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

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no protection. and who resent their
proffcrcd aid with contempt.
As an evidence Of my faith in my
ability to remove these restrictions.
and that speedily, promise the peo.
pie Of the state OF Oklahoma that /
will remove these restrictions upon
the alteration Of the Indian lands dur.
ing the first congress Of which am
member.
Being a purely local question, what
state will have the temerity to offer
opposition TO representative of the
people of this country who demands
It? Such opposition cannot be justi.
fled, and il the representative pos.
sesses the courage to merit the conf.
dence reposed in him he can easily
overcome 1t by the exercise of his
privileges and powers as senator
If opposition and resistance is offer.
ed, and persisted in, he at least can
counteract the same by the exercise
of his prerogatives in obstructing 9th.
er legislation until his demands, of
the justice Of which he is the sole
judge, are conceded. SO IL is useless
and absurd and should cause the
blush Of shame to mantle the cheek
of any man to entertain the thought
that in addition to the qualifications
of honesty and intelligence, and a
courageous performance of duty. a
representative from the great state of
Oklahoma must possess attributes of
lobbyist and resort to the question.
able means employed by that class Of
people to secure the results desired
10y his constituency.
BY striking from our statute books
at once these restrictions gives each
and every man an equal opportunity.
It will make monopoles in land own.
ershlp impossible, and the improve.
ment OF the country more rapid and
substantial and when any man in.
sists that It is going to be difficult
task to sweep from our procedure the
tangled mass of departmental rules he
offers insult to the intelligence of the
people, and he is, If honest in his con.
tention, incompetent for the position.
Under the system In vogue the land
monopolist has enjoyed harvest.
and the honest farmer. the bona fide
settler of the country, by whose eaer.
gy and labor ths a tho uras Ssll
developed, has suffasen An India
required to petition ~ Indian dosnt
for permission to sell his land and,
II granted, the land In certain cases,
is advertised a number OF times be.
fore sale, thus attracting the atten'
ton OF the speculator The farmer
deslrious OF buying this land, living
in a remote part OF the territory, is alb.
solutely debarred from buying Il on
account OF his inability to watch the
matter, and the result has been that
a large part OF the land sold in this
way has been appropriated by the
few, to the great detriment Of the
farmer and those who will make OF
this whet God Almighty intended IT
should be--a great state.
The questio nof taxation is ono
of chief concern to the people, and
the sooner we create conditions by
which every man bears his just pro-
portion of the burdens OF maintain
ing the state, the sooner will the state
be established on a firm and substan.
tial basis.
| favor the purchase by the state of
the segregated coal lands and the i'm
mediate sale OF all the surface there
prices in lots not exceeding one hun
dred and sixty acres per capita. ami
the retention OF the mineral deposits
for school purposes.
am in favor Of n national law re-
ercise Of their writ OF injunction.
am I'm favor OF a thorough revision
OF the present tariff system. The con.
ditiors of this state make II specially
imperative. inasmuch as 1t is an agri.
cultural state. and upon that interest
the present tariffs fall most heavily.
! favor an income and inheritance
tax. believing IL to be the most just
system OF taxation that can be devils
ed for the equal distribution OF the
burdens OF government among all the
people.
I favor the eight hour day for all
labor.
To more firmly secure to the pep.
pie the control Of their governmental
affairs, favor the initiative and rec
erendum.
I favor tho innnrovamant ~ oil M a