The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-08
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

FULL t(AL ODCEN v ~ htOANSs
Mayor Thompson of Chicago seeks
the Illinois senatorship,' is a news item
going the rounds OF the press. The may
or may seek the senatorship, but from
present indications he will never find II.
His un.American attitude has blasted
any possibility that he viii ever again
be elected to any high political office.
Arthur L. Holder of Sioux City, Iowa,
and Charles A. Greathouse of Indian
apolis, Ind. have been named by the
president as members of the federal
board OF vocational education. II is be
ing observed that the president nova
days. in making appointments consid'
ers the merits OF the men, but not their
politics.
The liquor interests are moving for
an investigation by congress of the An
ti.Saloon League on charges of lobby
ing. That the president himself should
have felt compelled to apply to the
league for a dispensation TO allow the
food bill 20 be passed speedily is cited
by the liquor men as proof positive that
the leaguers are lobbyists pure and
simple.
Studied lack of patriotic signs and
sentiments made the convention OF Mas
sachusetts Socialists an even more rad.
ical assemblage than is generally the
.,., r,bo la,,ro.fo,s mara Sneialicfip
and the Stars and Stripes were entirely
absent both from the walls OF the apart
ment and from the persons OF the dele
gates. Liberty loan buttons were not
in evidence but nearly everybody wore
the red Of Socialism.
The decision Of the supreme court Of
Missouri in the Bradley-CoX case, by
which August Cox was ousted as judge
of the Springfield court OF appeals and
James W. Bradley was given the office,
sets a precedent. The court holds that
large number OF voters-i. .3ll in this
instance-cannot be disfranchised be-
cause Of an error made in printing the
ballot. Bradley is a Democrat; Cox is
a Republican.
While prohibition has become the
leading issue in congress, ii is pointed
out that not a congressman was elected
on that issue. and that the Prohibition
party has been dwindling for years.
The largest vote ever polled in favor Of
national prohibition was that Of 1892
when. in a total OF l2.000.O00, 1t mum.
bered 2641SS. With a greatly increased
population. the vote last year in a total
OF more than 100000 was only 2Sl'
a29.
Utterances OF the head OF the Non
Partisan League OF North Dakota. A
w. Townley. coupled with the activities
OF certain OF his followers. seem to have
resulted In what in effect is a passive
rebellion TO the government OF the Unit
ed States In the prosecution Of the war
Townley is charged with having stump
ed the state urging farmers 70 defeai
the liberty loan and cripple what h
)called "a rich mans war" While th'
liberty loan was more than 80 per cen
oversubscribed by the people OF the ma
tion. North Dakota contributed onll
s.. 500 900 OF its allotment Of SlO,OOo.OeO
As was expected. the New York Cit!
Democracy. recently launched by inde
pendent Democrats TO fight Tamman.
, Hall in the municipal election this year
has indorsed John Purroy Mitchell, tn
present fusion mayor. for reelection. II
the declaration Of principles adopte'
: by the new organization, Mitchell /
+ lauded as having given the world al
example OF efficient. honest and decen
! municipal government" and Tamman,
Is denounced for almost every politica
] sin. real and imaginary Meanwhil
Tammany is mobilizing its forces for tn
2 fight Of its life.