Harlow's Weekly (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1917 Page: 12 of 16
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12
HARLOW’S W EE KL X
There are a good many men who have practically
announced for governor, and there will, no doubt, he
several more enter the race. There are also among
them, and will be* among them, men who are of the
very best material in the state for any office, but it
is our opinion that Judge J. B. A. Robertson is the
most logical candidate for the democratic nomination
and election. He has not only earned the respect and
the good will of the party that he has so long upheld
in every campaign battle that confronts bis party, but
his fairness and his broad-mindedness had gained for
him the highest respect of some of the best of the
men in all other parties in the state. We believe that
Judge Robertson has the ability, the integrity, the
honesty and the character to make a governor of this
great state of which her people might well be proud.
He is a man that would take a high place in the coun-
cils of governors composed of all the states, it is true
that this paper did not support Judge Robertson in
his campaign for this office in 1914, but we were
honest in the matter, and no oue knows better than
Judge Rol»ertson that we did not •‘beat around the
bush” about it. There will be men in the race for
governor that would do honor to the position, but let
us state again that we believe that Judge J. B. A.
Robertson should have the place.
The Pauls Valley Free Lance is also of the opinion
that Judge Robertson is a leader,.expressing itself thus:
If the campaign for governor ceased tonight and
the election held tomorrow, J. B. A. Robertson would
be elected by the greatest majority ever given a can-
didate. Robertson has been before the public a num-
ber of years and instead of growing stale, as is gen
erally the rule, he seems to have the faculty of not
only holding his old friends, but acquiring a number
of new ones. This combination is hard to beat.
Gore Comment.
The Gore situation has not changed much during the
week. The big event in newspaperdom for the week was
the editorial from the Guthrie Leader, published by Ixjslie
G. Niblack, who has been allied with the senator since the
latter was inducted into office. The Leader captions its
article, “The Passing of Gore." It reads as follows:
The man who oilers protest to this war is a hin-
drance. He is a slacker, lie will not be tolerated.
There are numbers of slackers in Oklahoma, who take
their cue from Senator T. P. Gore. Senator Gore is
misrepresenting Oklahoma in Washington. He is a
disappoinment to his constituents. His election and
his course in the senate gave the new state a great
deal of wholesome advertising in its first years as the
forty sixth star. He was a force in the senate for
progress. An eloquent and able man who had tri-
umphed over heavy handicaps, the Oklahoman wore
his toga with dignity. His popularity became nation-
wide. Then he waned. Gore is now of the past. He
is out of tune with progress. What has happened to
him? In recent sessions he has been lined up with the
pull-backs. His former progressiveness has given way
to something more than balkiness, he has turned around
in the traces and is pushing back instead of pulling
forward. Oklahoma will have to unhitch him by votes
unless he signs at the request of his state chairman
and many other democrats.
Senator Gore has bea-xl the voice of Oklahoma - in
recent days. That voice demands that he stand by the
president or stand aside. There is no room in our
national legislature for a man whose presence helps to
tangle up the harness and holds the wheels hack. This
is true at any time, and in w’ar time—and in this war -
it is more than doubly true. The United States is go’ng
to stay 'in this war until it wins. Any man whu
hinders our war policies helps the enemy. Thomas P.
Gore la doing just that.
The Purcell Register admits that he was among, the
first in the state to suggest that Senator Gore be a candi-
date for senator, but believes the acts of the senator justi-
fies his taking a decided position on the other side, 'rhe
Register says:
Senator Thomas Pryor Gore has seen tit several
times in the past to remark that the editor of the
Register was the first to suggest him to the position
he now holds. We may be guilty, for we confess that
in the old days, when we were fighting so hard for
single statehood, Air. Gore, v.ao was one of the ablest
champions of that brand of statehood to be found in
this country, did look good to us. We supported him
with what little ability we had in his first campaign,
and also stood by him loyally in ids last campaign,
when we thought political enemies were framing up
against him. But we cannot follow him into the Ger-
man camp. Our admiration for him does not oliud us
to the fact that he is a traitor to bis country just as
much so as are the misguided illiterates who, follow
ing his lead, have lauded in jail in this country. We
are at war with Germany—a righteous w’ar, based on
proper grounds, and every true American citizen is on
the side of the president, save a few' who hold them-
selves wiser, better than he, and persist In throwing
every possible obstacle in his way. Gore mast get
right before we can stand with him . gain.
The Pauls Valley Free Lance shoots from behind at
those who are attacking Senator Gore, thus:
And while we are supposing, suppose Gore, Varde-
man and I>a Follette had been trying to keep taxes
away from the war profiteers, instead of trying to
make them pay their just share of the burden, wouldn’t
there have been a howl and petitions and things from
the proletariat? But then Big Busienss must be pro-
tected, and millionaire Whitesiders have their Sen-
ator Owenses.
The Free Lance is also of opinion that Walter Fergu-
son and Ferdinand Everett Purcell are not democrats who
will add to party fervor in the following:
YOUNG
LADIES
This is the time for you to get ready for a
splendid position. So many young men have enlisted
in the army and many more will be required to go
in September at the time of the conscription, conse-
quently, the business men are compelled to depend
upon the ladies to do the work. There is a splendid
position waiting for you just as soon as you are
capable of taking it. Just a few months of training
in our school will put you in that position. Write
for particulars and catalog.
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
We have a special summer course for teachers
which will fit you for teaching business studies in
High Schools and State Schools. These positions
pay more money than public school training, and if
you graduate from our school you will be given a
State Certificate from the Board of Education en-
titling you to teach in any school in the state. Write
for particulars.
Hill’s Business College
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
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Harlow, Victor E. Harlow's Weekly (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1917, newspaper, September 26, 1917; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1600849/m1/12/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.