The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-03-11
HON. c. H. DILLON
SCORES. METHODS
INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE BEARS GOVERN
MENTAL WASTE IN SPEECH.

HNCis Nolci anu taxpayer SHOulu
have been out last evening and heard
the very forceful and convincing ad-
dress delivered by Hon. C. III. Dillon
fair-sized audience did assemble
and not one present was disappointed
with the speaker or in his message.
He-prefaced his remarks with a short
description of his trip TO Europe as
an investigator of supplies and food
stuffs. Several well-told humorous
stories got his listeners in a mood for
the reception of glaring weaknesses
in our affairs at the nations capital.
Mr.. Dillon stands for a strength
ened public health department that
will take into account the fact that
100000 deaths occur annually from
tuberculosis, $4,000 deaths from can
Ger and another $4,000 deaths among
women in different stages of mother
hood. He is an ardent advocate of
fresh air and sunshine
That the speaker believes i'm law
and order as fundamental in the sta
bility of government was plainly set
forth in his strong denunciation of
lynch law and mob violence. He cit
ed the case of the East st. Louis
riots as examples of bought off po-
lice and packed juries whose whole
intent was to ,'efat law and cheat JUS
tice.
Mr.. Dillon is an out-and-out believ-
er in free speech and peaceable pub
lie assembly. His earnestness of
manner would indicate that he would
see to it that these constitutional
rights were never abused. An open
forum of discussion was what he had
in mind but just how the menace from
radicals, propa gandists and bolshe-
visits was to be curbed was not men,
toned.
An attack was made on the great
stock exchanges of the country which
were characterized as so many great
gambling pits where grains and food
stuffs were manipulated and where
no deliveries were ever made. The
trade on margins and the deals in
futures came in for special scoring.
1t was pointed out last evening that
our greatest national peril was the
ownership and control by foreign cor
poratiOns and also domestic corpora
tions of millions upon millions of
acres of land in this country. These
giant holdings in the total average
United States. Mr.. Dillon advised
that these domains he subdivided and
opened for honest home builders. He
would give a part of them to the SOL
diers on long time payments.
One of the things the speaker
would never support is compulsory
military training. He wouldn't force
our youth into the army in times Of
peace.
The speaker's>heaviest blows last
evening fell upon the monumental
waste and extravaganza nat is found
everywhere in government depart
ments and more especially during the
war. Mr.. Dillon stated that there
were far too many boards and COM
missions at Washington and 10000
more employees than needed. Among
the latter he thought that no real
service was being given and that the
whole business was vicious. In
stances were cited of great waste Of
public property. Everywhere there
are useless boards, useless clerks,
useless inspectors, thousands OF. them
whom the taxpayers are supporting
in ease and Incidence. The remedy
is to revert to common sense, plug
the leaks and eliminate inefficiency
wherever found. We were told that
no one is discharged in Washington; !;
once on the payroll is to be always
there.
Mr.. Dillon thought that the treaty
Of peace should have been signed up
80 to 60 days after the armistic was
signed and that the treaty should
never have been connected with the
League of Nations. The speaker be-
lieved in sufficient number of res
ervations to the league to insure our
governmental sovereignty. No super
government is needed to prop up our
International moral and humanitar-
ian obligations, We were told.