The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-04
Political Observations.

Money talked at the indianapolis may
orally election, The Republicans who
won. had campaign oind OF s2S.i9t 81
as against Democratic fund OF We
253.9l, and home rule fund OF sIsl'4o'
The indications are that there VIII
be politics and lots OF II during the pres
ent SESSION OF congress. During the lhst
session the Republicans harkened 10
the plea TO lay aside every other con
sideration for the sake of harmony ana
speed I'm making America ready 10 fight.
During this session "A bitter political
battle for control OF congress VIII be
fought from start 10 finish
Former Congressman Frank o. smith
has formerly announced that he WIZ
again seek The Democratic nomination
In the Fifth Maryland district, now rep
resented by Congressman sidney ~
Mudd. Republican. Mr.. Smith was ell
ected TO the house In 1912, being the
first Democrat TO carry the flith ais
trict in twenty years, and be believes
he can carry II again.
IL has often been charged that VIII
liam Randolph Hearst made Charles
Seymour Whitman governor OF New
York. Anyhow there has long been
David and Jonathan friendship be-
tween the two men, but now that friend
ship has been broken. Hearst Is after
Whitman's scalp. According TO the
political experts Hearst viii endeavor
to bring about the defeat Of Whitman
for denomination by the Republicans
and may strive for the Democratic nom
nation for himself.
"On to Washington" Is the cry OF
Morris Hilquit. the Socialist candidate
for mayor of New York at the recent
election. In a public address Hilquit
has flung a challenge to the national
administration and the loyalists OF the
country, with the declaration that the
Socialist record on Nov. had sig
nalized a crushing defeat for the dan.
gerous propaganda of militarism ana
the undemocratic policy of suppression
sought TO be introduced into this coun'
try"
Rallies are to be held in all the
churches In Washington next Sunday,
for the cause of nationwide prohibi-
ton, the date being the day preceding
the opening of the eighteenth national
convention of the Anti-Saloon League
of America. Prominent dry" leaders
will be i'm Washington to attend the
convention.
The newly enfranchised women OF
New York state are organizing to study
the public questions upon which as Vot-
ers they will pass. \ campaign OF
education is being arranged. Commit
tees will be appointed, and classes open
ed throughout the state. Everything
will be systematized. Literature will
be circulated, and correspondence en-
couraged.
One of the greatest problems that
congress will face will be the additional
revenue legislation and the removal of
iniustices from the recently enacted
war revenue law. Repeal of excess
profits" tax on earned incomes above
81, 900 annually which must be paid in
addition to the income taxes and sup
ertaXes probably will be enacted. Strong
sentiment in that direction has already
appeared Even should the effort to
repeal that section of the war revenue
law fail, il is certain that the exemp-
ton of senators and congressman and
other government officials frim its ef-
feet will be stricken from the law.
Among the public speakers the aver
age rate of delivery is about 5000 words
per hour.