The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Prohibition viii become effective in
New Hampshire on May |, 1918.
The man now most talked OF for the
Republican nomination for President
in 1920 is Governor Whitman Of New
York
Colonel Bryan, having expressed
Willingness To serve as a private. il
has been suggested he enlist under
Colonel Roosevelt.
Not a single vote recorded in the
house Of representatives and not a sin.
gle vote in the senate against the
$1,000 100000 appropriation. All Of
which goes to show that there are no
Republicans or Democrats and no poll.
tics in this country when patriotism is
the issue.
Hugh \. McMullen, state comptroller
Of Maryland, has declined to be- a can.
didate for reelection, for most un.
usual reason. He claims to have
brought the comptrollers office to the
highest point of efficiency, and that
If reelected there would only be rou.
tine work for him to do.
1t will be remembered that at the
recent socialist national convention in
ST. Louis a resolution pledging social.
lists aid to the government received
only five votes. Apparently In this
conflict, between America and Ger.
many, the Socialists of America are
not the friends OF America.
Unquestionably the campaign which
has been begun by the international re.
form bureau TO inform and arouse the
public sentiment In favor of imme.
diate prohibition as war measure
to save 6OO.000,0O0 bushels Of grain
from being converted into alcoholic
liquors has met with much success.
SiN months ago nobody in all the
land could have been made to believe
that the time would ever come when
Theodore Roosevelt would sing the
praises Of Woodrow Wilson, but IL is
going to happen In Chicago. April 2S.
when the colonel will make stand
by the president address at a great
patriotic and recruiting rally.
Ordinarily the country brcathes
easier when congress is not in session.
but not now. There is no peril To the
country In the presence of congress
In Washington at this time. On the
contrary, there is safety. The PEOPLES
representatives are fulfilling their mis-.
sion In giving as immediate attention
as possible to what is expected Of
them.
Suffrage for women In PENNSYLVANIA
Is still in the dim future. The pro.
posed suffrage amendment to the state
} constitution was defeated in the lower
branch of the legislature, lacking three
votes Of the number necessary 10 pass
IT. Subsequently the bin was subject.
lcd To a parliamentary procedure which
effectively killed II as far as the pres.
lent session Of the legislature is con.
cerncd.
II looks as II congress is in for a
prolonged and indefinite session. There
are many indications that Il will not
get away In hurry, but will continue
IN session as long as there are foreign
policies to be passed upon and uues.
tions of domestic importance In con.
ncction with the war to De considered
We are enlisted for the term OF the
war; as one OF the members OF the
house phrased IT,
! Massachusetts, women will not be-
permitted TO vote on recommendations
submitted to the electorate OF the state
10y the coming constitutional conyen.
ton. The supreme court. In an opinion.
declared that that body had no authori.
IN to define the word people" in the
act providing for the convention as
meaning both men and women. and no
power at this time to amend the act
or take other steps to permit women
TO vote.
Mesopolamia is first heard Of in
Scripture as the country where Ma.
hor and his family settled after quit.
ting ur o. the Chaldecs The Mesopo.
tamia OF the Bible, Syria between the
two rivers the Tigris and the Eu.
pirates, Is a tract nearly zoo miles
long and from 20 to 250 miles broad.
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