The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-10-03

ANfe ~NFNseN - ~ "A#Nt -
rusah IN Oklahoma Il q great VIC.
tory for lhs democrats. Tho victory
speaka ior ilself.
Il ia not necessary 10 say thai the
faithful democrats Of 0klahoma aud
Indian Territory are entitled 70 che
highest praise for The good work
they have accomplished. FROM ev.
cry section ol tha country come
words Of oongralulation 10 The dem.
ocFais Of The new stale that e pre-.
pared 70 enter The union under par.
sienlarly fortunate conditions.
4 Particularly fortunate VIC aay, be.
sAaee Oklahoma's brief history ID
insepsrably associated wiih the idea
u popular government. When Il
cana 70 The selection oi men who
were 10 write the constitution for
the new state 4 vas urged BY many
that Oklahomana, regardless Of pol.
itical prejudice, ought 10 cnsruss
that duty 10 the party just then
domiLent IN The federal govern.
meut But in The eompaign ior lhe
constitutional convention the PROM.
ise II democrats seemed 10 accord
watt the purpose u The uklAhomans
70 obsoin a charter that would NAL
il plain 10 al men thai governm
Of The people. BY The people. for iH&
people. VAS 10 b. The shibbolelh iot
the new state.
l The result was The democrats
wou BY large majority in The con.
Siisutonal convention.
Il u not an idle statement lo say
that the proceedings Of Oklahomas
constitutional convention wefe
marked with a determination On The
part ci ils members 10 prepare a
constitution that would insure the
people Of the new state practical
control, for ell time. over their pub,
be aasin and their public servants.
Il i no Idle statement 10 say that
never IA The history of deliberate
assemblies has any body o. meu
been accorded more general rte0s
milton Tor patriotic effort than VAS
given By men Of all parties 10 Okla.
hoinas constitutional convention.
In all the proceedings d that
great gathering there vas ~ breath
oi scandal No one complained
that TIE members q the convention 4
wete looking oui % special Ia
teFusls. No one suggested lba 4
Their work leg loop holes tof ea
pcmll0ns Il vas sd that the con.
slisut0u Was loo long bal some =
made that eamblaini meant that ~
VA loo explicit 10 lls efforts 10 sala. =
guard She public interests. When
The attorney general for the Unlled
States pointed out what be coaeely.
ei io be certain defects the conssl
iutlonal convention made eofreet
tons accordingly. Il Is nol strange
then, that i Sas with some degree
OF confidence that The men vhc
wrote this constitution Submitted
their vork ior the approval Of shsa
lellos citizens. With rrnlheani
snras.s the people ol The nea state
have approved that aork and they
DID i IA The face q the implied
threat that approval q lhs eousll.
futon aud democratic victory
meant rejection u The constitution
by president elected a. = feput
lican.
Tie strong personality of So.
Roosevelt figured conspleuously in
the Oklahoma campaign. EYefy
federal oiieeholdes IN tie two ten.
tories was hghling hard Tor repub
lean victory and net Gully vas TIC
great prestige ol a national admin
islfsllon employed II every poini.
bat the administration was repre- 4
senled Ia q particularly clear gaX
by the personal participation oi =
heir apparent 10 slr. RoosasAM
party robe. and when Mr..
blnnily advised the Oklahoma6s 8
vote against The democratic eonsli.
tuition his advice was freely inter.
preled as 8 reminder that TIE Ft ,
publican national administration
bad the power 10 unmake the con.
ssiiullon.
ilus shesa influences were Of %