The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-08

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Ia every particular. deep study
o.. public affairs. with clear leza- f.
mind. the proper r. inception for the .
eternal fitness of things Lee Cruce .
measures Up 20 the standard. and in /
other requisite brains. honesty and .
patr.otism-h. possesses 90 a SUPERB
degree
We have faith that the people
vlI select the best man FOR the .
goysruO-ship. and II they devote
du. consideration 90 the c3mpara;lye
merits o. the candidates and keep i.i
view solely their own interests. they
v.u make Hon lee Crlce the next
governor 0f Oklahoma. aEd assure
Tor the stat. 90 Ieast fous years o.
p.d and u1l1te--up,. progress.
They have to- much a, stak" to take
chance.
VITA bin as governor. the consti-
tuition ard laws could be upheld
Boz au ,h.- integrity the rights and
liberties 0f the people safeguarded.
AMI defended -ould Common sense
D., as a.u ordered and protected
ss .ha, o. O. .HH,ul.y directed army
ANY man 10 MAKE this splendid
young mmouw-alth an Acceptable
honest conscientious and sane gov.
e-u0r uus, have character above
rapIo.cH. He mus, boz clean iu every
SENS. of the word This H. 40 tim
to .s.r chances We nave ri~ked
too mucl already and can see its
effects apal the states fair o-cutch.
so. W. cauuo, afford as i.yai cit.
.z,u-. 20 allow d,magogues 20 ride
into power upon fantastic craze
OF paud,ring to any one or Two ele-
ments Oklahoma cannot afford %
experiment further. In the person oi
lee Cruce We see a man who values
character While gcaiai and compan.
ionaDle. be- has reserve that is
never altogether broken. and h. ney-
20 entirely loses .,ght OF himself. He
is. too. a reserved man in the man
rer of speech Many o' tho traits Ji
the popular politician he has not:
he does not mix with the haii.fel.
low.wcll-met style with every kind
degree Of total abstinency lie is
clean OF speech and exemplary in his
ways OF living.
Three years ago Mr. Cruce emery
I'd from a bitter campaign and rose
70 tho occasion by conducting him
self as "A gentleman should: he did
rothing In that campaign that he
need be- ashamed Of He conducted
himself IN a manner 20 win the ad
mirltion OF even those who di,
not give him their support in tina
campaign. He has stood in the lime
light OF publicity during the tim'
; Intervening and NJ flaw can h'
o. found in his conduct as citizen.
There must be- reason for a.
this. and there is. and the rcaso.
is not far to Gee nor difficult TO find
J II is that Lee Cmcc is essential,
=. honest and faithful in his convic
i tions. IL is because he is clean il
70 his private and public life and hi
? record will bear inspection. IT,
has character and maintains Il
and ie under all circumstances tru
e to the impulses and demands a
honesty and dccency Ills life j.
I' lustrates In the strongest posslbl
% way the value of character the pow
or OF right living. the compcllin
3 force of cleanliness IN thought an
decd. and the adherence To- homes
' convictions.
u tn, hurrah attendant upon IA
d opening gun OF the campaign {
) another candidate. only serves :
70 put th" thinking people OF thI
81 state ON their guard. That the non
T. inatioI OF Cruce is practically a
y of h, friends from fifty count,
iu the state al meeting held
' Ohhhoma city recently, and frol
poll made by the Daily Oklahou
AN $50 wing lee Cruce ,eadng n
' next highest man by good major
D." ty which indicates his nominatio
" by a majority Of 2j,OOo
y IN uortheru Oklahoma, Of whiC
.' Garfield county is a part, Mr.. CruC
win carry throe-fourths OF the der
Pee ocratic vote. This is a very reaso
able aud conservative estimate. r.
y tactics pursued by the opposition
u Cwcc is 10 claim everything
~ sight iu order to create a "ru,
IT. 20 get in the band wagon. but IN
o. scheme is too thin TO work We
't Mr. Cruce Is the strongest man
~ the race today either for the prim