The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-08-02


consentlon wsll depend TIE character
oi the constitution t.pon tlls char
aeter 81 tile eonstlfution Will ospeud
largely tise character " tbe nea state.
T'hla, my fellow citizens IS sfflctiy .
business matter Let uk not forget
that we musl llse under that colstlsu.
tlon The safety Of building ile.
pends IigsG q All apo.. TIE chaaetsi
oi the foundation upon which it rests.
So Ia lha building of tie now stats
iel ~ las the foundation veil Ia
this happily we are assured ol succesa.
For tie demand Is widespread through.
out tlse state fpf men q unlmpeaeh'
abs character and good aclsa Strong
men. hard wofklnK men, who stand
SQUARE on bath Feet aud hasa not al
itehing palm. men wlio know The
needs ard rights q the common poo.
pie and will dare 70 stand upon that
knowleiee sitlloat fear q coercion
political or otherwise The peopis
must not forget. you hers must not
forget, that TREY may have exactly
what tiey want The power i Ia
their hands Choose none bat TIE
best men Daw 70 brush aside che
scfemlne professional politician. II
tho voters q this great state wlll fise
up and d. this in the spirit ot their
majesty ana power Tho constitution
Of Oklahoma will 20 forth through
tlis nation and down 10 history as tie
grsas&zs 81 all the states IN tho Amer.
lean Union. This Is = goal worth
striving for and tho great people Of
Oklahoma are equal % rs sure attain.
ment. Again ! repeat this i bust
nes matter aud should b. gone about
Ia a buslncssilke waf
The spirit ef optimism running
through the citizenship u the hew
state. with hopes high and the future
bright, should not blind Us 70 certain
dangers confronting ns aud always II
hand Political tosisn, threatening
the new state. must be affaigBed "a
tie eouft q TIE peoples Awakeaing
conscience 10 uot misandeslAud q
Ia this regard J believe 10 political
parties Political PARTIES are ussss
agy
Ex-Goysfnof fmuk Black once sid
'erha non partisan dwelis 10 a rss
plain. so man h any sphere uf llf'
ever attained llie heights - tr9nRaD
denf of loftiuess q sien het he wa
placed thefg bs q euuaFmed and sin
cegr pafiSan And ffai IS true. -
liicai parties ara neceNsarf and desifs
bic. fiut % political efganlEation. il
worthy viii permit anf penou unis.
lls fuiss to coerss the consciepee o
enslase the free flioaeht ol 5 sinEi,
true memueF 81 that ofgaalsation 10
q subscribing 70 al essentially aroag
fRetice. Compfomlse IN megllad 81
opinion viii always fem4ln shs raft q
wisdom Ia society Ike pufs com
promise oB pfiueipse never Thos'
vho demand TIE latter and those 81
yleid q that demand are alike 40
worthy the name q ths parts thsy 81
allale sitb. Nhsther nemoaaiic q
nepubllran TIE tpa great PARTIES
fortunately Ia Oklahoma. where ~
people ars wide asake. have takes
and viii maintain tits hlsh standard
1ne plea aad practice oi boil
must - special privileges 70 none
equal rights % al e
Ia TIE composite citizenship o
0slanoma. made un of the beat hoo,
fum al parts q the uatlon. tier
stands lonely plesafeslae. race
eons down from a face of kings -
efieiuAi native ovneg 81 llie Amer
eah continent. slaHiy ffom the 81
of Neu England westward tlssy lAf,
taken their wearg way. driven 70
against their viii again wandering o
thelf own lgee accord across IN
plAlns into anoesuplsd reeions. SET
( thing 10 villages o. lltfsnehing In ~
mogntainS today - AZ tie poee
that hsld ne nj sAoss them foF d
lhsss many generations liolas ~ Il
hand tie pflneiess kift of free AMER
can cililenslst ana tie fall free lA
loi Sov. truls stall lhls ace d
fed msn prove tiss metsie of tllel
eltisenship, Whatever ussiI politics
faiih. they uill be found rsglstsfln
81 the polls thslf vii, uus hundre
thousand free men. asklng only Z
ahlte mzn's chancs. Tie rsmofs
of restrictions from their lands II
nos b speedily accomplished
Thelf rights are nov assured q 81
oTaitlon
/ an delighted q b lefc with 20
tonight fon have been kind enoslg
70 invite ne to N.slits ance and agall
! have loug desired to come ha'
heard ard knovn uell Of tie progre
site spirit q thla eltg foaF adjaeel
coai hssls aFs veil known. Your art
sian wels are = superior blessing