The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-28

Its own.
Yet 1t is the evident choice of the
people. and IL was ever the highest
principle Of the republican party that
the people should rule. The Post
Is satisfied that the people will find
after its adoption that it is not at all
the Kind Of constitution they need
or that is best adapted to a great and
growing state But It has faith In the
final good judgment They will amend
its unwise and uuAmerican proyis.
ions. they will themselves defeat and
destroy the Infamous gcrrymander
(which will prove a boomerang to ey.
cry man who was a party to iD; they
will. In short as has been the record
Of Americans everywhere. ri.e 10 the
occasion and soon bring order out Of
chaos.
There is another reason why The
Post believes the people will and
should adopt this constitution. bad
as It IS. Oklahoma has been for years
at the mercy Of pack Of political
grafters While apparently working
for statehood they have ever been Sc.
cretly opposed TO 1t and have done all
in their power 10 defeat e.
This is their last stand.
II Is the people for statehood against
the political iobbers opposing It.
1t IS going to be a fight to the
finish and the power Of the repub.
lican party will be hammered into
lire II such a thing be possible
Regardless OF what the constitution
might have contained these fellows
would have found something in It to
oppose. and It is truly lamentable
that the democratic nincompoops who
fathered the thing gave them such an
opportunity to play their game to the
finish
/ However. it IS not entirely too late
Some Of the obnoxious provisions may
yet be eliminated and it IS hoped the
/ leyelheaded members Of the party
may get together and make those
changes before NJ constitution is
finally submitted to the people.
But aside from the fact that the
/ people OF Oklahoma evidently want.
ed this sort Of constitution and will
undoubtedly approve the action Of
their delegates by a large majority.
what would It profit the republican
party 10 make opposition TO # as a par.
I ty measure? As stated. It was not ex.
pected to be a republican constitu.
tion and republican conventions are
not expected to endorse it. Yet many
OF its bad features are due TO the re.
publican enabling act which created
It; not the least that provision which
required all state and county officials
TO be elected at the time OF its adop-
ton: another the unfair saddling Of
a compusoy prohibition act on onc-half
the state The former practically ne
| cessltates the republicans putting a
| ticket in the field--it would be the
| rankest cowardice not to do so-and
/ with a ticket in the field II is the
party's duty to work everywhere for
/ It's success.
/ Imagine, then, the spectacle OF n
party placing a ticket in the field and
making defeat OF the constitution ON
hich constitution II must stand II
I,. ed-an issue, More r. ''culous
still were 70 ticket put forward. The
/ first would show our inconsistency
and weakness: the last our utter in
ability to face the first great crisis
| in ur history
The Post maintains nat now Is the
time for prompt action, for effective
and intelligent work, for the rele-
eating to the rear Of those who would
wreck the party to serve their own
political ambitions.
The Post believes the republican
ticket can be elected from one end OF
]
the constitution will carry because
the people will take anything to get
statehood but It believes the people
will repudiate democracy for the in
efficiency shown In the Guthrie con
vention and gladly place the affairs
OF the state in republican hands.
This is no tinpe for "trimming' or
for hesitation. Republicans have
ever been patriots first-they have
never yet failed 10 rise above preiu
dices or partisanism and strive for
the greatest good TO tho greatest
number They want statehood
people want it-and will have it-and
the republican party should be the last
10 lay a stumbling block in the way
Oklahoma Post CRepublican).
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