The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26

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Kinds of Waste, but In Time of VA
They Are of Little Avail.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July 26.-[Special lis
IL the man or the office hat IL popular
throughout the countryf Is II Wood
row Wilson or the president OF the
United States that commands the sup
port OF the people and through them
secures legislation which the pressure
of public opinion forces congress to EN-
actf
Any one familiar with the situation
knows that If left alone congress would
not pass or would greatly amend most
of the measures that have been pre-
scented and which confer such ex-
traordinary power upon the president.
And the president has been able to Sc
cure this legislation because the PEG
Pile are believed to be behind him.
The Man or the Officer
But whether 1t il the personal popu-
larity OF Woodrow Wilson or the be-
lief OF the people that the president
must be right and therefore supported
Is an undetermined question. There
are differences of opinion even among
Democrats. but a majority of them ad-
NIT that 1t N Woodrow Wilson the
man.
I'm the congressional campaign mex
year." said N of the prominent lead
ers, I'VE will show the Republicans
that we can depend upon Wilson's per-
sonal popularity for success. Our slo-
gan will be Stand by Wilson, and we
will win"
Stop the Waste.
Every newspaper correspondent Is
bombarded with literature from the
government departments about meth
DDS to stop the waste and extrava-
gance In all lines. liz would appear
that there IL scarcely a line OF industry
that Il free from great waste. and a
government official tells us about 1t.
If all these writer's would combine
and help stop the waste in the govern
ment 1t might help. The late Senator
Aldrich said we spent $500 100000 more
thar necessary each year. That was
In time of pence. The amount IL trebled
In time of war.
The Minds Of Men.
when a man begins TO advocate a
thing and makes a fetish or a fad Of II
he allows IL to disturb his vision TO the
extent that he takes no note of actual
facts" Thus said philosopher John
Sharp Williams anent the liquor pro
vision In the food bin. ut In true OF
all controversies when men get worked
up. Somebody will contend that there
In a millennium I'm the thing. and IN
body will contend that there IL a hell In
1t, and they are both perhaps equally
sincere and both nearly equally wrong"
How to Get Money.
The raising OF money for the war has
been for a long time disturbing the
minds of senators. IL became more Sc
rious when the Smoot amendment Went
into the liquor provision OF the food
control bin. Senator Thomas of Colo
RADIO was asked IL he had "A solution.
TAX senatorial oratory at a cent a
word" was his reply. 1--WE talk too
much. l can criticise, for l am n OF
the takers"
Differing About Adjournment.
IL think the country would bs better
of IL congress adjourned" remarked
Minority Leader Mann.
lit would not" promptly declared
Chairman Fitzgerald OF the a%ppropria
tions committee. II have so much con
fdence In the congress that l am much
more content to have II IN session than
eminent to the executive department OF
the government and adjourn"
."That Is all we are doing while we
are here-delegating more power to the
executive department" remarked Mann.
THAT is true" replied Fitzgerald,
but we are here and can watch many
things so that they will not happen
when they otherwise might happen"
II have been watching a~nxiously to
see things happen that l hoped would
not happen. but they have all happen
ed" interposed Miller OF Minnesota.
well" replied Fitzgerald, 1.-The gen
tleman will continue to live with the
knowledge that we are likely to meet
lisappointments In life"
Records For Home Use.
Congressman Taylor Of Colorado has
started a movement intended to secure
a record OF all soldiers who serve In
this war, to be kept In the county from
which they enlist or are drafted. 1t
was pointed out In the house that the
war department keeps these records.
but Congressman Taylor said that
there ought to be a record in each
county of all the men who enlist be-
cause the mothers and fathers Of the
boys have a great deal Of interest In
them and want to know where they
are and what becomes of them.
Under present circumstances it will
De difficult to keep track of the loca-
ton Of men who enlist, for we do not
know where the trOODs will be station