The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-24
MORE pep NEEDED
IN THE CAMPAIGN
Too Much Time Consumed In
Getting Under Way.
EXCITEMENT MAY YET COME
Roosevelt Republicans Believe That
Had tho Colonel Been Nominated He
Would Have Kept Things Stirred Up
Continuously - Some Wanted Peace
and Militancy to Be Chief Issues.

and Militancy to Be Chief Issues.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. July 22.-lSpecial Re
puhlicans have become somewhat un
easy and fear that the national cam
paign has been tagging, that too much
time has been consumed In getting I'm
derway; that II will require n great
deal OF hard work to bring the stun
ton up to the point OF high tide that
gas experienced when Mr. Hughes sent
his long message to Chairman Hard
ing the dag the convention concluded
Its business.
Among Roosevelt Repubiicans-and
there were many of them In the III
try-there is a feeling that there has
not been enough pep" injected into
the campaign. They are saying that a
mistake was made In not nominating
Roosevelt. for he would have kept ev-
erything on the jump from the begin
ming.
At the same time there IL considera-
BILE hope that Mr.. Hughes will give the
country something to talk about when
he goes on his first political tour OF the
country.
Peace and Militancy.
According to some OF the dissatisfied
men, mostly of progressive tendencies.
IL is asserted that the present cam
paign should have been fought on he
issue OF peace and militancy-that is.
there should nave been "A clear cut Is
sue between the parties. and one side
should nave been for peace and the
other for strong military progressive
ness.
At Chicago there was n fear express
ed that the nomination OF Roosevelt
would nave made the Republican party
a wal party, and In view OF the anti
war feeling so plainly apparent II was
believed that Roosevelt's nomination
would have been unwise. Now some
of the Republicans are wondering
whether a strong militant campaign
would not have aroused the country as
nothing else would have done and per
haps made success with Roosevelt pos
sible.
Wilson q Peace Man.
There il no doubt that the Democrats
expect to win or the slogan that "Wil-
son has kept us out OF war" Com
menting on that political turn of af-
fairs, a Republican remarked:
Wilson has spent $5o0.0O0,oO0 for
war and Is to be elected as a peace
man.
He was referring TO the expenditures
OF military purposes by the present
congress-. which was urged by the pres.
ident.
More Than a Cog In the Machine.
When James Hay was nominated for
the court of claims some one remarked
that he was one of the important cog
I'm the famous Virginia machine. Hay
Is much more than a cog He is Mt
least n OF the main wheels. This
great political organization IL excelled
by no other I'm politics. 1t is so strong
that II controls Virginia, and the sue
cess OF its managers I'm every campaign
Is proyerbial. The senator's, Martin
and Swanson, with Hal Flood, Jim
Hay, Charley Carlin. with a few 9th
ers, are the main works. There are
some strong powers I'm the background.
but those named are the men who are
most prominent.
For Rural Health.
In a strong argument for rural SAM
tation and urging an appropriation OF
100000 for the investigation OF the
best methods to protect the health OF
the people OF the country Senator
Ransdell of Louisiana pointed out that
this congress would appropriate more
than $6SO,0OO,OOO for military protec-
ton. 1t shows that the war scare has
had a wonderful effect.
Uncle Joe Wanted to Know.
During the consideration of the cam
paign publicity anti : corrupt prac-
tees bin former Speaker Cannon made
this inquiry of Chairman Rucker:
docs your bill make 1t any harder
to commit perjury"
More difficult TO commit perjury"
repeated Rucker In some bewilder
ment.
THAT is a sumner remarked Stat
ford Of Wisconsin.
Il confess 1t is a sumner" replied
Rucker.
Then Cannon explained that no
wanted to know whether the bill made
conviction more easy and whether 1t
restricted the easy going methods by
which men often committed perjury
In connection with elections and reg
istration OF voters.
Twenty-Five Stations.
Senator Weeks called attention dur
ing the consideration Of the naval bill
to the fact that the United States
maintained twenty-five navy yards
and navy stations. He went on to
explain that they were expensive and
that many Of them might be abandon.
ed In the interest Of the service. Not
a single yard or station was abandon