The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18


and almost any group of politicE ~
will not go very far until the Subjr't
of candidates for 1920 receives attcn-
ton. 1t is rather interesting to note
that Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
and General PerShing of Missouri are
frequently mentioned these days as
Republican presidential possibilities,
although these two states are not on
the presidential highway. This So
called highway" consists Of the 1--WE
states of New York. New Jersey Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. No president has
been elected outside of any of them
since 1876 Another state not on the
presidential highway. Minnesota, has |
come in for frequent mention on ac- |
count of the prominence which Senator !
Frank b. Kellogg recently mas
achieved. Although he Is Il stanch Re |
publican he has shown certain
amount of independence of action,
which has caused him to be favorably
considered by many Republicans VINO
are rather Independent of the old ma
chine methods.
Democratic politicians do not discuss
candidates and it is evident that they
are inclined to await developments, be-
cause there is a general consensus OF
opinion that should President wilson
be n candidate for another term no
Democrat could possibly beat him for
the nomination. There is still discus
sion about Mr.. McAdOO, and also the
idea is held that dark horse Will be
the real available man when the time
comes to select q candidate.
The discussions that have taken
place on the pending peace proposals,
which seem so vastly important, SHOW
that there will be no division on party
lines. A great many Republicans are
supporting the presidents various
propositions and particularly that In
regard to q league of nations. There
are Democrats who are just as sincere
" opposed to a league of nations as
are TO be found on the Republican
side. An attempt has been made sew
eral times to create the impression
that there is a party fight on this sub
iect and that for partisan purposes at
tennis are being made to discredit the
president. Up to the present time
however, 1t would appear that there
are no lines of division on the party
aisle. 1t seems almost certain thai
there will be long and even bitter de
bate upon the peace treaty when it Il
submitted.
Congressman La Guardia of New
York came into his own when tn
proposition to establish air mail serv
ice was under consideration in tn
house. He got a great deal of atten
ton when he told the house some fact
about what air service would cost an
what was necessary. He showed tina
II would need something more than
starting field somewhere in New YOr
! and a landing field somewhere in CHI
cago. He gave the house facts of
practical kind and showed that tn
4 maintenance and upkeep Of mail ali
planes and the location of fields whic
1 could be used for such machines wOul
run into the millions very soon IL ther
was anything like an extensive al
plane mail service established.
Southern advocacy of governmel
3 ownership of railroads is likely to r
4 ceive q check on account of the agit
4 ton that is now in progress in maj
> southern states to have the COVER
NJ ment railroad administration aboli
IN the "Jim Grow" cars. Nearly eve
m southrn state separates the black fro
or the white In railroad travel, and q
n. courts have held that the stat
nd have a right to make such d
,ir ordinations. But 1t is alleged tn
nt as long as the government controls t
~ railroads there ought not to be be a
or discrimination on these lines on
"A count of color, hence the agitation
- the part of the colored people in ma
sections to have the government alb
ish the "Jim Grow" cars and allow
whites. This has caused number
ak Southern senators and representati'
nc, to consider what might happen
Ter case the government continued to c.
lip troll the railroads and there was
no publican administration. 1t Is
1t known that the pressure from ma
gh- Northern states would be great uT
lon any Republican administration to at
ce: ish "Jim Crow cars or any other RI
,ep distinctions, under government c
troll. 1t may be, as William ]. Br!
IS" told a number of distinguished Sol
rse ern Democrats many years ago, I
est their only opposition to governm
ownership of railroads was the
ncb that it would abolish the "Jim Gro
ton cars, and he warned them at the SO
time that the negro bugaboo wo
rfr not prevent government ownership
the
IT,, There has been rather rem;
,,o, able change in the attitude of Repul
o,,a ans in regard to bienavy. Secret
;, Daniels has proposed what Is kn'