The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-05
70 tho Democracy Of Oklahoma. /.

states senate relying Tor sue
cess alone upon the justice Of my
views and the unbought support OF
he people.
do not believe that this, ur any
other ONCE, will be auctloned OH
b the highest bidder that is. will be
given to the candidate who can spend
the most money In advertising and
In hiring political boosters to ~ over
the country and electioncer for him.
At the beginning OF the contest |
printed my platform and distributed
II as far as | could among the pco-
pie. II anyone failed to receive n
copy OF this platform address, and
desires TO get II. as many copies as
may be wanted will be sent to hlm
II he will write me at Ada. /. T. !
confined this address strictly to a
discussion OF the principles which I
advocate In addition to what tnen
said desire TO add tho following
propositions:
First. As applied to railroads and
other corporations. ! believe In the
doctrine OF mutual demurrage. At
present, /; you ship any article over
n railroad, you are required TO un
load the cars within As hours after
they reach the point OF destination
or pay demurrage; while on the other
hand, the railroad can slde-track the
car and delay the shipment as hong
as II pleases and the people have no
lie service corporation fails to get
It's cars through on a reasonable
schedule the railroad SHOULD ray de-
murragc. This would result In the
prompt delivery Of the cars. II the
people must pay domurrage when
they do not take their freight out
promptly. why should the corpora
tion not pay demurragc when It fails
to deliver freight promptly?
Second Everyone knows that bills
OF lading and other public
service contracts used by such cor
porations are full OF exceptions ana
limitations which bind the shipper
and exempt the corporation from ".
ability when II is guilty cf n breach
Of duty These contracts are written
by the lawyers OF the corporations.
The people have no voice In the
preparation OF these contracts. and
must sign them or they cannot ,se-
cure the service OF the corporations
I These corporations get their charters
upon the ground that they are public
servants. They should be forced TO
live up TO this idea. No bill OF lading
or other public service contract
Isnould be used until It has been su
mitted 10 and approved by some one
representing the people II It Is in.
terstate commerce. the bill OF lading
or public service contract should be
approved by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. II II is State commerce,
these contracts should be approved
by the State Corporation Commission.
This would result In these contracts
being fair and jus, to the corporations
and public alike.
Third In the event OF my election
90 the Senate. | will close my law OF
flee and abandon the practice OF law.
| will do this because the settlement
OF the questions In which the people
OF the future state are Interested
will require my undivided lime and
attention. The restrictions upon the
sale OF Indian lands are unfair to
the Indians and to all others. The
United States has said to the Indians
that they are citizens and have the
ability and right 10 hold any office.
either state or national. but that they
are not component 20 transact their
own business and shall not do so.
without the consent OF the Secretary
or the Interior This is Illuminating
and degrading TO our Indian neigh.
bors and friends These restrictions
stand IN the way Of the development
and prosperity OF our country. They
should be removed as far as possible.
am constitutionally opposed to the
tenant system which these restric.
lions Nrce upon us, The tenant has
no interest in the land which he en-
tivates, except as TO get as much out
OF 1t as possible and put as little
on II We need man who own th,i-
own farms and who will improve and
beautify them. II elected TO the sen,
ate will make It my chief concern Ia
work for the removal OF restrictions
as far as II can be done by act OF
congress, and will also endeavor Il
secure the transfer OF juriSdiction
from the Secretary OF the Interior tC
our courts Of those classes Of Indians