The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-12
STAND TOGETHER.


strength IS verified over and over
again in the history Of cities, states
and nations.
Nations rent BY internal dissen-
tions fall an easy prey 10 the con
queror The little men of Japan,
bound together by strong SYM
pathies and national enthusiasm.
carry terror to the hosts Of an en-
pire in which vast multitudes Of
the population, denied participation
in the affairs of government, have
no common cause with the rulers.
Rome, once mistress Of the world
grovels beneath the heel Of the con
queror when divided by civil strife
National strength comes from weld
ing together all the diverse ele-
ments and classes Of population in
TO a homogeneous mass, with COM
mon interests and common devotion
to the natioual ideals.
1t is no less true in the history
Of cities. No city, whose people
were not bound together for pur-
poses of defense as well as for ag-
gressive action, ever rose above the
level Of a mere village. Without
harmony of aim and of action, a
city must fall behind in the race
for success and SUPREMACY. Indi.
vidual interests must be made sub.
ordinate to the interests Of the
whole in order to secure the condi-
tions which contribute to the high
est welfare of the individual. These
interests may suffer for the time
from such subordination but the
gain to the whole will in the end
more than counterbalance all losses.
Our own city has her battles TO
fight, and her citizens must stand
together to a man. We have bat
ties defensive aud battles offensive
We have interests to protect and
defend and territory TO win Ourcity
has made phenomenal progress and
we nave reached a position among
the new cities of the Southwest of
which we are justly proud. This
position must be maintained, but
this is not sufficient. We must
reach out. There are commercial
aud industrial opportunities for us
10 seize and we can win five work
together as a unit for common pur-
poses.
The commercial club is the CELL
ter about which our citizens rally.
It represents the organized effort Of
our people to advance the inter
ests Of Our city. In it our citizens
meet together for counsel concern
ing the things that affect our wei
fare. The wisdom and experience
of our most successful men are EN-
bodied in its actions. AT the pres
ent time the club IS thoroughly Or
0anized and its officers are among
the best men in our city. The
course it takes is apt to be the one
which the best judgment dictates.
1t is not a close corporation, but a
democratic body in which everyone
has a voice and it invites all opar-
ticipate in its deliberations. II has
always shown. disposition to take
into its counsels those who are not
members of il and it has invited
the hearty co-opefation OF all III
carrying out its plans and purposes.
But whether in the commercial club
or out Of it, the obligation upon
our citizens to stand together IS
no less strong When questions
arise that vitally effect the interests
of our city, no one can afford to
take a stand at variance with that
taken by a majority. Sound judg
ruent and safe policy demand that
the common counsels of all our
people be followed in such matters
The man who is alive to his own
interests as well as those of his
CITY will hesitate before taking any
action wherein the common veal
. is concerned, and when once a
decision has been reached that rep
resents the best judgment Of the
majority, he will stand by it At Az
hazards.
Such is the spirit that builds a
city aud wins the success for which
all men are striving. Careful dc
liberation, strong purpose, grim
energy aud manly. courage are the
stuff out of which the good citizen
is H1ade, and when such citizens
are NDited. failure is impossible.
Chickasha has plenty Of men Of
dhis kind. in business, in the pro-