The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-23
Ardmore, Thursday, July 20, 1914.
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VOICE OF THE DYING

VOICE OF THE DYING
From every nook and corner of the
state comes the same report that there
is a slump in the Williams vote. Near
ly every newspaper was at one time
in the Williams column. The newspa-
pers have largely ceased to support
him. While they have not denounced
him yet, their zeal is at an end. With
judges and lawyers and newspapers
back of him he assumed the attitude of
a tyrant as a candidate and tries to
lord il over the people. There is not
a county in the state where he has not
lost votes. Men are looking closely
into the disposition of men before
they place their destinies in their
hands for four long years. Bob VIII
lams is in the scales, he is being
weighed today.
In this campaign the Ardmoreite will
not resort to any mudslinging, we will
not under any circumstances resort
TO any methods of villifcation, we will
not allow our policy to color the news
of the day, and so far as we can, the
whole truth shall be given the people,
The OklahOman is the most widely
circulated paper in Oklahoma. We are
not going to say that any deal was
made between the Oklahoman and Bob
Williams, but we will state what is be-
ing done, and the people can draw
their own inference. The Oklahoman
IS publishing the speeches of Bob VIII
liams made in every nook and corner
of the state. Telegraph tolls are be-
ing paid on these speeches, the paper
goes to the expense of publishing
them, It has sent men with him to give
the local coloring to the reports. and
these speeches and descriptions Of
meetings written by trained reporters
create the impression that Williams is
the only man in the campaign. The
other candidates are not getting that
publicity. The Oklahoman Is just like
all other newspapers, 1t does not have
any too much money to operate upon
and If IL did have, the directors would
never use their funds to follow up and
boost a politician. 1t seems reasona
BILE then that deal has been made
with the Oklahoman for the purpose
of leading the people to believe VIII
liams is the only man who has q
chance in order to catch the band wag
on men. The majority of men like tc
ride in the bandwagon of a winning
politician, These reports are bein(
used to catch this class of voters.
There is no blame to be attached t.
the ,Oklahoman. A deal of that kint
is legitimate. The newspaper had
right to make such deal, but the pee
pie should look out for their good an
not be mislead.
When Mr.. Williams came to Carte
county, a staff newspaper man, TO
mer republican editor, followed hil
and painted a word scene of the "tr
umphal march" through one of th
southern counties of the state.
When the news of the filing Of tn
big suit in Atoka county was bein
handled in a first page news item
the Dallas News, in the Ardmoreit
and in other papers of the state, tn
Oklahoman was silent. II might max
a vote for West if this news was go
ten out over the state. II is apparer
that there is no other reason for tn
Withholding of the news of a suit tha
is of interest to the entire state eve
IL the people are in the midst of
political campaign.
A southern Oklahoman who is no.
afflicted with lung trouble in Roswell
New Mexico, and who says he cannC
live long, utters truth with the voiC
OF the dying, man who knows he cal
not profit from any election. n ma
whose heart is placed right by III
approaching scene Of his own dennis,
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