The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-16
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. Aug. 16-ISpecial. lin
formation from various states indi ates
that the prohibition question is cut
ting quite "a figure. In some states the
liquor question is regarded 10y the PEG
pie ms of more Importance than the
of one or the other OF the pres
idential candidates or the election Of
senator's of one party or another.
"On a great moral question: re
marked one of the shrewd politicians
of the senate. 1.-THE people become
fanatics and do not care about any
thing else than the IN aim they have
in view"
And when one side becomes a moral
fanatic the other Is apt to discard ma
tional and all other kinds OF politics
and fight for It's own protection and
what II thinks is it's rights.
Cuts Into Both Parties.
Prohibition cuts into both parties.
The prohlbitionists are not going 10
consider the effect upon either party
when they once become aroused. They
are as likely 10 attack the party with
which they have formerly been affiliat
ed rs the one which they opposed in
other years. Having once beeome a
pronounced prohihitionist the average
person cannot understand why his par
" should not espouse that cause and
Is generally willing to punish his old
party because. like him. 1t does not in
dorse prohibition.
Shows Loose Party Lines.
The fact that prohibition should be
so important In several states at this
time shows how loosely party lines are
drawn. III there was n great national
question ut stake, If some important
policy divided the parties which Great
ed intense interest, then the prohibition
issue would not he the dominating
question In those states where il Is
creating SO msch political concern. But
the fact that In several states 1t IS
how little some people really care
whether the Republicans or Democrats
win this election.
Woman Suffrage and Senators.
The states I'm which there is now
women suffrage and which elect sena-
tors this fall are Arizona, Montana.
Nevada. California. Utah, Wyoming
and Washington. In the first three
Democrats hold the places and he last
four Republicans. 1t is believed by
Republicans that the declaration of
Mr.. Hughes I'm favor of suffrage will
have good results In all the states
where women vote and may esct Re.
publicans In all OF them. 1t is said
that In Utah there is such an intense
fight over the prohibition question that
the suffrage issue may be entirely for
gotten. Hughes declaration and all. In
other states the ome may elect sen.
ators on the Hughes declaration.
Man Is Not a Machine.
Ii was suggested that Mr.. Hughes
should give more attention on his tour
to the personal side and do more "glac
handing 1t was said that thousands
OF people wanted TO see him. talk will
him and shake h~ands-the great Amer
lean habit. Senator Borah OF Idaho
SAYS that a man on a speaking tour
cannot do this. 1T exhausts a grea'
deal of human energy TO make a Ions
speech he said, land q man wh'
wants to be at his best before an au
dience cannot give time to receptions
dinners. social and political discussion
and things OF that sort. know there
Is bitter complaint because men OF
speaking tours do not give more atten
ton to these things. but 1t Is a phys
ical impossibility IL he is to do goo'
work"
Come Back and Work"
1t IL evident that quite "A number o
members OF the house are tired o.
staying here while a majority are
away in their campaigns or at sum
mer resorts. "Come back and work
il the slogan, and the absentees arr
being called TO Washington.
Champs Twenty three Years.
= Kindly disposed Jim Mann has OF
| occasions called attention to the fac
, that Champ Clark has been In tn
: house twenty-three years. That Is a.
most the fact. Champ went down In tn
, Republican landslide OF 1894 and los
D two years. He has had. twenty-on
years OF actual service, but first al
peared In congress twenty-three year
ago In August when Cleveland calle'
an extra session to repeal the silve
purchase law.
Beverage Endorsed.
A dozen years make many changes
Q How the old fellows, the "elder states
q men, snickered about Beveridge an
o his child labor bill ten or more year
ago. They had fun with the DO
Orator OF the Wabash and his bill
VI todar hin a rmIlmnntS his nninfS a