Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-11-13

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Icellent advertising medium what |
shall we say of a front view
which the old site will give,
both from the Mangum and the
Lawton trains. Nothing but
the loss Of some noise and con-
| siderable smoke.
But the city hall is also the
fire department, that at least is
settled beyond recall. AS a fire
station the old site has the adj
vantage of being a block and a
half nearer its center Of need:
lit has the added advantage open.
ing ON a little used street in
stead Of a crowded street and
the further advantage of giving
to the fire team the benefit of
shady quarters through the hot
summer months.
These are some of the advantage.
to be gained by leaving the City Hall
at the old site, and with nothing to
lose, is certainly enough to justify
its remaining at the old place.
But that l may be entirely fair,
want before ! close to pay tribute
to the Main Street Crowd Their
zeal that the City should have the
best site obtainable for the City
Building is certainly commendable.
But let 1t be said in all seriousness
for this is the most serious thing in
all this contention, their zeal is a
mistakened zeal in that it opened a
question which should have been
allowed to slumber in the several
years silence in which it has been
buried. Its opening has precipitated
sectional fight which BODIES much
i'll and no good to our town. 1t is a
mistaken zeal further in that it is an
outlay of money that means nothing
to the further upbuilding of our city
as a whole. Su p self-sacrifcing
zeal would be heartily commendable
were it only wisely directed; f)r it
has brought into Anadsrko Push, a
factor which before has been domi-
nant. Those familiar with the Com
mercial Club affairs do not remember
the faces of this crowd a. its meet
ings and the name of the roll of the
Club, which has boosted for every
thing good for Anadarko, are at best
, only names.
l All of their past achievements
J have been only these the fixing OF
{ the word "Main" on a street. which
e? Is a misnomer, and the voting of $40
= 900 90 bonds for the building of q
o school house for which the city has
o no need. These things they have beer
, able to do because of the perpetual
;. tion of an evident injustice, by which
, one fourth of the people cast one hall
o the votes in the City Council. II
q their efforts they have been aideC
:, and abetted by councilmen from ward
whose trust they have betrayed ant
must be conscious they are mlsrepre
t sonting. But Moses has lately come
among them and let US hope they viii
@ be led out; but what if Moses, too
=. be lost in the Wilde. ness?
. Such mistaken zeal ought not tC
IL 60 unrebuk ed, both for its own RooC
e and for the public veal. Ry such
e vote one will serve a righteous caus
# without financial loss to the City
- Aud what if any one be persuaded il
>, his vote by the proffer of financis
u gain to the City, is he not taking
a bribe? For what is this seeming ger
N erosity of the Main Street crowd bu
r. bribe to get the public to vot
against their better judgment? Sue
Ne things are absolutely forbidden /
'e County Affairs by our Constitution
lie and are as culpable in City affairs
es For all their fair offers are simply
30 bribe to obtain that which they kno
cannot be got on its merits.
D. A vote for the old site in the loc'
s. tinn OF the City Hall, is not only
m wise but a righteous, ballot.