The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-13
"Our Man of Straw"

There abundant evidences that there has been col
uson. Secret councils have been called in dark and silent
rooms in our own consciences where have entered
into covenant with ourselves. Under the terms of this
covenant public man shall be made man Of straw.
: Our public man. this MAN of Straw is Munich
pality.
This public is entitled to rights and privileges that
are denied ordinary mora for the that this public
shall live forever and to his hands committed the
Institutions which building for the enjoyment of
children and which will bequeath to them at our
passing.
These institutions we are leaving to our poserity and
which have right to feel will be respected and
served, are schools, municipal government
churches, libraries, water works. factories, workshops
business institutions homes paved streets homes of charity
and our organizations of and designed for the
purpose of building community spirit that will grow
stronger bulwark of protection to the institutions we
have buded.
This city man who plays important part in
civilization who is clothed with the sacred duty Of protect
ing and conserving all achievements of lifetime,
should be the most honorable, the most powerful the
most righteous of all the community.
In constructing such man for worthy service
should take all the virtues and grace of womanhood
all the strength and courage of manhood all the nno
cence and cheerfuness of childhood and harmonosy
blend them with the learning and astuteness of most
erudie, and with the unmpeachabe honor of fathers
whose bodies sleep at the gates of our city.
But instead Of building such municipal man we have
built Man Of Straw without vrlty without power Be-
reft Of it has lost control of its contracts and cannot
enforce them The treasury has been pundered and the
pockets of private citizens rifed and Man of Straw
seems poweess to prosecute The courts have been open
but there has been arragnment the bar and in
dictments have been read
Two ago this city placed in the hands of its Man
of Straw sufficient of money to repenish it's supply
of water Almost two years have been consumed in build
ing Ia miles of pipe line and in 60 days, less period
will be without water for sewerage uses fire protection
With mountain stream 20 miles away, flowing five times
the requirements of this city, yet Man of Straw
its bonds
With city fairly pulsing with life, busy, thriving,
growing Municipality has to offer only the alter
native-"shut off the water"
There is system of mathematics whereby we may
know how much water the line will convey But conform
to the unduaons Of the country and with an angle of
As Degrees is not reasonable to sit and wait and depend
this line for water We have the promise that it will
be running water today. 1t should be watched for the
first "a hours. it does not convey and half million
gallons day, booster station should be built and dam
should be constructed to impound water.
In that event (and that event upon us Ardmore shall
need friend. Its Municipality is without money or credit
to do this service The alternative is for the Chamber of
Commerce to perfect its organization effect loan make
the necessary improvements to city, and place the
matter before the people in proposed bond ISSUE
If Ardmore needed friend, it needs him today