The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-28
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2S, 1921.
PUBLIC WANTS LAW ENFORCED

THERE has never been as much sentiment mere Dc
fore for rigid law enforcement as there Is at TINS
time The civic clubs are devoting portion OF ther
weekly program TO the subject OF better enforcement
of law Men are talking on the streets and It seems
that there is unanimty among the people. Tor en-
forcement OF law.
In a Democracy the people can certainly have
what they want. That is a principle OF freedom
that people select their own kind OF government
and then they say how that government shall be ad-
ministered This cannot be achieved by few men
but when the whole community stands as one man
for enforcement OF any law that law can be enforced
At the Lions club yesterday it was proposed that
a committee OF thirty men be named who VIII aid
the law These are to serve without remunera-
ton. they are to give their own business their ume
hut when they violations OF the law they are 10
have the authority to make arrests.
II was suggested that the action be taken
nv the other two clubs OF the city and ii that should
be done there would be as many as ninety volun-
teer helpers If any OF these men aspire to become
officers they will have opportunity plenty to make
a reputation that will pave the way for ther election
But that is not the object OF the appointment OF
such committees on law enforcement There are
many people in this city and county who feel that
the pubEcs rights have not been protected. They
feel that there is too much whiskey drinking and
growing out of whskey drinking there is reckless
driving that is menace to human life.
An old time gambler stated that he did not have
any rights that he used only such privileges as the
people allowed him to use. When the people get
ready to revoke his privileges they can do so be-
cause they have law and Justice on their side. 1t
has always been that eyeil goes just as lar as the
people allow it to 90, but it has no legal rights and
can be checked when determined people make up
their minds to check it.
The appointment OF committee does not mean
that \ committee will work The appointment OF 80
or 20 men to help enforce the law does not mean
that these people viii work but ii they should do so
they can make the liquor traffic expensive that
no one can afford to engage in it.
But this movement shows that the people are At
work, they are seeking way better law enforce
ment and il one method fails they adopt others
There is no doubt but what a method can be found
and il few determined men keep working they will
find that way
There have been many other occasions in this
city when there have been demands for better law
enforcement but they did not last People soon
dropped back into their old way OF doing and back in
heir old way OF thinking and passed up matters be-
fore anything material Was accomplished and be-
fore any beneicent result, were achieved. So many
times have these Spurts been taken thar 10 is the
old cry OF wolf wolf and people will be hard to
convince that there is to be anything done on thi,
occasion.
\ man who admitted that he had been engaged in
boo,eggng made the statement that about 90 pei
cent OF business men buy whiskcy and many OF
them keep il in their homes az an times ii thai
statement is true people will understand why it j,
next to impossible to get law enforcement Will,
men are pounding at the officers for better enforce
men 1t might be a good thing u all men who ar,
interested in better enforcement would resolve frs
that they will not encourage law violations by
making purchases themselves.