The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-10

. .''A 'ti' t'N'l'A' f''a'' "'''A IA.A'7l JUS
alliance with mimmon
III the charges made o., the pres.
doit are true and they are true
We are indeed face TO face with a
situation as grave as any Zoo our
history How shall It Dee metz The
good sense. patriotism ana united
action of the people Ilun. can rem.
cdy present evils
ITO wage successful fight We
must have leader The rcpubHcan
party. dominated by the seekers OF
special privileges, canot furnish him
Republicans who really desire reform
are powerlcss; the efforts Of the
president have been futile
The democratic party must furnish
the leader which present conditions
demand. and he must ug man
known to be- free from the influences
that control the republican party lie
must be man OF superior intellect
sound Judgment positive convictions
and moral courage one who will
meet the forces of pluuorlcy with
the naked sword of truth one who
knows no surrender lio must have
genius for statr.crart uo must bee
man of wide experience iu public
affairs. ne must have ability to u.
mulato policies and courage 10 defend
them
but above all. he must have lrh
10 the people tie must not only br.
lirvc in the right of the people 10
govern, but in their cap1o.t, to do
so And he must be- a mau whom the
people know and trust
THE democratic party has many
distinguished men who might be- cho.
sem as our standa,d.boarcr but 10 has
one man who above all others pos
sesses the necessary qualifications
and is emiueutly fitted for This lead.
ership.
"He is man whose nomination
will leave no doubt as tu where our
party stands on every public qucs
'ion Ills genius for s'ltocraft is
shown by the constructive work hr
has done I'm proposing reforms. aud
by the ability with which he has
fortified his position. Bur We may go
farther
"a few months since. ho visited
the principal nations Of the world.
He came in contact with the lead.
ing minds of Christcndom. and the
world abroad recognized his great
ness and paid him that tribute Justly
due to men OF high attainmcnts.
In the most distinguished peace
conventions that has assembled in re-
cent years. ne proposed plan which.
II adopted, would prove more Of.
fective than any arbitration treaty
that has yet been made. and by his
influence he secured its approval
by the representatives. of the twenty
six leading nations there assembled.
is he thoroughly informed regard.
ing the issues of this campaign
Read his speeches and his writings,
which for nearly twenty years have
have been part of the political lit.
orature of the nation Is he sincere.
brave and determined? Even his po-
litical opponents now admit that he
Is.
Il have had a close personal and
political acquaintance with this
man, whose name Nebraska presents,
since he entered political life /
can testify from observation ~ 10
T his political conduct bcfI'c ne was
known to fame He was honest, brave
and unyieldng then, he is nones,,
brave and unyie|ding now.
Honesty is inherent in him. lie
was an honest lawyer b'p"e he
entered politics lie was honest in
/ his political methods before his
statesmanship was recognized by the
nation and he has been honest
throughout his political career.
His convictions have been his po-
litical creed. He has Impressed these