The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22

yearly I4FlH'u'-. ol bu' Nddl N'l 'aNA
OF It's value. with interest az six per
cent per anuum. thus enabling the
poor man 20 compete in the matter.
with the SPECTATOR Not one q the
special agents Or is understood oN.
pressed any d,-approyal of this
suggested method Of giving an impe
tus 20 the sales. and several OF them
are known 20 favor it The matter
was referred 20 their chief Mr Kel
soy. OF Guthrie. and BE- iu turn has
referred 20 the department Of the
interior 40 Washington
Another reason that may have de-
tractcd from the quantity OF sales
recorded Us rho apparently hieh price
Most Of the land already sold has
averaged iu tho vicinity of from ten
to thirteen dollars per acre It Is
confidently expected that, should this
/ plan receive the approval of the
powers that be. it will herald a tre-
mondous increase OF the influx Of
. homoscokors, as, also. would a thor
ough understanding or conditions as
+ they exist
/ II IS unfortunate that the railroads
I'm this section Of the country do not
I run through the finest farming lands. /.
The homeseeker is likely TO be pre-.
judiced 10 a large extent by what he
sees upon the way The finest farm
ing lands in Oklahoma are generally
away from the tracks. II Is generally
understood too that there Is no farm
ing land Immediately adjacent 10 this
city. While it. Is true that the lands
: Immediately surrounding the city are
! more adpatcd to truck farming and
the growth Of fruit, thor" are some
. Of the finest farming lands I'm Okla
: homa within score Of miles Of the
p city And IL would appear that this
s is the ideal situation. We need truck
o farmers and the growers OF diversi-
4 fled crops in our immediate vicinity
J. and they will find ready market in
r the city.
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ties, prohibition and SO on. another
d class who might be- named timcservers
e but, unfortunately they seldom carry
Il any weight II II man is democrat
e he should serve that party. Its prin.
t., ciplcs are those which he has chosen
Ie to guide him in his political and pub
le lie action. The moment the princi
pies Of that party cease to appear
.. right to him he should abandon f.
o. II he does not believe that he is in
e good company he should leave It. II
~ a democratic citizen believes that
g. there are sufficiently large number
IN OF able and honorable fellow demo
" Gratis in this city to manage its af
NJ fairs then he is, in duty bound. 10
m see 10 It that he does his share IN
placing these men in a position 10 d.
- so
q. \ citizen owes a duty to democu
lt. cy that extends beyond the borders
So of HIS dwelling place is national
pt. \ victory az his hoarthstone viii
.c shed an added ustrc upon the col
,e ors under which ne has enlisted and
.e failure TO support his cause casts a
is reflection upon q
N We can understand that there
In might he some cause for detection
a.. II there vera not men enough of m,
r democratic party 10 flttingly repre-
.c sent H. \ citizens action might be-
ID condonrl II the men upon whom the
) democrats were compelled 10 cast
the burden of office were not prom
10 "rly equipped for the task. But su,t
"A a condition does not exist IN Ard
-" more. Democracy here. holds with
n. In i's ranks some OF the ablpsf and
Il. most honorable men I'm the city. The
ID natural choice of the city for mayor
is is "a democrat: a man of uulmpoach
rs able character and business ability
d. and a man who holds the rcspcc, of
D every man. woman and child within
.c its limits
BE- There are SOME who viii say that
M WEE are doing wrong m taking SO
AL firm a stand IN rhr city's affair.
.k That politics do not matter very
10 much az home Deal charity with
r. such sophistry It is the wedge
,r that will split YOU Il you but per,