The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-20


gan in the spring Of 1916 and now il s.
estimated that se0 600 negroes have
gone north While il is claimed that
the underlying cause Of the movement
I Is economic, politicians generally con-
I cede that II really had its root in poll
tics
All party lines in the house Of repre-
8. natives disappeared completely. a
Z most extraordinary circumstance when
the vote was taken on the airplane bin.
This bill appropriating $3.50 900 900, the
I largest appropriation an American con-
gress ever has passed in what is term
ed "a lump sum-" was passed without
dissenting vote or even a roll call
/ Indianapolis Democrats have adopted
new tactics. They have nominated a
business man rather than a politician
I for mayor. In his acceptance speech.
I Dick Miller. the nominee. said there was
a great need Of the administration OF
J the city affairs by a business man rath.
er than by lawyer. and that he was
/ sufficiently experienced in business af-
| fairs 10 govern the city OF indianapolis.
That the Anti-Saloon League has be.
come a mighty power In politics admits
Of no denial. This power is due. NJ
! course. 10 the fact that about thirty
states In the Union now have prohibit
ton. either dry or bone dry" in char.
acter. The Representatives and SEM
tors from those states would rather face
a prairie cyclone than the Antisaloon
League at election times.
New York City politicians will not be
surprised II Morris Hillquit. the Social
ist candidate for mayor. receives 100000
votes. They regard him as the strong
est third party radical nominee since
the campaign in which Henry George
ran for mayor. Il is conceded that the
radical. dissatisfied element Of the city
viii flock TO his support. but whether
his candidacy viii hurt the fusionists or
Tammany more is a debatable question.
Il shall expect every man who Is not
a Stacker to be at my side throughout
]
ident I'm II no nan can win honor who
thinks OF himself" Precisely as the
president suggests. every American who
is not a Stacker will be found through
this crisis by the side Of the chiel
executive Everyone not a Stacker viii
support the government in its conduct
Of the war and let politics and profit.
] for % fva4s Iara
Except In few instances politics has
not appeared In matters connected witt
the war that have come before congress
for consideration. but this is not ex
. pected TO continue TO the end. II nee.
not be surprising H. after awhile-aftel
some Of the plans now shaping for con
ducting hostilities have been put TO th'
test-politics should show in some o
the controversies. That happened a
the time OF our Civil war, and It ma!
! happen at this time
In nominating Morris Hillquit 70
mayor OF New York the Socialists o
I, that city frankly challenge the sent
ment In favor Of the war, and viii hav
to make their campaign-aside from
purely socialistic tenets-upon the wa
issue Hillquit has been a leader Of -
antiwar and anti-preparedness factiol
], which threw out Of the party Charlie
Edward Russell and others Of his type
q which estranged John Spargo and ha
caused the resignation Of J. G. PhelD
Stokes and his wife.
!, Both OF the Missouri senators hav
=, recently mPde speeches In the senate
/. That Of Senator Stone was intended al
a justification Of his war views. but il
which he declared the United State
constitution has been crucified, ar'
that Of Senator Reed was caustic rill
, cule Of President Wilson's appointmen
a, OF Herbert c. Hoover as food admins
/. traitor Neither senator reflected th'
views Of his constituents and Missonr
ians. generally. would be pleased II ta'
81 speeches could be expunged from th.
records Of congress.
Republican and Democratic polit.
clans are noting with concern ta'
, weakening OF their respective party on
d sauIzati0us lu the northwestern states
consequent upon rapid growth Of th'
Nonuartlsan League and threatened ex
+. tension of is power throughout that re
. gi0n generally The Republicans ave
L more worried than the Democrats. sinc'
Z the league makes lis gains In hitherto
4, normally Republican territory, anC
therefore draws more Republicans &,
its allegiance than Democrats Bou
q parties feel their grip on their machines
p slipping
Herbert c. Hoover. whose nomination
for food administrator Senator Reed o
q Missouri is now opposing, is mentioned
e In the list OF probable candidates fol
S president IN 1920 Every war has giyer
70 the United States al least one president
}. when this war Is over this hero an'
that hero may want 20 run for presi
dent. and the supporters Of each on,
VIII tell us what each did-how he turn