The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-04

come 10 the conclusion that It Is
the logic and not the length Of the
circular that Mr.. Furman was
afraid Of. hence he did not quote
from it.
IL is a custom with some lawyers
when the evidence and the law of
the case is against them and the
logic of the opposing council is
unanswerable to resort to vituper-
alton aud abuse.
Mr.. Furman has indulged in this |
custom to an extent that would |
cause the crossroads orator to hang !
his head in shame. He says:
Upon what meat doth this, our
Caesar, feed that he has grown 50
great % Upon what meat doth
this, our Furman, feed that be has
grown so great that an agent can
not write to his principal and tell
him what effect certain legislation
will have upon the joint business
without first obtaining the permis-
sion of Mr.. Furman
Mr.. Furman says: 1t was or
ganized solely for the purpose Of
making money for its promoters
by taking advantage of and sup
plying public want. f" We all
do that. Farmers, merchants,
mechanics, lawyers and doctors
and even laborers make money the
very same way.
In the language of Webb Flani-
gan: what are we here for -
Such a corporation is incapable
of having a generous impulse.
It is as exacting as death aud as
cold and nnsympathetic as the
grave" How did he find out all
that 1t smacks very much of
the speech of a lawyer for the
plaintiff in a railroad damage suit.
Mr.. Furman mny have revamped
one of his old speeches on this oc-
casiou. II spells 100000.
Who are the money lenders of
the world Not the rich, as is
supposed by some, but the COM
mon people. We put by our little
mites year ny year. we place it in
the hands of life insurance com
panies and fire insurance compan-
les, they loan it out for us, taking
therefor good and safe security SO
that it will surely be refunded to
us in ease of accident. Millions
and millions of people OF moderate
means have their funds thus in
vested. a large portion of the
. laboring people Of the country
, have their funds invested in saw
ings banks. who in turn loan it
, out to people of capital who can
give good security. Any legisla-
tion that has tendency To effect
, the value of money and securities
I l. likely to bring millions and mil
! lions of honest. industrious and
economical people TO penury and
want and deprive them of the in
P dustry economy and savings of a
lifetime.
Who constitute the corporations!
They are not soulless as some pso-
pie would suppose. Our building
and loan associations are largely
t made up poor aud industrious
people. They take stock in these
. companies hoping thus to lay by
something for a rainy day.
Millions OF laboring men and
women save their earnings and in
] vest it by buying stock in differ
ent corporations. We are all one.
! capital and labor, the poor and the
rich, and the middle class eonSti-
tue one people. Legislation that
; affects one affects all. To plunge
the heated body into cold water or
to change il suddenly from cold
, to a heated room is likely to pro-
duce serious results. To change
suddenly from one financial stan
dard to another is calculated Ia
have the same effect upon the
D financial BODY. There Is no telling
what NAV be the extent of the dis
/ aster.
Mr.. Furman says: If every