The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-23
TOO MUCH POLITICS.

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much politics.
The whole of Southern Oklahoma
seems to be under spell, the burden
of which is the political aspirations OF
a minion of office seekers. Wherever
you 90, 1t is politics. politics, politics.
You meet all acquaintance on the
street and he launches forth into dis
auisition on the political situation,
which no way concerns you and for
which you have no particular use.
There are forty cagaiates for every
little petty office and each one thinks
he has something up his sleeve that
will bring about millennium.
Such a thing as The office seeking
the man" is an unheard OF circum-
stance in this land of Incompatible
longing for something that the people
have to bestow by the exercise OF their
votes.
Oklahoma. of course is a new state
and as a consequence has become the
Mecca of officeseekers from all over
the country. They have flocked INTO
the state with nothing but their gall
and a carpet bag and are posing as the
champions of liberty, the saviours OF
the peoples rights.
The building up Of the country by
the promotion of industrial affairs Is a
second consideration.
There are few sections Of the state
inflicted with this prevalent disease
more than in this neck of the woods
where there is so much to be done, so
much to work out, so much to strive
for in the way of business develop
ment
II would be better if some of these
persistent office seekers would engage
in some occupation that would not be
dependent on the caprices of politics
for a living.
Thousands of acres of rich and till
able soil are awaiting the hands OF in
telligent and responsible farmers.
Commerce and manufacturing need
the attention of men who can foresee
the advantages that are to be derived
by their promotion.
The reign of politics should be sue
ceeded by the reign of industry and
a few years would bring about "A
change in conditions that would make
Southern Oklahoma the best land on
earth
Politics may he good as a diversion
but as a business they are to be thor !
oughly deprecated.
Under present conditions IL takes /.
much money and more time to en- /
gage in political struggles that might .
be more proiitably spent in occupa- /.
tions that would be productive of bet /
ter returns financially and much more
honor.
What do the paltry emoluments of
Office amount to?
You are the pampered fayorite OF
the populace today and the discarded .
suitor tomorrow.
Few men have either the ability or /
experience TO continue year after year
the chosen fayoritc of the peoples er-
iitic fancy
The men who do things that are
ben, iicial 10 the community, who sue .
ceed in acquiring sufficient substance I
to place them in state of indepen- .
dence are men who seldom. if ever
lend their ar % the sirens song, which
chants the pleasures Of Office.
The men who have been failures
and who can be seen frequently with
nothing to show for their previous
popularity excepting a yearning for
something they are unable to get. who
possess neither money nor respect,
can easily be pointed out in any com
munity as the victims of political am
bitions. which are Wngratified.
They inveigh against fate, are sore
at the world, sCoff at rectitude and
remain forever disContentS whom no
body cares for and who are nuisances
to themselves and the community.
Men who have gained the highest
pinnacles Of political greatness have
died soured and disappointed with
bitterness in their hearts against all
mankind.
\ community of politicians general-
~ remains a distrusted and enervated
collection of "hasbeens' or will bes."
that never attains either commercial
distinction or political ascendency, in
the affairs of the state or nation.
The cities that go ahead. that forge
10 the front. that become examples
worthy of emulation and good places
10 live and do business are those whose
leading citizens make politics a secon-
dairy consideration.
Do the business of the public in a
business way, use every effort TO ad-
vance the commercial greatness of the
town and let politics alone is a mighty
good slogan for every city 10 adopt.