The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-09
FIRST POLITICAL
BATTLE.

such great influence upon the
nation.
The Oklahoma battle is being wag
ed upon the issue Of freedom from
corporate domination and the right
of the people TO govern themselves
The constitution OF the new state,
which was written by democrats,
covers the advance ground that has
been gained by a century of eXper'
ience. and safeguards the interests
Of the people at every point. Natur-
ally this arouscs the resentment OF /
the interests that have so long prey. i
ed upon the people, and those In.
terests are using the political party
that has always been friendly toI
them to defeat the party that has
stood for the rights OF the people
and has offered them tho largest
measure Of protection In their civil
rights
The attitude OF the republican or
guiza.ion - in oE.hdma towgrds
statehood and towards the new CON
sututicn IS shown In the following
editorial from the Oklahoma city
Oklahoman:
THE attitude OF the republi.
can party toward statehood is H.
lustrated very aptly by the plank
in the Tulsa resolutions which re.
late to the course 1t will pursue
In certain eycntuaiities. In it the
party is pledged to the eXt,ntiOn
OF the territorial form of govern
men' over Indian Territory and
a demand upon congress for new
enabling act
| 1T appears very evident from
this that the x. u. y. Is not go
ing to permit itself TO sweat any
blood IN securing statehood. 1t
| boldly declares that the consti.
tuition should be defeated, there
by defeating statehood and then
pledges the party to the exten-
sions OF the territorial form OF
government to Indian Territory.
In the light OF these facts II
will have to be admitted that our
| republican friends are going to
find some difficulty In posing as
| the champions OF statehood.
Their expressed opposition to the
;. constitution and anxiety for a
new enabling act gives the lie tc
any such professions. If Franta
and the republican ticket is elect
: ed, statehood is dead. We are
back to where We were more than
- year ago, with another lonl
scigc of waiting in store for us"
Oklahoma now has tcrritoria
! form of government. and while tn,
opposition to the new constitution
claims To base its objections there
10 upon the grounds that 1t is social
istic and revolutionary, IL Is really
based upon the fact that statchoo,
will deprive the present territorial
machine of its power' and give tn,
whole people voice in the man
agemcnt Of Oklahoma affairs. Th,
opposition To the new constitution
which means the republican machin,
is growing desperate in its endeay
ors to defeat the will of the peo
pie. II has resorted to a "certifi
| cate scheme to raise money.
makes a specious appeal to repuh
Leans everywhere to contribute Il
the first campaign in Oklahoma,
and every contributor of s. receives
a certificate setting forth that fact
The democrats OF Oklahoma hav,
offered to the voters OF the new
state not only the best state consti
tuition ever written. but a ticket tha
is, from top to bottom, worthy OF IN,
support of all men The ticket II
p rs follows:
p United Stairs Scnators-Roberr
+ l.. owen, Thomas 7. Gore.
! Justices Supreme Court-Jessc J
( Dunn, $. w. Hays, II L. Williams
Matthew J. Kane, J. B. Turner.
b Govcrnor-C. y. Haskell
Lieutenant Goyernor-George W
! Bollamy
Attorney General-Charles West
Secretary of State-William NJ
Cross.
Treasurer-James Menifee.
Auditor-M. Il Trapp.
Clerk OF supreme Court-W. H. l.
Campbell
State ENaminer-Charles Taylor
Superintendent Public instruction
+. ID Cameron.
Mine lnspeCtor-Pcter Hanraty.
| Commissioner OF Charities Miss
Kate Barnard.