The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-01
AS Others
See Ardmore
Comment From Other
Papers on the Recent
Developments in the
Vice Situation.

or i'll, Is antiquated advice that may
apply to movie actresses or men whose
living depends upon public patronage,
but 1t isn't the policy that a city de
sires to follow. Decent and law abld-
ing people fight shy Of a city that
has a name OF being seeped in ini-
guilty or being unhealthy from stand
point of crime.
The ]. A. Reed egg incident and the
Clara Hamon Smith affliction provid-
cd advertising in wholesale quantities
Tor Ardmore and about the time peo-
pie got tired OF defending the city
from those two echoes of the dead
past along came the Wilson incident.
II is Interesting to note the comment
Of various papers regarding this latest
red letter episode in the annals of
Ardmore history.
While some papers are inclined to
apprec ate the circumstances which led
men TO take the law into their owp
hands, others are cynical in the ex-
treme. The Hominy News. for in
stance. last week. opined that it had
been quiet week as there had been
no riots at Ardmore or Tulsa. while
vai ious other small papers have held
up their hands in holy horror OF the
city because OF the recent affair.
WPerhaps tho most deadly criticism
r'ade Of Ardrnore came from the
Wichita Falls Times. According to the
Tires:
Say It with flowers" Is the slogan
20 q H.,
hearted. Say 1t with the gun" has
been the slogan OF Ardmorc for third
Of century. This is no reflection on
the peace.loving people OF Ardmore II
is no reflection on the law..oving
people Of Ardmore. Say It with the
gun Is more than a habit with Ard.
more. It ls an established custom OF
institution. Men have been Saying IL
with the gun ever since the old IN.
dian territory days. They have been
Saying lit with the gun" since The
passing Of the old Indian Territory
days. There are professional gunmon
at Ardmore who are good fellows
)They are known rs good fellows
wherever they circulate. They are
gunpackers and they never carry a
gun for ornamental purposes. They
use the gun on the slightest provoca.
ton. Buck Garrett is the boss of
Ardnore and Carter county. That is.
Buck Garrett is the political boss He
is all powerful. He has a magnificent
machine. He has many lieutenants
He has many followers. Governor
Robertson has sent Acknowledgement
Prince Freeing TO Ardmore with in
structions to make sweeping and
searching investigation Of the recent
Killing. According 10 4 citizen Of Ard.
~more who politely ana quietly turned
state's evidence, he was invited to join
4 party Of law-abiding citizens who
ND resolved 10 make another citizen
"como through" They did not go
thero TO arrest him, They went there
to make him "come through" Before
he was arrested ne Game through"
with q rifle; before he was slain by
the coming through" party he had
slain one or two members Of the squad
of law-abiding citizens. 1t appears
that one Of the come through" cham.
pions or the law was n policeman. OF
course he had gone far from his beat.
far from the boundaries OF his city and
but In this age of spectacular play and
snidnight meanderings even policemen
'pre accused OF doing queer things.
tPolitlcal Boss Buck Garrett stands pat.
''hll his lleutenants stand pat. All his
Followers stand pat. Governor Robert.
son is on the road. Prince Freezing is
on the road. What Ardmore needs is
few hangings. What Ardmorc needs
is a few funerals Of the high.spirited
fraternity "who say II with the gun"
What all gunmen need, professional or
amateur Is to be taught drastic les.
son by those who stand for law and
order and the protection Of life and
property. In this common wealth of
ours all men and women have the bal.
lot and the ballot is the thing. Place
in office men who are fearless, men
who are honest. men who love the
law and stand for its majesty and
those who Say It with the gun" would
sneak away like whipped spaniels flee.
ing from the wrath Of their master
Government is as strong as the people
who make II; government is as veal,
"a tho people who make it. If the
community spirit is for law and
order and for the protection Of life
and property, then the exponents OF
that civilization who SAY it with th.
sun" are never In evidence.
Tulsa Chirps In
The Tulsa World tokes q differ.
ont view OF the oituation here. per.
haps because It has had some o,
she same brnnd OF trouble.
~ Political agents and not the clti
2ens are responsible for what tran
spired at Wilson ana what came
near transpiring at Tulsa on Monday
II is folly of the worst kind for po.
iitical agents TO attribute such DEM
SDstntions to the radicalism of the
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