The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-27
A Newspaper That Serves
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1922
LET'S REASON TOGETHER

LET'S REASON TOGETHER
What follows is not prompted by
the rather rough panning given the
Ardmoreite by Hon. Jack Walton,
or Paul Nesbitt, his satellite. News
papers who serve the public in
terests as best they can with the
fallible judgment given men are
used to public men shooting at
them when the newspapers do not
wholly agree with the ambition of
men who seek to serve the people.
And when the smoke of primary
battle dies away newspapers are
also accustomed TO having those
same men come around and ask
that by-gones be by-gones and that
the newspaper now turn in and
help elect the ticket. That has al
ways happened in the past, and
probably will continue 10 happen in
the future.
Three men seek the democratic
nomination for governor in this
state. They have all spoken in Ard
more, have presented their own
claims for preferment and the vot-
ers can make up their minds in full
knowledge OF what each stands for,
according to his own rather partial
statements.
MIR. Wilson spoke here on his
own campaign. His was an appeal
to democrats to present solid and
united front to the common poll
tical enemy, declared he was not
here to denounce any candidate,
spoke i'll OF no one, asked for votes
on his own merits and not on the
alleged dement's OF his opponents.
udge Owen spoke here second.
He smoke in calm even tempered
voice, frankly without passion or
effort 10 arouse prejudice, or cla's
consciousness, stated his position
clearl.j opposed many things now
sought as a panacea for the lis he
state is heir 10 but stated that op-
position without feeling or attempt
10 arouse hatreds.
In his address here Mr.. Walton
spoke for hours on his own candi-
dacy. His speech as the one made
later in his behalf by Paul Nesbitt,
were in striking contrast to the
ones preceding. Mr.. Walton deal,
almost wholly in personalities, call
ed names OF men who were battle
Scared with the wounds OF many
battles fought in the cause OF de-
mocracy in this state and deuounc
cd them in unmeasured terms. For
tunatey his vocabulary OF abuse
is Us limited as his English, hut II
must be admitted he did the best
he could.
In his speeches over the stat,
he has had nothing good to say oi
the democratic leaders. He has de-
nouuced them he has excoriate,
every man who oppose him, he ha
appealed to base passion and sough
to arouse class consciousness witt
,he farmers and labo.ers OF th
state.
In all kindness and wi,hou, es
pecial feeling we submi, that hi
address is rehash OF old demo
gogery that has long been rele
gated to the shades OF prejudice.
And now that the voters OF Car
ter county have had an oppor,un
iiy OF listening to all the candidate
for governor the question is up t
them to selec, their standard beat
er. There was a time when the clec
ton OF that standard bearer wa
equivalent TO an election. But til
returns Of the election in l92
showed that TO be no longer tru,
Democracy still has a majority q
the votes in Oklahoma but to wi
It must be united. That point doe
not admit Of any argument.
So nominating candidate an
electing him are two differer
things. In face Of Mr.. Walton
daily and nightly denunciation q
Oklahoma's political wheelhorse
men who have borne the heat an
burden Of the day since statehoo
his appeal to class consciousness
to prejudice, to every base and ugl