The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-31
REPUBLICAN TRICK

II has Just come to light that on
Of the members of the Indian Ter
ritory Districting Board had made
arrangements with citizens in the
Indian Territory who were interest
ed in location country seats to place
them in certain districts known tC
be democratic under condition that
they would run a republican for
delegate to the Constitutional Con
vention on a citizens ticket. This
came out in the nomination Of a
citizen republican in the CONNER
cial Club at Wynnewood, where
it's alleged that certain Democrats
had entered into the scheme to nom-
mate and support a republican for
delegate. Ii has been so arranged
in other districts that are normally
democratic, and if this condition
prevails Democracy is likely to
loose several delegates in the Con
stitutionaI Convention through the
trades that have been made by the
districtiug board.
Greater than the interests of any
individual greater than the in
terests of any locality-are the
interests Of the people Of Oklahoma
If the republican party controls the
Constitutional Convention it means
that a Constitution for this state
will be written by the railroads,
trusts and corporations. The re.
publican Party today is owned and
controlled by corporate interests.
It's leaders in Oklahoma are CON-
posed of such men as Dennis Flynn,
attorney for the Frisco Railway
Henry Asp, General Solicitor for
the Sante Fe-Tom Ferguson, who |
owes all that he is and all that he
has TO Dennis Flynn and Dennis
Flynn's support. Bird Mcclure,
who is known to be corporation
server, and so on through the whole
list could be named the men who
are acting or have acted for cor.
poration interests. Well may the
people ask, where do we come
inn. No man can serve two mas
ters" was spoken by one 1000
years ago, and all of the expert
ence Of time since then has proven
The truth Of that m AKIN. The rail
roads Of the new state have had
the people at their mercy for years.
They are not voluntarily going to
give up the world which they and
their men are representing. The
railroads and corporation leadersin
the republican party can not serve
heir corporations and the interests
IF the great body Of people at the
'ame time Their positions depend
IN their service to their employers.
The interests Of the people are only
secondary. Their is only one other
party TO which the people can turn
With the hope of being able to
write Constitution and that is
he party of the people that advoc-
Gates the interests Of the plain peo-
pie and demands as part OF the
the Initiative and Re.
erendum as a means of compelling
he corporate interests to bear their
ust proportion OF tae burdens OF
axation and to be regulated so
hat the people will be justly treated
~ them.
For these reasons, that are su-
perior to any that can be advanced
Tor supporting the republican party
u fe turn for local favors, every
oyal citizen regardless Of party
affiliations should stand by the
party that is against special priv
ileges and stands for the
broad principles of democracy
and pledges itself to write consti-
.uticn that will conserve the in
Ierests Of all the people and will
deny special privileges to corpora
lions to permit them to pray on
he great body of the laboring
Democratic people Press Bureau.