The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-01
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Senator Gronna of North Dakota has
been declaring that this is rich mans
war. The fact that there were almos;
4 600 900 subscribers TO the liberty loan
in amounts from $50 to $4,000 proves
that the senator is away off wrong.
William jennings Bryan is making q
prohibition tour of Kentucky. Although
Kentucky is not really "the enemy s
country" liquor being barred from moro
than 100 counties, a determined effort
is to be made to place the entire state
on the water wagon.
Indiana women suffragists have re-
ceived knockout blow at the hands
of the supreme court of that state. The
court has just ruled that the women
cannot vote for delegates TO the consti-
tutional convention next September
Thousands Of women have registered
for that purpose.
The fact that the New York city
Democracy" has allied itself closely with
the fusion committee of 1917 has created
an understandable distrust in the minds
of many Democratic voters that TINS
organization is nothing more than a
stalking horse for the fusionists, and
is only concerned with the electing OK
an antiTammany mayor.
Home rule in the regulation of the
liauor traffic is provided for in an excise
law enacted by the last New York leg
islature. and for the first time in the
history of the state "bone dry" territory
becomes a possibility. The new law
makes 1t a crime for any person to have
liouor in his possession, except where II
has been obtained for medical purposes
on a physicians prescription in local.
ties made dry" territory.
United States Senator William p
Borah Of Idaho, whose term expires OF
March 4, 1920, and whose successor
will be elected in November, 1919, ha'
announced that he will not be a candl
date for reelection. and the principa
reason he gives for this determination
is that the salary is insufficient. tn
salary of a senator is $500 a year witt
trimmings. To the ordinary individual
a salary Of $500 seems amply suffi'
lent, and it is fact that a great ma
iority of the members Of congress neve
earned as much money before and neve
expect to earn that much in any privat
business.
II the bill introduced by Senator M
Lean should be enacted, heads Of e.
ecutive departments and other ofhcer
will have the privilege of the floor an
the right 10 participate in debate.
names the secretaries Of state, treasur!
war navy, agriculture, interior con
merce labor the attorney general pos
master general, the governor OF III
federal reserve board, the chairman
, the tariff commission. Of the feder'
trade commission Of the United state
Z shining bureau. the United States o'
reau Of efficiency. and the civil Sc
vice commission. as eligible to seats 0
the floor Of the senate and house
representatives. with the right to pa
ticipate in matters relating to the bus
ness of their respective departments.
: A large part Of the American mel
- bership Of the socialist party has dro
ned out as the vote last Novemp'
|, proved, and now the men who gave u
party character and influence are lea
J, ing II. Among the "intellectuals' WI
have already left 1t are Allan L. be
, son. the party's presidential candida
: in 1916; Charles Edward Russell lsl
i candidate for governor Of New 1or
!, w. J. Ghent Of the Socialist platiorl
committee Of 1912; Rev. T. William
state secretary OF the Socialist par'
NJ California; John Spargo ana w
liam English walling. 1t VIII be !
v membered that the Socialists at the
i convention in st. Louis last APT
> pledged the party TO continuous ac'i'
u and public opposition to the war al
\ "unyielding opposition to all propose
e legislation for military or industri