The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-08
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Feb. 7.-ISpecial THE
fight against the confirmation of Louis
ID. Brandels rs an associate justice OF
the supreme court demonstrates that
the thing called progressive is not
confined TO any one party.
Progressiveness is something that
finds itself nonpartisan and is opposed
by conservatism in both parties. The
lineup for and against Brandcis demon
strates that the idea of progressiveness
has not been changed by the rise ana
fall of the bull moose party, which
bore the name Progressive.
progresSiveness means radicaism, a
fight against the rich. support Of the
poor fight against corporations, priv
ileged classes (such classes being rich
er than the vast majority and gen
eral tendency to have the federal GOV
ernment regulate most Of the affairs
of the people.
Opposition to the new ideas, opposi-
ton to ali that is represented in the
word progressive Is found in conserya-
tism.
Not on Party Lines.
And this division is not on party
lines There was never time when
the political parties lined up solidly
on one side or another and were all
progressiyes or conservatives. That is
still true The parties are split on the
Brandeis confirmation, the progressive
element in both are for Brandeis and
the conservative element in both are
arrayed against him. Not entirely, for
there are conservative Democrats who
will 20 with the president.
As to PARTIES it is the same now as
always the larger proportion of radi-
Gals or progressiyes are i'm the Demo
cratic party.
"FIoppers" In Politics.
Congressman Dies of Texas has add
ed new word to the political vocabu-
larry. Replying to Jim Mann's support
of the president for preparedness after
being IA small army and little navy
IIldIl Hi illN AdlNNls iflis NhAAAh hiAAi tlAN
prince Of "hoppers." He went on at
some length and had a great deal of
fun with the Republican leader.
A few days later j. Hampton Moore
came to the front with long speech
in which he repeated the Texans
word and described in detail the
"hops" of President Wilson, not only
on preparedness. but on several planks
Of the Democratic platform.
Way back in the ndall-Carlisle di
visions OF the Democratic party the
two wings once joined and routed the
opposition 1t was celebrated In &
doggerel, in which the line occurred
when the two wings Topped togeth
err" Maybe the Wilson and ManT
wings are stopping" together.
CIarke's Definition.
During a discussion of the Philip
pine bill Senator Hitchcock of Nebras
ka. opposing the Clarke amendmen
(Which contained the whole meat il
the cocoanut). said that it was not in
tended to have the Filipinos run wil'
and commit wrongs with their indie
pendence: hence the United State
should have restraining power.
independence" declared Clarke o
Arkansas, means absence OF outsld
control. independence consists in dc
ing wrong If you want to-"
Feels Fully Justified.
Many years ago, before he had take
Evct aInafinn a fh
house, Senator Shafroth of Colorad
secured the passage of a bill for mir
at Denver. Il feel fully justified" sal
Shafroth "for that mint has becom
very useful There is now S60O,oOO,W
In gold stored there, which the jar
can't get if they capture the Pacif
coast"
"Cunberins Up the Record"
There has always been in the senat
some one who fought against "cumbe
ing up the Record with all sorts {
stuff, comments of professors, uplif
ers, politicians, statesmen, editors al
others. For long time Senator Smo'
of Utah has constituted himself Il
guardian of the Record and TO son
extent has kept out some of the extr
neous matter. But it all gets In aft
awhile. AS Senator Gallinger sage
remarked, THE present objection W
keep this out Of the Record, but on
until the senator presenting it or son
other senator desires to read 1t to &
senate; then it will go in" So, first
last. any man with a friend in the Sc
ate can get anything he wants into t
Congressional Record.
"Ths Real Boobo."