The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
Both Parties Laying Plans to
Capture the Next Congress.
REPUBLICANS SEE VICTORY
Campaign of Democrats VIII Be Based
Upon the Issue Of Sustaining tho
President In His PolicIes-War Pop
ularity May Not Count Heavily-Gov-
erment Must Pay Militia Guards.


oy NnfHOu W. DoNNs
Washington, July 19.-tSpecial. J.
Politics have not been forgotten ever
If every effort is made to exclude poll
tics from every controversy before the
people. The Republican party is look.
ing forward confidently to next year
with a belief that unless there Is a
change OF political sentiment In the
country they Will make q sweep OF the
congressional elections.
The Democrats are preparing 10 make
a campaign almost wholly upon the
issue of sustaining the president In his
war policies. or course there are
many Democrats who do not agree
with the president, but for the most
part they come from states which will
go Democratic anyway. From nearly
every northern state, every doubtful
state and congressional district repre-
sented by a Democrat II IL found that
such representatives, both In senate
and house. are standing by the presi-
dent.
VIII Win With War.
IL has been asserted time and again
and proved In most instances that any
administration can win with a war In
progress. That vas true during the
civil war, but IL might be we'll to re-
member that eleven states were not
represented I'm the elections held dur
Ing the civil war. The only other war
OF record for any practical purposes Is
the Spanish war, and with all OF Nc
kinley's popularity and the most siren.
nous exertions by Mark Hanna and a
victorious party the house was carried
by only eighteen majority In 1893 aft
er a successful war. So Ii may not be
well TO count too much upon war pop
ularity.
The Senste's Way.
BY a vote of 65 to II the senate
composed almost entirely of lawyers,
whose natural hobby fs constitutional
argument-yoted the Smoot amend
ment for taking over liquor into the
food bin. Then they began thirty-six
hours later to talk about its unconsti-
tutionality.
THE situation confronting u.s. re-
marked Senator Stone OF Missouri. Ell
Illustrates very clearly the passion, the
unwise riotous passion. that too often
Influences the Judgment OF senators
who are bent upon accomplishing a
given end at all hazards"
What made IL all the more interest
uaO fhn fant that thl ua..oto AnJ
SO tied itself up by unanimous consent
agreements hat 1t could rot reconsider
the Smoot amendment.
Two Solemn Senators.
After the senate had voted nearly
bone dry Senator Curtis of Kansas In
a most solemn and earnest manner
asked consent for the unanimous adop-
ton OF a joint resolution providing for
nation wide prohibition. In Just as
solemn a manner Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania objected. From their
name II appeared that neither de
sired to make the matter a subject of
humor. although everybody was aware
that there was not the least possibin-
~ vi HuSSiHS Sutn u TfSOlllIOH.
Government Must Pay.
In many states the militia was order
cd out to guard bridges. tunnels and
other property which might have been
destroyed when the United States en-
tered the war. The federal govern
ment must pay these expenses. Al
ready bills for that purpose have beer
presented, and when the time comes II
win be decided that the guarding was
In the interest OF the United States.
protecting interstate and
the shipment of materials used by the
government for the war. And CON
gress, therefore. will have to reimburse
the states.
When u Became Practical.
Senator Thomas Of Colorado In a few
words explained why prohibition had
made such rapid advances. THE pro-
hibition issue" he told the senate. was
a moral n for a century ana made
little progress. but when II became an
essentially Industrial issue. wlcn the
practical and material effect and bene-
Mt consequent upon the adoption Of the
principle was apparent. then il made
rapid progress"
Did Not-Pay For Slaves.
While the senate was talking about
communicating the whisky of the coun-
try and the assertion was made that
1t ought to be paid for there was ref
erence to the fact that the govern
menf did not pay for the slaves that
were freed during the civil war. This
brought John Sharp Williams up with
a dissertation on the subject. He said
that the federal government had no
reason to pay for the slaves that were
freed In the states at war. for It was
q wal measure, but that the govern
ment should have paid for the slaves
owned by states which did not secede.
Perhaps after the government has paid
for the whisky II may faka nm tho cJd