Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-25
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successfully we must be real men and
not permit ourselves to read through
darkoncd glasses, or be guided in our
conclusions b ymcre whims or pas
passions.
Now with reference to this consii.
tuition, as have heretofore said in
public in Tulsa, shall favor = liberal
constitution, one drawn upoE lines
tht will be sufficiently broad to enable
the Legislature to deal with all these
complex and complicated subj one
that will permit the legislature to
go to its fullest extent in experiment.
ing, if you please with these matters
in a nattempt to reach solution that
will be satisfactory, if not to all at
least, to majority of the people, and
| have no doubt, many changes will
have to be made from time to time.
| am in favor o fgiylng to the leg
legislature full authority to regulate
and control all corporations, with full
power to prevent all unlawful trusts
and combintons, giving it the right
to regulate all forms of trade, com
merce and transportation within this
state, including pipe lines for the
transportation of oil and gas.
min favor of a provision in the
constitution that will prohibit the
granting of an exclusive or perpetual
right or franchise, of provision in
the constitution that will furnish pro-
lection to the life, labor and property
of every citizen, of n provision in the
constitution that will guarantee to
every citizen the full and equal right
of the exercise of the elective fran
chisc n dthat will prohibit for all time
the enactment of any law that wall
create any class distinctions between
any citizens rany qualification either
as to education, property rcolor, up
on the right of suffrage.
/ am in favor of providing in the
constitution Of this new state for the
protection of all the rights of the la
boring man, the mechanic, the farmer
and the business man. | am in favor
of provision in the constitution that
will provide for the equal taxation of
all property of every character
in this state. All the vari-
Gus interests of this new state must be
fully and carefully protected in on
Ter that Oklahoma may shine forth
IN all her beauty and becomes the
brightest star in the constellation of
states. We have a great territory Of
great natural resources and material
wealth upon which to build We have
m educated and refined citizenship,
rs good can be found in any State
in the Union. All these elements must
ne employed, encouraged, proiectei
and developed in order that Oklahoma
may speedily come to occupy that
proud position to which she aspire,
ni to which she is destined, In or
der that this may be accomplished
wise laws must be enacted, san,
md Sound constitution must bC
,dopted as the basis of these law,
md pledge to You my best efforts
{ elected, to secure such constitu
ton.
There are many other interesting
ubiects in connection with this con
'tltution which | would like to dis
cuss, but which | must defer to ;
more favorable season. It is growing
late and | will not longer trcss- pass
upon your time.
AT some more convenient scasOl
before the campaign sail have ended
! hope to discuss the proposition.
that | have not been able to consider
tonight more fully.
thanking you for you attention
and soliciting your suffrage ! an
yours for Republican success anC
good government