The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-16

1t is not spirit eyy the following is written But must
be conceded that improbable that Senator Elmer Thomas
1t IS unfortunate that Senator Thomas failed temptation
and failed to say: Get thee hence Satan"
What are the possibilities OF analysis the actions Of Senator
Thomas and the publishers The Okahoman in relation to the Fifty
Million Dollar Good Roads Bond Issue, Senator Tbona is an II
representative OF the people Oklahoma He has been member Of every
legislature since statehood he has been president pro senate
and OF the senate committee ON appropaon in M
seventh Legislature His counsel and influence has much
who advocated legislation.
The Okahoman newspaper which boasts large circulation and
claims to be statewide its influence Senator Thomas ambitious
his ambition can be directed in almost any channel WIN %
advocacy OF publication which claims most OF the people
this state he would be further cnucnched
Senator Thomas the publishers OF the Okahoman have been
frequent consultation since early January. His various
The Good Roads legislation was being framed when the devil in the
person OF the publishers OF the Okahoman Senator Thoma, unto
exceeding nigh mountain There all the kingdom, Oklahoma
o%n nm ana he ae to withstand the temptations he did admon
unreasonable to suppose that discussion OF this place
Its hard people uef we can make them
believe they will get Good some other ay we can defeat this
bond issue and the who proposed the proposition
le will be greatly rewarded Ne have newspaper which will ar or
people they do not have to vote bonds in order to get Good RoJ AM
hat is necessary get together YOU will be in position
saved the from grave wc well the news
paper will able to brag on itself as we'll as on yor and T al be
benefited" '"
All OF which deserves except suggestion that
both Senator Thomas and the Okhoman publishers knew or must have
known that the alternative plan they intended
pie had only been failure every in the Union but had also
been failure for wears in Oklahoma The Thon rI,r r ~
build statewide system hardsuracd under the same patch
work policy that has resulted the millions in Okla
homa Couns have voted large which have been con
rud under the county direction and control and
safe to there miles OF satisfactory Oklahoma
under that plan lei years
And the Okahoman began campaign of publc setting
the Thomas PLAN 1t has consistently withheld
support OF the Fifty Muon-Doa Bond plan as insist
entity consistently and vigorously msrepnted
Okahoman editorial The majority throughout
unquestona prefer the Thomas plan building
the OF 100000 annual issues" Senator
Thomas and the publishers of The Okahoman that 100000
the Fou Dollar Good Roads Bonds each and
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and that will decrease 100000 each year thereafter
years interest will be 20O0 And yet they eneavong to mis-
lead the into believing that the interest charge 100000
each and total OF $5OOOO0OO equal
bond issue
Like circunsana evidence, newspapers for
theory stronger weakest link But the arguments of
those who are opposing the bonds only eak but largely
made OF misrepresentation reinforced Withholding
figures that absolutely establish the arguments OF those who
advocating the bond ISSUE