The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-01
Some Regard Him as Greater
One Than Roosevelt.
BOTH RULED THE ROOST'
But Roosevelt Had Much Opposition
Within the Party, While Wilson Has
Almost None-Villa an Asset to Car
ranxa-T. r. Encounters Hecklers In
the West.


Washington, Oct 31.-ISpecial. is
Wilson a better politician thar Rouse.
velt2 That question Is still unnnswer-
ed. Ii Wilson Is reelected the answer
should be In the affirmative, for he
has displayed political abilities Of the
very highest order. If he is elect
ed 1t will be because he has played u
shrewder political game than any OF
his predecessors, not excepting the re
doubtable Roosevelt. So far he has
shown himself a greater boss than
Roosevelt boss OF congress and a
boss of politicians. Roosevelt did have
some opposition In his boss-ship and
had plenty OF men who worked hard
against him In his own party. Wilson
has all his party working for him. And
Wilson has been playing a political
game against odds which will mark
him as a marvel among politicians II
he wins, for success must crown the
efforts of any politician, to make him
great.
When Wilson Played tho Game.
Just look at the number OF instances
In which Wilson played the political
game with superb masterfulness.
Against the will Of many timid ones
he forced the hyphenated declaration
In the st. Louis platform, making his
opponent take such a position as to re-
store the German vote to normal party
altonvnnnt un fnrnnI Vhn .tnht hnx,r
bill through. IL he had not done so
and a great strike had followed he
would have been condemned. AS 1t Is
he has secured a large labor vote here
tofore Republican. He has made a suf-
ficient war against Mexico to engage
nearly all the national guard In what
Is legally called n war without having
any of them killed In battle, and yet
fond mothers are blessing the presi-
dent for having kept us out OF war.
Wilson forced through the child labor
bill against the opposition of the south
ern Democrats, and he prevented the
senate from voting on the immigration
bill.
Can Change With Conditions.
A good politician liz one who can
change with conditions and is not con-
cerned with keeping his record straight.
Wilson has been better at this game
than Roosevelt. He does not concern
himself with being a stickler for con
sistency, which is the care OF so many
men who think they are great states
men, but never become good politicians.
That President Wilson Is a good
politician can be understood when 1t
seems quite possible for him to be
elected president In a country where
1t Is conceded that the opposition party
Is nearly n million and a half votes
stronger than his own party.
10 Business Scarsdf
When the Republicans took up with
such zeal the eight hour legislation the
impression was that business men all
over the country were scared by the
possibilities of that enactment and of
future legislation along the same lines.
Perhaps that is true, but there Is an
other feature Of this whole situation.
Business men know that In time the
eight hour day Is coming and that they
might as well get ready for 1t. But
aside from all other considerations
there never was a time when business
was so good and business men making
so much money, and under these con-
ditions 1t Is hard to brighten them.
Villa = c~arranxa Asset.
Thu imnraeQfnn 20 ratt- r.-A
that Carranza does not want to elimi-
nate Villa; that he regards the big
black bandit as one Of his best assets.
villa as an enemy Of Carranza and as
a possible dictator Of Mexico In case
Carranza 10 eliminated must mako ey-
cry n In Mexico who has any prop
erty left or any hope Of the future
shudder. The bloodthirsty bandit must
be a terror to everybody who knows
anything about him. AS long as he is
an enemy OF Carranza there must be
many people who continue to support
the stubborn old first chief. Another
thing, for Carranza to eliminate villa
while Villa Is fighting the United States
might make many OF the Mexicans
fear Carranza was In some secret ALL
ance with the United States, and that
would also be fatal to his cause.
Surprise For r. r.
1t must have been a great surprise to
Colonel Roosevelt when visiting the
wild and woolly regions where he had
SO much fame to find that he was
heckled, and not so much that, but that
the heckling was permitted. Where
were those rough riders, those daring
cowboys, those rude plainsmen and
their trusty six shooters? fear the
west Is not what 1t once vas
Woman In Congress.
A moving picture Of what passes In
the minds of Uncle Joe Cannon, Jim
Mann, Joe Fordney, Gus Gardner, Nick
~Longworth and a few more old time
Republicans when Miss Rankin Of
Montana enters the Republican caucus
OF the next congress. IL she Is elected,
would be more valuable than any other