The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-09
THE ISSUES MADE

Mayor J. \. w dlon s'd'el'ien'
to the peoples as published first IN
the Ardmoreite yesterday afternoon
finally settles the issues of The cam
paign between the Democrats and
the Republicans this year. His un-
wavering stand for the Shawnee
platform and what it represents
leaves no room for doubt as to
what he intends to do ii elected,
and leaves no room for doubt as
to his own sentiments.
In the Democratic nominees
strong loyalty for and to those who
elevated him to his present position
there is much courage and an indi'
cation of real strength. The Ard
moreite admires him for this.
And the Ardmoreite is thorough
ly in accord with his pronounce
ments for the masses as against the
classes. Whether we will it or not,
present day exigencies and econo-
mic conditions make for class ware
fare and man cannot longer
straddle the fence. He must either
be for the one or the other. He
cannot serve two masters, and lit
orally these two elements are mast
ers OF our fortunes and OUT
economic destinies at this time.
1t is a great pity that the world
old struggle for class supremacy
must be reacted in America, land
not yet out of its swaddling clothes
and yet the continued encroach-
ments OF accumulated wealth and
the vigorous fight made by organic
ed labor on the defense are very
present facts to be reckoned with
not theories to be talked about.
And. as we said in the beginning,
the Ardmoreite is thoroughly in
accord with Mr.. Walton in his de-
termination to stay by the people.
That rings TRULY Democratic.
But Mr.. Walton goes further
than that. In accepting the Shaw
nee platform hook, sinker and all,
he is trying to right an evil with
an evil, as we see il. Mr.. Walton
says the Shawnee platform is not
Socialistic and warns the people
not to beguiled into believing it is,
That's clever all right but not sup
ported by the actual logic in the
case.
Mr.. Walton is in the position of
the man who holds up spade and
tells us that it is not black.
In an address before the people
OF Pittsburg county in 1920 Sey-
mour Stedman, candidate Tor vice
president on the Socialist ticket ad-
vocated two reforms. They were
naturalization OF banks and social
zation of industries. The Shaw
nee platform advocates stat,
bank and socialzation OF mum
Der of public utilities,
II appears rather strange to tn
.Ardmoreite that lifelong Demo
Gratis could so suddenly revers
their whole basis OF party principle
on so short a notice as they hay
this year in adopting the Shawne
platform. 1t does appear to us tha
It's anything TO win an election
Mr.. Walton, in his statement de
clares that Thomas Jefferson organ
ized the great masses OF commo
people under the slogan OF "equ;
rights to all, special privileges t
none" and then tells us that tn
Shawnee platform is in i.t, Jei
iersonian democracy. We cannc
reconcile them TO save our lives,
Perhaps this paper is old fashion
ed in it's beliefs and has lost trac
OF the tenets OF simon pure demo
cracy. Certainly we shall not ris
up and attempt to dictate to th
whole Democratic party in Okla
homa. If the Democrats in cor
ven,ion in Oklahoma City on AUG
ust Is accept Mr.. Walton's plat
form then who are we to gainsa
il,