The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-19
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Sept. l9.-lSpecial. !
The campaign managers are finding
great difficulty ia keeping local issues
In several states from cutting n wider
swath In the coming election than ma
tional questions. That is naturally the
case when there is not so very much
difference between the parties. II the
lines are not sharply drawn in the ma
ton 1t is almost certain that In the
states local questions will cut more of
n figure than those Of IA national char
acter.
As an indication that party differ
ences were not In evidence Ii In only
necessary 10 revert to the closing days
of the recent session when most every
thing was done by unanimous consent.
and there was not even a roll call on
the final conference report OF The rev
enue bill, which had been discussed al
most wholly on partisan lines.
Stage Politics Played.
But there was a lot of stage politics
to enliven the closing hours. la both
senate and house men ON the opposite
sides of the political aisle whanged
away at each other with %ierreness.
they denounced the methods and poll
cies of the opposing parties; criticised
the leaders, and In every possible way
cavorted over the political pastures us
90 thnNw n.~ a. It'll 80 - a.
deadly opposition. The Record was
crammed with these party speeches,
but, after all, the real feeling of party
strife seemed to be lacking. There
were no such party differences as seer
In the days of long ago. when greater
questions divided the parties than at
present.
Criticised by Democrats.
The day congress adjourned the dip
lomatic part of the government was
quite severely criticised by two Demo.
cratic senators. James Hamilton Lew
is made the more important observa
lions when he asserted that Japan
was h~oodwinking the American diplo
mats In the east and that she was ar
ranging a program in conjunction with
Russia and England which would shut
America out OF the east and the great
China markets I'm spite Of all hat has
been said about the open door.
James MARITIME of New Jersey con
tinued his attack because an effort was
not made 10 save Sir Roger Easement,
who was executed for treason by Great
Britain.
Bureaus and Commissions.
Il am tired of b%ureaucrats," Senator
Sherman OF Illinois told the senate one
day when he was somewhat displeased
with methods OF the federal admins
tration. Nearly every senator or rep
resentative who has much TO do with
b various bureaus has the same opin-
creates more bureaucrats. In the first
place commissions are created, and
then these commissions become great
bureaus OF the government, taking
over what has heretofore been lone BY
the states or individuals.
10 he a Reactionary2
No doubt Senator Gallinger has been
termed a reactionary many times, and
yet he does not al anything strange
In governmental affairs. During the
last days OF the session he was hav-
ing a dispute with Senator Owen of
Oklahoma, the latter denying that he
was a socialist, as insinuated by Gal
finger.
"You and l are wide apart" remark
ed Gallinger.
II am glad of It." asserted Owen.
$50 am L." replied Gallinger. THE
senator is an 'uplifter,' and | am not.
l want to see things 60 along I'm their
normal and natural course"
And that is all there Is to a ''reac-
tionary," though several men have
been put out of public life for having
been called r~eactionaries.
Gave Kenyon a Chance.
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana gave
Senator Kenyon a grand opportunity.
RanSdell made a speech in which he
criticised Kenyon and incidentally said
~ - oN%0hct VIVA ORBoCta AANRio
and harbors that caused her to lose
population. Kenyon came right back,
and with the agricultural statistics he
showed what a grand, glorious. pro-
ductive state was Iowa. In fact, he
placed Iowa well In the front rank In
the galaxy OF states. He pointed out
that federal pork" did not make pros
perity.
Distributing Flowers.
The actual distribution of flowers is
no longer permitted In congress, but
Jim Mann makes up for 1t I'm handing
bouquets to various individuals. The
day the session ended he was partic-
ularly generous to the Democratic lead
ers. He praised Claude Kitchin as a
great Democratic leader and san
paeans for Champ Clark, the speaker.
whats the use Of changing the
house II all he says Is true?' asked one
Of the Republicans who believe In