The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-23

statesmen. but every one Of us will .
have an opportunity to become good .
citizens in the state Of Oklahoma. We /.
will have an opportunity OF doing .
double duty as citizens Of the state .
and as citizens of the union when We |
are finally admitted.
The speaker then paid a glowing |
tribute TO jefferson Davis the pr, /
dent OF the Confedcracy and to states .
rights. The democratic party stood |
for the principle. "the greatest good .
to all the people" Of the government a
PROMULGATED 10y jefferson Davis The /
democratic party began to live when
the republic was formed and will new
cr die II has come here to stay. De
mocracy has done more out of power
for the welfare Of the country than
the republican party did in power. Al
cxarder Hamilton. the orator he was.
was no match f'r the matchlese .s.
Jo ~nrson. am not here to decay any
party and not here to preach corpor-
alton. Coon and Carpet bagger I'd
NIT that the republican party has
possibly done it's best, but the demo
cratic party could have done better.
ON this side of the state you hay"
good men in the person of Il. l.. owen
$. NJ Rutherford, and Henry Furmdn
running for the senate all Of whom
are perfectly competent.
The speaker thcu spoke in compli-
mcntary terms Of the opponents to
Mr. Turner on the Oklahoma side and
told Of their being competent men.
From this the speaker paid one of
the highest compliments ever paid to
man n the person Of Lee Cruce. and
| said: III half Is true of the repu-
tation that Mr. Cruce bears among
| his neighbors you could not select a
better man. have never heard of
any reflection on the character of
/ Lee Cruce In selecting your men
for office select the best men 10 rep
resent us Select the best qualified
men and competent men. The speaker
then launched into discussion of
states rights, and again announced
! his allegiance To the doctrine, home
first. your community next, your
state next and then your country. !
favor the exclusion Of political rights
to the African until he Is more COM
petent to appreciate the same. There
are two million more white voters In
the democratic party than In the re-
publican party yet the negro holds
the balance OF power in national poll
tics. Political equality has a tend
ency to social equality said the
speaker in talking Of the negro ques'
ton. From this Mr. Williams began
discussion OF the constitution and
spoke Of that instrument in the high.
est terms THE constitution said
the orator. was not made by one
man and no particular individual. but
by the entire body"
from llllh punt Al' np'"h'' N''''
commenced TO tell Of the platform an
nounced by his friend, NJ. Il. Turner
and read his platform and at the sane
time spoke on II.
The eight hour law. 81 favor the
eight hour law for all labor, and
include the business man, the man
that sells goods is as much labor
ing man as II he followed the plow
: The eight hour law protects the home
The country demands It to be pros
, porous country in the future. No la"
was ever made by the legislature bu'
b. what already existed and was but dis
/. covered by them. Law Is rule o.
= civil conduct
Mr. Turner says. he fayors the ex
cluslon of Oriental labor In the Unit
I ed States. American laborcrs canno
p. live on what the Oriental cooley eX
S lists on.
}. Following his discourse on the queS
$ tion Of favoring the exclusion OF orr
n entail labor Mr.. Williams spoke Of th'
p corgested wealth Of the country an
s as to how 60 percent or one hundred