The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-04

as OASIS oil credit. lie gets clear
away from the idea of co-oDeration
that worked well in Germany for a
period but finally crumbled, leav-
ing in its wake many ruined farm
ers. His plan is to have the agrl-
cultural bonds of the nation sold. to
place the money realized thererrom
in the regular organized ranks of
the agricultural districts of the union,
require interest to be paid on daily
balances, have the agricultural por-
tions of the country divided into
loan districts, to place "A skilled loan
agent in each district to loan this
money only to men who are engag
ed in agriculture, the new currency
law provides for the sale of per
cent government bonds and if gov
ernment bonds bearing per cent
interest can be sold at par the rural
credit money can be loaned to farm
ers at ( per- cent interest and the
money realized from the interest the
banks pay and from the difference
between what the government pays
and the farmer pays will fully re-
munerate the government
Farmer Asks Nothing.
Under this plan the farmer asks
nothing from the government except
that it be used as a basis of credit.
Such legislation means more to the
nation at this time than any other.
At this time when thousands are
leaving the farms and crowdng into
the cities legislation is needed to-
help those now on the farm and
to put others in the business of ag-
riculture.
Keep Faith With the Indian.
pIlminent figure for the Indians.
He shall make the Iemand for the
distribution of the tribal moneys.
The Indians are entitled to their
funds, the government does not need
them, these funds will build thou |
sands of homes in Oklahoma, they
will clear many thousands of acres
of land and will bring an uplift to /
all lines of trade. And back of it /
all is the solemn obligation Of TIE
to keep its treaty pro-
visions and to deal with the In
dians along lines it wCniG pursue .
with another nation in financial af- |
fairs.
: Beautiful Tribute.
One Of he protest I'.JCtes ever
aid to Ill has .ecn raid to
Col. Suggs by the men who have
been in his employ the past seven
.een years while he has been at the
cad of the Ardmoreite. That trib-
lite is found in the fact that every
)ne of these men are enthusiastic
of his senatorial candi-
lacy. They learned to love him in
lie office. They learned to respect
lis ability, they learned to recognize
n him a man who is not afraid to
Crs,, new lines of thought, they
earned to respect him as a man of
and a man of force of
haracter who can be depended upon
n every emergency.
Gore Can't Win.
There is one central thought that ,
must stand out vividly in the mind
+ every Oklahoma democrat, and -,
hat is this; If the present incum- |
ent is nominated there is enough ,,
isaffection in this state to cause +
is defe at at the general election. ,
is painful to a democratic paper r
nat has been as loyal to the cause +
f democracy as the needle has been \
, the pole to make this statement +
nd it is not said in a spirit to in
ire but for the purpose of notifying r
'klahomans that they must be care =
Il in whom they nominate There ;
more Independent thought today /
politics than ever before, men a
re- ceasing to be "yaller dog dem
Gratis, they cease to boast of tax 'nS Il
leir medicine straight no matter
ho is on the ticket, but those whom
honOrs with nominations
Iust be of clean type OF American :
Ianhood and they must be men of /
in thought that will push ;,
lem out of the old trodden paths y
ITO the light found in the new free !.
ON of modern democracy as eXem !,
ified in the principles of Woodrow y
'ilson and in the immortal Brtan. :,