The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Nov. 29.-tSpecial lit
Is quite likely that u good portion OF
The time of the coming session of con.
gress will be taken up with the con
and labor troubles. Although
members of congress who have In
charge the legislation intended to fur
Their regulate the conditions between
railroads and their employees assert
that there Is no difficulty which an
not be adjusted, there is IA feeling of
insecurity which shows that confidence
Is lacking.
Business men who have come to
Washington have been very grave and
have given limitations that the whole
country may be involved I'm labor trou-
bles within the next few months con
sequent upon the demands Of working
and the efforts OF the railroads to
prevent the enforcement Of the eight
law.
Joint Commission Working.
Much stress has been laid upon the
meeting Of the joint congressional CON-
mission, but the prospects are that
matters will come to a head long be-
fore that commission gets halfway
through the mass of testimony which
IL to be taken. There will be a deter
vrt.nntinn g.. rot oil thu faafg aud tho
average congressional commission in
going after facts always admits three
times as much immaterial matter In
the form OF testimony as II does facts
bearing directly upon the points at
issue. There Is no doubt that the tend
ency will be to extend the inquiry
beyond reasonable limits and make II
ineffective.
Working Independently.
Noting that the labor troubles are
imminent and that 1t will be impossi-
BILE to settle them by the joint commits
sion inquiry. II appears that men In
both houses OF congress will work In
dependently and seek a solution by a
short cut In order to prevent what
many believe to be serious conflicts be
tween workingmen and their employ
ers.
Possibly there are more clouds In the
sky than the real situation warrants,
but the activity Of those whose duty
1t Is to seek methods of prevention
Of strikes shows that there is fear OF
trouble.
Cavaliers and cowoirIs."
Here is a Republicans wall amen,
the recent election: "The cavaliers OF
the south and the cowgirls Of the west
won the election for the Democrats"
He wanted to be alliterative and also
somewhat sneering. Possibly the wo
men Of the west would laugh at the
designation. 1t Is true that many Of
them do ride and live the open, joyous
life OF the west. But they have the
laugh on their side. for the women OF
the west certainly won the election.
Lodge Praises Sutherland.
Senators more than others regret thu
defeat Of Sutherland Of Utah, for they
know his value as a member OF thu
senate. my own success" remarked
Senator Lodge, "and the satisfaction
feel In reelection are marred by the de
feat Of Sutherland. He was n Of thu
most valuable men In the senate"
First Time In q Hundred Years.
DO the people know that one feature
Of the last election was the first in 1O'
years? 1t is the first time In a cen
fury that a president and a vice presi
dent have been reelected together. II
1916 James Monroe and Daniel ID
Tompkins were elected president ant
vice president, and four years later bot
were reelected. Not since that tim
have both offices been held by the SAM
men for eight years at a stretch.
Ran Ahead Of Hughes.
In nearly every state in the Union
that is, the northern ~states-it IL founs
that Republican candidates for gov
ernor and senator and other state OF
fees ran ahead OF Hughes by man.
thousands. In fact. II Hughes coul,
have kept pace with the Republican
state tickets he would have beeI
elected.
But there are instances where me
ran behind Hughes. Quite a numbe
Of Democratic congressman have com
to Washington and told their friend
with considerable pride that they ''ral
ahead Of Wilson" In their districts
That is a great distinction this year
for the pace which Wilson set In tn
recent campaign was very swift.
Not Much Chatting.
There win not be much chaf1n
among members Of congress when tn
session convenes. The success Of tn
Democrats was by such a small mai
gin as to make Growing over victor
somewhat ridiculous. Then the ques