The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
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u-HE ARDMOREITE in recent weeks has been
carrying great deal OF reading matter about the
good roads proposition which the men ana wo-
men are to vote upon the day after tomorrow ms
paper is one OF the original defenders OF the PROJECT
now before the people. II took its stand early Tor the
bond issue and has fought for the success OF the
measure up to this moment 1t will continue hghting
until the afternoon OF the special election day
Ardmore people and the citizens OF the general ter
rory where this newspaper circnates have had 1t
should seem ample time and opportunity to learn the
merits or demeri,s OF the road proposition. The issue
has been presented cdtorally and in the news col
umns by this paper and it has been presented on the
platform and at street corners by number OF good
speakers. You have heard both sides. The Nrdmore-
tc has printed both sides, always, OF course, stand
ing for the bonds Now that you have heard and
read the debate, it is up to you to so and vote
Arguments have been presented throughout the
state by Governor Robertson Rep. Paul Nesbitt, and
others, which seem to us TO be unanswerabe. me
spirit of this age is progress. There are antl-pro-
greSsvc persons i'm every cmomuny, to be sure Dut
this newspaper believes that the people OF tins part
OF Oklahoma are progressive in the man; that the
antis are in a very small majority; that most OF us
here and around here are uplookers torward-arerS
rather than ,tickcrs in the mud and pullerS-back
There are many signs about to indicate that we
diagnose the correctly as 20 the progreSSNeneSS
OF this community and the general territory IN south
ern central Oklahoma where The Ardmorec, IN ITS
line is supreme We like to believe in the good hard
common sense OF the people and do believe in our
own people, possession OF that quality IN large
measure. Consequently, expect the road bonds
next Tuesday to get a large majority in this part OF
the state
Ii this section OF Oklahoma goes the other way
then in all probability the is lost Certain other
sections is to be feared will give an adverse ma
iortv. Those are the sections which have not en-
loved the benefits OF a superior development all
around, such as we OF this community have enjoyed
In those sections there are more OF the pullers-back
and fewer OF the forward-tarcr 1t is to such en-
hghtcned parts OF Oklahoma Carter and the sur
ruonding cuonties that the proponents OF the good
roads bonds must look for victory at the polls.
The thing do is to get out and vote. This means
every man and every who is registered tor the
ballot and who believes in going forward instead OF
slipping backward. States here and there and yon-
der some OF them, most o them, not nearly 50 rch as
Oklahoma. are lar beyond this commonwealth IN the
development of highways Oklahoma should not be
left to lag fororn behind the procession Vote against
such tagging by casting your ballot for the bonds.
Good roads help everybody and everything that
is worth while. Bad roads disgrace and detri-
ment. Our bad roads getting worse. Let's hard
surface them and make them over into permanent
good roads.