The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-21

against" bribery. and corruption; have
the hands of those who cry the loud.
est been wholly clean? Is our present
senate body OF "shlSing examples"
to The youth of our land? Could any
of them be accused of treachery TO
their constituents Or, are they all
serving their country with dtsinterest.
ed patriotism? Whh; thoughts do the
names of Cannon, Aldrich. Depew
II att. Dalzell. Ballinger. conjure up?
Place along side OF them-Lincoln,
Garfield, eac. Go we'll together? These
are the exalted saints OF the repub |.
can party-of yesterday and today.
Something Is wrong with the times.
Something is radically wrong Graft,
and bribery flourlshes In the smaller
city as well as the larger. Officers,
who serve the town. give contracts
but make arrangements before. and
for the "rake-off Great Is the un.
selflshness OF those who are In power
Some, run for office-and get 1t. by
dividing the profits" Vice and i'm.
morality are Haunted openly by the
judge on the bench and lawyers be.
fore the bar. A Judge sentences n
negro to days In Jail. and severe
fine. for selling little whiskey: mean.
while. he maintains private harem.
lawyer prosecutes a 'bootlegger" for
violation of the law: the following
tight finds the lawyer in house OF
lll.fame." so drunk that he could not
recognize his brother. Men run for
sheriff or baliff or cons stable. whJ
hawke spent a score of nights in the
arms OF bedizened habituees of the
lower world" They ask for the
votes of Christian men, and behind
their backs make the air blue" with
oaths. in which the name of Diety is
prominent. Yet, for a contributi,n
duly made. the Church keeps their
names on the roll, and elects them
elder or deacon or member OF the
session. Something Is wrong with the
times. Something Is radically wrong.
A man breaks open copper bank
and steals n dozen pennies. How hor-
rible the crime! BY al means send
him TO the penitentiary. A banker
loots a bank. and steals a quarter OF
million dollars. How shrewd he
was, by all means. elect him pres
ident of the Religious Association. DO
the district Justice, by sending him
to congress. where he can represent
his constituents with the fame fidelity,
shown to his depositors. Something
is wrong with the times. Something
is radically wrong.
Nothing more than usual? Sin is still
here. Crime has always been. Men
are not. all good. Some are still bad.
Money is still the god OF some men,
and for 1t they will do any deed. SO
long as merchants stay in their places
OF business. gauging and grabbing for
gold. not caring how the city Is run
or the government conducted: so long
as the good citizens stay by their
fires and let the Vicious. the immoral.
the corrupt run the affairs OF the city:
so long as the competent are selfish
and refuse 10 give time and talent
for the good of the people, leaving
things in the hands OF the incompe.
tent and unqualified; So long as self
comes first. and morality and right
eousr ess second, so long will the
times be wrong. radically wrong.
II money Is wasted. II contracts are
given away in return for fayors re-
ceived. II bribery exists, and corrup
ion goes uncnallenged. II taxes are
increased, and the burdens multiplied
the unthinkirg and selfish grocer. or
merchant, or seller OF goods. has no
"'oht 70 complain, II the good people
viii not govern AFFAIRS. the bad
people must.
Something is wrong with the times
Something is radically wrong, What's
wrong? w. A. w.