Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 10, 1921 Page: 4 of 18
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business Office S Advert lying Dent i
Sunday April 10 1921.
LET LEGISLATORS DO THEIR DUTY
Reproduced below is an editorial from Sat-
urday's issue of the Daily Oklahoman dealing
with the unfortunate political situation now
existing in Oklahoma an unfortunate situa
tion brought about through the connivance
of alleged leaders of the Republican party
with alleged representatives of the "common
people." j
It will be noted that the Oklahoman favors!
the initiative and referendum as a means
providing i'or the state's finances for the
ensuant two-years' period.
While in most matters The Ardmoreite may
be prone to agree with its esteemed contem-
porary the Oklahoman in editorial analysis
and solution of many problems of paramount
interest to the citizens of this state in this
matter we feel that we must take issue with
the talented writer upon the state's leading
daily newspaper.
In doing this we are actuated by motives
which have the welfare of the general public
as the basis upon which they are builded. .
While the editorial writer on the Oklahoman
is undeniably right when he affirms that the
"last word of governmental affairs does not
rest with politicians but with the people" and
while he is also equally and irrefutably right
when he says "the responsibility of the dis-
graceful situation rests squarely upon the
shoulders of the Republican members of the
house" at the same time there cannot be found
an existing emergency which demands that
the voice of the people in a referendum vote
shall say whether or not the expenses of the
state's government shall be properly financed.
The members of the Oklahoma house of
representatives Republicans as well as Demo-
crats were elected to represent the people
of this great commonwealth. They were elected
to serve not as moral scavengers and political I
scandal mongers but as "solons" who worthy!
the name would vote for measures calculated j
to protect the interests of all the people
Democrats as well as Republicans women and j
men alike. They were elected to serve the peo-
pie knowing in rendering this service no polit -
ical lines or distinctions. They were elected to
conserve the welfare of all the people through
the conservation of the welfare of the admin-
istration. They were elected to provide a means
for financing the government for the next
biennial period. They were elected to expose
corruption in office but not to become them-
selves corruptionists in professing to find mal-
feasance and dishonesty where none existed.
The members of the Oklahoma house of
representatives owe a debt to the people of
Oklahoma they owe a duty to their constitu-
ency a debt and a duty which the members
of the majority have dodged and evaded in the
most disgraceful and infamous manner a debt
and a duty which they should be made to pay.
The rank and file of Oklahoma's citizenry
have a right to expect and a right to demand
of the members of the majority of the Okla-
homa house that they pay this debt and dis-
charge this duty. This right can never be
enforced by checking the matter of .providing
for the state's revenues to the initiative
through carrying the mailer to the people after
the house has so disgracefully fallen down
upon its duty.
To carry the matter to the people (even
though we recognize the fact that the voice
Vw rtarvrtl.i id flio wlincomo 1iv linil.il Iku tiv.
latin .irr-nmstanee nnd surrmmdintr condi
tions would be while not exactly compounding
a felon v condoning an offense condoning an
offense committed against the peace and dig-
nity of the state of Oklahoma an offense com-
mitted against the best interests of the citi-
zenry of Oklahoma.
A wagon cannot run without .grease a
machine cannot operate without oil. a horse
cannot pull the load or carry the burden un-
less supplied with the fuel which nature de-
mands. The government of Oklahoma fol-
lowing the shameful unbecoming dishonorable
and dishonest action of the house of represen-
tatives' majority in adjourning without having
made proper provision for caring for the dif-
ferent state departments during the next two-
year's period finds itself an old and rundown
wagon without grease a decrepit and battered
piece of machinery unprovided with lubri-
cants n jaded spavii.id. windbruken horse hhut
up in a stall without a feed of oats a bale of
hay or an ear of corn yet expected to carry
the load of the government to thresh out the
affairs of daily routine to draw tonnage of
expense.
i This being true it becomes as we see it
the duty of Governor Robertson to call the
1 legislature together in extraordinary session
j netting forth in the official call and specifying
' therein the particular and specific matters left
i undone which law and equity and common
sense and common decency demand shall be
j done.
! It becomes as we see it the duty of Gov-
l ernor. Robertson (a duty he owes to his con-
jstituency) to call the legislature in "special"
session a session wherein the members of both
I houses shall be forced to cease playing dis
honest and disreputable and infamously dis-
graceful petty politics long enough to dis-
charge the duty they owe the state long enough
to pay the debt they owe the misguided con-
stituency whose votes vested them with powers
beyond their ability to perform and clothed
them with vestments which they have proven
themselves unworthy to wear.
As we see the matter still further Gov-
ernor Robertson owes it to himself as a per-
sonal duty to call the extraordinary session.
He owes it to himself because the tongue of
.calumny is already wagging with the asser-
tions that he fears for his own political safety
to reassemble the bolshevistic house majority.
He owes it to himself because while elected by
the Democratic voters of Oklahoma he is the
chief executive of all the people of Oklahoma
irrespective of political beliefs and as such is
the proper officer to demand the faithful com-
pliance with their oaths as subordinate officers
of the state government of each and every
i u f tv nnnma loiriulntiirp tinusp and
SPn'ate Republican and Democrat; man and
woman individually collectively jointly and
severally.
is not for us at this time to enter into
ofii0fan reintivp in thp sins of the house maior
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ity. It is not for us at this time to can me
attention of the people of Oklahoma to the
fact that the disgraceful and parsimonious pro-
fessed economy of the majority members de-
feated the soldier hospital measure and said
by this infamous action that the boys who
lost their health in the trenches along the
western front could die like rats in a cage for
want of attention and humanity's care. It is
not for us to point out at the present moment
that inefliciency and incompetency held sway
supreme in the lower branch of the Okla-
homa legislature. It is not for us at
this writing to repeat that which you
already know "the story of how petty
politics and a desire to besmirch and throw
mud upon all things appertaining to Okla-
homa's Democracy took precedence over duty
to state and people. It is not far us to point
out in this article the single and collective
perfidies of the house majority nor is the pres-
ent the time to discuss the relative merits of
the two branches of the eighth general assem-
bly. But it is the time as we see it to call at-
tention to the fact that every second of every
hour is the psychological moment for the peo-
ple of a state to demand honesty- of purpose
integrity of action and a faithfulness to public
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weal in the discharge of duty not alone from
every citizen but from every sworn officer of
the state. And the members of the house of
representatives are sworn oflicers of the state
0f Oklahoma. '
The members of the house majority devoted
almost one hundred days of the regular session
to shouting as did the Pharisees of old from
the housetops telling in stentorian tones of
their own righteousness while pointing the
finger of scorn at this that ' and the other
departmental head of the Democratic state
government and mouthing declaimings of the
"I-thank-God-I-am-holier-than-thou" kind yet
ended the session of the most flagrant donothing-
ism in a carnival of political hate and de-
bauchery which declared the state of Okla
homa in the same column with the dishonor-
able bankrupt.
Such being the undisputed and uncontra-
vertible fact the Governor should in our
opinion reassemble fhe legislature and put it
up to each individual member to do his duty.
And the people of Oklahoma should the
members thus reassembled again fail them
should have recourse to the recall thereby
showing these professional obstructionists that
in deed and in fact is the "voice of the people
the supreme law." George H. Wyatt.
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LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
Governor Robertson has appealed to the
men and women of Oklahoma for advice in!
regard to the disgraceful and menacing situ-
Ration brought about by the sudden adjourn
ni
ent ot the nouse 01 rcprescniaiives wunuui.ut th nmmi.r (r cotmiifrr. t. .
- 'making the appropriations necessary to oper
ate the state government the state schools
and other state institutions. ;
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Heading oetween Wte linus ll upiiruis. ini;
the governor wants to know if the people of
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me state win support mm in me u."e tn im.-
initiativc and referendum to let the voters of;
Oklahoma save the situation.
The only plan that can be considered be-
sides the initiative and referendum is to call
tho legislature back in special session to do
the things it failed to do in regular session.
Hut there is no assurance that the Hepublican
house majority which failed to function prop-
erly for the public welfare in the regular ses-
sion would do any better if called back for a
special meeting.
The recent regular session of the house of
representatives was marked bv a partisanship
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more bitter and more unreasoning than ever
before in the history of the state. Item after
'item was attacked and killed apparently for'
no other reason than that it originated among
Democrats. Matters vital to the welfare of
the entire state were pigeon-holed while the
Republicans spent-their time trying to assassi-
nate the character of various Democratic of-
ficials. An uninformed person might well
have concluded that the' republicans in the
house believed they were elected and paid
by the people to throw mud at the Democrats.
What did soldier relief bills matter when
the Republicans in the house were desperate
to create political capital! What did it mat-
ter that the schools the various other slate
institutions and the departments of the state
government could not operate without appro-
priations! What did it matter that while the
Republicans were spending their time mud-
slinging and assassinating characters they
were being paid by the people to get vital
business done! The slogan seemed to be:
create political capital at any cost.
And what a cost it has been and wjll be
to the state!
The responsibility for the disgraceful sit-
uation rests squarely upon the shoulders of
the Republican members of the house. They
cannot excuse themselves by saying they
obeyed the orders of their party leaders. Thej
were sworn to do theif duty. Did they do it?
The senate and the governor pleaded with
the Republican representatives to return to
the capitol arid complete unfinished business.
The senate remained in session several days
after the house adjourned hoping that the
Republicans in the house would regain their
senses; Appeals were unavailing. Even pleas
based on patriotic grounds did not move the
recalcitrant legislators.
Since these men failed to do their duty
when in regular session since they refused to
return to their unfinished business even when
they were shown the disaster they were
bringing on the state it would be absurd to
call them back in speciaj session. It would
be foolish to spend more of the people's
TheAdmoreitc's
HOME FORUM
Trover 5th Chapter 1st to Ifllh
Verse
My son attend unto my wisdom and
bow thine ear to my understanding.
That thou mayest regard discretion
and that thy lips may keep knowl-
edge. Kor the lips nf a strange woman
drop a h an honeycomb and her mouth
is smoother than oil.
But her end is bitter as wormwood
sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feat go down to death her
steps take hold on hell.
lest thou shouldest ponder the path
HOB IM.Krt.S0LL ON WAT Kit
(PubllKhod by Request)
Having .print)) Bob Intfersoll's tri-
bute to "Whitiky" and .his friend'- rv
ply wp mtiy u wpII let you have Bob
Jliijcy's tribute to water. Colonel "Hob"
was ut the annual meeting nf the Bar
Assoelatlon of North Arkiui?u8 and Rome
of his friends thought it would lo a
merry Jcnt to propose that he respond
to the toast "Water." But the Colonel
wa equal to the oeenxlon. He naid:
"Mr. Toaotmaater. Ladles and Uentle-
mun: You have akel me to rewpond
to the toast 'Water.' the purest and
beat of all the thinps that flort created.
I want to uay to you that I have seen
it ffllsten In tiny tear lrop on the
sleeping lids of infancy; I have seen it
tileklo down tho blushing eheeks of
youth and no in rusliinR torrent
down the wrinkled chi rks of ago; f have
ween it in the tiny dewdrops on the
blades of crass and leaves of tree
flashing like polished diamonds when
the morning un burst In resplendent
Blory ver the eastern hills. I have seen
it trickle down the mountain side in
tiny rivuleta with tho music of liquid
silver shining on bods of polished dia-
monds 1 have seen it in rushing rivers
rippling over pebbly bottoms. purliiiK
about Jutting stones roaring over pre.
eipitous falls in Its nind rush to Join
the mighty 'Father of Waters' I have
seen It po in slow and majestio sweeps
to Join the ocean anJ I have seen It
in the mighty ocean ( on whose broad
Imjsoiii float the battle fleets of all na-
tions and a mmercp of the world bul
ladies and gentlemen I want to say to
you now that as u beverage It is a
d failure."
Important Meetings
Scheduled For Week
Monday
Forum Meeting: The Monday Kor-
um meeting will be held at the iiim.ii
hour at the Chamber of Commerce
when the newly electeU city officials
will be special guests. Luncheon prom-
ptly 12:10 o'cliH-k. Meeting; to close
at 1:10 o'clock.
t'ivie League: U. gular semi-monthly
meeting of the Civic League will be
r
held Monday afternoon at S:SU o'clock I
ut the Ctiamlx-r of Commerce. All!
members urged to tie In attendance.
IMphlun Ompler: A meeting of Hie 1
tvlphian Chapter will be held at 3::IU '
o'clock. Chamber of Commerce Mnn- '
day afternoon.
I. A. It.: The liHiigbters of the!
American Revolution will meet Mon-i
day afternoon at :i u'cIih k at the home
of Mrs. Harry Lee Ctockett. 3;'7 !
street southwest.
Second Ward League: The Civic
Li-ngtle of Second Wurd will mvt a'
the second wmd school buibims
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Orr iroMlhnt. Att'rlimcc rnnivnt ht
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(ampfirr tiiris: ('roups One and
Twn of 1"" ''"i'fire iiri will meet
Tuesday Hfiernonn In leml of the rciiti-
litr in it mi tiu f-iiiMsM.
. IIVi TrmrMl. at the flmmber of
commerc. linmp one wn meet a
3::in o'clnek i lioiii) Two at 4. .in.
Wednesday
Kolsry Club: The Ardmore notary
Cllll) Will meet at the noon hour W 'd
uesdav In regular seion at the Clmm- i
In r of Commerce. I.. S. hutiinli preM- I
dent. j
I erndrtle Itrtlew: The IVrndnle It-- I
Vw Club meets at 1:M o'clm l; Wed- j
iu-mIiiv afternoon at the honm of Mrs. j
V. V.. Watfon. I Ins Wret llinadvav.
Ttiiirxliiy
l.lnn Cllll : KrgtilHi' weekly nexMon
of the t.iom Club will be held Thurs-
day linoti at the Chamber of Commerce.
f. C. Ijinher preM'tit.
Scrniid Ward Mother' Club: ttimi-
"r ''btiiy ei.m of the 011 w.r.i
Mothers' Club will he held l hiirsdav
nernnnn m -he second wni sehnoi
'"i'ii"- M". ivux kih. piei.ient.
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money merely to give them another oppor-
tunity to try to make more political capital.
No doubt there are many men and women
regardless of party who believe the only
certain way to secui'e results with the present
legislature in power is to submit to the people
whatever appropriation bills are necessary to
carry on essential public work.
The last word in governmental affairs
does not rest with politicians but with the
people. Governor Robertson will be thor-
oughly justfied in calling a special election to
let the people decide the question at the polls.
Daily Oklahoman.
SUBMITTED WITHOUT ARGUMENT
In an interview with a reporter for The
Daily Ardmoreite James Harris of Wagoner
Republican national committeeman for Okla-
homa list! fifteen Oklahoma Republicans as
"possibilities" in the gubernatorial race next
year. Here is his list. Roy M. Johnson of
Ardmore Alva Niles of Tulsa Eugene Lorton
of Tulsa James C. Cullison of Enid James J.
McGraw of Ponca City Charles F. Runyon
of Muskogee and Victor Locke of Antlers.
Somebody must have mentioned Clara
Hamon at this point for the list isn't com-
pleted. In order that the public may not be
disappointed at the failure of The Ardmoreite
to list the ' other seven here they are of our
own choosing pass on 'em all and send in
your votes one at a time however and don't
jam: Mike Lynch of Stroud W. T. Clark of
Manchester Manuel Herrick of Squirrel Top
Bird McGuire of Tulsa and three others
running at large present whereabouts not
known.
Jim held two real aces among the eigr'
cards which he threw down. All he wanted
was to give somebody a chance to do a little
guessing. The Times will leave it to its read-
ers to decide which if any of its seven cards
are aces and which are two-spots. Okmulgee
Times.
of life her ways are moveable
that
thou canst not know them.
Hear me now therefore O ye child-
ren niid depart not from the words of
my mouth.
Remove thy way far from herund
come not nigh the door of her house.
Lest thou give thine lienor to others'
and thy years unto the cruel:
Lest strangers be filled with thy
wealth and thy labours be in the house
of a stranger.
Minneapolis. Four men were shot
and slightly wounded when two masked
and armed men held up four motoring
par ties on one of tho main boulevards.
One of the bandits was' shot and cap-
tured. l'x.iil Ardmoreite want ads.
MULKEY & JAMES
101 West Main Street
AKDMOKK OKI..V
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HATS
Worth up to
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Special
$19.50
Untrimmed
shapes all
kinds of
shapes and
colors
worth up
$12.50
$2.95
to
l
$19.50
Dress Special
Crisp new Foulards Taffetas Crepes and
Satins up to the minute styles most all
colors; sizes 14 to 4G. Some Dresses in this
assortment worth up to $45.00 and $50.00.
Special
$19.50
Fresh lot of new Hosiery Silk Underwear
Hand Mags Handkerchiefs Gloves and
Other Novelties.
PillliBf
nOWtalAtNf'V 2 AOQMOCC OKI "P
FILM SMILES
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to fanry fraedc
of th squats.
And there you an
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Crone are ths nlckleodeooa
other day where sleep waa ewe''
and the price within reach of alii
Photoplaying certainly work wo
dr. "The Shadow of Rosalia Bttms
when cast upon tho scrtan Wacom
Elain Hammerstein. i
If you are wildly Interested yo
will eoon see photoplayed what'
"In the Heart of a Fool." )
"Moonlight" ii the tltl of
new film. Ther it euro to h
"moonshine" in the "itilH." I.
"Skirt" and "Shame" art neii
film forthcoming from the garni
producing firm. " One of thrm it C
oathing girl picture.
A famouir editor onca remarket
that "one nlctnre 4 worth mil
Jloii words." '
Photoplay producers seem to takJ
him aer'ously ia the matter of sub-.
titles. .
Fiim Chat in Short Takes"
"Rest for the Weary " Is an Owan
Moors photoplay title that savors
of Spring fTr.
SLar will direct star when Ralph'
Inoe supervises Conway Teartt'a
next Selznlofe picture.
The Dollar a Year Man" may'
make up that difference In salary'
now that he has become a film.
"Ghosts of Yesterday" must not
bo expected to recall the spirits of
days before prohibition.
Wbn Griffith firms "Fault" It la
rumored John Barrymors may play
Mephlatophelea and Lillian Glfh
Marguerite.
GRAVES BROTHERS ;
MATTRESS FACTORY ;
Cut the high cost of sleeDing.
Let us renovate your old mattresse
ns we have the only cleaning
ress in town. Our prices reac
everyone
310 E. Main Phone 92
Dre
sses
25
Discount
COATS
Worth up to
$29.50
Special
$15.95
Special lot o.f
Trimmed and
Tailored Hats
worth up to
$12.50
for $4.95
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