The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
CHANCE OF STRIKE SETTLEMENT BRIGHT
EDITORIAL
A FRANIE.UP?

The natural retaliation of a man
caught in an unsayory predicament Is
the cry Of 'frame-up" Despite this
desperate defense of Mr.. X. II. Wilson
and his followers, following the filing
of $4,000 damage suit against the
candidate by w. X. Clark, dismissed
clerk Of the state board of education,
the cold facts still stand rs uncompro.
missing as ever.
And 1t is pretty cheap politics to try
TO dump ones own scandals upon the
back of others-especially for temper
AIRY gain. Mr.. Wilson's attempt to
besmirch Judge Thos. Owens cam.
paign In this particular proves what
hundreds were suspecting already; that
II must be thumbs down OH Mr.. Wilson.
He's just not the character of man
the state can use in the office to which
he aspires.
The ArdmOreite has religi0usly kept
out OF mud singing in this campaign.
We have heard damaging rumors, yea
black and white facts about certain in.
cidents in the political life of Mr.. VIII
son.. None of these did we pay any at.
tehtl0n TO because we accepted them
as possibly erroneous. giving him the
benefit OF every doubt. since he was
aspiring to the higest honor the state
can bestOw.
But here are few questions we
want the fair minded people to digest
then form their own opinions:
Why has the trial of w. X. Clark.
charged with forgery in connection with
the teachers certificates, been post.
poned twice, despite the fact that the
defendant has insisted, even demanded
trial before the primary.
III the damage suit against Mr.. vii.
son is indeed a frame-up why doesn't
MIR. Wilson himself insist on trial
for Clark, and let the facts be brought
to light?
In his petition against Mr.. Wilson,
Clark asserts that the statement con-
tanned is false. libelous and defama-
tory publication to the effect that vii.
son fired the clerk that issued the certi.
iicates referred to is wholly false and
untrue and was known by said defend.
ants when they caused the same to be
published" Does that sound like q
frame-up?
In his petition Clark further states,
that one w. T. DodsOn, who was at
that time clerk of the State Board Of
Education and who was the appointee.
friend, servant and supporter of the
defendant II. II. Wilson. consented and
agreed TO he the goat" and take the
responsibility for the systematic and
long continued issuance of teachers
certificates by the said defendant, X.
II. Wilson, Illegally and without war.
rant. through the said W. II. Dodson,
for political and financial considera.
TONS Does that sound like frame.
up?
In his petition Clark further states
that il was not the intention of the
said X. III. Wilson and his said servant
W. Il. DOdson, that any hearing or trial
of this defendant. upon the criminal
complaint should ever be had, but the
same was producred to be made and
filed solely for political purposes" Does
that sound like frame.up? -----
In his petition Clark further states
THAT among the teachers certificates
issued by the said w. 4. Dodson Will,
secretary OF the State Board of Educa
tion, acting at the direction Of X. II
Wilson, and which were issued in direct
violation of law without any presenta
tion of credentials or other showing
that would entitle the applicants t.
have said certificates issued and will
the same being issued for political ol
financial reasons, is high school certi
ficate No. ZIG, issued to Lalla John
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