The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-05
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

berI1dn = american Alliance that h,
vote for the McLemore resolution
he said; 81 shall certainly do my ut
most to check the president in hi
autocratic and arbitrary attempt t,
force us into war with Germany.
am unqualiiicdly in favor OF the
resolution warning American!
against taking passage on belligeren
armed merchantmen. | have no hest
fancy in saying that ! regard the
presidents course as outrageous ir
the extreme Notwithstanding thi,
utterance, Rodenbcrg's reelection
is generally conceded
The signs now indicate that the
! fifty sixth congress. to be chosen
next week. will not be a war con-
greSs, but it will face ,problemS as
grave and important as the problems
OF war. Ii must undo the things that
have been done in the prosecution OF
the war. 1t must bring home the
mighty American army in Europe
and demobilize it, with an eye to
the welfare OF every soldier in it. 1t
must guide the industrial forces OF
America through the transition from
war to peace. 1t must help factories
that ceased war work TO take up the
work OF peace. In short it must plan
a tremendous readjuStment OF the
business OF the country.
The Twelfth New York congress
ional district is now represented by .
Never London. Socialist, pacfst
and general obstructionist. Here the
Republicans have endorsed the can
didacy of 4 Democrat, former Rep
resentatiye Henry NJ. Goldfogle.
Scott Nearing. OF obstreperous mem
ory, is the Socialist Objectionable in
the Founrteenth district and his op-
oonent is Congressman Fiorello II.
La Guarda, Republican, whom the
Democrats have indorsed.
DO you stand against any peace
With Germany not based upon un-
conditional surrender" This ques-
ion. propounded to every member
VI the house and senate and to
very congressional and senatorial
andidate, was answered affirmative
y by all except three candidates for .
ongress. one in New York, one in
oregon, and one in Missouri. The
ne in Missouri is w. O. AtkeSon, ''
candidate in the Sixth
istrict ''
There are about thirty congress 4
)nal districts where the change OF
w votes determines the political \
of the congressman and
| half 4 dozen states the senatorial
lndidateS run neck and neck \ +
mango OF fewer than 100 votes in
ycnty odd districts would have 5
lade the present house Republican.
is on these close districts the 7
oliticians are focusing their atten-
on and basing their predictions. A
Nardaman OF Mississippi and Nor
, Of Nebraska were two OF the six D
uators who voted against the de
aration OF war. The terms OF both 81
.pire on on March 4. 1910, and both
ere candidates for another term. F.
ardaman was defeated in the pri-
ary of his state and will go into O
litical oblivion at the end OF his
-m. Norris was renominated in the
imary OF his state and probably
Il be reelected.
President Wilson, plea for -
,mocratic congress has stirred up "
e political menagerie as it has
t been stirred for long time.
hat started out to be the most III
arly liieless campaign for a gen ty
Il election has suddenly become
, fercest. noisiest, bitterest kind
a struggle, and the fact that all We
tumult and the shouting must vi
compressed into a few days
kes the roaring seem louder.
Reports of Republican and Demo tht
tic national and congressional III
nmittees which have been filed
Washington. show that the Re
olican senatorial committee al pr
Ted $4,000 to the campaign OF fro
den p. Spencer, Republican nom otl
e for United States senator from
,souri, and that the Democratic
ional committee allotted $1,000 to tin
campaign OF Joseph w. Folk, in
mocratic nominee. tim
n these few words Governor
litman of New York sums up his the
ument for his reelection to bea
d term. Upon the Tammany is sue
alone the present Democratic fec
didate for governor (Alfred +.
th) will be dechively beaten at {
polls" The betting odds on the siti
tion are slightly in favor OF pro
tn. mu
, ext
enator George ". Norris OF Neb- lost
"a. renominated by the Repub-
IS made an extensive speak |
tou OF his state in the in bot
i OF his candidacy. Senator Nor Me
vas one OF the six senator, who rect
ID against the declaration OF war. 10
record is that of an ultra paci- den
tho