The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

II l.
The anti-negro riots in Illinois bring
about recognition even by the Chicago
Tribune of the fact that the negro prob
lem is not one that belongs to the South
alone.
Announcement is made that Theodore
Roosevelt will stump the west in an eff
fort TO arouse patriotism. In connection
with the announcement. there is anoth-
err announcement that there is no po-
litical significance in the tour.
Treason is defined as the giving of aid
and comfort to the public enemy. Moth
ing is giving more aid and comfort to
the public enemy just now than the de
nunciations OF the president OF the
United States and the criticisms of his
war plans.
An extra session OF the Maryland leg.
islature win convene. June IL. to con.
slider war measures, and the Republican
state central committee has decided that
these measures shall be considered from
party standpoint, and has called for
caucus of the Republican members
of the legislature.
AS result Of its treasonable attitude
the Socialist party in America is losing
its leaders. Within a few days Allen
Benson. the party's candidate at the
last election. has announced his inten-
ton to resign from the party: John
Spargo, a member OF the Socialist ma
tional executive committee, has left
the party. and the Rev. Bernard Iddings
Bell. dean Of the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral at Fon du Lac. Wis. has ten
dered his resignation from the party.
Charles Lima McNary, Republican,
who has been appointed to fill the va.
cancy in the United States senate coca.
stoned by the death OF Harry lane
Democrat, is a man Of much conse
quence in his state. He has been a
deputy district attorney and more re
Gently a justice Of the Oregon supreme
court. He is dean of law college
and banker. How useful a senator
he win prove to be remains 10 be seen
at least McNary is a man Of parts.
Joseph L. Bristow who denounced
the draft law as an Infamous law" and
who declared that registration day
should be considered not a day Of re
joicing but a day of mourning. Is the
same Joseph L. Bristow who formerly
represented Kansas in the United States
senate, and who is now the chairman
Of the Kansas state public utilities com
mission. That the people Of Kansas re
gard his remarks as "disloyal, quasi
reasonable. unpatriotic. and sham,
TO Kansas" is not surprising. for tn,
kansans are loyal and patriotic peo
pie.
Startling statistics bearing upon tht
status and number Of aliens OF military
age in the United States have been gath
cred recently. II is estimated thai
there are 100000 or more OF mllitar,
age who have lived among us for NOR,
than five years. enjoyed the protection
Of our laws and the opportunities o.
our land. without even going through
the formality OF taking out their frs
papers. and thousands OF these hav,
even exercised the privilege OF votins
for president, congressman. state. coun
ty and city officials.
Congressman Phil Campbell has re
Gently acquired some notoriety by crit
cizing the president and his cabinet. H
says Of the president that he Is no
only partisan, but narrowly. factionall,
partisan" OF the secretary OF state h,
says that he is "a pleasant enough gen
tleman. but no great executive" He re
fers 70 the secretary Of war as "a mer,
chairman Of Democratic county com
mittee." TO the secretary Of the nav
as a little Democratic country editor
with no knowledge Of the navy and Ia
needs" and 70 the attorney general a,
"a seventh or eight rate Texas lawyer.
Mr. Campbell by these utterances ha,
Joined the Joe Bristow class Of Kansas
politicians.