The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-29
Political Observations.

OiAAiSot NDoNl
Representative Shackleford of Mis-.
souri, wants to levy an additional in.
come tax so that no person could re-
ceiye from his business or investments
"a larger net income than $4,000 a
year
new state, carved out of Utah and
Colorado is the latest proposition The
new state would embrace that terrific.
Try lying between the continental di-
vide Of the Rocky mountains and the
Wasatch range.
Negroes Of America, forgetting pol.
itics, are also lining up behind Dem,
ocratic president in the crisis the
country i, facing. A national patriotic
meeting of colored men will be held
in Providence May d to 81.
Speaker Champ Clark has made one
more speech which in the years to
come he will regret he delivered. Mr..
Clark in speaking against the admin
istrations war plan, has blasted every
prospect he may have had OF being
the Democratic nominee for president
in 1920
The present administration is sup.
posed TO be Democratic administra-
tion, but Republicans are taking the
lead in both house and senate i'm the
fight for the presidents army con.
scrlption measure and Democrats are
taking the lead in the fight against
that measure Politics is queer 10 say
the least
Nehraska's suffrage law is almost
an exact copy of that of Illinois. 1t
permits women to vote for president
and vice president all county and mu.
nicipal Officers, save the judiciary. on
bonding propositions and all matters
affecting educational interests. hut de.
MES them the right to vote on consti.
tutional state officers.
Chief of pacifists only few short
weeks ago. William j. Bryan has
changed front and now declares that
'all pacitists al this time are slackers"
and urges speedy and effective pre-.
paredness. NO matter what our dif.
terent views were before this war.
there is no occasion for more than
one united opinion now that we are
in this war"
Unusual honors were accorded
Thomas F Smith. the newest member
of congress, who was elected IN nm a
vacancy in the Fifteenth New York
district by the Democratic majority
in the house Immediately upon being
sworn in he was elected a member
OF the committee ON foreign affairs
and the committee on banking and
currency.
Representative sydney +. Mudd of
the Fifth Maryland district enjoys the
distinction Of being the Youngest
member of the siNtyiifth congress
The congressional directory shows
that with the retirement last March !
ot Representative Thomas W. Miller !
the title OF baby congressman" goes
To Mr. Mudd Both Mr. Miller and
Mr. Mudd We're born in 1855 and are
therefore thir'ytwo years old.
kansas legislature enacted at least |
one wise law This is law providing /
Tor a double election board. which on |
ahles the result OF an election To be |
known very soon after the polls are |
closed. The votes are counted almost |
as fast as they are polled The ad |
Napiagcs ot this system hardly need |
to he pointed out 'racy are so eyi. /.
dent that other states are likely 90
ldop, the plan West Virginia has
already done so.
In politics Tammany Hall has been
condemned for everything that is bad.
hut nobody has ever questioned It's
loyalty In all the wars the country
has been engaged In. among the hray.
est ut its brave defenders were mem.
'ers ot Tamm1ny organization. ana
IN this war with Germany Il has been
quick To take effective measures for
national defense Besides holding
patriotic meetings and encouraging en-.
'siments IN the army and navy. Tam.
many has offered It's wigwam 10 the
government Cor drilling purposes
Millinery pU,haN on Raudo,.