The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-19

/ lot away by voting for the nominee of
Iarty that has no chance FOR success q,
or by refusing to vote at al, but some
because OF "A personal dislike to some
OF our candidates. will give their sup
port in a halfhclrtcI way. They have
placed their feelings above party in
tcrest Can they be true democrats!
DO they believe in that great prnci-
pie of our party which teaches "ac
quicsence in the viii ot tAc majority
The fact that the members of the
democratic party think for Themselves
couos many contentious iu the party
tut. il some one should tail to hay"
their way, should they be- prompted.
10y bitter feelings toward some ndi.
vidual or from some faucicd wrong
to leave our party aud affiliate with
one that has few to do the thiuNut
for all and follow the doctrine of
Hamilton who said. "thp rich and
Hgh born should of urht rulr aul
the base born Omcanius the masscsl
should he made 10 sorvc'2
Let us admonish an 90 consi g..
what the two great political parties
stand for Read the constitution writ
ten by representatives. our party com.
missioncd Compare it to the one sub.
mittcd to the constitutional conycn.
tiun ON the part of Mr. Asp. one
stands for a strong centralized govern
mont and the avarcious corpora, =
interests ard the other has close.
genuine sympathetic touch for the
people who toll and dclye ours goes
further to protect human liberty than
any other organic law that has ever
been pcuncd since tcdoratious were
formed or governments were iustitut-
ed among men. Shall We hold in scnrn
those who sacrificed so much To pro
pare that document or hall we give
them a generous recognition for their
services? OF course. there were just
as able and patriotic men out Of that
convention as there were in 1t, but
give honor where honor is due. Com
mend them for duty well performed.
No matter how meritorious their work
might have been. they would have
been abused by the republican press.
True. many of the rank and file o.
the republican party will not bow t.
their masters but will vote Tor the
constitution. The republican machine
politicians have already demonstrated
the fact that they are against the
constitution even at the cost of state
hood. Can more cogent reason be
assigned than that the democrats
wrote II? Didn't they assail it before
a single line had been adopted by the
/ convention? Should the party whose
/ leaders have been fighting statehood,
be given control ol our state gov
ernment? VIII they be able to blind
the people by insiduous arguments
so that they will not be mindful ot
their duplicity OF purpose? Let us all
be alert and again the party which
believes in letting the people rule
will. by the arbitriment Of the next
battle Of the ballots drive away the
leperous hand Of that party which has
despoiled our fair country so long.
am glad TO see that the Democrat
iC Club of Ardmore, which was 81
loyal 10 that noble democrat and wor
thy citizen. Hon. Lee Cruce, now ex
tends an invitation to his successful
opponent our brilliant and brainy
standard bearer, Hon. c. y. Haskell
10 deliver an address in that city
and / can surmise that they will Civ,
him such majority in Carter county
at the general election as will entitl'
them 90 commcndation and welcome
plaudit "well done good and faithful
democrats. Enter into the joys Of thy
party