The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-16

during the campaign with the fact that
Instead Of reducing the cost of living.
as promised In 1910 and 1912. the prices
were steadily increasing. But the an
swer was the European war, which
also figured In the campaign M the rca
son for the prosperity. which hal 80
much to do with the election.
Out Of Politics.
Ii appears now that n stage has been
reached where the extraordinary high
prices must be considered rs a great
domestic question aud unrelated 90 pol
tiles. Just as the pure food bin ceased
to be 4 political question. just M tin,
child la Dor bill. the irrigation bill and
many other measures were considered
solely In the light OF what was best for
ters must he taken mp and settled with
out regard to partisan lines.
or course the administration tina
secures the enactment ~ beneficrnl
laws Is entitled To the credit for pass
Ing them. but In settling such questions
as federal control OF public utilities or
the regulation Of wages and prices
there must De nonpartisan action. This
will be necessary mainly for the reason
that the divisions I'm congress ON this
subject VIII not he on party lines.
Power Of the Government.
The first question raised viii he the
power OF the government. IL has been
raised ON every question that has been
brought forward since the foundation.
and many things which were not per.
mitted In the early days have found
favor I'm later years and with the sane
ton OF the supreme court.
III the government can fix the age
limit OF children working IN factories.
regulate the hours of labor Of railroad
men. Tx a standard OF various foods
and do a number OF other like things.
what Is to stop II from fixing prices
Of all products which are a part of
Interstate commerce? or course many
people stand aghast at the idea II the
government entering upon anything
quite 90 ~paternalistic as regulation or
tho price OF food. but for years they
were a. much Mortified at the regula-
ton Of foods. child labor and the hours
Of workingmen. They are also aghast
ut government ownership OF railroads.
telegraphs and telephones. but serious
minded people think that such owner
ship Is only a matter Of time.
Mexico In the LImslIoht.
For the next few months Mexico
VIII be more IN the limelight than II
has been In the past. There is going
to be a more definite policy In regard
to that country. The United States
must either take steps of a definite
character to insure protection OF the
border and to punish the maranders
or withdraw from the country all the
troops that have been sem across the
border.
Nicaragua Canal.
1t win not be very long before our
people will begin to consider the Mica
ragua canal rs a serious proposition.
1t has become apparent that the Pan
ama canal cannot be depended upon
for all time and 1t might fail In an
emergency which would be very vital
to the United States. No naval com
mander would risk his feet In the Pan
III canal.
Colombian Treaty.
We have with us still the Colombian
treaty by which we propose to hand
Colombia $25.OOO.O0O for taking Pan
anna. We paid Panama $1O,OOO.OOO
for the canal strip. and II Colombia
had any real title to the long strip of
isthmus which was created into 4 re-
public during Roosevelt's administra-
ton possibly the $25,0OO.0OO is little
enough to pay.
Sad Meeting Place.
The capitol building Is going to be a
sad meeting place for . lot OF people.
Many men who. both In the senate and
house, left for home at the close OF the