go TO Mexico against
/ his will. No soldier need to fight IN
Mexico If he does not want to. Per
haps the regular army man should be
excepted or his position explained. Ii
Is just this: The regular army man is
y volunteer: he did not have to enlist.
+, When he did enlist he went in for
whatever service may be required or
wherever ii was required. So his GO
ing to Mexico is voluntary in II way.
When the national guardsmen en-
listed they expected that at some time
J they would be called upon TO fight for
their country They did not want To
have soldering consist OF camp life
with occasional skirmishes with strik.
ers. Every man had an opportunity
TO quit before going into the United
: States service for Mexico. The fellows
that go TO Mexico are not forced there
War Will Make Business.
The European war has made lot OF
business for certain manufacturers OF
: war supplies and has brought bis
prices to people who have war neces
stiles to sell The manner In which
/. contractors and people with things (
sell flocked to Washington when tho
Mexican muss started showed thai
there were to be large profits made
out of the war with that country. anc
many who had not profted SO mucf
d by the war in Europe hoped to make
something out of war nearer home.
Y Stone Was Severe.
II Senator Sherman wanted the militi;
a resolution made declaration OF wa
/ and spoke at some length in favor o.
q his proposition. Senator Stone did no
q like the character Of Shermans re
X marks and accused him OF lacking ,
8 sense of propriety and making ''po
itical harangue."
! 1T was only few days ago" con
. tinued Stone, that his ears We're de
lighted with the huzzas OF an employ
ed gallery in Chicago when his Dam
n was feebly mentioned for the presi
dency.'
:. Senator Gallinger interposed the rul
that such language was out of order
but Sherman remarked that he had m