The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-05

} VIII live H. lf he processes one thing
} and lives another thing the people
have the right TO question his sin.
, cerity. Every candidates political pro
fessions should be judged In the light
OF his past life II candidate has
: lived n clean life. and has been help
b ful in his dealings with his fellow
men. then the people will have some
: assurance that his official life will be
of the same character. But II can.
dldatc has been grasping and avarl.
} cious in his dealings with his fellow
men. what assurance have the people
that he will change his course II
placed in power?
As I am not financially able to an.
nounco my candidacy In all OF the
Democratic papers. ! decided that II
wuold be unjust to discriminate
between them. and. therefore, have
not announced in any of them. This
has not been the result OF any hostil.
ity on my part towards the papers but
has been n matter OF stern necessity
with me. Those papers that have an.
nounced my candidacy have done so
purely as matter OF personal friend.
ship. and because they endorsed the
views which advocate. For this
am profoundly grateful. Newspapers
should not be blamed nor publishing
the advertisements OF candidates. II
takes time. money, brains and labor
to build up a circulation and maintain
n newspaper Editors. like other men,
must live. Their space Is their cap
ital. II they do not publish advertise
ments they cannot support them.
selves and their families. II wealthy
gentlemen desire to hire press agents
to write complimentary notices OF
them. and then pay for space in
newspapers to publish these notices,
that IS their business. That this Is
bei;g done by the Wholesale in many
papers In the senatorial race. everyone
great deal OF such stun that is now
filling the columVs Of some OF our
papers. But these gentlemen need not
be surprised II an intelligent and dis
eliminating people understand their
methods and pay no more attention To
such publications than they do to
, any other kind OF advertising. But
suppdse that tho precedent is estab-
lished that a candidate can advertise
himself into ofilce. What will be the
result? II will place Official positions
in Oklahoma upon the basis OF COM
mercialism. Is there any Democracy
like this? Is not this precisely the
method pursued by the Republican
party in fighting William jennings
Mr. Voter. do you, as Democrat,
wish to see such methods prevail In
the Democratic party In oklahoma?
II successful II will amount to notice
to all men that no man can hope To fill
any Official position In Oklahoma un.
lass he is able TO spend a fortune in
advertising. 1t viii place the dollar
above the man. II will establish H.
nancial aristocracy among us and
convert the Democratic party into
the rich mans club. II will forever
shut the door OF hope in the face OF
every poor man in the future state.
II will create a political monopoly
among us These are questions for the
people To consider.
have received so many requests
ior a sketch OF my past life that
= deem It proper to state that was
born in South Carolina on the Goth
day OF June. 1850. | am one of the
jsons OF Rev. Richard Furman, a Bap-
tist clergyman. Owing 10 the mis-
fortunes of the Confederate war. my
p father was reduced to poverty. From
that time until | was grown | spent
my time in working on my fathers
farm and In clerking In n country
store. In 1872 | came to Texas
; deck passenger on steamboat. MIR,
d George Burkett of Altus. Okla. came
with me. After doing first one kind
of work and then another, became
editor OF the Brennan Times, n pa
per published In Brennan. Texas. |
then read law. Without the aid OF
money or influential friends. and
with but little education, ! have
worked my way up inch by inch 10
reasonable degree OF success, but
, am proud to be able to say that
l have always had the sympathy, good
, will and assistance OF the common
people. Their friendship is sincere
) and is not for sale In 1895 | moved
l. from Fort Worth, Texas. TO indian
Territory have never been n cor
? poration lawyer. Ten years ago a gen