The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-12

occasion OF the Labor Day celebration
here Congressman Charles u. Carter
was guest OF Coalgate. He came
at the invitation of Labor to take
part in the celeb alton of the day
and also upon the invitation Of the
people interested in the proper dis.
position OF the grcgat.d land OF
the nation.
Mr. Carter said in part:
81 am glad, indeed. to b. with you
today and most highly appreciate the
privilege of addressing The people as.
scmblcd for the celcbrat on of this
great holiday. The good tilens of
Coal county shall ever have a warm
place in my heart
Two years ago | came b fore you
an obscure and unknown stranger,
and asked you to send me to con.
gress You took me into your con.
fidouco, gave me 20 good majority I'm
your county and ! shall ever feel
grateful for the kind manner in which
You treated me. / will try 10 see to
g. that your confidence wa not mis-.
placed
Il presented my Platform 20 YOU,
setting forth certain things which /
promised ! would try to accomplish.
Many Of these have ben accomplish.
ed. while some OF them are still in
the embryo. | have done TIE very
best | could on all these matters and
invite a searching inyeft cation of
my record as your public official II
you can find. IN any place, where I
failed to keep the faith, then / shall
certainly not expect YOU 20 oonfide in
me again
This Is an onyoar I'm politics. when
politicians and office holders are cX.
pccted to give the people q much
needed rest Therefore, / ann happy
to say that ! come before You today.
not as a candidate for any public Of
flee. but simply as % humble citizen
of the State of oklahoma, and shall
therefore attempt to make my re-
marks as nearly nouparism a- con.
ditious viii permit
"No matter to vha. political par
W. may belong, if we are honest, we
are all striving for the same goal
That is. to produce q better govern
mont and elevate the industrial and
social conditions OF mankind diff
ference In politics is simply a differ
euce of opinion As the best means
to accomplish the desired end. In or
der to accomplish the bos. results
in this regard, We must, necessarily,
curb our selfishnoss. nurture and en-
courage our patriotism. We must he
fair TO our neighbor and to our op.
ponents, whether in politics, business
oI religion, and must love and re.
spoct our country and government.
Perhaps the most important factor
III llt ildhlHS VI II SOOu NAllht II -
patriotism. Patriotism Is not a senti.
ment born of material and physical
well-being. 1t is sentiment that the
poverty of the country and the dis
comforts of the climate. do net dimin-
ish, tha' the inflic,ions OF conquest
and despotism, d. rot augment. The
truth Is Il is a rational, moral instinct
placed by the Creator in the breast of
man. When God made man social
being. he save him a sentiment that
urges him to sacrifice himself for his
family and his country, which Is. as
II wegc, his larger family
"a great man once sad: Dear are
our ancestors, dear are cur children,
dear are our relatives and friends, but
all these loves are contained in the
love of our country, which Is patriot,
ism
The iove Of country shows itself
in the citizen by tn observance OF
law, and the good use OF his politi
cal rights, and in those that for the