The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-23
sLUcclNo THE NEW STATE AT
THE OUTSET.

'"t 'Ni'N'tN mas hdpptutV. n
: gerrymandering, ycplet the district
ling board, has completed its "labors.
That the 'labOrs' were really compile
!. ted three months ago causes no dimiu
. ution to the zest created by the fina
announcement. That the board hal
carried cut the strict edicts of he n a
chine can not be dEsputed-tbe dis
tricting exceeds the widest wishe,
OF the most narrow.minded partisan
In the Republican ranks. 4 cursor,
survey Of the districts as mapped ou,
In the western portion of the new state
at least proves conclusively that the
board has received direct dictations
from corporations and no chances
are to BE- taken with halftone contln.
gencies. Ia years past there have
been some capital gerrymanders push.
ed onto the people Of oklahoma. but
all pale into insigniHcance beside the
latest contribution to the curioslties
Of political greed ayarice and desire
for supremacy.
ln plain words the new state has
not been districted according TO pop-
ulation.
u has been gerrymandered accord.
Ing to Republican votes.
Every crooked and warped district
line, every shoe string trail. means
the cutting up of Democratic strong.
hold.
The districting is bunco complete
and made to order.
Voted as II now stands the constitu.
tional convention would be largely
Republican.
But even Republicans will rebel
against this brazen usurpation OF the
machine.
In some portions OF the sta'a de.
gree of moderation is shown as though
some member Of the board. momonta.
rily cmbued with spirit Of fairness.
and fearful Of sandbagging results
had prevailed in his contention to
give the people an occasional show. |
but for the most part the adroit stee.
plechasing In thickly populated dis. !
iric'H shows that the districtlng board |
had but one. and only one. object in |
view: TO steal the constitutional
convention Tor that portion Of the Re.
publican party known as striped bel.
y corporationists.'
Glarinr examples Of bludceon work
are given In western Oklahoma. where
Democratic votes abound.
For instance III Reno. Republican
'ity Is triced mp on Jacks and moved
iodily south Of the river into the Dem.
'crailc strongholds Of Southern Cana. |,
Han. where the bohemian settle.
nonts flourish.
Custer county Is stabbed twice I'm
he back and once In the groin In or.
eT TO make u leak Republican blood =
Southwest Custer Is Democratic
nd densely populated. By AN extra.
rdinary cnort Woodward county is q
oked to Day In portion where the
republican vote Of Day can KIN the
vote Of southeast Wood.
ard. The iGth district gets the mon s.
~ The east part OF Roger Nul. the VI
est part Of Washita, and the south u
art of Custer are strongly Democrat. y
;. The east side Of Washita Is Re. d
lblican The board took long u
nance on getting IN man" by hook.
X up these widely separated parts
nd capped the deal by throwing Dem.
ratio Cordoll into the Republican "
'rner of the county when CordeH ,
I'd two townships are entitled to be
le district.
II is needless TO comment on the "
cup IN this county Old Logan gave =,
e board several sloepless nights. "
II by ignoring all Democratic pleas =
fair deal the board finally ar.
nged matters FOR "favorite" corpo.
te Republican sons The Democrats -,
Logan handicapped I'm every dis. -
ct, aud those In the Fourth ward. ~
lthrie, are practically denied the ex. -"
else Of suffrage. "
The constitutional campaign will
ON bee ON and continue for over two
'nths In that time the people Of Tn
new state will experience an "eye
ening' II there be efficacy in the by
luare deal" then the indignant peo.
of the new state Nlll Crr,liny q. We
ke the party that is responsible for by
empting TO corrupt the new state ia,
the outset by saddling Il with a Pl,
bolical gerrymander the only pur
Sc of which is to an the contitu.
nal convention with delegates who
! be favorable TO the system" and ~