The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-29
THE LATE JOHN FIELDS.

Encouraged by the failure of tn
grandfather clause in the state const
tuition, to stand the test applied b.
the United States supreme court, tn
republicans of Oklahoma are NOR
active than formerly.
The plans of the party are to make
the Oklahoma City Evening Time
the mouthpiece of the party While
before statehood the Guthrie State
Capital was the organ of the party
since statehood this honor goes tC
The Times at Oklahoma City.
John Fields, former candidate for
governor, and farm writer has been
editor OF The Times, tut his editorials
are too easy. They do not have the
sting required of good political copy,
and Tom Latta of Bartlesville will
take charge of the editorial desk on
the party organ. Tom Latta for sew
eral years was editor of the Tulsa
World, and has recently been doing
editorial work at Bartlesville. Latta
is a strong writer and a political
writer
This seems to indicate that The
Times will cease to be a newspaper
and will be a political sheet 1t will
cease to try to build Oklahoma but
will use its best endeavors to break
down the democratic party, harmon
ize the republican party and try to
clothe it with office.
1t is said of Fields that he is a
good business man but mighty
poor political editor Recently he
carried in his paper a full page ad-
vertisement OF a rural credit plan
proposed for Oklahoma. John Fields
is presumed to have a wonderful in
fluence among the farmers of Okla
homa. That advertisement was car
ried for the purpose of getting the
Endorsement of Fields of the rural
credit plan. 1t may have been good
business from a standpoint of dollars
and cents, but it was a dangerous
political move We have not in
vestigated that rural credit plan suf.
ficiently to justify us either to ap-
prove it or to condemn II, but we do
Know that some of Oklahoma's best
men have looked into It and they
say it cannot be made to do what
Is claimed for it. We do know that
the demonstration farm agents have
declined to recommend It. They
think il is a very doubtful scheme
We are informed that some profes-
sional promoters are at its head, and
the professional promoter works to
make money for himself. We also
hold the opinion that no rural credit
plan that does not use either the
nation, the state or the county as
basis OF credit will be limited in its
work, and will fall short of accom-
plishng what is expected OF rural
credit system
Fields has indorsed the plan by
carrying advertisements for the pro-
moters He has done the imprudent
thing to say the least of it and he
has endangered his leadership of the
republican party.
There is no ground for encourage
ment TO the republicans and no cause
for disappointment TO the democrats
in the failure of the grandfather clause.
There are several remedies which
can be applied A special session OF
the legislature can be held and a
remedy submitted to the voters. The
democrats can without expense sub
init a curative measure by petition
or a poll tax law such as Texas has.
will meet all the demands of the party
here.
Governor Williams is devoting his
personal attention to the matter. and
he is big enough TO find a remedy
and TO apply it. and the republicans
will never find any consolation in
the failure OF the amendment to find
favor with the supreme court.