The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-07
Little Chance For Heroes Like
Civil War Generals.
vAROAMAN ON NEGRO RACE
Declares They Will Become Menace to
Drafted and Armed-Senator Smoot
Outlines His Attitude to the Admin
istration.


Sttbs 1tRts
THE men of the future win be created
by the present war" This statement
vas made by a man who judges the
future by the past and whose remarks
were recently published In the Con
gressional Record. He cited Grant and
Sherman as examples of men who
were made by the civil wal and pre-
diets that the men who will govern
this country for many years TO come
will be created by the present war.
As he based his premises upon the
civil war and it's effect upon the poll
ties of the country, he might have gone
further and pointed out that service
I'm the Union army was about the only
possibility to political preferment for
many years after the civil war and
that no mar In the south could secure
any position unless he had a record
as n Confederate soldier.
Expect . Repetition.
OF course the man who put forth
this theory expected a repetition OF
civil war results. But he did not stop
to consider the changed conditions.
There was a battle line extending from
the Atlantic ocean to beyond the Mis-
sissippi with opportunities at all times
To become heroes or noted generals.
The fighting was different. There We're
long marches, detours, thanking move
ments and dashing cavalry charges.
In the European contest zone of our
generals will be in supreme command.
Our troops viii occupy a narrow wedge
and push forward In the trenches. 1t
Will be surprising IL statesmen or many
heroes are created. Our heroes win
be those who are stricken with death
and whose futures will be in the men,
cries of their loved mes.
New Men Come TO the Front.
This war congress has developed new
men I'm the senate with great rapidity.
Men who were unknown when the SEES
sion commenced I'm April, men who
had no previous legislative experience,
have ONE to the front and are recog-
nized I'm the consideration OF the many
knotty problems which have presented
themselves.
Among those who have attracted spe-
cial attention are Frank ID. Kellogg OF
Minnesota. Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
fornia. Joseph s. Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey. Peter G.. Gerry Of Rhode Is
land, William III. King OF Utah. An
drieus A. Jones OF New Mexico and
Josiah o. Walcott OF Delaware.
Silence Ii no longer enforced upon
new men In the senate. The time was
when a new senator who dared to speak
at length or argue I'm debate on any
subject save that which might be of
direct interest to his state was consid-
cred a freak and disciplined. That Is
not the case now.
Besides those named who have been
very active, these have spoken freely
and with good effect, although serving
their first terms: William NJ. Calder of
New York, Joseph l. France of Mary
land. Frederick Hale of Maine, John ID.
Kendrick of Wyoming, Kenneth Nc
Kellar OF Tennessee. Harry s. New of
Indiana. Howard Sutherland of West
Virginia. Park Trammell Of Florida
and Charles l.. McNary OF Oregon.
v~ardaman's Campaign Document.
No doubt Senator Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi knows his people, for when 1t
became apparent that he would have
serious opposition for reelection to the
senate he made one Of those strong
speeches which have always been so
effective I'm the south.
The time was when Senator Tillman
of South Carolina was the spokesman
in the senate OH the race question, but
the role Is o taken by Vardaman.
The Mississippi senator delves deeply
into his subject and calls upon ancient
and modern history to sustain his on
tention that the negro race Is not able
to perpetuate governments.
One OF ~Vardaman's contentious Is
that the negroes should not be drafted
and armed because they will then be
come a menace to white people I'm the
south.
Smoot and the Administration.
Senator Smoot of Utah, the most ac-
tive senator on the Republican side.
one day In the senate declared his att
AuuG tOWdI tic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. say
ing:
"As far as | am concerned, | am go
ing to give this administrator all the
money il requests, all the power 1t de
mands and all the men it calls for, and
the responsibility OF the war must rest
with it. | am not worrying about
what is going to happen to me politi.
cally for any votes that I have cast
! admit freely and frankly that IL II
were not for the conditions existing to-
day | would think Of voting for
Legislation that has been passed at this
session of congress. Much Of 1t is next
to revolutionary. The administration
later will have to account to the people
for the expenditure Of the vast sums
appropriated. the use OF powers grant.
ed and as to our armies and navias In
bringing the war to q successful con
clusion."