The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-10
Few Witness the Spectacle
More Than Once.
MONOELL ON WILSON LUCK"
He In Always on Side That Wins Gen.
eral Approval. Says Wyoming Con-
sressmsn-Senator Sherman Objects
to Stalking Visitors From Homo
About March 4.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Feb. ESPECIAL i
Every Inauguration is pretty much
like the n which preceded 1t. but to
most people 1t presents a very interest
ing spectacle, whether they have seen
IL nee or several times. But Ii must
be remembered that only a small pro
portion of the people see an Inaugural
ton of the president and that for the
most part al entirely new crowd comes
to the national capital TO witness the
ceremony.
In this connection it must be remem
bered that an entirely new crop of peo-
pie comes along every four years.
Take the cadets from West Point and
the midshipmen from Annapolis. OF
the 1900 students from these military
and naval academies who marched In
the inaugural parade of 1918 none will
be In the parade OF 1917. They have
finished their four year course and
passed Oh.
So 1t is with thousands OF others
For the most part the visitors will see
their first inaugural
Called IL Wilson Luck.
President Wilson is not only able to
! cast himself upon the side OF a propo
sition which will meet general ap
prevail. but he has a great deal OF luck
with it all"
The remark was made by Congress
man Mondell OF Wyoming. a strong
Republican, a peace advocate, and yet
who does not find himself wholly In
sympathy with the recent move of
President Wilson for an international
agreement to enforce peace. He
Oh to explain what he meant by luck
as regards this particular matter:
"Elihu Root. the master mind OF the
time. finds himself so aligned that be
speaks OF the presidents recent pro
poSals In a which friends of
the president construe as an indorse
ment.
Then along comes William IL. Taft.
who In his way performs mysterious
rites. and finds In the presidents propo-
sition an Endorsement Of the League
to Enforce Peace. and he. too, is placed
among the presidents supporters
Resisting an Invasion.
Congressman Gillett OF Massachu-
sets was talking about a deficit of
something like ~S50o.OO0.O00 that was
looming before the taxpayers.
How much OF this deficiency was
the result OF defending the country
against invasiong' asked Gordon of
Ohio.
Il thought we had been at peace,
replied Gillette. Il thought the politi
cal cry of the gentleman's party was
that the president had preserved
peace"
But were we not In danger of inva
sion?" asked Gordon.
Il do not think" replied Gillett
there was any serious danger of i'm.
vasion which a band of COW punchers
could not have driven back"
OF the Reservation.
Senator Reed OF Missouri has had a
tulhCh ttbhHtcluOus CdACtA dulAhk Ais
six years in the senate. He has fire.
quently been of the reservation"
meaning he has not always been In
accord with the Democratic admins
t%ration. but he generally lines up when
important issues are at stake. The
Democrats to openly break with the
administration on the new information
al policy. but 1t is said that he has a
great deal Of cloakroom support.
which may come into the open If there
Is a show OF hands.
Baker 10 Serene.
1t does o make any difference to
Secretary Baker whether he is attack
ed by Republicans, Democrats, news
papers or anybody else, he goes on his
way serenely. At different times Dem
ocrats In both the senat and house
have attacked him very vigorously for
his methods in handling state troops
or the manner Of conducting the war
department. One OF the latest critics
has been Congressman Ragsdale of
South Carolina. q very independent
member who has frequently differed
with the administration. 1t was Rags
dale's attack upon the secretary Of war
that brought about a very sharp con-
fict with Tom Helm of Alabama, who
rushed to the assistance Of the secre-
tary Of war.
What Sherman Wants.
During a debate when Washington
hotels and Washington people general
ly were criticised severely because of
the prices paid by visitors during in
auguration,- Senator Sherman Of I'LL
nois wanted it to go out to the country
with the widest publicity possible that
1t would be a very expensive time. Il