The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-07

as I suppose all towns have; they have
no political faith, no convictions, no
consideration for enterprise or other
peoples interests, but 60 along day
by day and year in and year out, dis
pensing their venomous, slanderous
talk. At the outset Of my announce
ment they started their hammers on :
me, not dealing in facts or truths,
but manufacturing all manner Of
charges. fear no bad results from
the people who know me, but these
statements in the hands Of strangers
would be evidently misleading and
work an injury IN my interest as can
didate for the office to which ] aspire.
It has been charged that / bolted
the democratic ticket in our last city
election. This ! deny as we have
never at any time been divided on
party lines in any city election
It has also been charged that in
this campaign have allianced myself,
pledged my services if elected to rail
road interests, and that ! gave ban
quet to railroad employees that cost
me a fabulous sum. l have given no
banquets to any one or any organiza-
tion. have never been alliancea
with any railroad. .consider the
railroads the most evil and gigantic
monopolies in this great nation, and
particularly within the confines Of our
proposed state, and if nominated and
elected, shall devote my entire ener-
gy in protecting the people against
these and other kindred evils. 1t has
also been charged that certain citi-
zen of my town, who has deliberately
continuously and wantonly slung mud
at me since my announcement, has
been the recipient Of two notices,
therein making statements, which If
carried out, would jeopardize his lib
erty, and that ! either wrote them or
countenanced them. This ! deny as
an Infamous, damnable lie. Born and
raised in this frontier country among
such environments, / have never
threatened any man nor carried weap-
ons, nor do ever expect to.
/ Immediately after my announce
ment my home club endorsed me- Our
township committeeman, who is also
president Of our club, and participated
lin said endorsement, has from that
time on knocked on me and has stated
that he has written every township
committeeman in the county, denounc-
ling me. This he has done without
cause or reason unless it were to build
himself up politically and CONNER
cially at my expense. ! have not seen
lany Of these letters, nor do ! know
THAT he has written them. only know
THAT he has SO stated. Recently ht
has become involved in a matter be-
| fore the courts, and I have heard that
he and the amalgamated anarchists
have charged that was a party t.
the making Of charges against him.
This deny point blank and the courf
records will bear me out in it. Ant
! further, he knows that several day
before this matter was brought NJ
that he was warned to desist abusing
me, and If ne continued to do 50 h'
would be brought out as before state
i knew nothing Of his affairs and hat
nothing to DO with It.
am a democrat, not because m.
father. and forefathers on both side
of my family were, but because dem
ocracy as promulgated and enunciateG
by Jefferson and resurrected by oul
IHllustrious commoner, William Jen
nings Bryan, is the only true and cor
rect principle by which a people cal
secure fair and impartial government
/ am not fettered and hampered; nj
man nor faction has any strings Of
me, and if elected To represent Grad.
county in our first legislature | sha.
20 there with no ak to grind unles
flit were broad ak with which to hev
into line all trusts and monopIies, an
. put the people in power, and protec
them and their posterity therein.
! have treated my opponents in thi
campaign with absolute consideration
and fairness, and all other candidates
indistriminateIy; for this ! refer yo
to them.
/ thank my friends for their en-
couragement in this race, and if elect
ed no man will ever have cause to rs
gret having voted for me. ] was Dor
and raised in this territory, and if
! have ever wronged any man withou
! making reparation ! do not know i
= I have never betrayed a trust Of a
individual, and with Gods help wi
never betray my people in any q
pacity.
Respectfully,
ROBERT Nj. JOHNSON.