The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-19

the mayor, shown on the minute book, page So That
passage of this ordinance moved by Mr.. JONES'
seconded by Mr.. Burnitt
Mr. Dawson he was often criticised for not
seeing that this law enforced since he a member
of the board but he evaded the question by reading
anquaed Oklahoma territory statute and stating that of
course policeman would pay any attention what he
would say.
would like to ask Mr.. Dawson if he has in any
whatever assisted in having law enforced in
Ardmore? would also like ask Mr. Dawson why it is
he appeared a the courthouse when of the
damage suits that have been brought against the city
in his department have been ed-the hood-damage
and the sanitary-sewerdamage suits?
Mr. Dawson read another antiquated statute providing
for the monthly pay roll approved by city council
He attempted to make great capital of this fact evi
IDENTIFY at the moment forgetting that there board
commissioners in the city of Ardmore city
council Upon being questioned upon the subject however
he did admit that all of these pay rolls up
approved by the commissioner the head of depart
ment And he should have further stated that they
audited by the auditor that when
drawn by the city clerk signed by the city clerk
mayor that the party receiving the had appear
in person and sign this pay roll
If Mr. Dawson regarded an irreguarity it is a
strange thing to that he would sit idly by and not
raise question about until three days before the
of the campaign The only time that there any irregu
larity in the payment of the pay roll the men
paid off the day before Christmas they could
proved by the whole board in session
Now, if there anything irregular in any of the
proceedings of the board of commissioners during past
two years. don't you think that it would have been well
for Mr. Dawson to have announced that fact the people
before he got into the campaign for mayor?
Mr. Dawson stated that of his friends had been
denied of the police court and in
reply to this, desire to the affidavit John L.
Gait. municipal Judge; to wit
State OF Oklahoma, Carter County
John L. Gait, after being duly sworn on oath states
that he is The judge of the municipal the city
Ardmore; that he has been informed Commissioner
Dawson in his speech at the courthouse last Friday
night, stated that he sent party him he
be allowed to inspect the of municipal
OF the city of Ardmore, and that he (Gat refused
low said party to inspect Aiant r. NJ
Lester, of the campaign managers of Mr. Dawson
came to his office and asked inspect records that
at the time he did not know that Mr. Yeser was even
supporter OF Mr. Dawson that he told Mr. Lester if
he would give him the style of the case that he would
find it for him; that Mr.. Lester gave the name of the
and he looked it for him turned the record
to Mr. Lester that he to let Mr. Lester
inspect the records; that he has refused Lester
to inspect his records that they are public and
to the inspection of ALL any person. regard
less of name color who makes the statement that he
refused him to inspect the court tells an
absolute fasehood JNO L. GAIT
Subscribed and before me on this the 18th
day of March, 1911
(SeaD COLA HOLLOWAY
"My commission expires 2-11-1913."
Mr.. Dawson knows that pardons have been granted
except the recommendation of the Judge and the
majority of the board of commissioners.
Mr.. Dawson laid great upon the fact that he
would not throw brick any if he were clothed
with the power but that he would give helping to
the man in the gutter. and try to drag him out am
glad to have him express this sentiment always
held that the police could great
form in the city; that where young boys girls and
old offenders, promised and tried better that
the judgment of the should tempered with mercy
That should not look it from purely dolars-and-
cents view but that should lift the fallen
to put them the right road
Every pardon that has been granted during the last
two years has been with that end in view,
made strictly in accordance with law.
The truth of this whole situation is that Mr. Dawson
has tried to cast aspersons upon the entire city admins
traton for the sole purpose of furtherng his political
ambition
1t is strange thing to that he has waited until
this campaign to complain of the acts of the and
the other members of the commission. We all have
erent ideas of how city, have different ideas
all subjects But think the majority the citizens
Ardmore. like those every community the United
States prefer to a climb up politically upon his
merits, and not upon the wrecks of his fellows
Just criticism is good thing, critic should
always try be fair.
have not thrown any mud in this campaign and do
not intend to- If the majority of the people
think that my efforts behalf of the city past
two years merit reelection satisfied will receive
such reelection at their hands.