The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-29

election of Nov g. when the Demo
Gratis piled up such a big majority
against them. and have been opposed
to- it since that time They cannot
point out one provision wherein the
constitution is faulty, but always say
We are against the whole without
stating why. But when you accuse
them Of being against statehood then
they cry no The trouble Is that the
Republicans have never gotten over
the licking that WAS given them.
Following his remarks ON favoring
the adoption Of the constitution, the
speaker then proceeded to discuss
state issues and his candidacy for
congress Progress has been retarded
in this section by long range and red
tape government from Warrington. ana
what Is agltating the minds of the
people more than anything else is to
get the yoke Of llitchcockism thrown
on their shoulders. said Mr. Carter
I"lt Is not a question Of being n good
fellow that we should send a man to
congress, but n question of sending
the best man fitted for the place. the
one who can speak with authority on
vital importance to the people. and
who can speak with more authority
chan an Indian pn lndiN aflairs.
There are two kinds of legislation in
/ Washington, caucus legislation and
committee legislation. What we want
here Is the removal OF restrictions.
and It is not necessary to send an or
ator 10 congress but one who knows
the conditions as they exist. For years
all Of us have worn the yoke Of slav.
cry Of the bosses at Washington. who
do not know the conditions as thcy cN.
ist | want restrictions removed from
.all surplus .llotmonts and those sur
plus allotmcuts sold to bona flde set
tiers I'm tracts of 100 acres. | want
the sale of the segregated mineral
lands TO the state so that perma.
nCnt school fund may be established.
and the sale Of the surface of these
lands to bona fide settlers I'm tracts
Of lGO acres | want the sale of all
unallottCd surplus lands sold as early
as possible to settlers. | want 10 see
all tribal affairs wound up and the
money distributed instead of being
hordcd up In the treasury at Washing.
ton, so that these funds may be used
in developing the lands of the Indians.
have been forced against my will
in having my property rights restrict.
ed We are worse off under the Dawes
commission than before. We want our
patents and want them bad. We must
keep apacc and cannot do II unless we
have restrictions removed | want TO
see the reins wrested from the secretary
of the interior and every one of us
be a man. We have the rights OF cit
izenship that put MS in a worse fix
than before"
Mr.. Carter then told of what II
meant to bolt the party in the city
election that II would endanger
Cruces chances. He also spoke Of the
trouble the executive committee had
in the constitutional election with the
Independents. I'm every district where
we found an Independent running for
delegate we found Republican. In a
Democratic stronghold the Independ
ent IS a cringing sycophant, while In
| a Republican stronghold he Is a czar.
IIt viii ondanger Cruces chances
worse than mine for you to Dol,
the party at this time"
Following Mr. Carter, Hon. w A.
Ledbotter, who had been delegate TO
the constitutional convention, was in
troducod as the next speaker.
Mr.. Ledbetter spent most of the
time Of his speech In talking of the
work OF the convention and the labor
the delegates had to perform to con
StfuCt tnt ueht Consululloh Nhht was
over pcnned by man. He told how the
lmcn who were union labor and farm
ors' union men we're the workers and
stood for conservatism, while the pol
iticians stood for radicalism. He told
how the politicians wanted radical
measures intDoduced and the fight
that they had. After talking for some
tim on the constitution, he then
proceeded to advise the people "
stand By the party. that II was the
duty Of the members OF the party TO
vote for the nominee OF that party
III YOU want to kill the Democratic
party then vote for the independent
lie told how every democrat who yot
cd against the party nominees in the
election would be a marked man and
would be prohibited from thereafter