The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-17
MANY HEAR CRUCE
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES
PLEASES MULTITUDE
MADE VERY STRONG SPEECH
Outlined His Platform and Defend
ed Himself Against Attacks
Made upon Him

To the largest audience that has
yet gathered in this city TO hear
a candidate speak, Hon, Lee Cruce, of
Ardmore, candidate for governor,
spoke at the court house last night,
AT $40 the Young mems Democratic
club in full uniform marched to the
Cobb hotel and escorted the distin-
guished gentlemen to the court house
where he was received with wild
cheering by house full of the best
people of the city Hon Seymour
Riddle, president of the Commercial
club in neat little speech introduced
the Ardmore candidate
Mr.. Cruce delivered one of the best
speeches ever heard hear.
He made his address along the line
OF self defense. He said of all the
candidates now out for Office in the
new state, he alone had, had his honor
and integrity attacked. Before he
started his defence he stated that he
had never made charge against either
OF his opponents and never would, even
though that charge be founded OIL
fact, and would win him the governor
ship. He took up the various charges
made against him and answered them
in Straightforward convincing way.
Throughout his discourse Mr.. Cruce
refrained from mud singing and his
language was clean and free from
harsh words. This was very gratify-
ing TO his hearers showing that the
mud-slinging campaign is no more in
favor among the people of this great
community.
Before taking up the charges against
him Mr.. Cruce told of the great need
of the public school system in the
state, by statistics showed that the
Democratics states Of The union had
contributed more to education in pro-
portion to their wealth tlan had any
of the Republican states. He did this
TO rsfute the charge that the Demo-
Gratis were opposed to education.
The speaker outlined his attitude
toward the corporations He said he
believed there is honest corporations
as we'll as dishonest corporations, the
same as there are honest and dishOn-
est individuals. He said tslat he
thought the honest corporation that
came TO the new state to help build
up the commonwealth should and
would If he we're elected governor re
ceiye the same treatment as an in
dividual. He said he didn't believe
the dishonest corportion should
be allowed to exist, and that he
would do all in his power to keep
them out Of the state. AS for COR
trolling the trusts, the speaker said
he did not believe they could be con-
troled. He said he was in favor of trust |
as that was the only means
Of control. 1t was bis opinion that
there was never an honest trust form
ed. They are all cor spiracies against
the commerce Of the land. In de-
claring his position on the trust
question the gubernatorial candidate
was loudly applauded.
The Ardmore man also spoke of his
IDEAS of how the criminals of The
state should be treated. He is bit
berly opposed to entering convict la
Dor in competition With the honest
aborers of the state. He showed
that they were never placed in COM
petition with the lawyers. doctors,
and other professional men,
even though each of these classes is
we'll represented in every state peni.
entiary. He said he would discard
-he striped uniform that marks the
convict as criminal as far as the eye
;an see, and make his surroundings as
pleasant as possible, and if the man is
lot already hardened criminal, help 1
i'm to regain his honor and self re
pect. "Under the plan of many
rates, the convicts come out Of the
tate prisons worse criminals than
when they went in" said Mr.. Cruce.
This he believes wrong.
On the whole the audience seemed |
realty pleased with Mr.. Cruces
peech. After he had finished, Hen
y NJ. Furman, candidate fer the
United States senate talked for few
minutes.