The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-07


entrusted to their keeping II In early
Lille these individuals had lstcnd TO
the whispcriugs of conscience. aud rt
later years practiccd the lessons OF
obedience to truth aud Justice taught
them u childhood the tcmptcr Self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT would not have
found them such ready victims 20 a.,
Establishments. The first law Of dis.
ciplino tgu-ht the soldier is that OF
obedience. and upon his close adhere.
ence to that command depends large
ly for promotion from the ranks.
So it is in civil life. II YOU fan
TO recognize the higher laws that
govern YOU. soon it will be- easy to
evadc or disobcy them. which II per.
sisted in. may lead 10 the lamcntablc
and pitiable condition of Phillip
Nolan. the man without "a country"
If not that. then without the respect
of those with whom you must asso-
ciate
While We look To the legislature and
executive powers of the land to give
to us just and equitable laws. re-.
member that what is best for the ma
tion is best for the community and
what is right for the community. Is
right for the individual
In a few years the boys and the
girls OF today viii be the lawmakers
and the home-kocpers Of these United
States. and IL is necessary that they
start life Alright
II 10 bc Roman Cu the days Of It's
glory was greater than To be- King
What is IL 10 be- an American now
Think OF it. To be- an American at
the beginning of the twentieth cen.
tury
Ponder over these eleven words.
After while you will begin TO ap-
prcciate your country its institutions.
and the possibilities which both pro
duce. Realizing. then, that you are
an American. and that. after all. this
is a richer possession than royal
birth. make up your mind that you
will he worthy of It, and then go
ahead and be worthy OF IT.
BE part Of our institutions And
understand clearly what our institu.
tions are. They are not "A set of writ.
ten laws. American institutions are
citizens in action. American people
in the tangible and physical process
of governing themselves
The people are the government. and
is found at the American fireside.
This is the first phase of our govern
ment. the first manifestation of our
institutions. Then comes the machin.
cry through which these millions OF
homes run the government" can
not in the limited space of this pa.
per describe this system of the peo
type. an example. In every county
of every STATE of the nation each
party has its committee. This com.
mittec consists of man from each
precinct i'm each township of the
country. These precinct committee
men are chosen by process of nat.
al selection. They are men who
ye an aptitude for marshaiing their
TEA, men.
Very well. If you appreciate your
Americansm, young man, show il by
being part of American institutions
Re one of these precinct committee
men, or county committeeman. OF
a state committeeman, or a worker
of some kind. II you do not. bad
man will; ID that will mean bad
| politics an dbad govcrnmuet You
/ see, this w:.,.c question of good gov
/ ernmcnt means; you are the remedy
/ tor bad government, young man-you
and not somebody else, not some
! theory Let us all work together anL
] 'hh'N laws IOI inc upIlll lllHtnt OF nU
manity such as making II impossibl,
for any one to obtain intoXicants oi
poisonous drugs such as morphine, 60
calne, etc, without a physicians pre-
scription then will our mon. womer
and children be more safe on IN,
streets and in our homes wish w
might also have law enforced I,
stop gambling.
BE leaders IN all things for the ad
vanccmcnt of humanity-not 70 hin
drauce To the wheels OF progress
You can no more 1--we without exert
iug an influence than the oak cal
stand without casting shadow h.
that influence Dee always for high
civilization and the uplifting OF hr
manity A. q final adWonitiou let thi
houeht remain with YOU, that no ma
ter how h'gh a,ccnds the star of YOU