The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-26
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Ardmore, Monday, July 2s, 80
THAT FAR FETCHED COW.
PLANT"

Ancnt the fact tha, the Morning
Democra, has seen III 90 auemp, 60
take the county commissioners 20 task
for having given the Statesman. a
republican sheet. d notice 20 print
concerning the bond issue. Mr Roy
johnson. editor Of tAa; sheet. gets
back good and hard a. the aforesaid
Demoe7a,. or a. some choose 20 call
il Keys organ"
The aforesaid organ has also
attempted o. make j; appear as
though ,as A-dm0re.,e would only
boos. f1- ,ae bonds unless there was
money .a .t ,or .a.s paper. 5. is De-.
He,,d taa. aaa, M- Johnson Aas
said V.. show whose OK is being
gored. Fact % ,ae matter is 'Ikeys
organ" has ~; YET learned 20 dis.
tiugl.sh between news item and
pay matter. and would Ike 20 make
a charge Tor personals. = 8; dared
presen; a bill.
But let's read few oN.
tracts from the Statesman. and as
Mr Johnson's paper. being republi.
can. has not as large a circulation
as democratic paper, We feel jus.
titled in quoting him and le; the
people decide.
Quoting the Democra, Mr.. Johnson
says:
The county commissioners have
had recourse 90 the eNpedent Of tax.
ing up The matter with The republl.
cans - the county 20 the extent
OF an advertisement Of something
over half a page 200 tho local -cpub.
lican paper and then follows a long
column Of matter more or less Pew.
liant. taking the commissioner ga
task FOR their foulsome deed
In She first place. 20 clear the
county commissioners OF having vol
UNFAIRLY committed the horrible crime
~ having placed advertising I'm re-.
publican paper. We will state that
the law in regard 20 the manner
Of procedure I'm preparing 90 hold a
county bond election. specifically pro
vides that the county commissioners
shall for four cont nuous weeks
preceding an election publish in tho
county a notice setting forth the
purpose Of the proposed bond issue
The editor OF the Democrat. so Pc.
Gently a practicer OF law has doubt.
less remembered enough law 20 ho
able TO admit that this is I'm accord
ance with the legal requirements
Now there are three weekly news.
papers published ir Carter county.
The Weekly Ardmorelte, the Adyo.
cate-Review and the Statesman. The
Weekly Arimorelte has contract
10 carry the coun'y's -egai arver.
;ising, and the county commissioners.
perforce, gave one copy OF the no.
tice 20 the Ardmoreito. the legal or.
ran for the county They then set
about TO determine I'm which of the
other two papers they should place
the advertisement The proprletors
Of the Farmers union paper were
called mp, with the intention of 9lac.
ing the advertisement with their
paper But Il was learned that the
paper was about 20 De removed 10
Oklahoma City. and that IL would not
be published In this city long enough
to give the four weeks publication
demanded by the law.
Then, as last resort. q was Dc.
cided that the Statesman should
be given the advertisement.
In the course Of It's editorial the
Democrat also states that the dem.
ocratlc county commissioners OF Ca.
ter county are evidently desirous o'
reaching all the people with the prop
osition OF placing an additional bond.
ed indebtedness on the county" We
can agree with az least this portion
OF the Caesars Wife" editorial. and
think that in choosing the Ardmore.
ite and the Statesman as its means
OF placing the bond issue before the
people, they will come nearer reach.
ing all the people with the propo.
sition," than they could by adopting