The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-27
IHE VOICE OF ANoThER.

Bob Williams has charged theft and
graft from one end Of the state 10
the other and when Governor Cruce
is forced TO call his hand and chal-
lenge him TO meet him upon the plat
form In any portion OF the state, he
takes back.water beautifully. He says
in his reply to the Cruce letter that
"if' there is any graft, he will put
stop to 1t.
Bob Williams in his written speech
- has portrayed such a disposition
that he has driven thousands of votes
from him in the campaign. Today
he Is suspended over a mighty preci-
pice, ready to be lowered to oblivion
in Oklahoma politics by the ballots
OF men who stand for different
kind OF citizenship. His friends have
become alarmed, and they have writ
ten the reply to Governor Cruce
That reply is a smooth piece Of polit-
ical work. In 1t his friends refuse
10 allow him to meet Governor Cruce
and that Is abundant evidence that
they want to steer Bob Williams away
from this portion of his campaign,
which he has brought upon himself
1t is abundant evidence that he can
not sustain his charges and must eat
his own words. Bob Williams Is go
ing over this country like a madman
No rest comes TO him at night, his
food gives no nourishment, h IS fast
approaching a mental wreck, and his
friends have come and taken charge
of his campaign. That reply to Gov
ernor Cruce is the voice of another
Bob Williams never uttered any such
conciliatory language in any cam
paign. 1t was written to smooth
things over; 1t was written to get him
out Of the trap that he had volun-
tarily walked into. Mr. Williams is
reeking with language that we would
not print in this paper, against Cruce
and the election board and the print
ers who are printing the ballots for
the election. lie has so completely
lost himself that he cannot meet
Governor Cruce nor any OF the can.
didates against him
That letter was not written to an
swer Governor Cruce 1t does not
touch the issues in the Cruce letter
II was written by some skilled law
yer who Is trained in eyading issues
and in appealing to juries. 1t was
written for the voter to read who
overlooked the Cruce letter 1t says
Mr.. Cruce admitted his activities and
the activities of his appointees in the
interest OF Robertson. The CruceI
letter makes no such admission by
word or insinuation. The Cruce letter
tells how several of the departments
are for Williams; he states that he
has asked none of his appointees to
support any one candidate but has
permitted them TO choose whom they
will. as other Oklahomans do. Mr.
Cruce in making political appoint
ments chose such men as II. c. Pot.
teri Of Ardmore. whom he placed on
the board OF education. Is Mr. Pot
teri a machine man? His neighbors
know that he is never active in poll
tics, but is one of the best men in
the state. Governor Cruce needs no
defense against the charge brought
against him in the Williams reply, !
but II he did it would only be neces-
sary to disprove it TO point to the
fact that Bob Dick. who holds office !
under the governor, and who is known
as a good politician, is in Colorado |
and not taking part in the campaign
Also Billie Kerr, executive clerk to
Mr. Cruce, and one of the best polit- |
ical writer's in Oklahoma, is with |
his family in Colorado and taking no
part in the campaign. Bob Williams
has tried to put himself in office by