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

from bloatel purses nor manipulated
foreign capital but came from pol.
Icy Of trust the middleman," which
sprang from the clean heart of Lee
Cruce, who saw II he would make II
an institution Of help to the honest
farmer, humble workmen and mod
est tradesman, they in turn would
help it. The Ardmore National
Bank has not two thirds OF it's ac-
counts open with poor men. / ask
that this article be tossed aside as
misleading. Let no talk of usury af
fright anyone. \ friend of mine
told me that bank inspector told
him that Mr.. Cruce displayed the
cleanest set of books his eyes ever
met in his travels. And as to OPP
pres ion. the farmers in more than
one crisis have not sought him but
he has appeared unsought to offer
succor to them and their loved ones
and with no hope Of reward save in
consciousness Of duty well done.
And last, called him Jenersonian
Democrat. And If to drink in with
ones milk the great tenets Of freedom,
If as a youth to feel them so deep in
the heart as tos rring over bashfulness
to their defense, II to take them in
young manhood as the guiding star
for all action and reach middle life
with an abiding and loyal faith in the
party Of the great common people is
Jenersonian Democracy, then Mr..
Cruco has been rightly named.
/ No man has ever worked more un.
ceasingly and forcefully. for state
hood and better condition of things
in the Indian Territory than he has.
He was among the first to realize
that talk never would secure us any
thing from Congress. Through chan
nels of commerce, throug proof of
Commercial club that the Territory
was worth while trade in st. Louis,
Memphis. Dallas, etc, was n reused
and states fell into line. After the
Enabling Act was passed Mr.. Cruce
rolled up his sleeves and proclaimed
everywhere that It would be a dire
calamity for the constitution of Okla
homa to be pcnned by other than
Democrats. Out upon the stump. in
private talk and purse he fought this
doctrine and from Alya to Durant
those who heard him knew they had
mot Democrat with a mighty zeal
and power.
Victory came and the constitution
has been in force of construction. In
private conversation, have com
planned before him OF the extrava
gance of time and certain objection
able features which all of us could
have so easily remedied, since we did
not have the job. How clear was his
rebuke and logical his defense of the
constitution. | sneaked away asham
ed OF my dlsloyalty. Let anything
else be said of this man, call him in
competent, a fraud or anything you
choose, but do nothing so absurd as
to attack his loyalty and defense oi
(he splendid constitution fashioned
in the halls of true democracy al
Guthrie.
Two things have pleased him in
the work of the convention. How
well II guarded the liberties of the
people past and present and how
well It vouchsafed greatest good tc
generations yet unborn by making
every provision possible for popular
education.
We in Ardmore interested in odu
cation know that all the time and
talent he possesses can be enlisted
from him upon any matter education
al l have had unsolicited Offers
time and again of personal help
towards public school scnemes.
have seen him in the Ardmore Com
mercial club advocate and vote
money to secure educational advan
tages for Ardmore. know that he
fathered Hargrove College, a Meth
odist institution (although not a
Methodist HIMSELF through trial that
sent most Supporters down and out
But he never ceased to present that