The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-07
Echoes of the Times

WatOnga Republican: The Okla.
homa city Times has burned It's
bridges and drifted out as an indie
pendent publication. 1t declares that
It belongs to mo party" That leaves
the field open for Republican paper.
In all probability the Republicans of
the state Will have to establish one
there before they win.
HuSOnian: Tue uusonian is not
prone to say 81 told you so But It
Will be recalled that some odd months
ago when the Oklahoma City Times
was bought 10y John Fields aud delly-
cred Of n salutatory In which The
Times was positively laid out as an
independent newspaper, the Husonlan
announced that II detected fly IN the
ointment The following from the edi.
turinl column of The Times will he
.Of Interest
1T Is true that The Times made It's
declaration Of Independence, but It
snld nothing about becoming non
partisan or bipartisan In political mat
tcrS. The Times stands sQuarrly on
the constructive principles Of the Re.
publican party There was never
such time for urging this doctrine
never an hour when the best interests
of state and nation so begged for It's
universal acceptanCe"
ClaremOre Messenger: The Times
printed at Oklahoma City, has come to
the front and now puts on an appear
|ance Of a metropolitan daily Its col
umns are full NJ plenty Of advertising
and the pencil pushing staff has i'm.
proved It's reading matter The dis
play heads which are now printed In
red and the paper IN general must
make competition set up and take no
Itlcc.
1 McAlester News.Capltal; The OK.
lahoma city Times is improving under
/ the management of Tom Iatta but It
shows little disposition to permit Its
Independence" 10 inJurc It's influence
with Republican politicians.
ArapahOe Bee; The Oklahoma City
Times Is now run by John Fields
Ihos latta and Frank ID. Northup
II issued Il statement thst II would
not he hog tied 70 any political party
10 any great extent, Then It renewed
lee yII,yIaN,n 10 Tho nnnuhIlnau ra rtv
But this statement cost It some read.
crs The rank and file Of the Repub-
llcnn party has done It's best 10 sup
port this Republican paper II " 10
'be hoped II will meet their eIpecta-
tlons. For Oklahoma needs Repub-
lican paper and milk and cider con
Germ Is not going to FIJI the bill Our
Republican friends must bear In mind
II will take some tlme and great
deal Of money and work to put state
paper on It's feet IN Oklahoma. The
party Is dlsorganlZed and not very
liberal on finance. But things can't
10 on forever az they are IN this state
The break IL going to come some day
and the sooner tho Republicans rally
around some good state paper the
quicker relief win come.
Chandler Tribune: In assuming the
management of the Oklahoma City
Times Tom IAtta made the broad as
sertion that the paper would be indie
pendent Hut We Judge from several
articles appearing therein that he
could not resist the call Of his "old
love" lie has from the very moment
he became the editor filled his paper
with hot shots directed at the Demo
cratic administration. which ls by far
the hest administration since state
hood, and ns far ahead Of any Repub-
licna regime that ever held forth In
1.-THE territorial days as a white man
Is ahead Of negro
0lmulgee Democrat: Among the
amusing things that come athwart the
seriousness NJ the troubled times Is
= the spectacle ~ Tom Latta laying off
for time IN his devotion to his mar
row school NJ economies which, N all
; things narrows most the partisan.
ship of the political school 10 which
This economies pays its tribute, and IN
that line passing "a compliment to what
hr calls independent iurnallsm'
Toms kind of independence" Il
played by every upplsh, platitudlnOus
trimmer In the land who In dependent
upon hig business authority for In.
.struction as 10 what he must advocate
In guupnrt of natural laws OF trade '