The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-07
THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES

c ONE months before the Huns received their
y ultimate jolt-at the hands of American
fighting forces, by the way-a great general
made the sage remark that in war it was the
last quarter of an hour that counted. AS III
war, so in peace
1t is the last quarter of an hour perhaps
that will count today for victory or defeat in
the road bonds election. This copy of The Ard
moreite possibly may not reach you until a
quarter before p. m. The polls will close
at z. If you have not voted before that time,
the last quarter of an hour will afford oppor-
tunity for you to cast your ballot for the good
cause
The Ardmoreite has made a clean and hon
est fight for the good roads proposition. 1t be-
gan the battle early and has continued it late
to the last quarter of AN hour, and beyond. This
newspaper will be for the bonds until the final
ballot is deposited-and then. 1t will be for
the bonds whether they win or lose. The cur
rent number of Harlows Weekly, by the way
calls The Ardmoreite 'the most outspoken pro-
bond newspaper Of the state" We accept this
as a high compliment. This paper believes in
being outspoken for anything that it believes
is for the good of the state To be foremost in
this fight for good roads is by no means a
mean distinction.
Nearly all the other newspapers in Okla
homa have been with us through the campaign.
The Oklahoman Zone of the papers, by the
way, printed at Oklahoma City, Okla, but by
no means the only pebble on the beach of
Oklahoma journalism) was for the bonds unit!
suddenly 1t switched over and took the oppo-
site tack. When Governor Robertson spoke in
Ardmore last week as luncheon guest of the
Chamber of Commerce, he remarked that he
knew why The Oklahoman switched, but did
not care to state it at that moment. There are
others who have intimated that they know why
The Oklahoman switched, but they have re-
served their fire.
One of the hest thinpS said in the bonds
campaign was the remark by Paul Nesbtt,
ex-speaker of the Oklahoma house, in Ard
more two weeks ago, to the effect that "the
editorials of The Oklahoman are written on
the keys of the cash register" 1t was observed
that just about that time Bart Howard, the
brilliant editorial writer who has served The
Oklahoman for three years past, resigned his
postion-7and became publicity manager for
the good roads cause Mr.. Howard is an
idealist; he hates like the very devil to write
things that go against the grain of his con-
science, his intelligence and his self-respect;
and no doubt that is the chief reason why he
resigned from The Oklahoman-he simply
couldn't stomach any longer the mess of mis-
representation which the powers that be on
that sheet have fed through him for many
weary months.
The Oklahoman continues its msrepresen-
tations to the final fifteen minutes. But the peo-
pie of Oklahoma are not to be fooled. They do
not swallow whole, without at least some eff
fort at mastication, this capital city organ of
special interests simply because it is big bite
labeled "pre -digested." The Oklahoman can't
of it discarded as waste. Nobody can fool all
of the people all of the time, as you know
In this fight for material and spiritual pro-
gress--for good roads mean both Of those-the
last quarter of an hour may spell Victory.
YOUR vote may be the winner.