The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-26

Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sir:
| have read the extracts from your
letter of July %, appearing in the
press.
This campaign should be one of is
sues and not of personalities. Ihese
issues should come out of the econo-
mic conditions essential for good gov
ernment. | we'll know that my ideas
of good government differ from yours
in material respects. l believe that
government should be administered
in the interest of the people; that laws
should be obeyed and enforced, en-
acted and construed, to meet the
wants and needs of the people under
modern conditions; that every stale
agency, save those for the upllft or
humanity should be made self-sus-
tanning as nearly as may be not to
impair its usefulness; that cruel econ
omy, rugged and intelligent thrift,
should be practiced in every depart
ment; that honesty ability, integrity,
efficiency and capacity for work
should be the standard for public
service, and not ability to get votes
or control patronage; that graft, cor
ruption, ideness and inefficiency
should be rooted out and exposed;
that the business of the state shou
be transacted in accordance with MOD
ern. efficient methods: that the school
funds of the state should be jealousy
guarded; that the school lands of the
state should be managed and handled
in accordance with the spirit and in
tent of the laws that the schools OF
the state should be maintained upon
high standard; and that every
agency and power of the state
should be to advance and promote
the happiness, welfare and prosperity
of the people, build up and develop
the resources Of the state, protect Ia
Dor and upllft and encourage the la
boring man and those depending upon
him.
AS governor of the state | would
destroy every yestige of a political
machine so that the people may
choose their officers without intlm-
idation, political influence or coer'
cion.
You know that 1 have made no at
tack on your administration policies.
In the article about which you com
plain, stated that some acts OF your
administration | heartily endorse but
that some acts of your administra-
ton | do not uphold. If you will read
my speech you will note that it was
not criticism of your administra'
ton policies, but a criticism OF your
personal activities and those of your
appointees in an effort to dictate 10
your successor in office.
You say that you do not approve OF
machine politics. At the same time
YOU admit the political activity of
you and your appointees in an effort
to nominate Judge Robertson. You
admit the conference between yourself
and your appointees. You admit that
these appointees are fighting me, and
YOU realize they are using the influ-
ence of the offices to which you
appointed them in vain attempt TO
elect Judge Robertson as your sue
cessor and thereby perpetuate them
selves in office and Influence.
quoted from letter written by Judge
Robertson's manager, showing that
YOU have advised with them and
that you are actively supporting
Judge Robertson This you admit by
falling to deny.
l have been surprised in this cam
paign at the personal attacks, wilful
and malicious campaign lies circu
lated by men who claim to be quail
fed and fitted to fill the office OF
Governor of this state. These per
sonal attacks are a disgrace to the
men who make them and reflection
upon the honest people of Oklahoma
The greatest surprise of this cam
paign is that you, as governor of this
state, holding the highest office in