The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-21
SERIOUS CONDITIONS CONFRONT

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selves to the new surroundings and
be master over the city and not let II
become our master One of the new
conditions that must be met Is the
coming here of a vast number OF per
sons who have the mistaken idea that
Ardmore has a vast sum Of money to
distribute among the poor. The class
of citizens who make II their business
to live off Of charitable institutions
are here begging for help. Some Of
the people will beg while their bodies
are strong and while there Is plenty
Of work about them. There is another
class that Is really pitiful Their ne
ccssities are great and they have
come here to ask aims.
Those whose business it is to solve
such problems, are of the opinion that
Garter county or the city Of Ardmore
must have an aims house. They state
that when "A house is established, that
when employment is given to those
who are able to labor that they will
decline to accept that labor and will
not ask the city for help but will go
to other places or will resort to work
to earn their own support. Those who
have the humility and the industry
to occupy such a home and to devote
their time to the labor given them
have necessities that a kind people
should seek to relieve. 1t is estimated
that one out OF ten who ask for help
have tried their own means to the ut
most and have failed while nine.tenths
are made up of worthless class who
would beg although bread fell from
heaven each day and only had to be
gathered
This is one of the conditions that
must be met by a new Ardmore and
we have stated the remedy which
those indorse who are engaged in re-
lieying the necessities of others
Still there is another condition that
has come and that must be met. Ard
more has the reputation Of being .
busy town. it has reputation of hay-
ing more cash money per capita than
any other city in the state, 1t has the
reputation of having more men EN-
ployed than any other city of its size
in the state. This condition has at
tracted the CRATER. 1t has attracted
class of undesirabes who seek to
make their livelihood off of the men
who work This is not unusual. Ev
cry prosperous city attracts this class.
There is no way by which they can
be kept from coming. But there is a
way by which they can be kept from
There is a way by which they
can be kept from plying their trades
control of the city Other oil towns in
this state have given away largely to
that city have hired detectives to
guard their homes while they and
their families slept 1t is a singing
penalty to pay in order to grow into |
a larger city. 1t is penalty that does |
not have to be paid Places of vice
are often in progressive cities, but a
city is not progressive on account of
them but in spite of them, Ardmore |
does not have to surrender to a lawless |
element in order to become a greater
Ardmore And now in the beginning |
of this rapid growth is the time to
tighten the reins Of the law.
Not SO long ago the business men
IN certain town signed a petition TO
their officers asking them not to en-
force the law against gambling and
whiskcy. That town will pay penal
ty for such action. If it fancies that
It will sell more dry goods and cloth
ing with the town open. ii must also
know that for that increase In selling
IL must pay penalty in the ruin OF
some of the young manhood and wom-
anhood Of its city.
Enforcement of law is not so much .
with the officers as it is with the .
of the town. Officials are /
elected by the votes Of the people, they .
are elected to serve the people, If the .
people want law enforcement, they can .
get 10, and IL they want slack enforce .
ment. they can get it, No man has .
q right to excuse himself by putting
the duty OF law enforcement upon the .
shoulders of some other man. There
is duty before every citizen and the .