The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-19

GREAT SPEECH
LAST NIGHT At THE OPERA
HOUSE ON PUBLIC ISSUES.
He OUTLINED HIS PLATFORM
On Affairs That Are Of Importance
70 the People Of This seetion-Re-
roovsl Of Restrictions and Inter.
state Commerce Commission.

state Commerce Commission.
Last night WAS Henry VI Furman's
night il ArImore and the crowd that
gathered az %. opera house was
more than repaid for going Henry
" Furmau Of Ada. /. r.. needs no
introduction 10 an Ardmore audience.
and neither does he need an intro
duction 20 any audience 10 the south
orn district Of the state OF Okaho-
ma For the past decade Henry VI
Furman has labored among the peo-
pie Of thi 'ction and in their be-
half a South Carolina bred and a
Texas raised Dcmocrlt his Democ-
racy cannot be- questioned. However.
10 ~ through the formality Of an
Introduction. and in the absence Of
city chairman II 81 brown. Judge
Pottcrf acted as chairman and in.
trOduccd the speaker TO his own
people
The speech was more in the ma
tIrc VI a lecture fun OF good advice
than political cratory r"plete with py-
rotcchuics as 90 why he could serve
the people better than anyone else.
The speaker took for his theme the
subject that the People were rcspon-
sihlc for the form of government un-
der which they have lived. and that
every citizen should guard bis sacred
right to vote"
During tho first part OF his speech
Judge Furman save an account Of him.
s.lf. why he had not been heard from
more stating that he had just return
I'd from Old oklahoma where he had
been among the people Il have no
press agents said the judge. but
have been busy and have just re
turned to the Indian Territory after
having made sixty speeches in Okla.
noma proper. Ardmore is my old
/ ! me. While I have not been herald.
/ e abroad by press agents / have
/ l,en at work among the people and
/ y hen the gravel train rolls in after
ft.r primary on May p you will Sc,
/ 7nry VI Furman in the foreground
You will see hrury NJ. Furman
/ With them to the end" The speaker
On nld story of how a theDlogic-
p' student who was TO conduct a
/ l.nell went to the house of the
d ceased to get some facts about the
d al man and approached the de
cDlscd's son. and when he asked 'he
/ boy what his fathers last words
were. the boy said: Pa had no last
word, ma was With him to the end Do
go ! am going TO be with you until
. tie end. 4"
From this the speaker launched
c"' into his speech proper we are
on the eve Of establishing state
n T. crnmout What kind Of govern.
o. mt do you wish? You win get Il
\ O. crumout not one whit better than
\ tie people make FOR themselves. It
the privilege of the private citi-
z,n. and a. Is The duty of the citizen.
tr privilege and duty go hand In
nd. TO see that good government
exists The people should awaken to
the consequence ana to their personal
interest In public matters, and see
th'f they receive good government.
Good government depends upon good
g. zcushlp II the people are careless
| AND set bad example in not paying
"a cntion 10 tho affairs OF the goern-
n, lt. then the officers are careless.
Tic officers of people only reject
%. the people for the people are Ike
tha officers which govern them The
pI 'ciplc cause of bad government Is
d. 10 The people II the people are
" 'chml and diligent then bad
go ernmout exists The citizen
luld do something To get good gov
cr ment The countrys greatness is
d,ucndcnt upon its citizens basis.
Tl' citizenship that shows selt'rell'
an. and self respect makes the coun'
try great. God reigns over intelligent
arl patriotic people in Oklahoma,
Tie government depends upon rne
people as | have stated In the out
SET. Monopolies are all odious No
every right thinking Independent cit
izon, but the worse form of monop'
oly is political monopoly. PeOpe
should not be careless and let the
Political monopoly get in control
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib-
erty" said our Mrefathers, and we
should use eternal vigilance in select
in our public officials, You should
cl CT officers that are close to the
people. The officer that is close to tne
+, oplo knows the needs of the people