The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-03

ihc bCllpluTdI fnJuDctlOn, 'COme
let us reason together is one thai
should appeal to us more often when
we are considering the qualifications
OF candidates who aspire TO positions
OF honor and trust Questions that
are determined without mans reason
Ing powers guiding his conclusions,
are almost invariably determined
from the standpoint of prejudice or
some other force equally as mislead-
ing, and many evils of which the peo-
pie complain are the direct result of
their own mistakes in delegating the
power of government to men who are
Incompetent to fill the positions to
which they aspire, or are too dishon-
est to render to the people a faithful
and honest administration Of the trust
reposed in them.
The State of Oklahoma dsburses
many thousands Of dollars each year
in the upkeep of our State govern
ment and in the disbursement OF this
vast sum OF money the governor plays
an important part. The State is a
business institution that requires the
expenditure of vast amount Of cap
ital for it's proper and successful CON
duct; yet many times 1t has been
managed by appointed boards of
whom not one per cent is composed
OF men of business experience and
OF whom ninety-nine per cent con-
sists of politicians. Wherever this
condition exists the taxpayers, every
one Of whom is a stockholder In this
great business institution, have given
their proxies for the management of |
state affairs into the hands of men
who have considered that manage
ment not from business viewpoint |
but from the viewpoint of politics.
and most often personal politics at !
that. In other words, the ordinary
citizen does to this state what he
would not think of doing with his in
dividual business or any enterprise in
which any share of his capital was in
vested. He allows the politicians to
do his governmental business polite
ally, when the way is open to give
the control of 1t over to men who not
only understand business, but who are
of the highest integrity and proved
success.
r. e. Herring, farmer stockman.
democratic candidate for
governor on the platform: Taxes
must be reduced" is a successful bus
mess man who believes that by the
application of sound business meth
DDS to the conduct Of our state gov
ernment the same good results may
be obtained that will come under fike
to ones own individual
business. He has successfully con
Quoted five general merchandise
stores in Western Oklahoma. In the
selection of local managers for these
business institutions Mr.. Herring has .
demonstrated his ability to select
men who are competent, faithful and ,
as is evidenced by the
fact that every man he has employed
has made good and his chain of !
stores have yielded a reasonable prof :
/ at the end of EACH years business. !
Doesn't the State need q business :
nanager-a governor-who in the ap- !
continent of boards and other en- {;
1loyes, will select men because of =
heir peculiar fitness for the position !
md not because he desires to pay :
'ome personal political debt at the =
expense Of the taxpayers of the state? .
Mr. Hsrring is outspoken in his op- h
'osition TO the professional politicians,
md az a natural result the profession I
j politicians are opposed to Herring. a
hey have been given to understand Il
hat honesty and efficiency are two "
rats of character that Herring ad- -