The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-16
TIE ADDED STAR.

In striking contrast with the gen
orally light tone which has charac.
tcrizod many newspaper expressions
relative to the addition of Oklahomas
star TO the field Of blue in the national
emblem. and Of the coarsely partisan
auimadyersions OF some metropolitan
newspapers Of character not measur-
ing up 10 their circulatio0 figures.
is the dlgnificd greeting which the
star Of the new state received from
the Chicago Trbunte, a republican
journal, which SAYS:
after eleven years the flag aglns
another star. The celebratloi, Of the
adoption Of the declaration Of inde.
pendence 1872 years after the historic
meeting IN Philadelphia will have no
feature 80 notable a. this. A rev
state has been in existence for sew.
eral months But the formal recogni.
ton of its advent into the union by
representation upon the nag oi the
nation dates from July 4. 1908. The
vondrous story Of Oklahoma has been
told and retold. lts marvellous develop
mcuts within score of years has
no psiaiIol IN .he annals OF mankind.
Not the last of the territories posi-.
bic 20 DE Included within the union
Of states none can sever" Il will
le counted the last illustration ot the
migration of peoples for which the
United States has been noted. Partly
southern and partly western, it has
taken 90 Itself the best characteristics
O; both sections Of the country
IN many Of its features it follows the
lie Of its geographical zone. In 9th.
crs q IS dominated by influences from
the western north. The combination OF
forces gives it an individuality and a
strength for which other common.
wealths have found substantial basis
90 a s'oried past The wise policy
which discouraged holdings Of more
than 100 acres has made II state
OF homes. peopled by a strong. Wig.
orous anr sclfreliaut citizenship.
These homes dotted the landscape and
quickly recognized as the dominant
feature Of the environment have made
10 essentially a democratic and pros.
porous state The people rule in Ok
lahoma as they do nowhere ,lsc In
such marked degree. The constitution
adopted for the common wealth at
tracted much attention because Of
iis so-called radical provisions. Bat
these sections only reflect the ideas
OF the time. In measure every con
stliution does that. II the IDEAS are
wrong the cons tuition will be chang
ed when the errors are discovered. II
they are right and stand .hs test Gf
time they will remain a. fundamental
principles Of statehood. II is a bright
star which is given a place as the
iGth in the galaxy Many OF thnse
who watched the republic when It
began It's career back in 1916 feared
lest the extent OF It's territory might
prove its undolng Many thoughtful
men shrank from the accession Of a
limitless domain IN 1903 lest the bal
ance Of power be lost to the eastern
states. No better evidence of the sub
stantlal strength OF the nation com
fronts the people as another birthday
OF the country is celebrated than the
general contentment with which every
one regards the addition OF Oklaho-
mas star 10 the flag OF the United
States"
Such tribute to the new state
and its people from a newspaper of
such substantial character and estab.
lished reputation as the Chicago Tri.
bune, which in matters of nat ional pol.
tiles eptertains ideas at variance with