The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-19

washington, Aug. Isl Special. -
After 1870 years of construction Ii would
seem that the constitution of the Unit
ed States might be fairly well con-
strued by this time, but every time an
opportunity is offered there Is a long
n tedious discussion of constitutional
questions In the senate The supreme
court is constantly called upon to in
terpret constitutional meanings.
The child labor bill Is going to be
carried TO that court to decide whether
or not Ii is constitutional. After hav-
ing held valid the lottery law, the pure
food law and the white slave law. II
seems likely that the court will decide
that the child labor law Is constitu-
tiOnal
Courts and Sentiment.
Courts must allow q pronounced pub
lie sentiment to prevail. IL they do not
the constitution will be amended or
the courts will be changed. The change
which has occurred in the senate on
the subject is likely TO have permeated
the minds of members of the court. AT
all events. If the court does not hold
the law constitutional there will be- "a
speedy amendment OF that document.
for If there is any one thing that seems
to be determined IL is that the people
want to stop working young children
In factories and mines.
Burdening the Mails.
1t has been frequently asserted thai
newspapers and periodicals receive a
subsidy because they are granted a
one cent ate In the mails. But Ii
sometimes develops that much free
matter Is carried In the mails under an
abuse OF the franking privilege. one
senator not long ago showed that by
the publication and circulating of one
document the government had been
put 20 an expense of $4,000 and an
other document cost the government
$4,000. Beth of these publications
were purely advertising matter and
sent out for advertising purposes.
There are many publications by
cranks n persons who could get their
ideas into type I'm no other way than
through the government printing OF
flee. and then they get them to the
people by free carriage.
Reed Told a Story.
Senator Reed OF Missouri old the
senate about holding the bag" the
game which country boys play on city
boys under the guise of snipe hunting.
He told IL for the purpose of illustrat-
ing his idea of how Colonel Roosevelt
had treated the bull moose. concluding
with "A remark which one of the herd
uttered after the Chicago convention.
well" said this man, In one OF
the suckers Roosevelt took out snipe
huntin'. but I'm dinged If I'm goin' to
carry the game home to him.
Bits Of "Pork."
If care were exercised II would be
found that In making vast preparations
for the army and navy different sena-
tors and representatives have not neg
lected the pork possibilities. Army
posts me navy yards I'm various parts
of the country near the homes Of In
fluent;al members have been well
cared for. Whenever there are large
expenditures there are sure to be plen-
} ~ Of men getting their bit"
Not a. Near as Champ.
Speaker Clark, delivering an address
upon the unwilling of a piece Of stat
uary accepted by the house. referred to
his pride in the Monroe doctrine and
mentioned William III. Seward.
Seward was a great man." said
Champ, "and came near being presi-
dent I'm 1860, but not half as near as
did In 1912"
That is n matter Champ can never
forget. No mar I'm recent years came
so ear the great prize as he did four
years ago II was almost within the
grasp of Henry Clay, and James G..
Blaine missed II by the narrowest kind
OF margin. Champ Clark seemed so
Sure-and then failed. Nc wonder he
Is sore.
Fun With Penrose.
Since his return 10 the senate Sena-
tor Penrose has been insistent about a
quorum and mt times critical of the
majority for not maintaining a quorum.
One day John Sharp Williams, who
: likes Penrose, had this to say about
the Pennsylvanian:
AS | grow older l sometimes think
that ] fail In my memory, but I have
: regained confidence. The other day
when the senator from Pennsylvania
came into this body. Notwithstanding
the long lapse OF time, l recognized
him at once, and a great many sena-
tors complimented me on knowing who
he was without taking time to study
his features"
Roasted Roosevelt.
Senator Thomas OF Colorado In q
roast on Roosevelt for supporting
Hughes said: "The great Progressive
party has been destroyed by the man
to whom Its destiny was intrusted. He
betrayed and then a~sphyxiated 1t. The
behemoth Of the bull moose Is the
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