The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-05
So the Public May Know.

n 'tS9i III Stli itltHSti anu lot lue III
j formation of my friends and the pub
/ lie at large, | deem it my dut
TO make some statement concernil
the false reports and false accusa
tions which so numerously aboun
concerning me politically and other
wise.
First desire to call attention [,
sections 973 and 974 of the Compiled
Laws of Oklahoma, 1909.
Sec. 913. THAT no paid fireman
shall take part in any political car,
paign, and no chief shall use his Of
ficial position to further the interests
of any political candidate"
Sec, ga THAT any chief or mem.
Der Of a paid fire department who
violates section (973) of this act
shall be subject to dismissal from
such service"
|, as chief of the fire department
have complied strictly to the letter
of the law in this respect, and have
governed my men accordingly during
all elections since my appointment
as chief
| wish to make mention of certain
reports which gained currency dur.
ing the democratic primary of March
last. The first report was 10 the
effect that myself and a few more
Of the boys were against certain |
candidates, and were working and
using our influence against them.
The second report being to the
effect that if certain candidates were
elected there would be certain ear-
y appointed as chief of the fire de-
partnent. ersonally | know the first
report to be a wilful and malicious
ialsehood, and upon investigation,
not to my surprise, | was very soon
informed that the second report was
)f the same nature as that of the
first, there being no cause whatever
han that of creating an enmity be-
-ween myself and this particular can.
iidate.
Fearing seemingly, that the re- .
Iorts above mentioned had not ac-
;ompished their aim, they set out
II search OF something that would ,
iisqualify me for the position as fire
'hief, and began bowling HES 4 +
and that | had put Carl :
'ritton to work because HE was a :
SOCIALIST. The father of lies could ,
lot have produced one any blacker 9
han this one. did not know that 4,
lr. Britton was socialist, nor did 4
know anything regarding his poll y
les until yesterday morning when a n
riend apprised me of the fact and I
f the reports being circulated con-
erning same. Furthermore, the party c
this rumor knows as we'll !,
s |, or anyone else, that the men
re not hired by the chief, but b. G
he commissioner over the fire de- i,
artment. And | wish to state fnr- !,
her in connection herewith, that ! #
ave my first yet to know of a man, n
pom being put to work in the fire
apartment, being interrogated as TO +,
is politics. g,
But why do they say that | am :,
,cialist" The Only source whatever r.
om which any one could draw such 81
conclusion, is because, have
'other who is of the socialist faith. -,
AM | TO SIT WITH FOLDED ~,
RMS AND ALLOW SUCH FALSE .,
PLACED BEFORE ~
HE PUBLIC AND BE JUDGED AC-
)RDINGLY without RESENTMENT -,
st because | am working for the of
.TY and am under certain rules
Id regulations? | think ii would be
injustice to myself and to my
lends as we'll
! was born and reared under a
mocratic roof, but this does not sn
AXE a democrat A true democrat of
a democrat for the cause of the va
principles. | have never 10,
ted anywhere except in Ardmore. DO
have never as much as split a tick no
either national, state, county, or no
lnicipal, voting the democratic CO.
ket straight, and / now have in Ar
: possession registration receipts is
owing that I have always register the
as democrat. n,
wish to make mention of the this
tition which my opponent has caus- ex,
20 be circulated. The petition me
ties that Mr., Thornton was, at fmo
, time Mr.. Slaughter severed his hot
lneotion as chief, next in rank and ZEN
; for promotion. when in fact he
i been working on the police
ce for eleven months prior to this
lie. | would like to know where
gets his "neyt in ronL apd fiIa "