The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-24
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

James as a Propnet.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, June 24.-[Special.l-
Secretary OF War Bakers action In
calling out the national guard for serv-
Ice along the Mexican frontier brings
into notice Brigadier General Albert L.
Mills. chief of the division of militia
General Mills is a native OF
New York and was graduated from the
States Military academy In
perience as a cavalry commander and
probably knows more about the actual
condition of the national guard than
any other man I'm the United States. In
1902 he was awarded the congression-
al medal OF honor for distinguished
gallantry I'm action neal Santiago de
Cuba, July /. 1898. in encouraging
those near him by his bravery and
GOODNESS after being shot through the
head and entirely without sight"
Texans Much Interested.
From the beginning of Mexican trou-
bles Texans and others along the
southern border have been much In
terested, none more so than Postmas-
ter General Burleson- Just at present
one Texas congressman IN deeply In
terested. Most of the muss Ii down In
John Gamers district. Garner has al
ways been willing to let the Mexicans
y-nnr fhnnnOnlpnC nEyf huf Thnn ~
comes to interfering with Texans In
his district he will be ms ready as the
next man for n fight
What most Texans and those who
live I'm New Mexico md Arizona think
Is that the best thing that could hap
pen to the northern part OF Mexico Ia
to have IL annexed to the United
States. They believe that 1t would
mean peace and prosperity for those
people.
BurIeson Not Tempted.
Postmaster General Burleson was not
tempted by the Texas senatorial bait
He feels sure OF four years more of the
Wilson administration, and he sees no
W. ht rAttuiu DOk NOlltllut III
his present post. He is one Of the
presidents trusted political advisors,
and such n man Is handy to have about
ut all times. Burleson looks on the
Texas senatorial contest with n great
deal OF interest. however.
D~enouncing Lobbyists.
1t viii not be long before there IA
another denunciation of lobbyists, ms
there are sure to be n great many In
Washington during the session OF con
gress. Many people want things done
I'm congress. and they will be lobbyists
or patriots, according to the point of
view. 1t is scarcely to be expected that
the women who want the suffrage
the people who want pro
hibition, the workingmen who want
labor laws, the opponents of
large military expenditures, will rel
ish being called lobbyists, especially II
are the men who want higher tariff
rates, those who want large expendi-
lures for military purposes. those who
legislation which win benefit
or friends. They will be the
real lobbyists. The lobbyist is the fell
who wants to get through some
thing you think he should not have. IL
he Is for you he Is a patriot lending
his influence for a great cause.
One Congressman, Eight Clerks.
Some one was able to force members
Of the house to publish the names OF
their clerks. Congressman Young OF
Dakota comes to the front with
clerks among whom he has to
divide the $500 yearly allowed a ron
gresham for clerk hire. There has
been a suspicion that some OF the
congressman had done most of their
correspondence and saved for
the 1925 per month allowed
for clerks.
Tribute to Ollie James.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa took a rath-
er sarcastic shot ut Senator Ollie
James OF Kentucky when the sugar
bill was under consideration. He said:
Men OF various attachments secure
seats I'm the senate. Some are particu.
noted for wisdom, others for ora
a few for looks. But there is one
able. affable. brilliant and like.
able. who, when this vote Is taken to-
Nay, must be crowned as the only real
~ successful prophet OF the senate"
Then he went on to quote from a
speech made by Senator James on the
sugar question. In which the Kentuck-
three years ago predicted that free
sugar had come to stay.
Some Get Bitten.
Congressman Moore Of Philadelphia
was talking about mosquitoes during
the consideration OF the agricultural
bill and expressed the opinion that the
government ought to do all 1t could to
eradicate the pests.
II came from a place where they do
not have mosquitoes" interjected Mi.
nority Leader Mann Of Chicago.
sA0h >, raSpOudaI Mora sV no vo hoon