The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-27
SOUTHERN nAh f0Q pht5|D[hT
waken SeIf.Respect And Party Res
pcct, Draw the People Together.
BY LAPS. ID. MCCoRD.
(Copyrighted)

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Southern man who now objects t
nominating one of his own peopl,
because he cannot be elected,
is unconsciously accusing the soutt
of crime or unworthiness. Why
can't he9 Is there some staini II
is the towards view cf it! The
man who now says that wants tC
run before a danger that he creates
himself.
What good is it going to do the
south even if we do elect demo
crat from some other section
We've tried it. and it did not cor
rect the inequalities have been
pointing out. If we might elect
one. few southern men would
get office, but the bulk of good
things would still flow the other
way, and the policy of administer
ing the government for the benefit
of the east would suffer no change.
Until we get man of our own,
with identical interests and sympa-
thies, and get men in prominent
places who can and will see that
the south gets equal, fair play,
We'll continue to go down hill. If
we are ever to try, why delay iti
The conviction is fastening itself
more firmly every day in the
minds of thoughtful men that we
will never elect another democrat
until we put up southern man.
Southern voices are getting tired
tired ! tired voting for out
siders forever. Democrats north
and west will respect us more
when they realize that we really
have some rights and dare demand
them. If they are fair they will
concede it. If they are not fair
we want no more to do with them.
There is no real valid reason why
the south should not name the
man, and it has come to the time
when further cowardly surrender
inspires disgust and leads to party
disintegration.
Observe now, please, what the
Sun says. 1t twits us with cow
ardice and meekness. 1t tells out
siders that they needn't heed these
papers-that no concession need
be made, that the south will crawl
upon its belly as usual and de-
posit its vote as it is told. What
it says, shameful as it is, humilat
ing as it is, has been the truth
until now, and the Sun says that
we will continue to crawl and
cover. 1t is probably not aware
Of the increasing restiveness that
is netting the young men south to
resent party cowardice. Will they
submit longer9
The Sun says that the south's
breed of public men rs not i'm
proved, and it is not without some
truth in it, but it mistakes the
reason. 1t is because of the gen
sral prevalence of hopelessness 2nd
realization Of the futility Of keep
ing mp the standard of greatness
when there is nothing in sight for
t. Qui bono! 1t is as sure as
'ate, because it is law of nature,
hat the standard will decline il
We continue to withhold all susie
nance. The sun tells us that
We are towards, and that we are
going to continue towards, and
hat cowardice worketh degeneracy.
Brethren, as the Lord liyeth the |
'expediency" boot is on the other
loot now. 1t is imperative es,
,ential to the safety and uts rity /
Of the party that a southern man |
be nominated, and the sau trowy
1ur own shame in our teeth when 4
i declares it is our own i1ui. that /
we do not'nominate our own man.
am not through with the recita! /
Of the south's almost Punishment
from participation in the Offices
lnd benefits of government. ii
think it proper to say here now
.bot tho g,,f,,n.. I.... -.