The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-30

and waiting rooms for negroes and
the other aces?
9Th. Does the Oklahoma law re.
auire that property be appraised at
It's actual cash value? II you state
that 1t does, how can the equalization
board Of which you are a member,
under their oath. appraise the main
line of the Santa Fe at $500 per
mile, when an officer OF that company
filed an affidavit in an adjoining
state that the road was worth s60..
900 per mile?
Have railroads In Oklahoma been
appraised In proportion to other prop.
erty In Oklahoma.
10Th. On February 3rd 1907. at
the conclusion OF the Interstate com.
merce commission hearing at Okla.
homa City. Judge G. A. Pouty stated
that he could safely say that the
people of Oklahoma are subjected to
the highest freight rates and receive
the poorest service of any section of
the country unless it is the north
west. How do you account for that
deplorable condition in Oklahoma?
llth. DO you approve the speech
made by MIR TAFT in Oklahoma City
and Is it considered by republican
leaders as sounding the key note for
the pending campaign?
l2th II our constitution is bad
how can you account for the fact
that 1t is Deing opposed by the cor
porations, carpetbaggers and coons
and has been commended by FEEDER
alton OF Labor and the Farmers I'm.
ion in the state convention?
18th. Are you now denouncing the
democratic party and its records? :?
II so, will you please tell the people
whether you voted for Grover Cleve.
land and tried to secure his election
spoke for W. ]. Bryan In 1896 and
sat In the convention that nominated
liill Cross for congress In 1902? la
fact, did you claim to be anytl...
but democrat until you was ap-
pointed to an office?
l4th. DO you approve the Asp con.
stitution, submitted on the part of
the minority In the constitutional
convention? II it is good. why did
MT your state convention commend
their work?
10Th. Is IL not fact, that nearly
every objection filed against our con
stitution is blow at demands made
by the labor unions?
These questions were submitted to
| Gov. Frantz in printed form. Mr..
Franklin was then followed by Hon.
81 Reed. The speaker was very
feeble in his efforts to answer Mr..
Franklin. but he amused the crowd
when he pleaded for 81 and told them
how badly he was In need OF their
votes. He confessed when he started
out that they had gotten in a hor-
nets nest"
Gov. FrantZ was the next on the
program. II was In the cool OF the
evening and during a favorable hour.
but the republicans are welcome to
all the glory they got from his speech.
The main part OF his speech was
defense OF his actions as governor
and especially his attitude towards
the railroads of Oklahoma as a mem.
ber of the equalization board. Al
different times he attempted to an.
swer Mr.. Franklin and charges that
he claimed that Mr.. Haskell had
made against him. He made several
broad assertions which could hasr
been successfully refuted. but the To-
cal republicans were opposed to Y
democrat making any reply to him.
They Immediately dispersed. Neither
one of their speakers had answered
Mr.. Franklin, and Gov. Frantz refus.
ed to answer the questions PROFOUND
ed to him. He stated that he was
for statehood, but did not say wheth.
er he would vote for the constitution.
Neither he nor Mr.. Reed would de.
fend the Asp constitution. Altogath
or the speaking was more success
for the democrats than for the re.
pubicans. There was always a dem.
onstration when Haskell's name was
fayorably mentioned
There are more hornets nests" for
the republican candidates, II they will
only give the democrats chance to
expose their record