The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-21
Political Observations.

In one department Of the government
at least. the treasury, there Is no poll
tics The treasury department is a
machine of wonderful efficiency. Ma
matter what may be tho political com
ploxion of the national administration.
the treasury department retains a per.
manent stan of experts and the work
! ing Organization is never wrecked
| What must especially he remembered
to the honor OF the sixty.hfth congress
is that practically all OF It's unprece.
dentcd work, done at dangerous crisis.
was performed without any sign Of
partsanship la this congress has ro.
Elected the spirit Of the country. The
siSty.hfth congress. In its first session.
has won place IN history beside which
no other session can stand
Hereafter The newspapers. ia order
TO avoid exclusion from tho mails. must
refrain from publishing the hoary old
| charge that tho government Is con,roll.
cd by Wall street or the munitions
makers or other special interests. And
thus does the ing.with.the-enemy act
wipe out one OF the most ancient pre-
negatives OF the partisan press and the
soap-boY orator
Socialists of New York city under the
ladoiship Of Morris Hilquit and others.
propose to turn the mayoralty election
In that city into demonstration
against the war. IIilduit made that
announcement In a speech Sunday. and
has been reiterating 1t in daily speeches
since That Ililquit viii receive the
votes of ppse,tcally all of tne proticr.
mans and pncifsts Is conceded
The charges against Mayor Thomas
5. Smith of Philadelphia include misbe-
havior In Office contempt OF court In
refusing 10 produce certain document
airy evidence. violation OF the Shern elcc,
tlon law, forbiddmg participation In poll
tics by city employees; conspiracy 10
commit assault and battery. conspiracy
to commit aggravated assault and bat.
terry, and conspiracy, to commit murder.
This bit of political news comes from
the Missouri capital: 1T is the cxpcc.
WIN bo an announcement that Demo
cratic meetings viii be held In several
parts of the state to stir up enthusiasm
and keep the organization OF working
Democrats in full swing, hut that the /
real purpose viii be To permit the scna' !
tons 10 40 before the voters with care |
fully prepared dcfenscs Of their nc-
tions"
while 1t h. not Vet definitely dotcrn
ned whether constitutional prohibition
in Iowa has won or lost, the result of
tho special election has caused trc.
mcndous shock to the prohlbtionists
tn uughout tho country. \ majority Of
nt least 10000 for the proposition was
predicted Everywhere the vote will be
regarded as an indication that the dry"
wave IN rccuding, and should' Ohio re.
iect similar proposition next month.
he result In congress would be doubt.
iul with Iowa and Ohio voting against
prohibition. the necessary
iwo-thirds majority in both houses Of
congress for the pendipg prohibition
amendment would be difficult 20 obtain
Since the Republicans patched up
heir differences and put Illinois into
he Republican fold by an overwhom.
ng majority last year. the Democrats
nave taken only mild interest In the ,
9iS senatorial contest While there Is
large field of candidates In the Ropub.
lean primary looming up. Democratic
eaders one after another. have dis-
laimed any intention OF seeking the
iomlnation senator Lewis Is not eN
ectcd to be candidate Tor reelection.
nd Roger q. sullivan. il Is said. viii
ot he a candidate under any circum.
tancas Resides these two men. the
nly other men talked OF for the Demo.
.atic nomination for senator Is CuIl s
rooman, now first assistant secretary
agriculture
Registration for the municipal eirc. q
on in New York city. November 6. Is no. ~
arkahly heavy exceeding that Tor 1913 -
nj 1915. and the total. Gse S09 Is only III
1925 short of the registration FOR the
residential election last year In view
the thousands of voters absent from -
.e city as soldiers and sailors. whose =
gistration is not included. the large y
sowing reflects the keen Interest n -
c mlNoa'ty campaign Each cam. -
lNr mauagc. secs Ia tho ngurcs OF u
c registrations an hdicetiot that his
nditate fnr thr ncycraity would he
actel tahi1~, a observers sgrce that Ct
t l'ts" le',i,tratioa Indicates two t
iHss t-tN iaanns one is that the Iva
trpenae't voter VIII ~ 70 thc polls n
"a tae utne. ihl the Increase also IA
p help thr sooiali,t cause. bo