The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-16
OVER TAE NEW STATE WILL
CLOSE ToNloAT.
MONE1T'S MAS1ERLY SPEECH
The Ohio Republican pelivere3 Far
Reser na Address In Oklahoma
city-comple,ely esonerased
c. N. Haskell.
Ardmoreite Special.

Artmoreite Special
Oklahoma City. Okla. Sept l6.-
Throughout the strenuous campaign |
that draws 10 close tonight no
speech has been delivered In the fu-
ture state whose effect has been so
farreaching a. the mastery effort
Of Frank 5. Monnett, Roosevelt
republican and former attorney gen.
eral Of Ohio. who appeared in Okla.
homa City Friday. September l3, and
before a naudie1ce Of three thousand
persons. branded as utterly false and
libelous the statements made by un-
scrupulous republicans concerning the
bad record OF his former friend, c.
y. Haskell.
Besides comletely generating Mr.
Haskell for the implied connection
Wit han attempt to bribe himself
while attorney general OF Ohio. Mr
Monnett declared that his gen,ral
reputation in Ohio was good and his
record one that no man need feel
ashamed Of
Concerning the charge that Haskell
| had been implicated In the attempt
10 bribe, Mr. Monnett explained that
there was another man named Has.
kell living in Cleveland, Ohio, and
| that this man Haskell intimately as.
! ISOLATED with the Standard Oil mag
mates, Mark Hanna and the leaders
Of the republican party. That this
was the Haskell who was implicated
In the attempt to bribe, there can be
no question" said Mr.. Monnett, "for
Charles Haskell was not then living
in Ohio. and could have had no asso.
citation with the other men"
After dissipating the Infamous lies
that have been circulated concerning
the democratic candidate for COVER.
nor, Mr.. Monnett gave a scholarly and
comprehensive discussion OF the trust
provisions Of the proposed constitu.
ton, and the provisions for the con.
troll OF public service corporations, de-
claring that our constitution goes fur.
ther TO check the greed OF predatory
wealth than does any other constitu.
tion or set of statutes in the United
States.
The distinguished Ohioan spoke as
a republican and called attention OF
the republican members OF his audi
ence to the parallel between the wise
provisions OF the constitution and the
provisions OF the Sherman antitrust
law. prepared by a republican and
adopted by republican congress.
He scathlngly re5lEed Frank
frantz. the republican candidate for
governor. declaring that Frantz had
been recreant In his duty and failed
to enforce the antitrust laws of the
territory, permitting the people TO be
robbed on the price of lumber. coal
oil and other commodities. and on
freight rates. Had Governor Frantz
done his duty for the past two years"
u" declared, "he could have directed
! ms attorney general to take away
the license or charter OF every rail.
road company and every coal, oil or
Iuhber company in this territory. un.
less they had stopped violating the
Jaw ana charging the people unreas.
enable and exorbitant prices for ma.
terial and services.
Governor Frantz, through his der.
ELECTION Of duty, is reponslble for the
erection OF fine colleges and libraries
III eastern cities with money wrong.
tnlIy wrung from your citizens
through his negligence of duty, other
men are sending their children abroad
win money unrightfully wrested frou
the producers and laborers NJ Ok.
lahoma
lie tells YOU now that he will do
better and If elected governor bo
VIII enforce the laws concerning
trusts and monopolies. | don't believe
In deathhed repentances. He has Sin.
hed away his day OF grace. DO TO him
"S 'he Almighty does with n recre.
ant servant Retire him and place IN
control the man who for ll2 DAYS hat
ued day and night for the interests
ol the people, and as result n,
whose work YOU have the best cons,i. /
tuition ever written"
Election Officers Annoi,.l