The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-05-23
MANY HEAR CRUCt
GUBKRNATORlAL CANDIDATES
PHASES MULTITUDE
MADE VERY STRONG SPEECH
Outlined His Platform and Defend.
ed Himself Against Attacks
Made upon Him

To the largest audience thar tAs
yet gathered IA thls city 10 hear
i cand idase speas Iiou Lee Cfucs q
Arimofe, candidate ior governor.
spoke al the court sloasa lass ulght
Al - The Young msn : democratic
club ia full uniform marched 20 ths
C0bb hotel and escorted the aiain.
RalsheA gentlemen to the court house
where he vas received wilh Wild
cheering by . house fuil q The hsst
people oi the city. Hon seymour
Rladls, president 81 the Commercial
club ia neat little speech Introduced
the Ardmofe candidate
Mr., Cfuce delivered enc of the best
speeches ever beafd here
lie made hls address along the line
q self defense lie said o. all the
candidates now out Tor once IN the
uew state, bs Alone had. haa his honor
and integrity attacked before he
started bis dsleues be stated that he
had never mads charge against either
of his opponentS and never wunld even
though thar charge be founded GA
fact, and soald win HIN The governor
ship. lie took W the various charges
made against alm and answered them
Is a straighiforwafa convincing way
Throughout his discourse Mr. Csacs
reffalned from mud singing and hls
language Vas clean aud free from
harsh Woris THIS was very gatfy
Ing % ais hearers showing that The
mud.slinglne campaign Is ne more 10
favor among Ihe people9f this great
community
Before takins Sp the charges against
him Mr Craee tod % tie great need
q TIE public school system 10 the
state, By statistics showed that the
pemoeratics states of the union had
contributed more 10 education ia pro.
portion 20 their wealth than had ans
oithc Republican states To did this
e f0te tie charge that the Demo
Gratis Nefe opposed 20 education.
Tbs speaker outlined his attltuie
toward The corporations lie ald he
believed there IS honsst corporations
Is SCI Ss dishonest corporations. tie
same As there are bouesf and dishon
81 individuals he sald that he
Thought tie honest corporation that
came @ the nss state % heip haild
- tie con monNeAlth should and
would ~ he Nefe elected governor ~
ceise TIE same treatment IS an in.
dlyldual lie said he didn't believe
tie dishonest cofpartioa should
Be allowed 20 exist, ana thar hs
would % al Ia as poser 70 kcep
them cut ui the state As for con
trolling the trusts TIE speAteY sad
he dad not hsllsts thef could b con.
tfolled Tie sald he sas ID favor oftrug
suppression a. tlat vas TIE ouly means
Of eohtsel Il Nas his opinion thAi
there sas never AZ bousst tfus form
81 Thel are al conspiAeiss aFali,st
TIE commerce of the lAnd III ds
e.afing hs position on tie trust
question the guhefnatofial candidate
As loudly Applaudsd.
TIE Ardmure nan also spuke Of bis
ideas Of hos the criminals ui tie
state should - treated lie Is bit.
,sfly opposed 70 entering convict Ia
oaF Ia competltion eith tie honest
laboserx q the state Hs sllcscd
that tlisy we're never placed Ia con-
psfitioa ~ith the lasyers doctors
nankeFs aud other professional msu,
even though sAch 81 these CLASSES Is
Well represented ia eysFy state penl
tsntiaFy. lie aid be would discard
tha striped uniform that marks tie
caaylct a. criminal as far - the eye
can zee. and make rs surroundings a.
pleasant a. poaible. ard II TIE man is
uot already = hardened criminal help
him 70 regain his honor and self re
spsct. Under the plan Of many
states. the eonsicls Gene cut Of The
state prisons worse criminals than
whsn they went In sid NJ Cruse.
Tbs he believes sTong
On TIE whole re audience seemed
greatly pleased uith Mr. Cuees
speech. After he had finished. Hen.
r n. Fufman, candidate for the
United states senate talked fof : few
minutes
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