The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13


AN interest In the municipal election 10
be held in New York city next month
The national issue has been raised. and
from present signs win becom. the par
amount issue before the campaign ends.
The defeat Of Mitchell for mayor. high.
lly probable because OF the Republican
split. would hearten the pro-Germans
and paoifists as nothing els. could.
The most remarkable thing about the
sixty.fifth congress. 80 far. IN that while
u has done an unprecedented work. In
"A time OF great crisis. Il performed that
work with little sign OF partisznship.
without the playing OF party politics
and without display Of old partisan An.
tagonism. II was "A patriotic congress
and has won u place In history beside
which no other congress can stand.
Two United States senators-- Hale OF
Maine and Kenyon Of Iowa-wili no 10
Europe during the recess OF congress.
Mr.. Hale was In Great Britain and
France for several months after the
war broke out and desires TO no again
and look the country over. Mr.. Ken.
yon. who In now In Iowa making tenn.
perance speeches. contemplatas n trip
TO France To get "A first hand impress
| sion of the war.
Mayor Thompson OF Chicago. held In
contempt by the second city of America
for his pro-German sentiments and his
activity against American interests, an.
nounces his candidacy for the United
States senate. Governor Ferguson OF
Texas. impeached and found guilty OF
Irregularities by tho legislature, re-
moved from office and barred from
holding other offices I'm the state. AN.
nounces his candidacy for the United
States senate.
The next session of congress will be
extended. running possibly into Sep
tember or October but its total appro-
prlations will be smaller than those OF
the present congress is the prediction
OF Speaker Champ Clark. The speaker
also predicts that the plan of Represen.
tative Fitzgerald Of New York TO form
a single appropriations committee for
the period OF the war might be one Of
the big fights at the next session, The
plan " good one. II IL could be put
into effect. he declared.
One of the most farreaching features
OF legislation, enacted with an ease and
speediness little short of marvellous.
when one considers the violent diversity
"a N ba la<>e L.. sl.a..
try. was the control placed by congress-
upon the liquor trafiic The manufac. ,
ture and Importation OF distilled liquors
IL forbidden and the president is en-
powered. in his judgment, 10 seise every
gallon OF spirits already manufactured. |
He may also prohibi, the brewing of |
beer. or modify IT, or lessen the alcohol. |
ic strength.
There are just two great political |
parties in this country. Democrats and |
Republican. and there IL no probability |
that either of them Is going into tho
discard. A Democrat or a Republican |
viii be elected president in November. |
is.V' ana this " 10 generally admitted |
that little significance attaches 10 the
formation OF this new party which has |
taken the name of National" New
parties In this country are ever spring.
ing up but they accomplish nothing:
get nowhere. History records that
there was knownothing party. a I'm.
ION party. Prohibition party. a Single
TAX party, a Progressive party, and
others more or less insignificant, but
mat they sputtered for only a brief De
ROD, then passing into oblivion. II is
safe TO say that the fate of the Ma.
tional party will not be unlike that of
lhe many other parties that have been
born and have died in this country.
New York Republicans have been
forced as result of the peculiar politi.
;al situation in that city, 70 violate their
)wn system of direct primary Domina.
hons Prior to their recent primary
ne party leaders, including Charles f.
dughes. indorsed fusion and made
Mayor Mitchell their candidate and thus
oiaced themselves under moral and DO.
lticai obligation to ratify that nomina.
ION in the. primary. But on the day of
ne primary they We're tricked by
man minority of their party, the trick
bringing about the nomination of VII
lam NJ Bennett. who is regarded as an
assistant Tammany candidate. There.
ore 1t is that the Republican leaders
n New York are in such a predica.
nent that they must. by being regular
contribute to the election of the Tam.
many candidate or regard the direct
Urinary law as a mere scrap of paper.
mat they prefer the latter alternative :
$ much to their credit. II