The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-24
Politicians Usually Show Pref
or0nc0 For Citizen SOIdiery.
PROBLEM A VERY OLD ONE.
Claimed That Men Are More interested
In Local Military Companies, Which,
In a Measure, Are Social Organiza-
tions-Never a Possibility of Service
Unless There Is Danger.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

washington, April Special l.
Discussion of military legislation has
developed a rivalry that goes back to
the time OF the Stuarts In England,
the rivalry between a standing army
and the militia. And, what Is more, It
IL found that for the most part the
politicians are with the militia and
against the army.
OF course the same argument that
was made two or three hundred years
ago was made in the debates-that n
large standing army was a menace to
the nation and that the safety OF the
Whether that Is true or not, 1t Is n fact
that reliance will be upon the citizen
soldiery, for there will not be n large
regular army, and there will always
be great care given to the militia.
Why Men Prefer the Militia.
III men are going to train as soldiers
they prefer the militia, because they
can be at home while serving. More
than that, the militia organizations are
social In character. There Is no great
gulf between the private and the cap
tain, and the private can dance mt the
armory with the captains daughter
and not be reproved. Then the posi-
bility of service Is only when there Is
danger, with actual fighting or at least
a great deal of excitement.
Service I'm the regular army for the
enlisted men IL not SO entertaining.
Another fact Is that there is "A posi-
billty for the promotion of militiamen.
The privates may become officers.
Thousands of them did In the civil
war. There is little opportunity for
such promotion I'm the regular service.
Persistent Moore.
III ~pertinacity is to be rewarded then
J.. Hampton Moore should ecure the
~intercoastal waterway that he has been
fighting for eve since he has been In
congress. So far congress does not
seem disposed to run a canal parallel
with the Atlantic ocean, believing that
the ocean Is n pretty fair waterway
itself. Moore has reached a state of
frenzied determination In the matter.
Because Martin Madden of Chicago OPP
posed the waterway Moore charged
him with being In favor of drowning
people who were compelled to go up
and down the coast In ships.
"Whiskered Wilson,"
"Oh, you fellows can go ahead and
nominate Hughes If you want to- said
OF the New York Republicans to
a friend I'm the cloakroom. But you
will get a whiskered Wilson I'm the
White House"
There are quite a number Of New
York Republicans who would Just as
soon have Roosevelt as Hughes, and
there are a lot of New York Repub
leans who do not want either.
Running the Government.
"You never allowed us to dictate to
you about your tariff legislation" de
clared Senator Williams of Mississippi
planned that the Democrats did not con
suit them in regard to tariff matters.
II used to hear, day after day." he
continued, from Thomas II. Reed,
from David b. Henderson and from
Joseph G.. Cannon, IN tones that were
dictatorial, the expression, We are run
ming this government, and we know
how to run Ii and we do not ask for
your advice"
yes" INTERCEPTED Senator Lippitt Of
Rhode Island, "but they said they knew
how to run It."
Eyes; that was part of their unsuc-
cessful egotism," responded Williams.
How They Like Us.
or course we are aware that foreign
countries do not like us, nor do they
like our attitude on anything In this
great war. At the same time this
country has done pretty well. Through
Red Cross and other organizations 1t
has sent abroad quite a lot Of con
tributions and has tried to show hui
manitarian principles to all the peo-
pies at war. People have contributed
to entertainments, balls and relief or
CARNATIONS In a fairly liberal manner.
This is preliminary to the statement
that when the Navy league proposed
n ball for raising funds for promoting
its affairs the tickets sent to every
foreign embassy In Washington were
promptly returned. The people who
have been pretty liberal in their for
eiyn contributions who met this rebuff
we're far from pleased.
Only Nelson Would Say IL.
Perhaps | have wearied the SEN
ate" remarked Senator Nelson after
having discussed the army bill at less
length than any other man. perhaps
/ have been a little too g%arrulous. They
say old people are apt to fall into that
rut, and l may not be immune"
No but the Minnesota senator
would have been so frank. Few of
the old senators would have acknowl-
edged that they were getting old, and
not one OF them, young or old, would
have owned up to being garrulous.