The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-29

Rules by President.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, March 2S.-[Special. l.
Oh. yes. nearly all the politicians pro
test that they do not like TO handle
patronage. They claim they make a
dozen enemies and one migrate every
time they make an appointment, but it
is always noticeable that they raise a
great hullabaloo every time any patron
age is taken away from them.
The recent action placing all post
under the civil service has
a lot of protest-"kicking" is
the term most frequently %heard-and
many Of the most energetic civil serv-
ice reformers are among those who say
that ~postmasters ought TO be named
by congressman.
Good Political Machines.
There is not the least doubt about
the fact that good political machines
have been built up through postal APP
p%ointments. This was especially the
case when the congressman controlled
the selection of rural carriers as well
as the big and little postmasters in
their districts.
With such an array of appointees
dependent upon him the congressman
found little difficulty in controlling the
policies of his party and was usually
able to have himself renominated time
after time.
AS TO the Public Interest.
Ii Will probably make little differ
ence one way or another so far as the
public interest is concerned. A post
master is Il good or poor official not
because he is a politician or a civil
service appointee, but according to his
capabilities or inclinations. All the
people want In the postal service are
courteous treatment and efficient and
expeditions handling Of the mails.
Making John Allen Responsible.
There is no difficulty in finding an
original man who made a president
In fact there are more Original VIII
son men" In the country today than
can probably be taken care of with
federal appointments. But when 1t
comes TO claiming responsibility for
making a vice president there are few
who enter the lists. OF course there
is an exception in regard TO Theodore
Roosevelt, but he il an exception to all
rules. and the names of those who real
ly made him vice president on the
ticket with Mckinley In 1900 are prac-
tically without number.
Harry Daugherty. "A Republican pol
itician of Ohio, comes forward with
the assertion that John NJ Allen-the
latter known as the wit of Tupelo,
Miss, when he was "A member Of con
gress-was responsible for making Jim
Sherman vice president on the ticket
with President Taft in 1908. Daugher.
~ says that he suggested Sherman to
John Allen, and John went To Jim
Sherman and obtained his consent 10
be "A candidate. There are a number
of New York politicians, however, who
think that they had something to do
with making Sherman the vice presi
uentHil candidate III lJOS.
An Eligible Bachelor.
During the slack days when the sen
ate adjourned early and a number OF
senators remained at their desks, writ
ing or arranging their papers, visitors
were admitted. Among them were
many women-winsome widows, bach
elor maids and working s~uffragists OF
ants. There was one man upon whom
this array made no impression. The
most eligible senatorial bachelor. Sen
ator ~Brandegee OF Connecticut, bent
more earnestly TO his task, with eyes
glued to his desk and deep In his oc
cupation. He saw none of those at
tractiye women who passed t. an(
fro. The Connecticut senator is storm
proof.
GoIfing Senators.
President Wilson is not the onl,
man in public life who takes advan
tage of a lull i'm important public af
fairs to indulge in a game of golf
bic away to the golf links when op
portunity n weather permit ana en-
JOY a round on the links.
Golf is not a matter of locality o
environment. Men from all section
are among its deyotees. Among tn
senate golfers are Cummins of Iowa
Hitchcock of Nebraska, Kellogg o
Minnesota. Townsend of Michigan
Hollis of New Hampshire, Saulsbur.
Of Delaware, Sheppard Of Texas, Pitt
man of Nevada, Robinson of Arkansa
and Underwood of Alabama.
Passing Of Senators.
How many people know or car
how many or who were the senator
who left public life on March AZ
soliloquized Senator Lewis OF Illinois
And yet only a short time ago the