The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-05
Political Observations.

New York Sun: Senator Stone, whos'
strange behavior on the occasion OF TN
declaration of war was source of ma
tional embarrassment, IL one or th'
loudest In the call for an extension o
the declaration 10 include the various
allies of Germany. war ltsell
IL evolution, the psychologists tell us
Perhaps Stone Is n symbol.
Tariff discussion Will come earlier
than expected. The United States tnrif
commission viii hold hearings for III,
purpose OF receiving information anc
suggestions from representatives OF In
dustry, commerce, labor and foreign
| trade on war disturbances and the
plans for readjustment To peace times
which are being considered.
Election expense accounts filed with
the New York secretary OF state snow
that 81 ,O46,750 was spent in the unsuc
cessful attempt TO re-elect John Purroy
Mitchell mayor of New York city. and
that he was in fact the millionaires
candidate. The contributors to THIS
huge campaign fund were thirty.two OF
the wealthiest men OF New YORK CITY
According 10 statistics worked out
by the federal food administration the
farmer today IL receiving 40 per cent
of the money paid for the loaf OF bread
whereas last year he received less than
20 per cent of the price OF the loaf.
This is the result OF the stabilization OF
bread and flour prices and the eiimlna'
tion of boarding and speculation incl
dent thereto.
Analysis of the vote on the woman
suffrage amendment in New York state
discloses the fact that the women owe
their victory to Tammany. The major
ity for the amendment came from the
Tammany strongholds In the city. the
upstate vote being against II. Ana now
Tammany has extended an invitation
TO the newly franchised women TO CO.
operate with II in political party mana
cement.
Reorganization of the national Repub-
lican congressional committee from top
TO bottom, is expected as result OF
the election by state delegations, which
will take place at Washington immedia'
tely after congress assemblies. Ihe
plans of the reorganizations nave not
vet been carried far enough to JUSTIFY
the use of names in connection with
the new list of officers, although gener-
al sentiment appears to favor the cleo
ton of Congressman Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio as chairman.
Invasion of New York by the Non
partisan League, the organization which
upset ancient political alignments in
North Dakota and captured control OF
the state government and seated rep
in congress, will be watched
ii is said, carefully by the old party
managers. The Non-partisan League
originally of farmers for their own pro-
lection. has been captured, horse, foot
and guns, by Socialists in some COM
munities i'm the West, and is not re-
garded as safely loyal to the Union. 1t
is the organization that is behind Sen
ators La Toilette and Gronna.
tAmerica's sacred rights must be
a just and lasting peace
must be established: democracy must
be triumphant; despotism must be de-
stroyed, and when these great things
have been accomplished, everywhere
the length and breadth of
the civilized world men shall proclaim
noble America as the valiant knight
who came upon the scene in the black
ness of the night and rescued civil
zation." Since his utterance of this
patriotic sentiment before the bankers
at Atlantic City. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has been more
talked of as a presidential candidate
than ever before.