The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-07
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

been urged 20 register. SO a- TO 1c
qualified TO- vote in the coming city
and constitutional convention cleo
tous
u Is good guess that Ireland viii
be granted home rule in the near iu.
urc, but through the efforts OF Pres
idcnt Wilson rather than those Of the
ClanNa-Gael.
No one viii question the patriotism
of the Philadelphia ,ulfragists. They
have resolved TO 90 without so shoes
this year and to turn the money thus
saved to a fund for national prepared.
ness.
In order to make three congress
iOnal districts safe for their party and
to gerrymander Meyer London, the So.
cialist out Of his district, the Republi.
can members Of the New York legi..
lature have planned a congressional
reappOrtionment.
Col h. NJ. House, the political sphinx
has spoken out loud and strong fer
votes for women The suffragistS, !
more successful than newspaper re.
porters, have got an unreseryed state.
ment from him That speaks Wen
for their ingenuity and persistence.
Massachusetts Prohibitionists have !
indorscd "the proposed amalgamation |
of the Prohbitionists and Progressiyes !
in league with the liberals of other
parties to work for nationwide proh'
btion, woman suffrage and other pro.
pressiye and humanitarian measures
Prohibitionists want prohibition as
war measure. suflragists want SUI
frage as war measure. Socialists
want condscation Of property as a war
measure In short every minor party, |
every reformcr and every faddist
wants its or his fad adopted as a war
measure
During the presidential campaign
Elihu Root opposed President Wilson.
but now that the nation is mcnaceG. |
the president calls ON his political en-.
emy to give his brilliant mind and tai.
ents to his country's service Little
men are squabbing, but the men who
count are standing back to back.
The long drawn out contest for the
goyernorship Of Arizona has finally
been decided by the court In favor of
Thomas +. Campbell, Republican, and
against former Governor G. w. T..
Hunt Democrat Hunt had charged
fraud in many precincts, but It was
established in only one.
Champ Clark as a prophet is a Joke
lie prophesied that there would be- no
war and a few DAYS thereafter war
was declared. He prophesied that
'conscription never win pass" and a
few days later the conscription bill
was passed by the house by vote ul
391 to "a and passed by the senate hy
a vote of 81 to g.
When the next election day for con-
gressmcn comes no doubt there Will
he those who will remember that Il
was a Republican, Kahn Of California.
who led the fight for the Democrat,
administrations war bills and thai
among those who opposed those bills
were the heretofore trusted Democrat
ic chicttains. Clark of Missouri XII,
chin Of North Carolina. and Don't of
Alabama.
Nashingtonians are clamoring for
constitutional amendment. which shall
give them the status of citizens of a
state, for the purpose of representa-.
tion I'm congress and the electoral col
lcge. They argue that if they are
good enough Americans 10 pay taxes
ana go 90 war they are good enough
Americans 10 hc represented I'm con.
gress. which taxes them and sends
them 90 war
This is lammauy's pledge. and no
party mo- organization. and mo- mar
can make q stronger one. Until this
war Is prosecuted to % successful end.
until the enemy /, compelled to sue .or
peace. until the seas ar, rycrywhcro
made safe and free to American mon.
women and children until tine Wor'I
becomes the home off democracy and
ui democracy alone. until There shall
exist on earth no government that does
NOT derive iis power from the consent