The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-03
AN OMEN-COX SURE

Master walked upon the earth, he told one of
His disciples that he would deny Him thrice
before the cock should crow. The possibility
of this allegation the disciple bitterly denied
but despite the denial, sacred history tells US
that Peter denied his Master once, twice and
thrice-and the cock crew.
Ever since that time the cock has been
looked upon as bird of more or less porten-
tious omen. Members of the human family
belonging to that branch which descended
from Ham, are said to regard the bird as one
of especially good forecasting, provided the
night is dark and cloudy and the bird does
not roost too high.
In the days when the great party whose
principles were founded by Thomas Jefferson
and laid down as the rule of action which
all good Democrats should follow, was young,
appreciating the good luck which attaches to
the bird which is master of the barnyard, the
scions Of the Democratic faith adopted him as
an emblem to be emblaonzed upon the party S
coat of arms.
And ever since that time, even down unto
this day, the cock rampant stands, talismatic,
at the head of the editorial columns of the
Democratic newspapers of the country, the
morning after national election, provided, of
course, someone did not forget to close the
bars, thereby letting the Republican pole-cat
into the Democratic poultry yard.
Recognizing the cock as bird of Demo-
cratic good cheer, all the faithful members of
the Democratic church should feel especially
good since the bird of the barnlot, the master
of the farmers feathered harem, is alleged to
have saved the life of Governor Cox, Demo
cratic presidential candidate.
The story, according to the news dis
patches sent out by the Associated Press is
to the effect that just before the special train
pulled out of Enid, over in the western wastes
of this great Democratic state cock, re-
spendant in red and gold plumage, flew be-
meath the Governors private car and calmly
seated himself upon the trucks.
In vain did the assembled trainmen "shoo'
and seek to scare him away. In vain did the
engineer appeal to the conductor to hand him
the high sign that he might joy-ride Jimmie
over the plains of western Oklahoma. In vain
did the telegrapher at the next station down
the line click in an appeal to know when the
Cox Special would leave Enid and how much
longer would he have to hold Second % in
the clear? The special could not leave until
his Cockship should be removed from all dan
ger so that the presidential candidate might
journey on his way, Cox-sure of safely arriv.
ing at Oklahoma City in time to meet the
masses of cheering Democrats who had come
all the way from Ardmore to greet him.
So denim-cad minion of the soulless cor
poration which owned the motive power, the
roadbed and the steel rails over which the
special was to run, crawled beneath the cal
and grabbed the rooster by his neck and legs
at one and the same time, la Africaner
smothering thereby startled squawk in it:
infancy
And there he made a timely discovery
which had been overlooked by the H. C. l.
car Inspector who had few moments before
tapped the wheels TO see if they were rounc
and sound and willing to revolve. He founC
that the flanges were so badly worn that a:
soon as the engineer CHANGED to begin turn
ing them over at the rate of eighty-seven ane
half miles per hour. the trucks might climl
the rails and scatter the Cox party all owe
the scenery which abounds along the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific between Enid King
fisher and Ell Reno.
So the board was set clear the operate
at Waukomis told to release Second % ant
notify Buck Campbell, Republican, of tn
Waukomis Hornet, of the delay, and tn
proper dignitaries of the road got busy an,
installed some brand new trucks under Gov
ernor Coxs coach.
Thus it was that the next President of tn
United States Jimmie Cox, with the linea
descendant of the cock which crew when Pete
denied his Master, clasped tightly in his arm:
travelled from Enid to FL Reno, and from I
Reno over the bounding pillows of steel
Oklahoma City, unscathed and unframed.
Is the cock bird of good omen? Ask Coz
Is the cock bird of good omen? Ask an
Democrat.
Is the cock bird Of good omen? Look
the masthead of any Democratic paper in tn
United States, the morning after the election
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