The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-05

Murray counties Will SON share in
the same proportion. Another result
of this law is that the state goes On
cash basis at the beginning OF tris
fiscal year and there will be no state
tax at the beginning of next year, and
not one single individual of the state
is hurt. The oil men under this law
are paying less taxes than the railway
companies are paying on the same
valuations.
He wrote the school law, which is
the most voluminous law put on the
statute books since statehood, and it
has been approved by teachers and
school boards.
He was the author of the nine-hour
law for women.
He voted for the usury law and the
banks are still in business at the
same old stands, prospering as usual
and the people, especially the farm
ing element, is paying lower inter
est rate. This is but one of the meas
ures that must come with a higher
civilization and it is in Oklahoma to
stay.
He voted for the rural credit bill
and its influence will be widely felt in
the future development of Oklahoma
! 1t will give new hope to the man on
the farm, and it will in time take
many struggling man from town
and put him in home of his own.
He voted for the bill that stopped
the practice of farming out insane pa
tients. He helped to put the blind in
new home and rebuilt the school
for the deaf, aided by his colleagues
from this district
Here is his record in brief. He has
not left out or tried to hide any of
them. Those which have CentereG
the fire of opposition upon him are
mentioned first They are the gradu-
ated land tax and the gross produc-
tion tax on oil.
The people of this district chose
Fred Tucker to represent them when
he was scarcely old enough TO qualify
under the constitution. He has shown
by his vote what elements of citizen
ship with which he stands. He has
had to fight for every inch of ground
he holds. He has worked hard. In
one term he fought his way to a place
where he is recognized as one of the
leaders in the state senate He has
been sober, diligent and intelligent
He has kept the covenant he made
with his people and with his own
conscience and he has no reason for
fear Of the outcome of the election
in August
In the report of the state federation
of labor it is said of him: He was
ever ready to cooperate with the la
Dor forces and missed no roll calls. He
was loyal and a fighter" That he
missed no roll calls shows that he
has been looking after your business.
That he is fighter gives evidence of
that red blood which courses through
his veins which has guided his foot
steps from an estate of impoverished
orphanage to a place among the lead
ers in the state senate (Pol Adv)
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gained with the other While our peo-
pie are altogether willing to under
take the unpleasant task of bringing
a weak and unstable government to
terms, they should not be misinformed
as to the size of the task and the
wrenching that will be administered
to our economic situation in the doing
of the job.
We can not imagine any of the al
lies in Europe rejoicing over the
threatened developments in Mexico.
Their markets are depressed at the
suggestion of war between this coun-
try and Mexico The central powers