The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-16
Z A Newspaper That Serues
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY le, 1922.
FRANKNESS OR RUIN

T'lIE state of Oklahoma and especially the demo-
cratic party stands badly in need of strong fear
less and honest leadership For the democratic party
IS at the parting OF the ways. No one knows what
uncharted seas are ahead in the next few weeks No
man knows what will develop in Okmulgee.
The governor, under ordinary circumstances the
leader OF his party, has gone to Mexico He has left
behind him state OF turmoil The judiciary is under
suspicion Men rise in open cosrt and curse Judges.
Riots are feared BY weakling county attorney
No man knows how far reaching an honest grand
jury probe OF the Okmugee case will 60 1t has been
intma;ed. indeed farmers in the most remote sec
tions Of Carter county have heard it, that il is
Claimed the roots OF corruption in the Okmugee case
sS'ea- 20 The state house and into the highest
osact IL the commonwealth
Tn: ecFe-1cr has ever replied to his critics,
-#uiras INIT ayenzs who would destroy me-" The
7ean'f. are ucE ready to tell Governor Robertson
I'm ihs 1-vacsiye and vituperation do not answer
Tie tioi.irs ttl- have been planted against him.
-tnt 1its governor : junketing in Mexico
Las rink E-d me OF the democratic party believes
in ho-,et, si1rt-t government They believe that cor
rup, Officials should feel the axe The ordinary party
man is Interested first in good government, then in
individuals, then in his party.
Party and individual are subordnated to the gen
era good.
denim Governor Robertson. There are still courts in
Oklahoma. There judges whose integrity is above
the breath of suspicion. They are men who command
respect by holding as their first interest the rights OF
the people to clean rule.
Neither should the democratic party defend Gov
ernor Robertson. He has made accounting
OF his stewardship to the people who placed him in
high office. He has replied to their chosen repre-
cfat,v tri,o afnd Il
hyenas." All OF which is beneath the dignity OF
governor
II Governor Robertson any OF his officials
have been corrupt in office the people should know
Ii he has been sransgressor OF law, breaker OF
faith with the sovereign people, the wrath of that
people will be terrible thing. The democrats who
believe in good government will be the first to
tiacse him. They will be first TO dig his political
grave IfNon the other hand he the gaunt-
let OF threatened action unscathed, republi-
cans and democrats alike will unite in returning him
10 honor and respect.
Governor Robertson has forfeited temporarily
these things. He has deserted his guns under fire.
That crime alone should be punishable by political
death. 1t unquestionably will be. The governor at
best is skulker He is guilty either OF pitiable cow
ardce or gross neglect OF his interests the good
of the state and the welfare OF his party
The fate OF the democratic party is not in his
hands
The future OF the democratic party rests in the
ability OF the individual party member TO force party
leaders to take sane views OF this perlous question
Party leaders should be made to understand tha'
the rank and file want clean government. They
should understand that neither condemnation nor
approval should be given Governor Robertson unti
he has returned from his foolish Mexican junket
and cleared the doubts that have made the people OF
Oklahoma fear him.
Ii the democratic party will pursue sane course
the future OF the party is not jeopardzed'
II leaders do not pursue a course that demands an
exclamation and defense OF these rumored charges
the interests OF he people and good government
mus, BE- kept paramount.
A lot OF married women who read about the coal