The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-29
HASKELL DEMANDS
WHITE MANS STATE
Says Election of Frantz
Would Make Oklahoma
the Negro EldOradO
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Special to Daily Leader
Anadarko, Okla, Aug 29.--Declar-
ing that the element Of the Republi
can party in Oklahoma now in control
OF the organization, has so fOstered
and petted the negro by favoring
mixed schools, opposing separate
coaches aud appointing numerous
members or the race TO official posi-
tons has fostered In the negfo's
breast ideas Of social and political
equality and that the election as first
state officials OF a regime in sympathy
with this element would mark Okla
homa as a negro EAdorado. c n.
Haskell. the Democratic nominee for
governor last night urged hts hearers
to remember the latitude IN which
they lived and to see TO IL that Okla
homa Is kept a white mans stare.
II declared that Secretary Taft in
his recent speech at Oklahoma Cay
had insuted the intelligent Democ-
racy of the South BY attempting 10
revive the old spirit of sectiOnalism.
and declaring that the fear OF negro
domination was a bugabOo and a dead
issue Commenting on the war sec
rctary's declaration against the pro
posed constitution. Mr. Haskell as
serted that it arose naturally from Mr..
Tafts opposition to Oklah0mas send
ing seven democratic delegates 10 the
electoral college in the presidential
contest of next year
That Governor Frantz aid his as
sociates on the Republican ticket are
of those who would recognize the me-
gro as their political equal the speak
er argued is clearly proven by Frantz's
appointment to and retaining in Office
as deputy territorial auditor L. p.
McCabe. a negro.
4 don't want TO be considered a
crank on the negro question" said
Mr Haskell land have no desire TO
appeal to race prejudice in this cam
paign. butl feel that there Is a serious
problem confronting the people of the
proposed state, and ! intend 20 point
on twhat / conceive to De incalcu-
l2ble danger TO her future welfare.
ut is a we'll known fact that the
negro will not go ia any considerable
numbers 10 any Of the Republican
states Of the North The climate is
too severe and the work offered Is
not 10 his taste. but you OEce let Il
be known that there is a state within
the cotton growing belt where there
IS republican administration com
posed of men who recognize the negro
politically, and YOU may expect an In
nndation OF negroes from Arkansas,
Louisiana. Mississippi. Texas and
other Southern states.
The negro Is always anxious for
prefermenJ and the excitement and
selfgralulation he derives from pol
itics would make him dOubly anxious
TO reach the favored cline where men
Of his own race are freely recognized
by the dominant political party. both
IN the party counsels and in the dis
fribution Of Offices. The negroes Of
the South have their eyes on Okla
horha and have had for wears Here
they have seen negroes raised 70
places Of mower under carpetbag re-
gime and the increase in the negro
population has been large for several
years. II tile people Of the proposed
state. I'm this FIRST election. put the
stamp Of their approval on the Repub-
iican ticket, headed by a man who
has appointed negroes to various
Offices. and who recognizes the negro
as his political ally and equal. it viii
be Interpreted by the negroes Of an
the surrounding states as am omen
and cOrdi Invitation to enter and
take DOS, ssl, Of the good things
Of the cor 1uR .alth
Il would not De misunderstood !
do not favor depriyng the negro OF
a single right guaranteed him under
the constitution OF the United states
or the proposed state OF Oklahoma
but ! do say that these fair territories
Of ours soon 10 be erected into d
sovereign state must never bear the
blight Of negro domination Okla
homa and Indian Territory have beer
brought 10 their present state OF de
velopment By the energy aud devotion
OF her white citizenship, and by IN,
grace OF God and the Democratic
party, Oklahoma win be whit
mans state"
Throughout his address. durlnl
which he thoroughly discussed tn
proposed constitution. the Muskogel
delegate was cheered frequently. AM
MS declarations on the race Questlol
was received with prolonged al
plause
The Democrats Of Caddo county an
confident Of success for both stat
and county tickets The report D
Secretary Taft's declaration agains
the proposed constitution has faiie
like a wet blanket over the hopes O
Caddo county Republicans Asid
from a faw OF the political pie-biter
in the cities. the people of Cada
county. regardless Of party. are 70
the constitution and statehood am
the declaration Of the presidents
dauphln that statehood should be n
iected WIN cause hundreds of forme
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