The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06

Nor can We say that only those VII,
receive their mail direct from tn.
hands o. the postmaster OF this ofi.c.
are patrons Of the office. for even
man. woman and child who get theii
mail from the different towns in ths
? territory contributory 70 Ardmorc
and on the star routes leading from
this office are. indirectly. patrons oi
the Office. and under the primary
system would be entitled 10 a vote
We can not say that only demo-
Gratis shall vote, Tor By selecting -2lr
postmaster al primary the repub-
licau and the populist, the social.s.
and the anarchist. will have the
same right under the law, TO vote
as patrons Of the ofice-as would
the democrats who have worked and
waited for years in the interests 7f
the party Of jefferson.
OF course, the argument is being
used ana will be used By the adher-
ents Of the primary plan, that every
body who gets mail. no matter " hat
his politics or his color may be, IS
"a patron OF the office and should b.
entltled 10 a vote This argument is,
specious in the extreme. With equal
fairness might the republican in
democrat county or the democrat iu
a republican county be permitted 10
vote for the nominations Of candidates
tor county treasurer, because they all
pay money into the county treasury,
or for judge Of the district court, be
cause some day each separate pat
ron" Of that court may be tried in
that court for his life or liberty.
Another argument which the ad-
herents ~ the primary are urging
Is that the people shall rule" And
in using this argument they distort
this trite truism 10 make IL fit the
occasion BY permitting the people /.
to rule ii is not meant that the peO-
pie Of every political faith shall .
step in and By their ballots dictate .
the choice Of one political party, of .
hose TO whom the party's patronage
shall be given. The people have the
right to become a law unto them
selves only in cases Of great emer-
in this case no great
emergency can be said to exist.
The people OF Carter county have a
member in congress whom they Sc.
ected to represent their interests.
he will be consulted in the matter /,
If this appointment by the preside t
If the United States before the ap-
continent will be made. We have
10 right to tie his hands in this
natter and hamper his decision and
iictate to him by a vote made up
If democrats, of republicans, of So
,lalists, of prohibitionsts, of what
lots, who shall be the appointee of
! democratic president as postmaster
If "A democratic constituency.
From time immemorial each sepa-
ate congressman has been extended
he courtesy of naming the postmas-
er of his own town. Our congress-
nan, Mr.. Carter, has not assumed to
'Nercise the authority thus vested in I
lim by a time honored precedent.
,ut has positively stated that he
would endorse the person receiving t
he endorsement of the members OF
he democratic central committee, I
nd in doing this has acted with
bsolute fairness to his entire con-
in this section. And every a
ne who knows Charley Carter knows a
hat he will continue to govern him r
elf as a democrat and as "A man who d
AS near his heart the welfare of s
very individual member of his con il
tituency.
SO why should we-after consider
* all things-depart from the wise "
nd democratic precedents when "
ave governed the appointment of b
ostmasters for years? Why should h
g leave the beaten path which has j
ID MS to good selections of our pub
c servants in the postoffice depart
lent and adopt a method which is e,
OF only unfair but which will nee h
5sarily cngender hard feelings tC
mohg our people and which may di, Si
.de and cause factions to spring up tr
here we now have united and an m
ndiVided democracy? I'll
IT, however, the democracy of the pc
ate OF Oklahoma demands nv a ma