The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13


in New York the day Of national suf
frage for women cannot be long post
poned.
Legislatures elected in 1915 if the
proposed prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution goes through con-
gress, will be largely chosen on the
prohibition issue. 1t will take the cen
ter of the political stage, and will crowd
out other issues, some of them more
important That is one regrettable
| feature Of the prohibition fight.
With the idea of concentrating the
| negro vote" so that it may be a more
effective power in cities, counties and
state, at the coming elections, the In
diana negro leaders are organizing clubs
and laying plans for great co-opera-
ton" The negro vote is something
the Indiana politicians will have to
take into their future reckonings.
In case the vote for mayor in New
York City in November is close the
/
termlning factor, and for this reason
| the legislature at the present extra
session has adopted a simple and easy
! form of ballot for the taking of that
vote In Indiana. where municipal cleo
tions viii be held in all cities in No
vember there is no law permitting alb
sent soldiers and sailors to vote
The food control laws prohibition Of
the Importation of distilled liquors ef.
fective at midnight on Sunday, Sep
tember 8, will not only work revolu.
tion in the trade, but effect a wide di-
versity Of interests, among them those
Of the ultimate consumer. The ban
will keep out whisky, approximating
S5,OOO,OOO and cordials liquors and gins
to the Value Of not less than s1,1OO,OOO,
and prohibitionsts say that this law
will never be lifted
Il have not changed my opinion" Is
the conclusion of statement issued
by former Senator Elihu Root in which
he emphatically denies that he now
favOrs the granting Of the ballot to
women The report that Mr.. Root had
come out for woman suffrage was very
encouraging to the suffragists Of New
York, in which state the question of
suffrage is up TO the voters for the
second time, and had been proclaimed
throughout the state and nation
Victor Murdock, OF Kansas. former
congressman and later Bull Moose lead
err. having been sworn i'm as a member
Of the federal trade commission. it is
assumed by the Kansas politicians that
he will be out of politics for the next
few years. al least. a faction Of the
Democratic party In Kansas has plan
ned TO run Murdock against Senator
Thompson for the Democratic nomina
ton for senator next year, but now they
are looking around for another man
= and men Of Murdock's caliber are hare
to find in Kansas.
The question what is America fight
ing for has never been better answere,
than by Elihu Root in his address t,
the American Bar association, and tn,
distinction between democracy an,
autocracy never better stated, 80 lonl
as there exists a great and powerful
military autocracy which has the pur
pose TO secure domination by military
force, so long viii republics and democ
lOcies be at the mercy OF that autoc
racy. They must do its will or the,
must enter upon systematic prepa
D ration of military force and defense
which in itself must destroy democracy
must destroy individual liberty"
Before this war ends party lines. Il
$ the opinion of party leaders. will be ma
e tcrially changed. At this time there /
q really only one issue in the political lif
of this country and that is the issu
Of Americanism w. Germanism 1t (
y an issue that must bee met not in pan
80 tisan spirit but with earnest. patriot
D. purpose, regardless of partyism Il
s. every case men VINO love their countr
must be ready To- vote for candidate
/ who can be trusted 10 uphold thei
3 country's cause and It's honor. I'm IN
l- circumstances the question whether
Z candidate is a Republican or a Demo
s. crat IS immaterial
Salaries of governors Of states rang
II from $500 10 $l25OO a year. nlinoi
e. pays $4,000. Five states pay $1,000
IS viz: California. New Jersey. New Yorl
Il Ohio and Pennsylvania. Indiana an
Massachusetts pay $1,000; Minnesot,
$1,000; Kentucky. S6,50O: Washington
a $4,000; Alabama. Colorado. Floridi
II Georgia. Idaho. Iowa, Kansas, Louis
8 ana, Michigan, Missouri Montana. Ne,
e Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakot,
Oregon, Virginia West Virginia an
Wisconsin pay S. 600; Oklahoma. Mar
y land and Mississippi, Sl5OO: Arizona
r Arkansas. Connecticut Delaware. y
It vada, Tennessee. Texas. Utah and wy
o. ming, $4,000; Maine. New Hampshir
10 Rhode Island, South Carolina ana Sout
Dakota, $4,000 Nebraska and Vernon
$500.
r. THE QUESTION.