The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-23
Political Observations.

Constant attacks upon the admins
tration are being made by the Repub-
lican Publicity association, at the head
of which is former Senator Jonathan
Bourne Jr. In the latest statement, in
addition TO the usual blows at the presi-
dent, the filibuster of the "wllful
twelve" senator's against the armed
ship bill is defended and the assertion
is made that the American government
was rounding the circle from autoc-
racy to democracy and back to autoc.
racy again." In justice to the Republi-
can party 1t can be said that the Repub-
lican Publicity association has no Off
cial connection with 1t, and recent state
ments given out by the association have
been criticized by Republicans in both
houses Of congress.
The most important election to be
held this year will be that for the may.
orally Of New York City, and there Is
much curiosity as to the course of the
| national administration, and some ex-
pectation that it will take a hand.
! Mitchell, the fusion candidate for may.
or, is much esteemed as a man and Of
ficial by the president, and several Of
| the presidents intimate advisers. Stnl.
! there are administration Democrats in
| New York, more than one in federal
office, who favor Tammauy in this race.
and win work for Judge Hylan. They
want straight party fight. and they
rate Mayor Mitchell as a Republican.
notwithstanding his antecedents and his
affiliations before he was elected to his
present place.
| Congress is still in special session.
| All predictions as to adjournment have
failed. No time limit runs against an
extra session. When the present session
was called there was not only an emer.
gency, but such an emergency as the
country had never before faced. Since
assembling congress has done much.
Among the matters disposed Of are some
as important as any ever handled by
national legislature And they relate
to questions never before presented to
a national Legislature. But the card
mas by no means been completed, and
adjournment is still far out Of sight.
| A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Transcript says: stone, chairman Of
the senate foreign relations committee
is preparing a peace speech and prob
ably Will follow La Toilette Gronna.
Nardaman and Kirby may sing the same
| tune. In the committee all the Dem.
ocrats except Stone are strong for the
cause Of the allies while the Republi.
| cans Lodge of Massachusetts, is tvplcal
Of the feeling on that side of the cham
ber
II the proposed prohibition amend.
ment 20 the federal constitution is
adopted It will be amendment No. is.
| Seventeen amendments TO the consti-
tuition have been made since its adop-
tion. The first ten amendments were
| proposed 10y congress at its first ses.
sion i'm 1889. The eleventh was pro-
posed in 1894. the twelfth In 1903: the
thirteenth in 1865; the fourteenth in
1866; the fifteenth in 1853. the sixteenth
and seventeenth in 1913.
| The Democratic and Republican com.
mittees at Dayton. Ohio, have united in
an effort to create a sentiment suffi.
cient 90 prevent the city government
from falling into the hands of the So
cialists. II is generally recognized that
the Socialists have the advantage at
this time and only miraculous trans.
formation Of sentiment can prevent a
Socialist victory.
\ loud demand comes from all parts
Of the country that an end should be
put TO the activities Of the militant SUI.
fragists in front OF the white house AZ
Washington. In no other capital in the
world would such demonstrations as
those Of the suffragists in Washington
be tolerated
In these days an American has no
politics-only patriotism" In that way
Senator Hiram W. Johnson Of Califor.
MIA. who has sampled about as many
brands of politics as any man in the
country, disposed Of all question on the
subject OF politics.
Nothing could be contemplated which
would be a greater source OF delight and
qualification 10 Kaiser Wilhelm than
the passage OF the La Follete resolution.
THE CANNING KITCHEN.
By Anne p. L. Field
OF The Vigilantes.
There is place Of savory grace,
Most scrupulously clean,
Where every pots without a spot.
And sterilized each bean,
Where system rules the very tools.
And every cooks a queenl
There day by day the gold and gray.
From hovel and estate.
Bring garden.truck to try their luck