The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-21

equal IN the south. and his friends
say he is faithful as friend.
never met him. After ne swept my
candidate OFF the face of the earth
in that first race, ! iclt like | had
committed some crime in fighting
him, and would not meet him
although | had numerous oppJrtun
ties to make his acquaintance.
Rut the last chapter ia this story
g., more remarkable. Auer Governor
Smith rrod Little joe Brown on
that corporation commission. hc turn.
ed rght around and appointed uu,
NJ :. G. McLcndon. one of bis
strongest supporters and friends, to
the position. Mr. Mcl.ad.n had Ions
been a railroad lawyer. but through
ill.hclltl. or other reasons, had ost
hi, position, and when Mr. Smtu
became candidate for governor on
an auu.railroad platform Mr. Nc
LcndDu was ready with h. support
and De- contributed 30 msudsn-ly
Bu during Mr. Smiths second year
a. gD, ruor. Mr. NcLoudou. u.
cciplUiou commissioner. made ,c
order eud some things that Dol. bic
chic. tid NOT ih'. and Iti uo.
tut. fo suit mm- and. listen what
hapuo.,d' Tie fired hm out w
oD. u., o'I friend MrL.u'ou u.o bad
been elN.u Oh" place of "Litt. I.,,'
vino WIS fired two years before 1y
tar governor lu this action. the
lc-is iHre sustained the governor.
Just before Mr.. Smith went on,
ami Little Joe" went into odic".
last summer. the former discharged
McLcnd.u was in atlanta and elN
that gentleman. and, strange to say,
he too, is a wcahling physically
having to be wheeled abou; in aH
invalid's chair.
But Mr. McLcldln did not give
". He ti'cd his suit in the courts.
contcudiug that his dismissal was
not warranted under the facts and
was not lcga. under the law. The
last chapter in the story vas writ.
ten last week when the supreme
court Of Gc rgid passed ON the case
Mel eudon Won in the lower court:
the state appealed and while the
supreme court mas not handed down
IT,, opinion. the Atlanta Constitution
is authority fr the statement that
Nh McLondon has won his case
there. That gives aim back hie place
on the corporation commission and
gives him his salary Tor the ten
months IA has been out since his
dismissal hy Governor smith Mr.
Smith Wrn in his fight agains
Clark ilowcl for the governorship.
but in his bout with his other enc.
mics ne has been loser. He himS. II
indirectly admitted that pcromptory
dismissal of dcspiscd Little Joe"
Brown made the latte~ governor
So ! assert that 1t L. not an nm.
Kind and unjust criticism to say
that Iioke Smith would have been
successful politician and power IN
the land oS a statesman. II he had
tatcd his enemies .css and felt som"
dcpcud'uc" ON his friend, He is
rau VINO. ii seems, never torgets or
iolsiNcS Fight MIN, and he vii
crush lou, opp 81 him and he Will
90 ms luI length t. get even.
Nllh the prestige tnat sweeping
victory in his election gave him. with
his magnificent personal appearance
and wi,h his great mental capacity.
he might have been leader ia
'i,orsiI 10 itics today and tinted
States senator from that state. But
ne would not f.rgrt and forgive. As
Victorious, Toe he would not BE-
magnanlmous. | believe no other po.
raius much OF human interest a.
that in Georgia from 1898 to 1910
I give il here from memory and
may not bee correct in al. the de-
tails
would add that of an men tn" .
candidate should have the milk of
human kindness in his makeup.
and nc does not need t. "pa p H.
tics" today. lie needs to take only
the people into his confidence They