The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-13
MANY PROBLEMS STILL EXIST
Effect of Sending National Guard TO
Border Without Giving Them a Taste
of War May Aid or injurs Chances.
Marshall Popular In Senate Because
He Gives Senators What They Want.


/ political way Is that air or nope which !
is found among the Democratic politi |
clans I'm Washington.
wilson has kept US out OF war, and
/ Hughes has not done anything" Ia one
OF the remarks that Is being passed
around, and seemingly Ii is quite salts
factory to the members Of the party In
power. Hughes does not seem TO
arouse any enthusiasm" is another re
mark frequently heard, and 1t is said
that the Democrats begin to think that
this lack OF enthusiasm will be a factor
I'm the coming campaign.
National Guard Situation.
Just what will happen In regard to
calling out the stnte troops and assem-
bling them on the border without Civ
ing them taste OF war Ia an interest
ing question. Many OF those men did
not want to leave their work and en-
ter the military service unless there
was a real necessity. III they are kept
on the border for several months with
out any real war service they are not
going to be satisfied At the same
time their relatives and friends at
home will be pleased to know that they
are not being made targets for Mexi-
can machine guns
Our militiamen do not care TO emu
late the soldiers OF certain king OF
France" remarked a senator. They
do not want to march up the hill and
then march down again"
Giving the Senate What II Wants.
Vice President Marshall makes IL the
first rule OF his official duty TO give the
senate what II wants. He will go as
far as anybody In enforcing the rules,
but If any senators question his ruling
he promptly invites them TO appeal
then he stands by the reversed decision
even If he knows that II is wrong.
In one way Marshall Is not quite sat
isfactory TO the senate, because he does
not enforce rules when the leaders give
him the hint.
Let them make any kind OF rules
they want. even If they do 1t as they go
along" said the vice president. "and
/ will carry them out"
The "Guy That's Got TO Listen"
One OF the comparatively new sena-
tors was making speech, and not a
single senator was paying any atten-
tion TO him. THAT stenographer chap"
remarked man In the gallery rather
pityingly. hes the guy that's got TO
listen"
And he was right. The stenogra pher
must listen.
They Knew Tom.
Soon after II was announced that
Senator Taggart OF Indiana was 90
ing TO raise "A regiment for service In
, Mexico IA man from the state said
THAT regiment will be the best
equipped, best fed and best treated reg
iment I'm the service and will do less
[ fighting"
II agree with all but the last" re-
piled another Indianian. NO one can
say that Tom Taggart will not fight,
At least he's a political fighter"
General Leonard Wood
, Quite number OF persons jumped
to the conclusion that Major General
Leonard Wood was the logical man to
be placed In command OF all the forces
In Mexico and OH the border. While
this talk was going on there was In
contemplation an order sending Wood
before retiring board and having him
retired on account OF physical dis
ability. Quite number OF reasons
Were given for this. one that Wood Is
somewhat disabled, another that he
! was one OF the men selected by Roose-
welt as the proper man TO run against
Wilson and also that year ago he
was severely reprimanded for having
permitted Roosevelt to make certain
kind of speech at Plattsburg.
Can't Find the Place.
Senator Thomas of Colorado, who
. would like to see economy In govern
J ment expenditures, is unable to fnd
: the place to apply his theories.
, II have been trying TO discover some
place where we can ecOnomize," he
told the senate Every time an ap-
preparation is questioned, no matter
what 1t may be. we are told that 1t Is
not the place to economic. and by the
! action OF the senate l find that to be
the case. We cannot find any place to
economi2e."
The Colorado senator has not made
new discovery. Every man wants
to economize where II will not affect
his state.
Lost Lobby Committee.
! THE lobby committee will never
: make report" remarked Senator
Cummins OF Iowa. who was a member
OF that celebrated organization. THAT
Is one of the great fiascoes Of the sen
ate" 1t has been nearly three years
since that committee began to operatA
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