The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-19
IMPORTANCE OF PARTY LOYALTY
William n. Franklin Of hadill. I. T.

At the recent battle of the ballots
few we're left as the standard bear.
crs OF democracy The great army OF
candidates. in the common parlauce
Of the farmer, were "tuIuued out TO
a stand" As this was our first Jo-
ltical struggle To grasp the Teins
4 state government, the battle was
stubborgly fought and the wounds
Of the yanquished kccnIy felt What
is our duty now? Those who went
down in defeat should NOT brood oyer
lost hopes. but should look to tn
golden dawning of tho future when
democracy not bureaucracy WIZ
hold sway in onr state. the newest
and most splendid star 100 our union.
Carthage. pluudcred uy Roman To-
pious. sleeps ia 'he asUy. of TIER de-.
feat. but the great Southland ut ours
possessing a loftier spirit would
not linger among the ruins LETT by
the ruthless hand Of war but We sre
her rolling the stone away from IN"
tomb Of her hopes and rcsurrrcting
the southern states To graudcr pos
sibHiucs. Triumphant generous
Grant saw noble Lee sheath hs sword.
uutarnishcd with 'dishuuur at Apo
mattox. but Lees services were not
ended there. lie did mott pursue a
life Of inactivity. He believed that
duty was the greatest word in the
ENGLISH language ict that simple
word duty" summons every true
democrat to action.
Some of the candidates may no,
be all that some hoped for, but re-
member that no one could have been
nominated who would nave met the
appreciation of all After all, mdiyidu-
ais can only he the instruments -
carry out the principles our party
represents. 1t is vastly more import
ant to the people that good princi-
pies prevail than that the political
ambition of any man or set of men
should be gratified. In this day and
time very little can be done without
organized efforts. No great principle
can be chrystalliled into law unless
IL is fostered by the union of pigmy
forces-the cemented energies com
bined in a party organization. An IN
dependent man is only mere drone
when placed in a delihoratit, body
II dependent solely on his own indl-
viduality, in the political world as
well as the social, man is not only a
small fraction Of humanity but he IS
small fraction of his really complete
self Now the question with ms is what
party is going to be dominant in the
political affairs of our state? When
one comes the nearest representing
our ideals OF government? Will not
all reasonable people admit that either
the democrats or the republicans VIII
prevail in the coming election III
this is true will vote cast for the
nominee of any other party represent
a "freeman's will? II one is left to
choose between two parties and they
vote for neither although one comes
nearer than the other representing
their ideals of government has he bee"
fair TO himself his family or his
country? II one fails to vote at all
/ is he doing what he can to guard
/ the interest of his state or those
dependent upon him for protection
Is he a good citizen? Every one
should be mindful Of the fact that
great INSCRIPTIONS corporate inter
ests and greedy commcrcialism would
like for the people to be chloroformed
on election day that they might be
left unmolested pirates in the indus
trial world.
Prejudice or a disgruntled spirit moi
only causes some 90 throw their bal