The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-25
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Traces Should MAZE Expert
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Tho TOD Of the .nOrnin' - yOuso.
Nr NcCjOuigal," gaid O'TOOle early
yesterday morning upon meeting his
/ yoliiica, friend a. the latter emerged
/ from 4 newspaper office near one %
ihe leading city banks. The top a.
! The nornln' 70 yoBse and pherr have
youse been kapin yourself for the
pagt couple az weeks 'RuDnin' The
! political gesrfn' sy the city as ARID
more are youse sayin you've been2
| Sure aud 'tis runnin' a newspaper !
thought youse was No, aad would
I youse be afther hayin' me belieye
thot you're neyed drained Of buttin
! into the game afther youse have
| showed your competency by the &C
curnulaiin' ay a IOrtin in the gradin
line a. conthractin'? Sure and ] cant
| behave. thOt az a man who Btharted
carrYn' gather and built your WAY
up 10 dhriyin' snap team and
| breakin' Johnson bars al dollar
TX a dsy, FINALLY TO land a small
Docnch ay a contract for yourself
and gteDpin' from thot into a bigger
wan until tbs head and shoulde-S
youse are in this town abooye all
ordinary morthals today. But II tbs
afraid youse are av tacklin' the game,
and> giyin' to the hongry pooblic q
| bundle ay inthrestin' readin' ireiy
day sure and 'tIg youreselt ! ana
lookin to 70 be afther financin a
| little gkame / have or foot TO bust
INTO The ranks av journalism meseh.
What would ! d. with paper and
hat would be afther maxim az
wan are youse askin'? And is IL
competent and qualified I'm afther
ihinkiE' meself 70 be 10 run wan %
yorge ask? Come come, Mr. Nc
| Gonigal Re ashamed ay yourself
Tor aslin' such question az wan
WhO has worried at the trade aN
ncrther elathercr for the past three
month"; ontiI I've been afther getun
the thrade down TO a fine ART. Sure
AID all wan has 10 do 10 get out
! live and good paper is to sit down
and hammer a typewriter, and the
man who can mix his tons OF north
or livery day yesides carryin av
the hod TO the top ay a bulldln
With the best ay them would surely
have the strength 10 knock out rev
leadin' thoughts on crippled anu
wheeZy Hritin machine. Would !
make ii success sy IT, are youSe ask
in and would be afther gettin ad-
yerthisin in my paper do youse want
% know. In answer to the first wan
ay tain questions it's YES ] am an
swcrin' n great big box carr letthers.
| As for the last question-'Oh, ------I
| the adycrtisin' amy way-a paper
thot cant git along without adyer-
I5in' rs no paper at all, at all. What
the people are wantin' Mr. McGonl-
| gal jg "A paper thot will tell them
the riph' Kind ay dope and suppress
the wrong kind What the people
want, Mr McGonigal, is paper that
| sill po0blish a full histhory aV VERY
time tho next door nabour connects
! with bOotlegger and then slathera
his wife with a bed slat while ia
perin' off ay the sphree. sure ana
Twill make he nabOur and nabour >
wife ana the nabour's childer feel
proud 10 see the sthUy in print.
rhots shat the people want, Mf.
| McGouigal They are not aither
wantin' the news ay aXidlnts the
hsthory ay which might ruin the
business ay the country at large.
Now ycuae are an older mon thall
mosclf Mr.. NcGonigal, and know all
about the ways av the world, Mr.. NC
Gonieal. and i"s asIin' youse ] am
Mr.. McGonigal, why the diyll ~Youid
amy wan be afthcr wantln 10 reao
about a railroad milne turnin topsy-
urycy trugh "A railroad bridge u
Cqrryin' is thrain av ca-ar-rs WIN
it and a woundin' and a crlppllh
people? And why should news
rapcr what calls itsilf a newspaper
want ~ looblish such rooblsh Wh1n
the man behind the gun in the
newspaper office is KNOWN to the
fact at the time he's pooblishin the
sthory thot the readin av the aXi
dent might hurt the company OWL
in the railroad and infoonce SOON"
wan from buyn' few roads thot
nav be a floatin' around out av
repair? Sure it's goin' into news p
raper business | am, Mr. McGonigai
Amy mon thot can slathcr as much
morthcr and who can mix as poor q
grade nv the same and get by Win
ii as | can, can make a howlin' sue
cess In the job ay mouldin' poobllc
opinion VIII | be alther takin' a
little dhrink. are you asNn'? sure
/ will, for doesn't all the sthory
writthers tell us thot har-rd and
heavy dhrinkn' is wan ay the yerc
mar-rl,s av a good newspaper man?
Wen. here's how Mr.. McGonigal-
And don't be afther forgettin' thot
| it's depcndin' | am on youse to IL
nance the paper | am goin' to room,
so got your check book ready, old
pippm and sharpen oop the fountain
pen youse are afther carryin' around
ON the front av thot speckled beauty
| av a vest av yours