The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-30
FINDING FAULT
WITH EACH OTHER
Split Between Republicans and
PrOgresSiveS Worries Leaders.
PUT BLAME ON ROOSEVELT

Certain Republicans Would Rather See
Party Defeated Than Have Colonel
Elected-Story of Hazard. Perry
County, ky.--Length of Presidential
Term Again Discussed.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, .lnn- -. ESPECIAL Re
publican leaders In Washington are
very much concerned over the situa
ton that has developed IN the party
Trouble has been brewing ever since
the election. when the standpatfcrs
and the progressives sllowedsa lend
ency to blame each other for the de
feat In the recent presidential contest
As soon as II was known that Wilson
was elected both elements Ia the Re
publican party began to find fault, aud
complaints of all kinds were made
In congress 1t was found that the
old lines OF cleavage were M marked
as ever. There WINS "a temporary recon
element for the election period. hut
as soon as the defeat came the lines
were again drawn and both elements
were as hostile as Y I'm the senate
these differences are more apparent
than In the house. This Is because
there Is a bare possibility that the Re
publicans may control the next house
Ii all elements are united. and they
are making AZ effort to get together
Blaming Roossvsit.
One of the most prominent Repub-
licans told me that ID looked ms If
Roosevelt was going TO play the same
role in the Republican party that Bry
an had played In the Democratic par
ty. He said that Bryan had kept the
Democratic party divided He com
pared the Parker candidacy of 1901
with the Hughes candidacy of 1916. a.
sorting that Roosevelt's position in the
party In 1916 and what he said during
the canvass made Hughes election i'm
possible.
George w. Perkins" said this man,
has one sole interest, and that is 10
make Roosevelt president. He has no
other interest I'm the Republican par
~. He is a dominating man, and he
wants to dominate the Republican par
~ now with the sole object OF making
Roosevelt the candidate I'm 1920"
Other Progressive Candidates.
Ii must not he understood that Per
kins IL supported by all the progressive
Republicans or that they are all for
Colonel Roosevelt. On the contrary.
there are at least three senators OF
progressive tendencies who are quasi
candidates for the Republican nomina
ton. Ii Is TO be very much doubted
whether any one OF them would sup
port Roosevelt.
There is another fact to be borne in
mind There IL yet enough strength In
the stand pat element OF the Repub
lican party to prevent RooSevelt's nom
nation unless there Is a great popular
demand for him -four years hence And
will continue to go down TO defeat II
IL has to choose between defeat and
Roosevelt.
Looks Like . Fiiibuster.
~ j. nOt oiItll Una buf EIotIl W ctH~
ators will acknowledge that they are
conducting a flibuster. but there Is no
doubt about the intention of q number
of senators with respect to the water
power site bill. They intend to Kill II
by talking 1t to death.
Hazard, Perry County. Ky.
Hazard, Perry county. Ky. has gone
upon the map with n big splash. II
burst upon congress with n big bang.
and hereafter when we think OF the
victory of Oliver Hazard Ferry on
Lake Erie IN the war of 1912 we must
also ~recollect that "A part OF the brave
force which participated In the defeat
OF the British on that memorable occa
sion went to the mountains of Ken
lucky. created a county and named II
Perry and a village and called II Haz
ard.
Explained by Langley.
All this was set forth In n speech by
John w. Langley. II representative
from the Tenth Kentucky district. of
which Perry county il an important
part.
1t so happened that Hazard was in
cluded nj the omnibus public building
bill. Some fellow with undertaking
proclivities found that according TO the
census OF 1910 Hazard had a popula
tion of 537 people and bounced upon IL
holding II up to ridicule as a stupen
dous example OF pork"
But Hazard came back. 1t was
shown that there has been a wonder
full coal development In that region.
and the place boasts of 1000 people In
a very prosperous condition. All this
Langley set forth In a good natured
speech and many newspaper clippings
Hazard has come to stay.
A Four-year-o old Subject.
When Senator Shafroth of Colorado
was making bis speech In favor of a
six year term for president Senator
Sutherland Of Utah could not forbear
to call his attention to the fact that
In 1910 thu nop,noratfo nnrtv olapto1