The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-25
THE TERRITORY PRESS.

! bis task nor only imposes an addition
al burden on others. but forfsits his
right 20 the title of one % the build
| ers Of the greatest state 10 The union
The mechanic. the miner and the man
With the hoe are az important factors
a. the engineer. the architect. and
the attorney, ana Il is only by the
| combined effort o. all that the final
I result can be obtained and such a
I commonwealth erected as We all 1S-
sire. In the scheme Of state building
70 no profession or trades does greater
responsibility come than TO the news
paper man for it IS largely through
his efforts that the army Of workers
is being constantly increased and
new blood brain and Drawn brought
into the country on every train by his
daily and weekly messages Of its
greatness and It's possibilities. 40.
day passes that does not bring 10 him
the request for copies OF his p.psr
from the old states and not an Issue
come from his press but that con
tains some argument Why the man
ready TO move should come TO Indian
Territory These sample copies after
being received are read and handed
around and as they pass from hand
to hand they excite interest and dis
cussion and this brings a desire for
more information. Some other papers
are sent for, specific statements APP
pcaling to the paticular interests Of
the reader are found. an excursion
ticket Is purchased. a "Trip made and
then follows the tearing loose from
The roots OF the old parent tree and
new family is planted in this land
OF opportunity. The new arrival in
stead Of writing letters to his old
home. sends his local paper and thus
the endless chain OF printers ink
works on and on and builds an EN-
pire
The conscientious editor knows two
lines about the productiveness Of the
soil is worth more than column OF
police court news he knows a para
graph about the completion OF
school building brings better results
| TO his town than a half page written.
Of a free for all fight. He knows a de-
scription Of the dedication ceremonies
Of a church is more important to his
readers than a wierd account Of an
attempted train robbery. lie gives
more space 10 those things that go
to make the country greater and tho
people better than to tales OF horror
| and stories Of misery, disaster and
with sensational bursts OF question
able slang, uerye-racking illustrations
and shrieldng headlines. but keeps
on day after day. week after week
seeing the beauties Of the country
and It's possibilities, the purity Of his
neighbors' homes and the honor OF
their men and the beauty and virtue
Of their women. lie knows somewhere
some time some mother or father
seeking a new home will see his pa
per. and his desire Is 10 attract and
not repel them by the social life as
reflected In It's columns. BE II said 10
the credit Of the territory press from
side weekly TO the largest dailies, Ihat
they stand for all that Is best in their
respective communities and are
against all that is bad Compared with
the press Of any state in the union the
papers Of this territory will take
high rank. and to them more than
to any or all other causes combined
Is due the fact that Indian Territory
is no longer the land Of the outlaw,
| but is the home Of the best citizenship
on the continent. The policy Of the
press Of the territory has been to in
yite the best immigration and TO repel
the worst, from the press the good cit
lzen Of other states receives his first
invitation to come and his most hear
~ welcome TO stay. From the press
the undesirable citizen receives his
first warning 10 leave. and that warn
Ing is seldom permitted TO pass un.
needed And so it is; the press Is
laying its part in state building here
and It is a pleasure 10 add that its
work is generously appreciated by a
| loyal public. .-Muskogee Phoenix.
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Attorney General lIadley is becom.
ing the Republican Folk OF Missouri.
BY going after Standard oil he is on
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