The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-10-23
THE DEMAND
Of hebrews
WANT NOTHING ININICAL TO
THEIR RELIGION
p- '.. Been Drafted fer Pro
...." .5 Che Oklahoma Con.
..f..ar3' Convention hr+rJ
so. Their R.gft-.

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U.Hln .5 d.. drafted nr rrosauta.
..a t1 the Oklahoma constitutional
convention has been prepared by lie.
brew citizens of the new state. who
pray that mo- provisions may De IN.
serted loo the constitution which
might bo considered as inimical 20
their religion Tho movement is head.
cd hy J Y. Miller. a s'enographer in
tho employ Of the Dawes commission
al Muskogeo. who is a Russian Jew.
and a native n Russian Poland AMI
is being taken up by the Jewish resi-.
dents OF AN the larger cities OF the
new state Petitions along the same
general line as the one drafted by
Mr. Miller will boz circulated among
the Jews an over the state. The pcti
tion now In circulation reads as fol-
lows.
To the members of th. convention
assembled 20 formulate 70 constitution
Tor the state OF Oklahoma We. the
undersigned Hebrew citizens. of the
United States residing within the
bouudauo OF Ia. proposed state OF
Oklahoma and l.a' voter hereof, Ic
.poctlulIy petition .o.r honorable
body and d1 u.r.U. ou.e. 600. solemn
protest aga.us. tuc Introduction in
the constitution about FOO h. ad,ptod
boy you. ur lu Jh. preamble thereof
or in the ordnance pertaining there.
TO-. or n any articles %. provisions
that may bee separately referred a.
tho people of said state of oklahoma
To be voted upon. of matter objcc.
iionablc 90 any religious sect or de-.
nomination whatever
"Wo invite your attention to soc.
ton g OF Tho enabling act of congress
authorizing the people Of Oklahoma
aud Of the Indian Territory to form
a constitution which said section pro.
yilcs among other things, that the
constitution TOR said state shall MT
be- rcpuguaut 10 ,hc constitution Of
rhy United states.
Thc guarantee by the constitution
Of the United States of the elective
franchise. granted to all American
citizens. regardless of race or creed,
is further acccutuatcd for the benefit
of the voters OF the new state Of
Oklahoma by section ,, hcrcinabovc
mentioned. We. therefore, maintain
that an acknowledgment Of Christ
as deity or the Acknowledgement OF
Him as a deity by any Of the various
appC llations of Him, is without au-
thority of law. wholly Illegal, and re
pugnant to the constitution of the
United States and the enabling act
aforesaid. In which said constitution
and act the constitution of the new
state is TO bo based. because such
acknowledgment would deprive all
followers Of tic ancient Hebrew faith
from voting In their favor when said
constitution. ordinances and article 7
or PROVISIONS. above set out, are sub.
mitted 10 the people of the state Of
Oklahoma for action and approval
We hereby declare and assert the .
fact to be that in the presenting OF
this petition we arc not actuated by
animosity toward the Christian rcll-
sion or toward IFS aihcrcnts. for
there is none, We aro merely asking
for tnat which is our right To- particl
pate In the blessings accorded free
people, who are ON the eve of adding
another unit 20 the glorious rou Of
American states
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