The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-12

Prssident--States Which Re elected
Thsir Entire Delegations to Congress.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March 10-[Speclal -
back into the last campaign,
quite a number OF people. members Of
both parties, are particularly glad thut
, contested election for the presidency
was not precipitated at this time.
On the second Wednesday I'm Fehru
sry the electoral vote was counted.
md Wilson and Marshall were declar
ID elected president and vice presi
lent. Suppose California had voted
FOR Hughes and contests had been In
In n number OF states, enough
10 have thrown the election into a con
troversy. In addition to the problems
that came with the closing days of the
congress there would
have been IN election contest which
have made a very great deal Of
In view Of the other compiled
that beset the administration and
the congress In the close of that stormy
P~artisanship Ends at the Border.
Many a time have we heard that all
craftsmanship ends at the border, par
ticularly when a foreign foe threatens
the United States. This has been dem
onstrated several times during the
period since the European
war began. N nearly every case
where It has been necessary for the
country to act In IA united n II
has usually been found that the mem
beers OF congress which represent the
two great political parties have been
willing to sink their partisanship IN
order to have the country present a
united front
1t has been found that President
Wilson has encountered quite as much
opposition In his own party as among
Republicans, for his own party men
have not always been willing to follow
him either In regard to his handling
our relations with the belligerents In
Europe or In Mexico.
AZ Humphrey Cav II.
When the Reed bone dry amendment
was considered I'm the house Congress-
man Humphreys OF Mississippi said
that the proposed legislation as an aid
to state prohibition was useless and
illustrated 1t by a story Of a boastful
negro who claimed to have done won
ders during the Spanish war.
IL was dere at San Juan hill" said
the negro. II went right up that hill,
an on top | foun' a lot o. Spaniards,
an l done cut Off all dere feet"
why didn't you cut off their headsf'
asked a listener.
"Some men done that afore | came
was the reply.
Entire Delegations Re- sIeoted.
Several states reelected their entire
delegations. Arkansas sent back 7
congressman who served In the sixty
fourth congress. Colorado 4, Kentucky
IL, Mississippi 8, Nebraska @, North
Dakota 3, Oregon B, Rhode Island 3,
South Dakota o and Virginia 10.
II Is not surprising that delegations
from small states should be all re
turned at a general election, but Ii Is
lions should remain unbroken.
Here are a number of states with
large delegations where only one
change has been made: California
with IL; Connecticut. with 3; Iowa
with IL; Kansas, with 8; Louisiana,
with g.; Massachusetts,, with 10; Mis-
souri,. with 10; New Jersey. with II
Tennessee, with 10.
Unparllamsntary Language.
Martin Dies of Texas is a law unto
himself and generally says what ht
thinks. One day during the session
when the subject Of high prices OF
food was under consideration he tool
a shot at two members from New
York city. Fitzgerald and Meyer Lon
don, which would scarcely be consid
cred parliamentary under almost any
other conditions. Here is what ht
said:
~ hiRolhlLt Win thC thhii Aiuh W
the committee on appropriations, Will
his constituents, II he now and ther
has to have an alteration and be d
demagogue about an embargo. | sym
pathize with my Socialist friend, who
has all those wheels In his head run
uing around and around"
II anybody else except Martin Dies
had used that language he would have
been called to order.
Young Men Fought the Civil War.
Former President Roosevelt has beer
quoted as saying that old men ough
to 60 into the army first and fight tn,
battles Of the country. The versatil,
ex-president has probably forgotten
that the civil war was fought largel,
by young men. 1t has been shown
several times that the majority OF tn,
army was composed Of men undei
twenty-five years and several hundred
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