Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-23
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
MAY YET SUFFER
GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO COMPEL
THE PEOPLE TO MAKE SOME
SACRIFICES.
TO CUT PASSENGER TRAvEL7
Weather Bureau Warns Against Let.
ting Foodstuffs Freeze-Politicai
Gossips Pick MeAdoo as Presidential
Nominee Of the Democrats.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

WaShinCton.--SO far in the conduct
of the war the government has not
been obliged to interfere with the rights
of individuals to any great extent. We
hear of communicating from time to
time. and men were taken into the
army without their consent. but the av-
erage citizen has gone his way without
being disturbed In his usual avOcaiiOns.
We are likely To see a change II the
war lasts long time. Many individuals
will not make sacrifices voluntarily. hut
only upon demand of the government.
We are likely To see compulsiCn be
cause there are so many who will not
make sacrifices nor Inconvenience
themselves TO any great extent in or
der to insure the success of the war.
Attention has recently been called to
the fact that there was treble the pas
senger railroad travel at the Christ
mas holiday period than ever before,
Notwithstanding the demand for loco
motives and trackage TO move coal and
other necessities for the government
and the people. 1t would not be at all
strange If action should be taken to
limit passenger railroad travel to &C
tual necessity. This would be a radical
departure from anything heretofore at
tempted in this country
Watch the Weather Reports.
The weather bureau has issued
warning to people generally to watch
the weather reports and heed cold-waye
signals. Especial attention Is called tc
the danger of food being destroyed by
freezing and people are warned TO
keep perishable foods protected in the
days of ltense cold weather. These
warnings ShOr!i be sent TO some of the
army quartermaSters as il Is reported
that large quantities of food at army
camps have been destroyed by freezing.
The officials of the Red Cross are
particularly gratified with the standing
Of the organization In the country
When they set out to raise 800. 900 600
they secured the sum in a MOI h. They
set their figures at 10000. 900 new mem
bers by Christmas and exceeded the
number by 100000. One reason why
this organization is So successful is
that every person feels that the time
may come when the organization will
extend relief. comfort and cheer to
some one near and dear 10 him or
her. II is the one organization which
reaches everywhere In times Of dis
tress and suffering.
A Little Political Gossip.
Even in These days a little political
gossip is heard occasionally, One idea
which has lodged in Republican minds
Is that Secretary McAd0o is to be the
candidate Of the Democrats to succeed
President Wilson. Several ambitious
political engineers had laid down
plan to make McAdoo governor of New
York as n stepping stone to the White
House. This plan was presented to
Byron Newton, collector of the port OF
New York, and very devoted lieuten-
ant of the secretary.
do you suppose he almost roared.
"that n man who has the biggest job
of all. who is doing a great national
work, IS going to give II up TO be gov
ernor of any state, even the largest
and most important state In the
Unlon?"
Senator Ellison =. Smith OF South
Carolina will become chairman Of the
committee on interstate commerce rs
he is the next ranking member to the
late Senator Newlands. Mr.. Smith Is
one of the few senators who do not fig
ure as lawyers. though legal and Con-
stitutiOnal questions are generally the
principal points of difference In ell
railroad legislation. But there are law
yers enough on the committee and In
the senate to render Senator Smith all
the assistance he may require
Will Congress Hurry?
Congress Is in a position TO put on
steam and rush legislation If that
should be the desire of everybody. Both
houses we're organized last spring: the
committees were appointed and much
OF the legislation proposed received
consideration in committee. although
not brought before the session which
was devoted almost exclusively To war
business. But viii congress put on
steam and hurry2 Not unless congress
has greatly changed. Congress has its
own way OF legislatlng. which Is gen
orally speed in the house, where there
are So many members and deliberation
in the senate, where there are SO few
II is quite well understood that dis
cussion and deliheration have greatly
improved the bills passed. The i'm
provement is generally commended.
hut the delay condemned One great
trouble and cause Of delay is not that
which improves a bill. but which Is a
discussion Of extraneous matters and a
reiteration Of arguments over and over
aguin
There IS no team work in senate dis
cusslons, and not very much in the
house for that matter. For example.
they do not divide "A bin up into vari-
Gus clasSificationS and subjects and as
sign "A man To cover each particular
branch ON the contrary. every sena-
tor interested. and many who are not.
viii discuss the bill from end 10 end.
More than that, they viii ~ over the
same ground Ggain and again. especial
~ IL asked questions by senators who