The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-10
TOMORROW At NOON THE NEW
STATE ADMINISTRATION BEGINS
BY T.OURIE KELLER,
Director Democratic State Press Bureau

destiny. There is a great deal in the
qualification this declaration carries
Whatever he undertakes" Cover
nor Williams will not be found under
taking things he can not achieve un-
less it be the defense of principle
or rule of conduct His entire life
bears out this assertion and his future
career will confirm it, no matter what
vistas 1t may open to him. He is not
a loser he is a winRer Close friends
who watched the fluctuations of his
fortunes in the recent campaigns,
maintained the utmost complacency
in the face of what many regarded as
disaster. No public man in Oklaho-
ma has so impressed those closely as
sociated with him with so profound a
degree of confidence. This was illus
trated ten months ago when state
wide meeting was held to form an or
ganiZation for promoting his candida
W EAlibuB llOOt dlltIullS lllt lutCl
ing was the Rev. C.. Stubblefield of
Ada, president of the Baptist state as
sociation, man of God as the world
views men of his profession. He had
known the candidate intimately for
several years.
"They tell me, said the good broth
er Stubblefield, that Bob Williams
swears. do not know. If he does
'cuss' | do know that he 'cusses' on
the right side"
Other campaign charges were that
he had been known to drink liquor
Friends who would have condemned
any such practice in another, took the
position that If Bob Williams did
drink, they we're willing he should!
Among his friends-those who know
him and are his friends in the true
sense of that word-he may do any
thing he wants to do and it will be
commended without reservation. 1t
is impossible to come within the spell
of the mans rugged personality-his
rugged sense of honor. his rugged
sense Of justice, his rugged adher
ence to the right-without falling un-
der that spell completely.
Judge Williams is a man of fine dis
tinctions This is better illustrated in
his sense Of justice and fitness. His
attitudes at times may appear to be
far-fetched in its connection with sub
stantial and material reason, but in
vestigation will disclose that attitude
to have the support of fine and ir-
REPUTABLE sense OF justice, so plain
in its argument that personal preju
dice must give way in one responsive
to the call of high ideals.
| have in mind "A certain rich man
He had contributed to the fund that
bore the expense of the campaign
This rich man had recommended a
member of his family for appointment
to a position of minor Importance, In
volving merely functionary duties. 1t
did not meet with the favor of the
governor-elect who gest stated his own
attitude
81 propose to repay the substantial
men OF this state for their support by
giving them good government | be-
lieve such positions as this should go
to those who need them most"
Here was a fine, sense of discrimina-
tion in the light of credited report
that Governor Williams would insist
on his appointees being men of earn
ing capacity in private life, and, if
possible, men who would be compelled
to make financial sacrifices to accept
the positions rendered them.
II is not to be understood, however.
that he would give such functionary
appointments to men lacking in quail
fication. What he meant 10 emphasize
was it would fit in with his sense of
right to reward someone to whom the
financial consideration would mean the
most. For appointments involving ex-
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