The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-27
FIGHTING AGAINST GRAFT.

] ton To-Day. Nldll ll'n az lh' '''''tH Va
tho worst government evils Monopo-
/ Vas which control necessities Of life
end exact unjust prices from the peo-
/ rlc the greatest of all grafters. J be-
/ loyc it is possible TO get az corrup.
/ iion everywhere in the country.
tn manufacturer who gets undue
tariff protection has what may be term
cI a graft The monopoly which con.
/ trolls necessities ~ lifa and eXacts
unjust prices from the people has a
graft Those who profit by such priv
. ilegos are In morals just as much
graf'ors as those who briho city or
state officials TO e,aut improper fran
ChIses
It is This enlargement Of the
scheme OF GRAFT that makes the unjust
uonopolies more odiols They differ
from the petty. vulgar combination
only in size Their methods of cor
upuou may no, be so direct. but
they are equally hurrul
The remedy IS oyposur7 and pun
shmgut. punishment when it is pos.
iblo but exposure always The men
'rh1 grant unjust privileges. who
help to build mp The great monopo-
l.cs. DO so at The expense Of the poo-
nlc They should De taught by the
opla that So IS bad politics
The growing independence of the
American press the tendency 10 sup
port officials IN their struggle with
political corruption regardless of par
ty. is proof that the country is
uousing itself to the bribery ques.
ZION. ] belive that the press should
De left as free as possible When St
tells the truth it is an powerful.
When Sc l!os g. can DO little harm
The people are getting more inde.
pendent ana more Intelligent every
day. and are showing an increased ca
paciiy for distinguishing the true
from the false. 4 newspaper attack
can do little harm 10 any man unless
it e. based upon the truth
The prosecutor who undertakes TO
Gcht Doodle and booding should
desc his eyes TO politics There is no
politics in Doodle The boodlers are
friends everywhere They work united
| ly They use q party name simply for
concealm,nt or protection. They rely
| on m" indin o. honest citr
! zcns That e. one Of the weak points
| IN the struggle for honest government
Men who are proud of their patriot
ism neglect to vote. Yet, attempt to
take away that mans right 10 vote
and he will go out on the field and
die in defense Of it, But. while he has
The right 10 vote, he does not seem to
realize that it is his business 10 see
that the government is free from cor
ruption.
The more see of the people the
more faith ! have in the intelligence
cf the American citizen. am con
vinced that no corrupt combination
can be formed of sufficient strength
or cunning to Withstand public sen
timent when once It is aroused. The
trouble is that the cormptionisjs, the
boodlors. all over the country have a
sort OF Masonic bond of sympathy,
working shoulder TO shoulder. while
honest citizens are divided. But when
: once the public conscience is arous-
b ed the result is irresistible The thing
TO do Is TO get al the facts and to re,
lenllessly expose them. The public is
Quick to respond and support facts
Once establish the fact Of corruption
and the public will DO the rost.--J
w Folk g. =,
+++$ r~u.
Uncle Sam is TO build eight new
tattleships and an equal number OF
D cruisers. This will give us the most
formidable navy afoat. THIS program
involves an expenditure OF 100000.
J 0O0 and will entail the training Of at
e least 10000 seamen, with their off
j. GERS Uncle Sam should be boss of The
p world, king of the seas, or else quit
= the game Our navy should be m,
IL largest and the most formidable the
u world has ever known and our gun
D. rors the most expert. The UniteJ
states is a worlds power; IL shoul,
be made the worlds power The fight
j. ing nations will continue to dominat,
g the earth and the United Staes hai
n ever been a fighting nation and ma
u tion of fighters. The millennium is az
idle dream
70 ! = = +
o President Roosevelt gave Paul Nor
u Ton clean bin of health. Paul Us
Il ,ailroad manager sinnod because &
' was the custom of railroad manager
T. .N sin-tO riyo rebatp To favored shin