The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-28
SOUTHERN nAn fOQ PRESIDENT
To Him W no Hath Much More VIII
BE Given, Ste.
BY LAPS. d McCoRD.
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given; and from him who hath not
shall be taken away that which he
seemeth to have.
That seems TO be the formula
for the distribution Of the benefits
of Office and government between
the east and the south.
Continuing the recital OF the
one sided state of affairs
The south has had four members
OF the supreme court since the war,
and she has not had the chief jas
tice since John Marshall died in
1885. The way to highest honors
lies through the law, aud it is a
wrong upon the lawyers OF the
south to hold them ineligible to
such high station.
But out Of the II men who have
been elevated TO the high place Of
president pro tenn OF the senate
one was southern man. Senator
Isham G.. Harris went there by
sheer force Of great ability.
Only two of the speakers Of the
house since the war were southern
men. In these latter days the
speaker has more power than any
other man in the government.
; Through the selection OF commit
tees, in his discretion to recognize
whom he pleases, and in the me-
nance with which be can whip
r members into his view 10y the fear
e of withdrawal Of favor, he NAV
e defeat all legislation not TO his
liking, and instigate such as
pleases him. We are not left 70
mere surrnise in imagining the
effect of having a speaker enlmlcal
to southern interests when we look
abroad and see that nearly every
r good thing that legislation has
e devised mas gone elsewhere. In
j. these days Of billion-d dollar con
crosses the only difficulty expert
enced is in inveuting arithmetic
. that can compute the untold mil
!, lions of actual appropriation anc
resulta benefits that emanatt
from IT,. speakers power aud e
east. 1t has opera 70 conceu
trate the bulk OF all the wealtI
a there and make everything an,
N every section tributary to the opu
p lcuce and magnifceuce Of the east
v | find in the schedule of Learn
ed Societies" scattered over th'
20 county for the promotion OF al
10 manner of scientific and industria
m progress aud investigation, no
pc one Cf them has its organization
and president at the south. Thi
is not related to governmental af
e. fairs, but it is cited as one of tn
re conspicuous fruits of Partially
us and 10 show how all the good an,
er perfect things gravitate east.
| find in seven southern state
-. the number of saving bank depos
., itors number 50, lji, while in ST
- New England states they numbe
d , 4G4, ,377 Could anything NOR
clearly reveal the one-sided cond
tion Of things, In the east 3
AT men have money 70 deposit, wher
he one has it south. Not only tina
oil but the average south is SlSj p
*, while east it is $39G2S There al
not only 30 to men able to de
ar posit, but each of them has oy,
twice as much to deposit.
How does all TINS come about
a The southern soil is as rich, au
- there is nothing in natural coud
rians to explain il. There is som
to hing wrong and unequal som
ka' where How does II crme abol
tai that all the miliionairrs, oil Il
10 manufacturing industries all Il
rly commercial enterprise, all d
finat cial exploitation, and all Il
.n,. means for making riches, and q
:. the riches are all eastl Are Il
soa southern people to tamely lie dow
\; forever and submit to tverythir
49, being diverted away from then
.,. To nominate southern man M