The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-22

Fourth. We find It provides for a
board of public charities and 10. that
Is to be commended. We may say 1t is
an expense ~ the taxpayers, but
where is that man and from whence
does he come. who is not willing and
| truly so. to In all things share the
unfurtuLatcs' burden and thereby lit
aloft doWn-trodden children manhood
| and woman hood wherever found Tn.
| fortunate circumstances may come
home TO Ms all and let each one share
the responsibility OF the poor little
/ waits and unfortunate ones who are
but our own flesh and blood.
Fifth: The two cent car fare proyi-
sion. / submit that this is certainly
in interest Of the people Where is the
corporation that is clamoring for that
Kind of legislation? It is a law fresh
from the people an, fashioned for
them. let the stan Of approval he
placed upon this wise provision by OK.
lahomas fair citizenship.
sixth. The constitution we are
soon TO adopt recognizes richly In
deed that class Of people who toll
from early nom to close Of day They
haey granted the wishes OF the people
who lie down at night with tired mus
cles but consciences clear, c'ean and
free from premature gray hairs. | re-
who throng this land and the eight
hour law Is given to them by OklahO
mas constitution.
Oklahoma's constitution should be
| adopted because 1t is a document for
the people and because 1t places such
reasonable regulations on corporate
greed and grasp as they have for
many years richly meritcd by their
conduct IL makes them submit to the
same rules Of taxation that each mdi-
yidual citizen enjoys 1t deals not un
fairly with them. only makes them
submit TO such regulations as the In.
| dividual citizen enjoys.
It should be adopted and approved
by all the people Of Oklahoma, un-
less IT. by the present appointees, who
have reached the only political prefer.
ment they will ever enjoy through
sources of appointment and not only
the choice OF American voters. II
should be- adopted by every citizen
and all conscientious corporations who
are willing to submit to fairness and
decent control. and the only corporal,
interest who Is licensed IA refuse II
the support II richly merits is the cor
porate interests who have pillaged
and abused fair Oklahoma citizenship
for the past eighteen years. Only the!
that expect to go ON with the heay!
hand and who are anxious to continue
so to do forever and forever !
should be adopted by the thinking pub
lie because It will bring home fun c't
izenship to them aud will let MS one
more enjoy the same rights and priv
leges of state government as We en
joyed in the old homes from whence
we came. Vote for the constitution
and get statehood. oVte for the con
stitution and enjoy the right To b'
ruled as other free Amcrican-born cit
liens are ruled and governed. No'
for the constitution and let the man
tie Of good government prevail an'
free fair Oklahoma from the iroi
grasp of foreign rule and czar-lik'
suhiection at the hands of some futur'
Ethan Allen Hitchcock who may cree
into the harness Of secretary of tt'
interior,
Vote for Il because whatever tn
mistakes may have crept into the d,n
cult task Of making constitution io
, the incoming state Of Oklahoma ar
indeed honest mistakes ami a'e by "a
over-sha lowed by its many virtues
10, let the harsh ard st'I ging lash q
=. political oulusi'uh ard co"n"'hl
greed to be applied to this great work
Let the searching light Of the X-ra
f.. be- turned on and show their fault
and their virtues side by side. Stil
the constitution and it's virtues over
, snauow all its defects and this fai
, new state cannot and will mot do 9th
crwise but richly approve and AZ
: plaud its virtues, and will freely eN
tend to that great body OF statesmen
whose work will live after they hay
passed to that land from whence n
traveller e'er returns, The forgiveness
they richly deserve for such homes
mistakes as they have made an
branded as the best constitution eve
pcnned by mortal man,
Respectfully submitted to the pub