The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-02
OUR CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR.


OUR CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR.
In selecting candidate for gov.
ernor OF the new state the democrats s
should exercise great care and see
that not only n good consistent and
honest man is nominated for that of.
flee. but that this man should be able
to poll the full democratic vote
throughout the state at the general
election. II candidate comes for.
ward who possesses these qualiflca.
ticns, It Is fortunate. indeed, for the
democrats. and such individual should
secure their unqualified support. II
Is very often the case that men will
vote for a candidate for a high office
simply because he happens to be n
resident Of that particular locality In
which such candidate may reside.
Some times Il turns out all right to
do this. but in the selection of as
important an officer as the first gov.
ernor of this state, better reason
than neighborly feeling should be Civ.
On for every vote cast.
One would naturally suppose that
owing TO the proximity to Muskogee.
being the adjoining county, the In.
dian Journal would favor the nomina.
ton and election of G. y. Haskell.
All things being equal, we would. But
when another seeks the same high of.
flee who is better fitted for the place,
II is time for the thinking voter to
come forward and cast his ballot for
such "A man regardless Of what sec.
tion Of the state he may come from.
The Indian Journal does not believe
that MIR. Haskcll's record as a mem.
Der OF the constitutional convention
Is such as to Justify the extravagant
claims which he makes OF being the
father OF every provision In that great
instrument. The Indian journal has
ondeayored to follow his record close.
~, and we find that outside of making
the state map, Mr. Haskell has had
no more to do with writing the con.
stitutlon than numbers OF other men
who were members of that body. lie
displayed none OF the qualities Of a
statesman, and the
things In which he showed the
interest were such as appeal.
ed TO the practical and professional
politician and not 10 the men who had
more In view the making OF the fun.
damental law. than the building OF
political machine for personal ad.
Vancement In matters more OF hot
air than OF substance. he is an adept
and never missed an opportunity to
deliver himself Of wonderful
amount OF buncombe when the senti.
ment of the convention had display.
ed the popular feeling.
Any man can place Haskell on any
public question II he can first an.
swcr the two following questions.
First. How does It effect Haskelrs
political ambitions?
Second. Is II politics?
II both OF these questions can be
answered In the affirmative, then |
Haskell is for it, # the first can be
answered in the affirmative ami the
second bridged over so az not to de-
'troy the effects OF the first. he will |
stand for the proposition. II you can
not answer these questions, placing
Haskell is like putting your finger on
flea, an almost impossible task.
To any man, who thinks for him,
'elf, Haskell has displayed insincerity
rom beginning to end by declaring
hat he was not and would not be a
andidate for office, while at the
anne time he was building his fences
nd having his own personal organ.
he New State Tribune. proclaim his
irtue far and wide, and then at what
e considered the proper moment,