The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-31
The Tariff Always a Fertile
Source Of Partisan Debate.
MEXICO IN SECOND PLACE.
Opposition That Has Developed In
Denmark Will Delay Purchase Of
West India islands - Revenue Bill
Likely to Cause Dissatisfaction When
Taxes For Preparedness Are Imposed.


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BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Aug. 31.-[Special l.
There In one unfailing divisional line
between the parties the tariff. There
is never any difficulty about a debate
on this subject when 1t comes before
congress, and, although thirty nine Re
p%ublicans In the house voted for the
revenue bin, the opposition to that
measure In the senate by Republicans
shows that the minority party is yet
alive 10 one issue which can make for Il
division between the parties.
In reality there is not SO very much
difference between the parties, even
on the tariff, but a better sham battle
can be staged on the tariff than on
anything else. Even Mexico Is less
OF a partisan question, for 1t has been
found upon referring to the records
that the Taft administration conduct
ed Mexican affairs pretty much as the
Wilson administration has done since
assuming control.
Island Purchase May Go Over.
The purchase of the Danish West
Indies might have been made a party
issue because the treaty was negoti-
ated by a Democratic administration.
but 1t appears that parties are divided
on that question. Several Democrats
In the senate are inclined to oppose the
treaty, while a number OF leading Re
publicans favor IL.
Owing TO the opposition which has
developed I'm Denmark and the desire
of the senators to get away from
Washington. Ii Is probable that the &C
ton ON the treaty Will be deferred
until after the election. At that dime
there win be no need OF making IL a
partisan question.
Paying the Piper"
Listening TO the talk on the revenue
bill proves that II is always more diff
cult TO pay the piper than to dance
TO his music. The American people
have INDUCED In such a stupendous
amount of neutrality-suspicious. they
have enjoyed it-and now 1t must be
paid for by taxation. The people will
not like 1t. particularly IL they can fig
ure out the amount they pay. but that
Is not possible for so much of this
taxation is indirect. At the same time
the figures look pretty big when Ii is
shown that appropriations are larger
than during any year In our history,
{ even during the civil war, when ex-
~traordinary expenses were met.
Marshalrs Intentional Slip.
During the recent row among the
Democrats In the open senat there
had been much talk OF what took place
in the caucus and OF caucus procedure.
Finally there was a lull and Vice Pres
ident Marshall remarked:
; THE question before the caucus IL
the
But he got no further. The senate
and galleries broke into a roar OF
laughter at this intentional slip ON the
, part OF the senate's presiding officer.
t AdvsrbialIy True.
During a discussion OF the Philip
pine bin when Williams of Mississ
J ippi was advocating independence, Me
: Lean of Connecticut asked:
did not your party promise then
independence for sixteen years and
= now that you have power In all legis
t lative branches you cannot let then
t goT'
I'm a certain sense" replied Johr
0 Sharp. that Is true-unforgivably rue
e u~npardonally true and pathetically
true"
A Hoosier Term.
/ A matter OF expense was being dis
e cussed In connection with a bill In the
Y senate. and Kern of Indiana said h,
e did not think it well for men to stoI
! and higgle about an appropriation o.
$4,000.
Does the senator refer TO me al
o higglingg' asked Cummins of Iowa
with some seriousness.
l. II was perhaps unfortunate In tn,
n use of the word 'higgling.'" wa,
r kern's response. II was employing al
old Hoosier term that came into IN,
mind at the moment"
.. "Subside" In the Senate.
d Senator Hughes of New Jersey de
b. sired to make "a statement and was In
e t~errupted several times by Smoot o
IL Utah.
"Wiu the senator subside and kee1
qnietT' finalls asked Hughes. wit
NJ some show OF annoyance. And the
~ he went IN ard made his speech.
Now that the senator from Ney
~ Jersey has subsidized" remarked Smoo
~ at the conclusion of Hughes state
20 ment. and he had his say.
!. Cost of the Canal.