The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-30
EDI ITORIAL
LEST WE FORGET

People OF Carter county, the great.
est privilege and the greatest duty thai
doyOlves upon citizen Is before you.
On Tuesday you are given the 0ppor-
tunity of Democracy--that of govern.
ing yourselves.
What kind of government we have
in state and county during the next
two years. largely depends upon your
self as an individual. The birihright Of
suffrage is such cherished one, yet
so lightly accepted sometimes, that we
make this last appeal to you in behalf
of you, your family, and the resi- OF us
and our families.
DasiCaly every man and woman wants
good government. Each one Of us de-
shes above al else protection for our
homes, prosperity for our communities
and government that is efficient and not
irhsOme.
Unless we do our full and abundant
duty Tuesday we cannot have these
things. Demagogues are abroad in the
land. Some have come with unieasablc
pictures Of happiness and easy govern.
ment. which were painted In false col.
0rs. Others have used only poison. the
poison OF prejudice and scandal. In
stead Of running upon their own merits
they have based their whole campaign
10 ~ OIL
Let's have none of them.
Less than year ago Carter county
was racl,ed and rocked By disaffcciion
and terror. Blood was spilled, lives
were ruined, homes were blighied. The
people turned thumbs down on the
whole 0i it-and conditions changed.
The Ardmoreite does not say that any
one man or any group Of men were re-.
spOnsible for those conditions. A rccl,.
less minority had been Ia power and
had brought them about, not 80 much
u minority OF officials, as n minority oi
citizens.
During the last six months condi
iions have been vastly improved. why
not carry 0n2
The ArdmOrciic has not attempted ii
dictate 10 you as citizens ~ to whom you
shall vote for. Not only would such a
course be prcsumptuous, but Il would
be- an insult to Your Intelligence. We
have our choice, based upon our
very best Judgment. Your Judgment
may be Just as good ~ ours.
To-day. this last appeal In not directed
So much toward any candidates, as II
Is 10 the individual that he will remem
her what this election viii mean TO him
aud his home--and will be- guided ac'
cOrdingly.
Don't give man "A vote because hc
belongs To your church, your lodge,
your nciglbOrhood. your union, your
anything else unless he measures up to
the high standards of honesty aud ~.
ficicncy. The fact that man belongs
iO good organization N In his favor,
hui II only one Of the many attributes
necessary.
The Ardmorclie believes II II the duty
oi u citizen TO vote against his hest
friend II that hest friend N not fitted
for the office he aspircs to. We believe
II II the duty 0f every citizen 10 east
his ballot upon only one broad premise
and that IL the premise Of official and
moral integrity.
In the executive offices We need eff
cicnt men. In the administrative offices
We need and must have men who are
IN full sympathy with law enforce.
i t.tl A. ~ l..l. A..
fundamentally honest OF they won't
measure up.
And 80 Il IN up to you and me. It's
our opportunity TO do for ourselves
Nobody else can. We don't want any
body else 10. Our consciences should
be- our only dlctHtcrs.
Let's roll 'cm up right Tuesday.