The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-20

purchase money or taxes on the nome
stead. or lien created by both hus-
band and wife for the betterment OF
or the improvement Of the home. TO
have good citizens they must feel tnat
they are secure In the possession OF
their homes. and that schools are pro.
vlded for their children. 1t may be
rare that the parent or guardian will
refuse to send a child or ward IN
school. but II there be such one in
any community the compulsory law
will reach him and the education Of
that child will remunerate good con.
science in making that law.
These are two important features
that directly affect the people. A man
is a fool, and II not that needs n
guardian. who will contend that the
railroads of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory have not run the former
and dominated the latter. In the Okla.
homa Territory. the Republicans have
had control Of the legislature and the
railroads have had their way. in the
Indian Territory there has been
nothing to stop the power OF their
grasp or lessen their clutch except
that which lies in the breast OF one
Of these magnates. and the man who
can find in the breast of the railroad
magnate voluntary desire to run
his railroad or to run II or manage
II In the interest Of anyone except
t-olf has discernment enough to hnd
a needle In haystackor ..... a,..
Railroad legislation Is absolutely
essential and law self-executing
should be placed in the constitution
50 unequiyocal in organic demand
and so certain that the legislature
can not swerve or vary from manage
ment or control OF roads. II II Is in the
organic law and not left to the leg.
islatures option It Is impossible to
evade the organic law and difficult to
change. but legislatures may vary and
may not represent the interests OF
the people. as they should.
II Is currently reported through the
papers OF this country and | but re-
peat what is said to the people at
large that railroad corporations will
do their utmost 10 elect oeiegates 10
the constitutional convention who will
continue their way In the new State
OF Oklahoma, and ~ will be inmate
rial to them whether the delegates
be Democrats or Republicans. Judg.
Ing from what Is said. they are after
representatives In that convention.
and as they are the ones backed and
ordered by the shrewd manlpulators-
and managers-they should be con
trolled by laws made by the people
and not by laws made by the repre-
sentatlyes OF corporate interests.
Your constitution should provide
for three commissioners. separate
coaches for white and black races
and there should be furnished for all
those who pay first class fare first
class accommodation. The commits.
sion should require that every rail-
road and every other public carrier
should provide Cor the safety OF It's
passengers. and the Inv should he so
framed that II death or injury occurs
the burden should be upon the man
agement OF the railroad or show that
the injury occurred from no fault OF
the management OF the road or their
employees. This is Just and right be
cause they alone know the condition
OF their roadbeds, cars and other safe
ty appliances where me travelling
public has no means OF knowing.
| believe there should be some limit
to corporations. said right to incor'
porate should be limited to those
corporations OF a public or quasi-pub'
lie nature however this may be. what
ever corporation Is done let IL De un'
der the general law. fsvo- the main
tenance OF public ONCE, To- the Goa
duct OF all business done in the state
of Oklahoma by foreign corporations
and II they come here to do business
they must give sufficient security and
sufficient indemnity 10 the state as
will insure good faith on their part
That all such corporations doing bust
ness In Oklahoma shall keep and
maintain a public Office in this state
subject at all times TO the inspection
by proper authorities. There is anoth
er matter | believe In all suits where
judgments are obtained either by the
state or individual against railroads
or other corporations and in order
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