The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-25
SOUTHERN nAN f0Q PRESIDENT
A Further Recital Of partaIity and
Favoritism.
By LARS D McCoRD
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/ IN the expression, the cohesive
power Of public plunder," " outside
q that meaning which Is held
reprehensible There are rewards
and honors and emoluments. aud
dignities aud opportunities. be-
sides the plunder TO which honOrs-
bic men may aspire and which are
worthy Of ambitious effort There
are the slIurements aud eniice-
ments that spur men to rescb
higher. the laurel wreaths Of amb-
tion, and they have much TO do
with the success and advancement
OF those who seek these paths 10
glory and greatness. The witk
drawal Of these enticements opera
ties 10 some degree TO repress effort
and 10 dwarf genius. Why quail
fy themselves A. statesmen IL thss
are never TO use such knowledge
Il is exceedingly discoursging %
Young men Of high aspirations,
Z particularly, and it has gotten
down 10 the point where some are
surrendering, and the most sinis
ter designs are even now in pro-
cess Of application that threaten to
undermine the democratic party.
By steadily Withholding her just
proportion OF patronage, and
bestowing it all upon more favored
sections, il IL made to appear that
the republican party is the sole
owner and dispenser Of all such
things, and whenever a southern
| democrat can be found who will
lend himself to it they give him
something and send him out 70
preach the doctrine of submission
The most alluring offers and en-.
Elements are now being held ont
by the administration 10 democrats
south to forsske their party. The
Washington STAY, the administra-
tion organ, has been singing siren
songs, prodigal in promises and
rich in most opulent predictions Of
commercial prosperity at the south
| il it will only disorganize itself and
give the republican party perpetual
lease. IL is exceedingly enticing,
aud looks rich and beautiful, aud
promising Democrats are grow
iug sore with waiting for party
success with northern man leading
lhem, and they are longing to get
in the swim. They see nothing
for themselves il the southern peo-
pie are to be held under the ban.
: The democracy is fostering this
restiveness aud inviting this de-
fection by continuing to submit to
ostracism. A southern man is not
an equal citizen of this republic,
and we acknowledge it by contin-
uing to hunt up outsiders to vote
for. We bestow the nomination
D north or west for 'expediency, "
a when in fact it is the most inexpe-
{ dent thing imaginable, and is
= operating to stihe and starve the
party to death, aud is driving its
adherents into the camp Of that
party which rewards its followers.
The Star prates of the Solid
: South" as if it were disreptuable,
as has been long the fashion,
and deprecates scathingly what
it is pleased to call the "po
litcal despotism" that prevail,
If there. There are actually demo
o Gratis living in the south who hav,
Is heard the Solid South" breathet
d 20 often that they can almost smell
k something rotten about it, anC
e many look upon it as something
N to be deplored. And yet NOR
!. northern states have voted NOR
continuously and persistently an,
- 'solidly' for the republican ticket
= Did You know thati Let me re
!" peat it, for it nails monstrous Ii
:, y to the wall; The north has bee
y more solder than the south. G.
" to the records and see that NOR
= of the northern than of the south
p" ern states have voted unbrokenl