The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-20

| NotWltnhttuulHk oDJcctiou 10 ith buop
tion on the ground that woman sur
frage is not u moral issue and therefore
does not concern church bodies. "a reso
luton favoring suffrage was adopted by
the National Council OF Congregational
Churches by n large majority
The gubernatorial campaign In Vir.
ginia IL so oncsided II IL attracting little
attention. and the indications point TO a
remarkably small vote. Thousands Of
voters being assured Of the election Of
the Democratic candidates win not take
the trouble TO 40 10 the polls next month.
In damage suits brought by Mayor
Thompson of Chicago against Chicago
newspapers and certain individuals he
asks for 81 600. 900. Even this sum will
not make n campaign fund large enough
to buy him seat In the United States
senate. When Thompsons term as may.
or expires he win no longer be of po.
litical consequence.
Non partisanship is rampant In Mas.
sachuaetts. Republicans are putting II
aside party spirit and vote for Mccall
because he is war governor" and
the Democrats are pleading with the
Republicans To show their patriotism
and indorse President Wilson by elect.
ing Mansfield. the Democratic candl.
date for governor.
One of the best suggestions is that
the buyer Of a Liberty bond plan TO
purchase IL out of what he can save
The small buyer thus would not with
draw money, but would save II. His
purchase would represent n tightening
up OF his personal and domestic ac.
counts. II would represent money plac.
ed at the disposal Of the government
through the thrift OF the citizen.
Martin u. Madden, who has represent.
ed the First Illinois congressional dis.
trict for seven consecutive terms. has
an ambition 10 go higher and is in the
running for the Republican nomination
for L. ;. senator, In this race, as IL
ed States senator. In this race. as II
appears now. Mr.. Maddons' principal
Chicago. whose hostile attitude toward
the national administration and TO war
measures has caused nationwide com
ment.
Mrs. William j. Bryan, as well as her
husband Is on a speaking tour in New
Yorl; in behalf OF woman suffrage. In
the opinion OF Mrs. Bryan there exists
no basis for the often expressed fear
that women. If they are given the vote
will attempt to monopolize public office.
"Ofice holding" she declares. "is en.
tirely local matter, and is very
unlikely that any woman ever will be
given an office for which she has not
the qualifications
Il am the only perfect candidate for
mayor of New York declares Morris
Hilquit, Socialist. IAN the others are
detectives. Bennett has a party and
no platform. Mitchell has platform
and no party Hyan has party ana
Il platform, but he is speechless." Hill
quit is making his campaign exclusive.
ly on the issue that the war 's a crime
anu SGiOulu bt SlOpIpet 1T oDCtt WHelUtI
the ensuing peace be a German peace
or not. The vote he receives will dem.
onstrate the strength of the pro-Ger-
mans and pacifists in the city
The recent Republican state conven.
ton in Massachusetts was more a pa
triotic than political affair. The key
note was sounded by Senator Weeks
when he said in his address that "the
one great purpose we have at heart
is TO win this war To that everything
else should be subordnated." 1t was
sounded again by Senator Lodge when
he said: "The talk of peace societies
and peace councils at this moment is
an act of hostility to the United States"
1t was sounded by Governor Mccall
when he said "a calamity like this
gives pause to the strife of politics:
it stills the clamor of party cries; it
quickens the sense of patriotism in ev-
cry heart, for far above all party pur-
pose there stands our country. The
first thought OF each one of us is. What
can | do for hero
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.