The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-26

Brought Grief to Many Boosters.
Sentiment Rules Now. Says London.
BY ARTHUR W.. DUNN.
Washington, March 23.-lSpecial. =
Within two months President Wilson
has achieved three notable victories
In the senate. They may not bear
fruit In the way of tangible results.
possibly quite otherwise. but on three
different occasions 1t has been dem
onstrated that he has control OF the
senate.
The FIRST instance was the adoption
OF the resolution indorsing his peace
speech. The next time was the In.
dorsement of his war address against
Germany. The third time was In the
adoption Of the cloture rule despite
strong opposition.
Votes Were Not Partisan.
The votes by which the president
was Endorsed were not partisan. Re
publicans joined the Democratic ma
jority In support of the president on
each of the three occasions. Ii Is true
that notifications were made In the
peace Endorsement and also true that
the cloture rule may be imperative to
n great extent, just as were the two
resolutions, but the records show and
the public understands that the presi-
dent has peel Endorsed by the senate
I'm three nonpartisan votes.
LOOKING Forward.
1t Is more than probable that the
first time the new cloture resolution In
the senate Is invoked will be In the
passage OF the river and harbor bill.
Let us suppose hat I'm the extra ses-
sion Of congress, called TO pass legis-
lation OF imperative necessity. n of
the first measures put through Is the
river and harbor bill. The senate COM
mittee can quickly report It, Then
when Kenyon of Iowa. Norris of Ne
braska and a number of other senators
begin a filibuster against II the new
cloture rule will be invoked.
If not on the river and harbor bill
then II may be on the public buildings
bill.
Furnishes Employment.
There is one thing about Inaugural
lions that should not be overlooked.
They furnish employment for a lot of
people. Many a workman and n poor
fellow on his uppers Is able to pick up
a job In building the stands, as n
Waterman or something of the kind,
The work of building and the work OF
tearing down furnishes employment
for many men.
Many Important Items Lost.
Many important items were lost in
bills which failed to pass at the last
session OF congress. AS a rule, every
effort is made TO secure the passage
Of all the big appropriation bills In the
short session. Generally these bills
have many anxious boosters, for they
hang around a short session OF con-
gress. loading down the appropriation
bills with what they want. and then
they do their utmost to secure the
passage of the bills. The failure of a
number OF bills has caused a great
deal Of sorrow among the professional
boosters I'm and around the halls OF
congress-.
How Times Change.
During the closing days Of the Sixty
fourth congress-stormy and conten.
tious days-John Sharp Williams took
occasion to arraign the Republicans In
the senate. He said he had learned
that the Republicans had determined
to flibuster In order to force an extra
session and continued:
II understand that the reason is
given that they do not want to leave
the president Of the United States, just
as the Copperheads did not want to
leave Lincoln, with power TO act"
Language like that from a Mississip
pi senator shows how times have
changed In this country.
Time to Stand From Under.
I'VE have reached a stage where
sentiment rules and reason is sus
pended" remarked Congressman Lon
don Of New York. the Socialist mem
Der of congress-, when the house was
discussing the armed neutrality reso
luton.
Lonuon went on with d lot more ak
about the ~foolishness Of men who felt
called upon to proclaim their love of
country and vote to support the presi
dent and vote appropriations.
When congress reaches such a stage
1t Is a good time to stand from under.
The probabilities are that the people
are In a sentimental stage and the rule
Of reason Is suspended.
Chief Justice q Senior.
Chief Justice White Is the senior OF
the supreme court. There is no JUS
tice a member of that tribunal who
was a member when he was appointed
an associate justice of the court in
February. 1894.
In the senate there are only two men
who served with Mr.. White when he
was a member OF that body. Senator
Warren Of Wyoming and Senator Gal
iinger Of New Hampshire. Warren
was out n few wears his nresent sarv-