The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-19
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/ What Services from the Citizens
Are Most Appreciated" was the sub
ject for Mayor r. W. Dick. Mr.. Dick
said he was no orator, but would do
the best he could. He spoke Of the
city and its administration and paid
tribute to the members of the council,
saying that they we're all above the
average man in intelligence. that he
! believed that they we're honest and
sincere in what they undertook to do;
that n they did anything that was real.
~ good he thought that the people
ought to take cognizance Of It. and If
they made an error. which we all we're
liable to make. try and look over It
and hope that they will do better
In the future. In other words the
mayor thought the people should not
always be hunting for mistakes Of the
city officials. but try and point out to
them the right way. II the people saw
that they were about to do something
wrong they should go to them and
say stop" Thing about what you
are doing This is not right Don't
wait until after It is done and then
raise your kicks. It is too late
then. The mayor believed that we
should all pull together for the up
building OF Ardmore, and we could
not do that whIe there were sp
many kicking about the actions Of
others. The mayor spoke very en-
Enthusiastically about Ardmore and said
if we would all pull together we would
have a towE OF 10000 peope in less
than five years Mayor Dick was
greatly applauded when he took his
seat
What the City Expects of Its on
GERS" was the subject assigned Mr.. c.
L. Herbert, who said
'Mr President. Ladies and Gentle
men-It goes without saying that the
city expects It's officers TO do their
duty under any and all circumstances
II expects integrity. honesty Of pur-
pose and efficient service. II expects
each officer to maintain the dignity
and preserve the honor OF the once
he fills. 1t expects him TO avoid the
semblance OF evil. the suspicion OF
speculation or malfeasance in once.
1t expects individual and oficial man-
? liness. courteous and affable treatment
and a strict adherence 10 the letter Of
the law. Il expects military demean-
or when occasion demands IT, and the
. conduct OF a civilian when circum-
stances require II. All this is ex-
pected to be done without fear, favor
or discrimination. II expects him to
be a servant Of the people he serves.
, His viii Is expected 10 be subservient
to theirs. He is expected to be in
fallible and incapable OF error. and II
an error be committed he is expected
to promptly correct It and apologize
for H. If justly criticised he is expect.
ed to bear it with patience and for
titude second only to martyrdom.
He Is expected TO practice economy.
and to wink at and approve municipal
parsimony when suggested by his con-
stituency. He is expected to protect
the weak against the expressions OF
the strong the good against the in
trigues OF the bad, the church against
the laity. and all this he is expected to
do. unaided, unassisted and unsup-
ported except by the dictates OF his
own conscience. He is also expected
to perpetuate himself in office, or at
least TO make an earnest effort so to
do. II his reelection is opposed. he
is expected to overcome IL by making
profert OF a clean official record. He
Is expected not 10 be a physical pigmy.
; mental excuse or moral failure, but
In statue he is expected TO be a giant.
in mentality a monstrosity. in morals
hero without an equal II defeated
, for ONCE he is expected to retire TO
r private life with the same cheerful
ness and urbanity that characterized
i him when he took the oath OF ofice
: And lastly, but not leastly, when his
} official career is ended. when he shall
have shaken on this mortal coil. he
= is expected to have died as he has
? liyed-a pauper-to the end that he
a may be inferred. that he may be re.
g membered, and may ascend into the
heavenly realm as an honest man. a
good citizen and faithful officer"
| Mrs S. S Carr on behalf OF the W
r c. T. L. made a good talk in the in.
. terest OF temperance. She said that
10000 children were either connect
} ed with or paid their visits 10 saloons
, in New York city. In Chicago 10000