The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-07
EDITOR
SHAKES JIM HARRIS
DESERTS THE RANKS OF SAY
NoTHINGS AND DOES SOME
TALKlNG-THE NEGRO.

Guthrie, Okla, oct. 6.-The versa
/ tile and belligerent cad Allard, editor
/ ial writer for the Oklahoma Sta Cap
/ ital, has freed himself of the restraint
that Jim Harris sought to throw
around the republican editors of the
state and comes out openly and says
what he thinks BE wise" said Jim
and stick to your policy of charging
extravaganza and high taxes. Pay no
need to democratic criticisms; 1t
would look like the shoe pnches."
But Allard, having donned his fight
| ing clothes early in the campaign, be-
sought himself to pursue his sacred
policy of fighting back. No shut-mouth
for him. SO he gathered up his vol
Iuble and lugubrlous pen and set HIM
self to indic.ing burning thoughts.
Taking the cue Of Editor Burke of Nor
Itan he shouted: Life after lie;
There was nothing in the story;
The story was given the double lie"
Lie mandatory" "Misrepresonta
ton of condition.; "Rovolting and un-
Ireasonable"; Campaign of misrepre-
Isontadon."
Somebody as wise as Shakespeare
said that truth hurts. Since the truth
has been running through an under
ground current from the state repub-
Iican headquarters republicans all over
the state have seen the folly OF CUB
hitting to machine dictation and hav-
Ing stuffed down their throats sheer
falacles OF harmony, The truth was
hurt. The first fellow that flinched
was A. W. Maxwell of Lawton. The
next was II. 4. White of Ardmore. TIE
next was Editor Burke of Norman.
The finch that White flinched hurt
most of all, for he Is an insurgent
and he cares no more for political Jim
Harris 'han he does about the price
of n wa,rus in the actic circle. Har-
ri3 said, TO hell with Roosevelt
hat has been proven to the exclusion
IF the shadow of doubt To make
his position eminently more ridiculous,
however. he turned on his heel and
invited Roosevelt 20 Oklahoma. His
first statement anGered the progress
sives. and his invitations placed that
contingent irretrievab,y against him
I. was not until Harris had taken this
step in the interest OF harmony that
Alla-d spoke-then he had en- opening.
Harris then followed the bent Of his
career OF almost incredible errors by
declaring that c. G. Jones should not
preside at the republican day meeting
AZ Oklahoma City last week. or this
Is doubted let the earnest seeker after
the truth ask c. G. Jonesl
PreSty soon Omar Benedict, editor
OF the Oklahoma City Times, declared
tha. Dennis Flynn was not member
Of the organization, and that there was
nGeeling between Harris and Flynn.
Tho printed page speaks for itself
That error on Benedicts part would
have been unforgivable save in pip
ing times Of discord like these.
Evans Scores Benedict.
Troubles piled high in the precints
OF the Harris machine shop. In rush
ed J. p. Evans, republican nominee for
superintendent OF public instruction,
one fair day. 81 can't do any good
making this race" he said to Harris,
unless the oklahoma City Times VIII
run my announcement"
isn't Benedict running your an
nounccment?" asked Harris, in sur
prise.
Never mentions my name" angrily
snapped Evans
"IIe will, He Will" shouted Harris,
and benedict was communicated with
at once. shortly thoreafter-or to Ne
more exact, Tuesday, October 4
Evans name appeared In the an
nouncemcnt column or The Tines. or
Alard hasn't heard Of this proceeding
lis because his wires have no. been
working goodO
So BENEDICT was whipped into line
second time by the boss. In the
meantime. he IS slid to have frequent
visions Of himself occupying the post
mas crs easy chair I'm Oklahoma CITY
thanks to the Harris pull in Washing
ton.
Candidate Evans is not in good
standing with al members of the ma
chine. He used to live in kowa
county, the former home Of Benedict,
and there is an old-time ill-feeling be-
'wsen .hom. For some cause or other
Evans was once denied 4 state certi-
fcate. For many causes he was an
! insurgent while a member of the First
/ legislature. Harris can't handle him