The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-01
NEW YORK FINANC|ER
LAUDS GOV. CRUCE
FINDS HIM STRONG AND FoRcl-
sLE-BoUND BY HIS CoNVlc-
TlONS AND RIGHT.

A month ago Judge Morgan j
O'Brien, one of the greatest financiers
of New York city, stopped for a few
hours in this city while on an inspec-
tion trip over the Frisco system, and
was much impressed by what he saw
in Oklahoma City and its prospects.
While here he was entertained by NJ.
l.. Turner, president of the Western
National bank. Judge O'Brien has re-
cenly written to Mr.. Turner summing
up his impressions of the city. Judge
O'Brien is interested as a director or
a trustee in corrorations representing
more than one billion of dollars, in
/ cluding the Equitable Life and many
more of the most widely known con
Germs in the world. His letter to Mr..
Turner follows:
Oklahoma City was certainly an
eye-opener to me, and | was simply as
| founded at your wonderful progress
and development. evidenced by the
magnificence of the buildings. the ma
ture of the Improvements and the char
acter of the industries. l was never
so much impressed with what the peo-
pie OF our country possessed in the
way of energy grit and initiative and
ability to create and manage success
fully and enterprise or project, wheth-
er municipal or Industrial, in which
they are inclined to earnestly devote
their time and attention.
But do not wish to dwell entirely
on the successful material upbuilding
OF your state and city. because that
would leave out of the consideration
the two elements and factors which
are more indicative of the true growth
OF the people. refer to the education
al and moral development, neither of
which have been overlooked in your
pushing progress. ] was struck with
your broad and comprehensive system
VI DuDllC lilo u WIFI JUt SlltUulNl
buildings in which you house your
school children, and with the complete
ness of the appointments for giving
them thorough secular education,
and I was also surprised at the num-
ber of beautiful churches, which are
evidence of the value which you place
upon the advantage of religious devel
Opment and training. 1t was to me
also a rather amusing lesson as to
how unjust are the views generally
entertained of the character, aims and
aspirations of the people of Oklahoma
Instead of lack of order and open de
fance of the law which has been the
popular way of painting the people of
your state, I saw nothing which did
not impress me with the idea that you
have as lawabiding community and
as thoroughly competent a set of Of
fcials as any of your sister communi
ties
W vas SlNdNll plCbotu " iiNtN pO'
ernor Cruce, and to find what sound
and sane man he is His attitude on
the amendments, notably the railroad
and the others which were intended to
place your state in the conservative
column. was a most pleasant and graf /
flying surprise. He struck me as be- !
ing strong and forcible man, who
would be bound by his convictions and .
desire to do right, regardless of his
own political fortunes, and that is
great thing to be able to say truthfully
OF any public man, because so fire.
quently it happens that the only bull
wark or security against measures
which are harmful to a state and to
the people at large lies in the sober
judgment and in the strong arm of an
honest and fearless executive. No one
who has had the opportunity of meet
ing the governor. as I did, or of read
ing his article urging the voters to
support the railroad amendment, could
fail to be impressed, and though lost,
the injury resulting from the defeat of
this amendment is more than made
up by the feeling of security which
capital and property owners will have
in the assurance that the administra-
ton of state affairs is being conduct
ed by one who is neither demagogue
nor a socialist. .''-Oklahoma
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