The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-16
SOME FURTHER SUGGESTIONS
GROWING OUT Of CONDITIONS

The suggestion made by The Ardmoreite Friday
that the citizens of this city contribute Of
money necessary to employ an auditor to check
the books of the city has met with hearty response,
and there is every assurance that when this money
is needed it will be ready.
The citizens of this city have a right to know.
The tax rate has been materially increased this
coming taX-paynp period The county and the city
both are in the midst of issuing funding bonds to
pay up accounts
When there is plenty of money and when bonds
can be issued at any time by order of the court
and without vote of the people, it has tendency
TO cultivate u generous spending.
Hher contractor can draw at itlerent times
the city's funds until he overdraWs nj Il time
when the work is far from being completed, there
is y carelessncss being practiced that is wrong, and
if publicity and the arousing Of the public will re-
suit in developing a caution that will protect the IN
teress of the people. then are willing to suffer
all the unpOpuary and the abuse that it brings to
us in order to accomplish that result
1t is our hope to see the time when the people
will wake up and organize their city ON business
basis and pay what it is worth to handle the affairs
Of the people, which grow larger from year to year
The small pay, however, is no excuse for any
mayor or other official to shirk his duty for the
that the salaries are known before the office
is taken and if they are not willing to be dlhgem
they should not ask for office.
There should be change in the charter giving
these people better salaries; the books should be
gone over every month by man skilled in municipal
affairs; and at the end of the year there should be
Il IT,.
ployes under such a rule, and the people would not
feel that they were paying for what they did not
receive.
The tax rate is so much higher this year that
when the people begin to make their payments in
December they will begin to think about their pub
lie affairs and when citizenship wakes up from
its lethargy it makes sweeping changes, and they
vii be ready to adopt a business form Of government
and to get away from the form that is dominated
by politics.
The woman vote and the soldier vote ought to
be two very healthy influences from now on in this
city, and these influences being looked forward
to with a hope that a good sensible business admin
istration will be given this city and the county.
The mayor and the city commissioners ought to
be sensible enough to know that The Ardmoreite
is not making personal fight on any of them. Ii
there have been criminal wrongs committed, the
dit o the books and the trial of the criminal
that have been started will bring them out all the
affairs of the city will be aired in the courts.
There is one healthy sign for better gov
ernment and that sign lies in more loyalty to cOun-
try than in loyalty TO party. When men and women
have lost their to nation they have
right to expect that nation to give them an honest
and an efficient government. The soldier who
FACED death for his country stands ready and will
ING to help built government worthy Of the SUI
preme sacrifice and this is no timetto play the cow
ard and to seek to cover up wrong.
The light should be turned on in city county,
state and nation, and better government will re-
suit because determined to do the right
when they know it.