The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-31
THE CITY CAMPAIGN

and that ArdmOrc the home Of the
leading candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for governor is liable
TO defeat certain Democratic nomi.
ucos.
The report Is too loose for cred
cncc
Locally, no doubt the contest will
have its exciting features, but no.
body outside Of Ardmorc need worry
about &c.
4 largo part Of the hub bub raised
about the campaign is for the purpose
uf making an impression against Hon.
Ice Cmcc-his opposition would have
nothing more dqnrablc to say Of
him than that be- halls from a mug
wump city and that the candidate
for governor should be- chosen from a
community able to roll mp strong
Democratic vote. Let us. therefore,
possess ourselves with determination
To swell the Democratic majority in
this city beyond its usual proportions,
aud thereby SAY to the people OF the
whole state that Ardmoro, the home
OF Hon Lee Cruce Is safely and har-
moniuusly Democratic II would prove
Of incalculablc benefit to our candi
date
Referring to the matter of the yo,
crs duty, The Ardmorclte, IN last
Fridays issue said,
Every man who voted In the recent
primary election is in honor bound to
support with his ballot all the can.
didat,s nominated at said primary.
80 honorable man would think of
shirkng his pledge.
It would be Infamous to do so.
Loyalty to the Democratic party will
hasten the time when our countrymcn
win be- able to administer self gov.
f,rnmont in manner that will yindi
cato the claim that IL is the birth.
right Of man
Commenting upon the party pledge
before the primary was held, The
Ardmorcitc said:
"Mcn are fond Of debating whcth-
or the rule Of the dcmocratic
uarty requiring a pledge to sup
port the nominees of the city prl-
mary election Is binding. It most
certainly is binding. Under the
party ruling We are to nominate
the mayor, councilmun and city
officers We nominate all and the
action Is binding on every man
voting In the primary or who re-
cciycs nomination by our votes.
/. Every man who votes in the pri.
mary Is in honor bound to do all
that the rules require. II Is mat
ter of the highest honor.
. "lr man votes in the primary
he binds himself to support the
nominees one of them
lie binds himself by his honor to
, support the mrn nominated by the
primary. What man would think
o Of shirhing his pledge? II would
be- Infamous to do SO II would be
SO infamous that no man would
want to stand before the people
among whom he must live after
committing the act
Tho ruling of the party, ON
every man who votes in the pri.
mary Is as binding as the mans
honor can bind him. II would
damn q man forever TO violate the
pledges made by voting, and no
man iu Ardmoro would do 1t. No
gentleman would ever consider
such scheme
Men can give no stronger assursnce
of their moral worth than by re-.
dccming their every pledge and 10y
going to the ballot box on April End,
and casting a ballot for every nom.
'nco ON the ticket will be tcstifying
to their own honor. II will be a circum.
stance Of the kind that counts In no
other way can men who participated
In the primary peacefully assume
American citizenship.
To The Ardmoreite's way Of think
ing. thcrc is no more complete proof
Of any mans sagacity and honor
than for him TO recognize his duty
and chocrfully perform II.
The truth is. The Ardmorcite feels
no apprehension that our mon cl Ard.
more who obligated themselves. will
rcpudiatc their honor 10y voting against
a single nominee. The Ardmorcitc is
aware that, boy saying SO. II tossos a
boquct TO them, and has the salts,
faction OF believing they richly de
serve H.
%
The idea that Democrats are go
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