The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

'"nAfAii1tbhg Ahh1 $500 DlfI'AhAI
You car no longer hear wise Rcpub-
leans assert that they can win with
anybody. Those who know are alive
to the fact that II will take the hardest
kind of n fight to defeat Woodrow VII
son and that In order to win they
must have a man who ear get the
votes of the Republicans and unite the
party.
Ii there IL a war In progress I'm
Mexico and the possibility of a war
with Germany-such possibilities may
be probabilities any day-lt viii re
quire n mighty good man and "A close
%uniication Of former Republicans to
carry the country.
n Has Kept Us Out of War;
Republicans are hearing from con
%stituents In all parts of the west the
ever repeated phrase when describing
Wilson's popularity, "He has kept us
out of war"
Would 1t not be the irony OF politics
IL the man who has become popular
because he has kept the country out OF
war should be reelected ms a war
president? And that may happen If
there Is fighting I'm Mexico next No.
vember. And | would not be surprised
to see many thousand American troops
lighting In Mexico about that time.
Couldn't Bulge cstron.
When Senator Catron was elected n
delegate TO the national convention
from New Mexico quite a number
OF Roosevelt Progresslves gathered
around him md told him that If he
would support Roosevelt for president
they would vote for him ana help him
to be reelected United States senator.
II won't do It." replied Catron. 81
won't vote for Roosevelt even IL Ii
costs me my election. Roosevelt Is not
n Republican. His name has no bust
ness I'm n Republican national conven-
ton"
Moreover, he went on TO say that the
way for Roosevelt to come back into
the party wns as a follower and not a.
"A dictator.
Craftsmanship In Sight.
The Republicans have been figuring
that I'm the event OF success next fall
they Will control the senate. If Ii SO
happens quite n number OF new chair
men OF committees OF importance will
he found. Among them will be Sena-
tor Page of Vermont. He viii surely
become the chairman of the agricul-
tural committee, although he would
nave the choice of other important po-
sltions. This committee was consider
ell so important by the late Senator
Proctor of Vermont that he chose 10 be
chairman of IL rather than OF military
affairs. Senator Page IS n hardwork-
ing member OF the committee on naval
affairs and Indian affairs. and Ii might
turn out that he would have an oppor-
tunity to become chairman OF one or
the other.
Giving Them What They Want.
I'VE are giving the people what they
want, what they have been asking for"
remarked Senator Swanson of Vir-
ginia. IF they want anything more
all they have to do Is 10 ask for It.
We are the friends Of the people"
Rocking Chair Admirals."
J~osephus Daniels prides himself that
In administering the affairs of the
navy department no favoritism is
shown. Every man has TO take his
turn Mt what is called d~isagreeable
service. Not long ago In rearranging
the police force of Washington the
captain I'm the precinct where Daniels
lives was sent TO the outskirts Of the
city, n most undesirable station. He
spoke to Daniels about 1t, and the sec
rotary called up Commissioners Brown
low and explained what n good officer
this captain was, how well he perform |
ed his duty and how glad he the sec
retary) would be II he could be restor- |
ed to his old station.
mir. Secretary" replied Brownlow,
doesn't 1t beat all how these rocking
chair admirals roa when they are or
dered to sea I"
II have nothing more TO say" re-
sponded Daniels.
He had many just such experiences
among officers OF the navy who wanted
10 hoid sort places.
VIII Try Them Out.
Congressman Tribble of Georgia has
fought pension bills as hard as he
could, but he intends to try another
tack. He has introduced a bill to
pension every Confederate soldier and
every widow Of a Confederate soldier
$50 per month. He bases 1t ON a state
ment that S75,000,000 was collected
illegally from citizens Of the south as
a cotton tax during the civil war.
Real Folksy People.
Secretary Daniels and his family are
the folksy people Of the administra-
ton. They are just the same day aft
er day and just the same as they were
in North Carolina. They like people.
they like their friends, old as well as
new, and everybody u treated Just the