The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-31

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The most striking features of ex'Presi
lent Taft's addresses are his tributes &c
President Wilson and his appeal TO his
fellow countrymen to stand behind th'
administration. Mr.. Taft, who has al
fways been accused of being a mighty
poor politician. IL daily demonstrating
tina, he Is II mighty fine patriot.
| Who VIII succeed the late Senator
Husting OF Wisconsin Is "A question that
will be decided at special election to
be called for an early date. on the lis'
OF probable candidates are the names
of Governor Philipp, cx-iov. John i. Mo
Govern, Lieut..Gov. Edward Dithmer
Malcolm u. Jeffreys. an antiLa Toilette
man. ana Representative Irvine l.. Len
| root
In :. statement issued 10y the civic
I,earue the electors Of Cleveland, Ohio
are urged 10 defeat every Socialist can
didate for municipal office. This stand
is taken against Socialists because Their
municipal platform declares against the
war. and because the party candidate
for mayor, G. Il. Ruthenberg, Is rep
resented as having demanded a recall
of the declaration of war and the re
peal of the selective service act.
BY vote Of As TO II the Chicago city
council passed over Mayor Thompson
veto the resolution commencing Gov
ernor Lowdens action i'm attempting 70
prevent the Chicago conference or the
socalled Peoples Council of America
for Democracy and Terms of Peace. In
administering this rebuke the Chicago
council has performed n patriotic ser
vice I'm taking action well calculated TO
express the true sentiments Of this great
community toward the war activities OF
the United States government.
An the candidates for mayor of New
York have subscribed TO the liberty loan
with the exception of Morris Hillquit'
the Socialist candidate. Mr.. Hiliquit
stated fatty that he had not subscribed
TO either the first or second loan ana
did not intend 70. II am not going I
do anything TO advance this war;" de-
clares Mr.. Hilquit And this is the man
for whom thousands of men upon whom
his government has conferred the rights
of citizenship are going TO vote on Nov
8.
"Tell them did the best knew how,
were the last words Of the late senator
Husting of Wisconsin. No man--no
senator-could have done better. He
,vas n patrIot as v,el as n statesman.
Senator Husting was one OF the iirst
members OF the upper house 10 scent
the pro- German campaign In the United
states TO prevent this country from
going TO war with Germany. In bril-
liant speech in the senate he told OF
the thousands of kilograms poured INTO
the congress urging the embargo move
ment designed to stop thesshipment OF
food and munitions TO the allies.
There ough; 20 be an immediate after
alton OF the constitution ofSouthl)aKota'
There Is a provision in the constitution
of that state--a provision found In the
constitution of no other state-that per
mits first papers" immigrants to vote
Therefore subjects of the German kaiser
of the kings of Norway, Sweden, Den
mark and Greece. help to elect south
Dakota's United States senator's con
gressmen, governors. legislators ano
minor officials.
William J. Bryan, who is in ONO max
ing speeches for prohibition, predicts
that the proposed prohibition amend
ment to the Ohio constitution VIII DC
adopted on Nov. 6. Mr.. Bryan, 1t VIII
be remembered. made n similar predie
ton as to the proposed amendment
to the Iowa constitution, few weeks
ago. and everybody knows what nap
pened in Iowa
AROUND THE WORLD.