The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-19
BONDS WELCOME
TO THE EDITORS

MI PRESIDENT and Members Of the
Oklahoma Press Association
Many Kohlsaats III journalism mean
few Lcrimers in public office. On
this occasion we have the pleasuere.
the honor, the distinction, OF enter
taInIng convention Of Kohlsaats
All Of one purpose, all Of one spirit
! care not 70 what parties in politics,
to what schools in thought, to what
churches in religion your respectively
belong, there is one heart in all Of you
and It is the heart OF Oklahoma.
The statesmen with his proudest
periods, the poet with his sublimest
passages have dwelt upon the sudden
and brilliant promotion Of our unpar
alleled star Of the Republic. but all
eulogies wither and fade away into
notingness In comparison with the
reality which a splendid citizenship
has accomplished in this, the miracle
state" II seems as fabulous as the
palace Of Aladdin, and yet il bears
moral too vast and overwhelming for
human comprehension. II stands with.
out a model in the past. the organiza-
ton and accomplishment Of our own
generation, our own blood, our own
brains, and our own Drawn.
We welcome you 10 the industrial
and agricultural center OF our grow
ing commonwealth Here we have es-
taoilshed homes OF elegance and cul-
ture, schools Of learning and refine
ment we have bullded shops. factor.
les and faundries. vic have erected
smokestacks and chlmneys, we have
converted the water OF the washita
into power which turns with tireless
arms the countless wheels OF toll.
Here our fertile valley produces all K
the agricultural products thar thrive n
estween the two oceans and between {
the great lakes and gulf Here by
night the cotton whitens beneath the
stars. and by day the wheat locks the /
golden sunshine in It's sheaf, the oats
ripen AS though touched BY a fairy's Z
wand, the alfalfa springs like magic.
the corn almost rivals Jacks tabled n
bean stalk, and The fruits Of the n
north and the fruits Of the south grow 4
side by side in the same orchard. Here In
useful philosophy practical art, bene-
ficial science, push, progress and de- h
velopment have made Us one OF the b,
mightiest Of the energies Of the south
west You win return with one heart !
In all OF YOU and II win be the heart \
Of chiokasha.
II You are a hopefully hopeless bach +,
eior possessed Of iihe required charm r.,
and wooing capacity. YOU may return X
with heart Of the i l. & G.. II you 1,
are a benedict and your wife is wear \
Ing her white ribbon" at home. YOU i
will be admitted to our "sunnybrookv n
iispensary and II you imbibe too free
y Of that which il not 50 sweet as /,
lips but more sincere and :,
leorge Evans makos mention OF same \,
n glaring headlines, an immediate u
prosecution win be instituted FOR libel y
md sIander, and II the "Postoffice Ed n
tor OF the Morning Journal at. ii
empts 10 dictate the verdict Of the
ury he will be placed without bail in
he Grady county bastie, until the
Daily Free Press" prays for a par
lon
A conscientious journalist never
hrinks from the truth. oven when II
oes violence to his modesty, in fact,
e tells the truth under all circum-
tances. or nearly all If driven to the
anful alternative Of choosing be-
ween that which is new and that
'hich is true. he wisely decides that
ruth lies mighty and will prevail.
'hereas news won't keep.
When you return home write a four
olumn front page article on that
'hich is true as well as new. Let
our subject be, not reciprocity on
ie north, NOT Intervention on the
outh, but chickasha, the best town
] Oklahoma
You publish the sheets from which
e gather a view Of the entire earth
I'D all that has been going on there. bei
, all the ideas. all the achievements tur
Id all the new lights that influence but
e destiny Of mankind 81,
The newspaper Is the immediate re-
rider and interpreter OF life. Morn IVY
g and evening II offers us that per %
'tual stimulus which makes the zest stil
living. BE your interests what they tha
ay though you abstract you rmlnd mu
ON the tumult Of affairs and devote in
to the art or science. you cannot op- pie
q newspaper without the sensation A
laying your hand upon the throb- the