The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-09
HARMONY STILL
REPUBLICAN AIM
Trying 10 Find Common Ground
Upon Which to Unite.
SEEKING VICTORY IN 1920
Psrty's First Opportunity to Try
Strength, However, Will Be In the
Congressional Campaign Tive Years
Hence-Prohibition In oregon-Negro
Becoming Less OF a Political Factor.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Becoming Less or a POLITICAL Factor.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. s.-tSpecial. THE
Republicans are still harping on har-
mony; they are still trying TO find a
common ground upon which they can
unite for the victory they hope To Sc
cure In the next congressional and fol-
lowing presidential elections. They
have been rather frank In their cx-
pressions OF opinion, and Ii is general
ly observed. that they do not hesitate
to criticise the methods Of the last
campaign. Many Republican leaders
insist that an experienced politician
should be placed at the head of the
national committee as the first To-
In any campaign. Some go SO far as
TO say that the national committee or
state committees should select the MA
tional chairman without regard to the
wishes Of the candidate. That would
be an innovation. However, Ii would
MOI make much difference so far as
the result Is concerned. Campaign
managers can kick away an election in
a close race, but I'm most elections II
has made no difference who was the
man at the head of the national com
mittee.
Personal Selections.
Beginning In 1904 with Cortelyou, in
1908 with Hitchcock and In 1912 with
Hilles, IL Is a positive fact that none
Of these had any influence on the
campaign. Roosevelt ran his own cam
paign and also Taft's first campaign.
McCombs had nothing to do with the
election OF Wilson after he was nomi-
mated. Wilson would have been elect
ed IL there had been nc campaign com
mittee. In the year 1916 IL vas diff
ferent. Shrewd management, IL Is said
frequently, might have won a Repub-
llcan victory.
What Stone Saw In Oregon.
When the contest was raging over
prohibition between Missouri and Kan
sas Senator Lane OF Oregon injected
himself with much vigor into the con
troversy.
Missouri was always on the back OF
Kansas he said. THAT was the ease
back In the days Of John Brown and
Jim Lane. who was a distant relative
OF mine"
Then he went on to talk OF prohibi-
ton I'm Oregon. This brought Senator
Stone Of Missouri forward with a few
questions as to when prohibition went
into effect In Oregon and how since
that date he had seen numbers of sa-
loon and hotel bars open and selling
liquor In Oregon. Lane could not be
lieye IL. but said he would not dispute
the Missouri senator.
Negroes Less Of = Factor.
One OF the most observing men from
the south says that the negro Is no
longer a real factor In politics: that
the time Is fast approaching when he
cannot be used for political purposes
and sway the states OF that section
without regard to all other issues. For
this reason he Is OF the opinion that In
time other issues will come forward
and that the south will consider other
subjects. This observer says that by
common consent the negro Is not In
politics. and very few people of the
south believe that he will be a figure
unless the people OF the north again
force the issue TO the front. or course
the negroes with political aspirations
resent this state of affairs.
Waste Of Paper.
Under a resolution introduced by
Senator Kenyon Of Iowa the commit,
tee OF printing is Investigating the
waste Of paper In the departments and
elsewhere and the printing OF useless
bulletins. II Is to be hoped that the
inquiry will also take In the waste OF
paper by various departments sent out
10 the press agencies I'm an effort to
graft free space In the newspapers TO
boost those departments.
More Of the Three RS.
Discussion OF the vocational educa-
tional bill I'm the house brought forth
from Congressman Tess of Ohio, a prac-
teal educator, the statement that he
thought too much time vas now devot-
ed to the culture side" Of education
and not enough to the fundamentals,
what I'VE used to call the three Rs
reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic."
His remarks were applauded, partic-
ularly by those congressman who have
children I'm the public schools in Wash
fngton. The national capital Is q place
for experiments In education as well as
in legislation.
Absentee Senators.
The senate Is troubled almost as
much as the house on account OF alb
sentees. There are . dozen or more
senators who prefer to remain away,
looking after their own personal
interests or enjoying pleasures of the
winter at some distant POINTS, rather
than stay in Washington and attend to
the work OF congress. OF course SEN
ators cannot be blamed for not wanting
to listen to the long winded speeches
81, xno ~nce<n hrft khny n~0ner0lly man.