The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-27

IKE DeeS Ill Clover, Dul putting Out no auVdHCe
DOPE laying none Of their cards on the table.
In fact, eliminating the long distance thun-
der which eminated from William Jennings
Bryan, as he cavorts about the lecture plat
forms in the Dakotas and in Montana, the
press wires are barren of news appertaning
to who will be the choice of the convention,
and what planks the platform committee will
have ready for presentation when the chair
mans gavel falls on Monday morning.
If there is anything from which an opinion
as to the ultimate outcome may be formed, if
there is anything from which an idea as to
who the MAN will be, that thing is being
kept so still and so quiet that the newspaper
boys have not thus far connected with it.,
Nothing has been given out for publication,
nothing has been flashed across the continent
by wire, save surmises-misty, half-formed,
unauthorized surmises, surmises so vague that
even the most daring prognosticators in the
ranks of the press bureaus news writer's have
not had the temerity to flirt with possibilities
through giving free rein to their imagination.
From here and there always from some
authentic sources, comes the flash that dark
horse is browsing in the pasture of the demo-
cratic party, a dark horse which will be bridled
at the proper tme.
Out of the vast state of Texas, sent by some
one, we receive the news that Bryan is the
second choice of the democrats of the Lone
Star state" Why he should be, if he is, no
logical reason can be given. Why he should
not be the second choice of Texas many reas-
ons may be advanced, chief among which may
be named the reputation, by Texas, Of Joe
Bailey and the endorsement by Texas demo-
Gratis, of the Woodrow Wilson administration.
Of the platform which is now in making, no
information is Forthcoming, other than that
given out by the Bryan advertising campaign
THAT radical dry plank shall be incorporated
in it, to be made the paramount issue upon
which a candidate who must be dry shall
stand
If anything may be guessed--if any sur
mise may be drawn at this time upon the i'm
mediate eve of the conventions meeting, we
mus be led to suppose, the supposition being
fatAeced by the hope that men who are deeply
interested in the veal of the public and in the
success of the democratic party are even now
preparing getting it ready for submission to
the delegates on Monday, platform which
will include in its structure the advocacy of
all the good things which have been eliminated
from the republican platform.
It is possible however, that the democratic
party may not incorporate "dry" plank in
The building of that platform. In fact it is
more than possible that the trainers Of that
piece of rhetorical carpentry may deem it ad
visable to do as did the publicans-consider
prohibition no longer an issue, thereby sending
word to Mr.. Bryan that he is not the whole
democrat party.
We believe that such step would be unfor-
tunate. We believe that the democrat party
should fearlessly advocate the enforcement Of
the amendment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States which eliminated the drink veil. We
believe that this should be done in order that
all voters may know that the party stands for
righteousness and that it has confidence in
the manhood of any man whom it will nomi-
nate, confidence that he will observe and carry
out everything inculcated in any plank-in
every plank of his partys platform upon which
he will stand.
Speaking through the mouth of Mr.. Hoover,
the national republican party is even now try
ing to gather support of the American people
through telling them that which it was afraid
to say in its platform, that the league of ma
tions should be adopted, should be endorsed
by the great army of voters.
Mr. Hoover says that the league eimnat-
ing Article x, must be adopted. Verify won
derful change has come over the spirit of Mr..
Hoover's dreams since the day upon which he
announced, publicly, that the republican plat
form was paragon of equal rights and Justice.
And the statement made by him. the state
ment made evidently after comforting with
party leaders," that the league should be
adopted eliminating Article X, should convince
all of two things--that the republicans, as
party, appreciate the fact that blunder
was made when this issue was lodged, the
issue created that the party might have some
thing upon which to base its claims for favor
with Americans, and that Article X must be
stricken out before the adoption of the cove
nant between the nations of the world becomes
possible with TIE people of the United States,
Just because that is the article which Woodrow
Wilson, president of the American Republic
wrote into that great document
The Hoover change Of heart should, Also
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