The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-31
LIFE SKETCH OF LEE CRUCf
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR

doncc they inspire I'm those who
know them best. Al the Worlds Fair
IN Chicago. the visitor to the Art Ex
hibit came upon picture. simple In
design and modest In position. Look
ing close. YOU were forced to look
again at the scene portrayed. 4 man
~ It be righteous to call him that" "
sat in conversation with woman
who boamcd upon him looks Of holy
reverence. But his gaze. which was
Of earnest. sorrowiul rcproach was
bent upon woman standing In a
doorway with bustling care and sis
torly romonstrauce marking her cv-
cry aspect The story Of the warm
welcome our home in Bethany for
the homeless Nazarene revised. You
hear the words Of solace and inspira.
ton cease as h. turns from the wor-
shlpml Mary to the worrying Martha
and bis voice takes on a note OF sad
rcbukc. Letting your eyes fall to the
margin Of the picture, you read
these woods "Hc was good to live
with" II flashes over YOU like an
electric shock this IS the secret Of
his and Of an life In patient
counsel in gentle rcmonstrance. at
wedding in Galilcc or a funeral in
Bethany. by a mothers side or near
thief uron "a cross He was good to
live with"
This balance has marked an men
whom their fellows have not trusted
in vain. Tried by this standard how
fair and true does the name of Lee
Crucc. destined as lt seems TO be the
standard bearer Of Oklahoma Demo.
cracy and finally the states first
ruler appear Not in fulsomc praise
forcctful Of political preference and
moved only boy that plain duty which
. bids every man in oklahoma speak
the praises Of struggling fearless,
honest and triumphant nolghbor, do
say this.
All my life / have heard the name,
Crucc. About twelve miles away
from my first home. over among the
clay hills and rocky ridges Of Crit
tcnden County. Kentucky dwelt an
old gentleman by the name OF Cruce
His chief claim OF uotoricty consist
ed in these attributes; he had wrest'
ed from the rocks and grnbs the best
farm / nthe vicinity; be was con.
stant church attendant, coupled his
religion with n pious democracy, at
tended to his own buslncss and in
sisted with fstic force II need re
that others should follow suit. II
never dawned upon him or anyone
else. so far as that that the mild ey
ed. naxen headed long legged boys
growing up about him would cons,i
tutc his best claim 20 'uccess.
But for successful graduates. the
University Of the Farm has put tC
rout all the Hardvards. Yales and
Princctturs Of tho world. And here
with a few short terms at the countr,
school hard by. Ice Cruce with his
broters graduated in the course o
hard knocks"
To the casual observer this hoy
would have been dismissed will
. about the same ceremony any ordi
+ nary country lad would have rcceiv
ed but 10 the more discerning, tn,
steady gaze. the ready speech, the
! evidence of books read and digested
b. all bespoke a character that called
! for more than passing notice. That no
p ticc began to arrive, An anecdot'
j. revealing the keen brain, perseyerinl
l spirit and the lHdomitahle grit of tn,
! boy, which had expanded with year
r and will give him the gubernatoria
' chair, should he mi It, masterfu
Ihwcr. comes to light last summe
Pc on my visiting his home town II
Kentucky. "LcC Crucc is spoken o
for governor. see" said one Of Mar
B ions progressive citizens. We'll, h,
+ deserves anything he can get He
clear grit when q pupil at old Mar
ion Academy it happened that hi
J older brother boarded with my faith
or and went to school We were n
the same algebra class. All wen