The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-11-10
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OKLAHOMA GETS ANOTHER
BLACK EYE.

the train bearing the delegates OIL the
Missouri and Kansas Hotel Mems AS
sociation who were 10 be the guests
Of The oklahoma City hotel men, ar
rived over the Iron Mountain, il was
boarded by several state enforce
ment officers and every berth
searched for liquor, though none was
found. OF course the hotel men OF
Oklahoma City resented this action
perpetrated upon their guests by a
bunch of fanatics, and the visitors
passed resolutions condemning the
action. but the fact remains that
through the holy zeal OF some who
are holding down job by the grace
of God, the entire state is placed in
an embarrassing position after boast
ing of its true Southern Hospitality
to strangers within our gates.
How long, o Lord, how long?" is
this thing going to be permitted?
The state of oklahoma has just
about as much u-e for a state enfor-
cement officer as the writer of this
article has for dirigible balloon, but
were the office abolished, (and it
should never have been created),
some political pet would be out of
job, and not only one political pet,
/ but horde of deputies that form
the nucleus of a beautiful little ma
chine calculated TO perpetuate in Of
flee n band of willing workers that
viii do the bidding of the boss"
What need has the state of Otlaho
ma for an enforcement officer?
Does any sane man believe that
Buck Garrett needs the assistance OF
some outsider to help him do his
duty" When he assumed the duties
OF his office there were few gamb-
ling rooms conducted in the city he
went to them and said &, : Boys, the
people have elected me to the office
of sheriff of this county, and | have
given them my word that | would
enforce the law to the best of my
ability. You have been running in
this county as long as you can, so
close up Result. In ten days time
the familiar figures that We're known
to be of the profession We're no
longer seen on the streets of Ard
more, nor are they yet and Buck did
not have to call on the enforcement
officer to turn the trick, although at
that time the state enforcement Off
Ger was a personal friend and one
with whom he had worked as United
States deputy marshal for years.
How many visits has the state en-
forcement officer made to the City OF
Ardmore in his zeal TO suppress
crime ,and the influx of capital?) OF
course we admit that there is no
necessity of his coming here in an
official capacity, for We have a holy
taxes to maintain useless Office
are entitled to look in at least, once
year, the State Association of Coun-
ty Commissioners meet in Ardmore
in December would it not be a good
idea to have the state enforcement
officer and his deputies on the job
and search the rooms and grips OF
the visiting guests? | am sure the
citizens of Ardmore would appreciate
the fact that through the efforts they
might find in some grip as much as
a half pint of liquor, it would SHOW
us" that they were trying to earn
their salary at least
Up to the present the writer of
this article has not been in favor of a
special session, but he is convinced
now that a special session should
be held and the "can" tied to about
| fifty useless officers who are holding
down state Jobs at the expense of
/ the taxpayers, and put these bills up
( to Governor Cruce for his signature,
/ dliuuuSH ne llS III \ttO tutIl dS lt
did the Rexroat bill to create a hos
pital at the Confederate Home here,
that passed both branches of the leg
islature with but one dissenting vote.
/ oklahoma has been X Joke long
enough, that bunch Of hotel men will
in all probability select their route
/ NOT TO INCLUDE OKLAHOMA on
their next itinerary Hotel men, as
a rule, can do a lot of advertising,
either for or against a state or city.
What do you think that this delega-
tion of visitors will say about the
treatment accorded them in Oklaho-
ma, the land of boosted Southern
ChiYalry?"
! \ special session, if it did nothing
else but abolish the office of state
enforcement officer would be suffi-