The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-21
GR|STM|LL JONES
VISITS ARDM0RE
CAME TO GRIND OUT A FEW
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR AND
HE SUCCEEDED.

Hon c. G. Jones of Oklahoma
City, often called ''Gristmill' Jones
and candidate for the republican
nomination for governor. arrived in
Ardmore yesterday and addressed a
fair sized crowd in the district court
room at the court house last night
in the interest of his candidacy. Mr..
Jones is successful business man
and capitalist and has been a resi-
dent of the Oklahoma country for
many years, so he is familiar with
the conditions here and in a po-
sition to know the needs Of the
state and its people. He came to
Oklahoma from Illinois in 1889 and
has been a prominent factor in the
development and advancement of the
marvellous young commonwealth. He
recounted the struggles and vicissi-
tudes of the people of the state in
VIC Soiiy uayP VI iCo Sctticuleut, anu
gloried in the wonderful achieve.
ments accomplished by them in so
short a period and since statehood
The speaker was introduced by
Hon. w. B. johnson of this city
in a short and well worded intro
ductory, after which Mr.. Jones
launched into his address. He took
occasion to thank Judge Stillwell II.
Russell very kindly for his courtesy
in extending him the use of the
court room and complimented Mr.
Russell as citizen and a Judge,
saying that he had known him for
many years and that there was not
a more learned jurist or better
citizen in the state of Oklahoma.
The speaker started into the ad-
vocacy of his candidacy by saying
that If anyone present had come
expecting him to abuse the present
state administration or anyone else
that they would go away sadly dis
appointed, because abuse was not
his stock in trade and that if he
had to win the nomination in that
way that he would retrace his
tracks to Oklahoma City and remain
a private citizen.
He said that if the question of ex-
travagance in the administration of
the states affairs was to be an is.
sue in this campaign it should be
fought out among the different par
ty candidates after the primary cleo
tion and that it was a question for
the sovereign people of the state to
settle and decide at the ballot box
as between the democratic and re-
publican candidates. He said that he
opposed the appointment of the men,
bers of the state board of affairs
and that the board should be elect
ed at the ballot box. The speaker
took occasion to pay his respects
TO the state election law. saving
that it was put upon the statute
books more to perpetuate the dem.
ocratic party In power than for the
interests of the people. He dwelt
upon the subject of law enforce.
ment, declaring that he was in ia.
vor of the strict enforcement of
all the laws of the state whether
good or bad, believing that II the
people were not in accord with
any of them they should instruct
their Representatives in the legis
lature to repeal them. He spoke
about the state school fund and re.
marked that 1t was the most sacred
asset the people of Oklahoma had
and that every safeguard should
be thrown around it and that il
be used in such a way as to re.
dound TO the most good to all the
school children of the state: he
said that the back to the farm"
slogan has been worn threadbare
and its solution lay in giving the
rural districts the same educational
facilities that obtain in the cities.
towns and villages. He favored
revenue law that would make every
citizen pay his Just proportion of
the taxes; went on record as op-
posing the purchase by the state