The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-06
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Ahhh III - " "a
for president. This time he said he
was not actively or tacitly" a candi-
date.
In 10 one OF his three statements
has he been as emphatic as he was In
1912 when Rabbi Wise brought word
from his summer home that he would
not accept the nomination IL rendered
him. Until there Is a declaration
which will mean that a nomination
will be declined the talk about Hughes
will continue.
There is a suspicion among politi-
clans In Washington that the letter
of Henry A. Wise Wood to Justice
Hughes was a part OF the smoking
out" program which IL said TO have
been planned by Theodore Roosevelt
At least the ~coloneIs friends, so ready
to tell what he will or will not do,
have asserted hat the colonel would
smoke Hughes out"
Will See More Of IL.
Men who do not want Hughes and
do want Roosevelt are going To use the
idea In the Wise letter about lack OF
knowledge as TO the position OF jus
tfce Hughes on the subject of prepar-
edness. Before Congressman Gardner
went into the Roosevelt camp and
while he was casting about for a can
didate Hughes was among those men
toned, and he raised the objection
that IN this great subject % prepared
ness no one knew the position OF the
Justice. Gardner espoused the cause
of the colonel largely on the ground
that Roosevelt was for large military
and naval defense preparations.
GaIIinger Wants More Speed.
Disclaiming any authority TO control
action on legislation In congress Sen
ator Gallinger, nevertheless. took &C.
castion II day To point out the slow
progress which was being made. II
was hoping for a short recreation this
summer" said the New Hampshire en-
ator, but 1t does not now look as II
we would get away before the snow
flies next fall"
lie pointed out the long time the wa
ter power bill was before the senate
and said that 1t was to be followed by
another bill on a similar subject which
would take much longer. But his ad-
monitions did not speed up the senate
to any ~appreciable extent.
All Speeches Alike.
Tgs Good 80 Iaxxo haH tssas
made a speech ON rural free delivery.
criticising the p~ostoffice department ON
account Of the way the service had
been managed.
lit Is delicious TO hear my friend
again." said Chairman Moon. II have
heard that speech three times since
this bill has been under consideration"
Then some one else has been max
ing my speech" asserted Good, "for
this is the first time / have made &C."
II am quite ready to agree to that"
replied Moon. for I think one man
wrote all these speeches and different
members are repeating them as best
they can"
Church Not For War.
Congressman Church OF California
was among those opposed to war. and
he gave the house his reasons.
There Is no honor In going to war
and a whole basketful of honor I'm
staying out. If a score OF men were
fighting around my house with guns.
clubs and knives / would not think
of standing around and prodding the
fighters about my rights. III did
would expect to get a broken nose or
a nasty lick over my eye.
ut is no time to be eYacting when a
fight or war is on. | once knew a
milk cow TO run her master up "A tree
when he interfered with her fight. and
one time | was bitten through the
hand by my own watchdog while
was trying TO referee his scrap"
MondelI Paused.
Are you pressing a pacifst resolu-
tion?" was a question addressed Ia
Congressman Mondell Of Wyoming
during the recent crisis.
Not today" replied Mondell. Il
have read the letters or Chairman
Stone and the president, and there Is
too much politics in what is going on
for a good Republican to dip In and
help along any Democratic game"
Only Partially Satisfied.
Postmaster General Burleson won
his fight on railway mail pay in the
house. but the rural free delivery peo
pie overturned one Of his cherished
plans, which was the consolidation OF
rural routes, the use OF motorcars and
reducing the number of rural carriers
The rural carriers have been a power
In congress. and outside of the large
cities there are enough friends OF the
carriers TO put through about every.
thing they can reasonably ask.
General Burleson is yet to have quite
a serious contest in the senate on the