The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-02

Carter county w. T. Warren is IN. 3
president and Sam H. Butler the
secretary. I'm executive committee
was appointed and il is the purpose
Of this executive committee 10 ON
ploy men and pay them a salary
to assist I'm the enforcement OF the
liquor law in Carter county. When
strong willcd men I'm citizens clothes
start out 10 gather information they
can Obtain more than am officer can
and the Joint must go. Within fifteen
days from now there viii not ne IL
Joint in this town lhc people are
the law and when they have spoken
the violators of the law must go.
The citizenship of no country ever
received greatcrscolding than Judg
Mason delivered this morning. He
said men with the smell OF whisky
on their breath had como into his
court and took oath before God that
they did not know whore they got
the whisky. Too many men have
been behind the whisky pcddlcr for
the law to be properly enforced.
Tho citizenship has been aroused and
the enforcement law now on the
statute books will be enforced to
the letter
That was a rather remarkable as.
semblage at the Masonic Hall this
morning Men were there from all
ranks Of life. from every profession
and occupation. There was no trace
OF lawlessness; on the contrary
there was the steadiast determination
/ on thief ace of every good man there
/ to find some way 90 make the law
7 do what It is it's sworn purpose TO
/ do-defcnd the innocent. punish tho
guilty Mr.. -- was called
to the chair, and the meeting was
declared open. Rev. G. c. Weith,
by virtue of his earnest endeavors
for months past TO force a recog
uition of the growing evil condi
tions among us, was called upon. II,
declared most solcmnly that either
some steps must be taken oy the
law abiding men of the town tC
see that infants could not be sho
down upon our streets, that limo
cent and law abiding citizens woul'
dare to walk them without fea
of their lives, or we would have
lawless avenging force 10 cunten'
with. The Night Rider had n griey
ance; but he chose a bad way {,
deal with II; the Ku KluX ClansmaI
had wrong to right; he chos
an unlawful way. But, when the lay
cannot right n man. to what can
appeal? The good name OF our tow
is being ruined. To the whole worl
will this new outrage be heraldet
That world will not know how IN
good citizens OF Ardmore fee
in regard to It unless we show then
As minister | should feel II II
. wrong TO approve of driving thos
who are at the bottom of this Law
lessness from our town, with a war
ing not to return. II our officers ca,
not stop It, and they say they ca
not. then we must take hand.
Mr.. Coleman said that during q
q past nine years he hal been watc
y ing and calm gwith similar cont
L tlons here, and the tror)ls lies n
with the officers but with the eli
= zens who should be behind theI
An officer may take his life In h
" hand, knowing he does so, and {
e out into the bad section of the eli
. and try to run down and arrest ol
y OF these lawbreakers. Not citiz
u of good standing in Ardmore wou
'' know or care, but every thief, thu
gambler, would-be murderer in III
section would be ready TO defe
the wretch from the avenging a.
III OF law and order. There Is law
6 way for the citizens placed In su
en a position as ours seek relb
la That Is for the presiding distr
et- Judge TO call a special grand ju
gn to consider the case. Thereupon
OF Coleman read the section OF
l. state constitution, bearing upon
question. A petition already dra
,ty up was read and this petition. pr
list ing Tor this special grand jury, v
lin signed by every man present.
2.3 far as has been learned.
The meeting was then declared
I'm permanent organization, with
w. +. Warren as permanent chi
man. Mr.. Sidney Suggs express
himself as heartily in accordaI