The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

enough to pass upon a Democratic ap'
portionment without federal census.
Strange indeed that the Republican
| governor Of the territory Of Okla.
see 30 much to criticise In the *.
/ pense OF a constitutional convention
and passed over the expense Of a
census. which n II ought to have been
taken at all ought to have been taken
| before these delegate districts were
iarmed out. and at the same time
passed over unnoticed the expend''
| lures Of the Republican partisan cleo.
ton board which expended over half
the appropriation In holding that elec-
tion. to.wit: s52OoO.
hut such pcrfdy has not ended at
that No sooner had the Democrats
[ assembled In the constitutional con
vcntion than the news was flashed
over trus owned wires and heraldcd
over the state through the Republican
newspapers, that the constitution
would be turned down, II certain pro-
visions relative 10 corporations were
placed therein. when at that time not
single provision had been written
/ into the constitution boy that conven.
/ ton.
We draw many parallels from the
dead past People who have lived In
these two territories for a long tim"
without the privilege OF local self gov
| crnment. with carpet bag, corporate,
/ and special interest domination. might
| be likened unto the lsraelites In an
Client Egypt who were hewers of
stone and drawers Of water. And the
carpet bag rule OF this country might
be likened to that dynasty Of the
Pharoas. 1t has taken many years of
remonstrance and a ripe awakening
O fthe conscience Of the American p"o.
PIE to induce the Republican party
through the national congress. to give
us an enabling act-and that was q
scratch II took seven long years OF
plagueing to induce Pharaoh to con
sent for the Israclites to return to th'
land Of promise and whe nthey a"i
preparing for their return journey ant
he thought OF the fact that they coul'
be used no more as hcwers OF stone
and drawers of water, and could no
be utilized more to beautity that lane
Of ancient civilization In the constrhc
tion Of great public Improvements. h
rcpentod and 1t was only through 4
divine miracle that these lsraelltr
were enabled to cross the Red SCI
. preparatory to returning to the lan'
OF their fathers. Who doubts but tha
the Republican party, after the con
stitutional delegate election last ~
ycmbcr. when they saw this propose,
. great state would beyond question
be- a Democratic state. when th'
saw that the day Of the pie eating o
, fetal and the pie counter seeker
, the typical Republican politician
was at an end. that they repcut"
that AN enabling act had ever beel
given this proposed great state? An
who doubts but that this partisan SCI
fish spirit in connection with the IN
siduous and dominating corporate
and special interests Of this country
iustgatcd and was back Of the state
, ment that came from Washington II
the early part Of this year that thl
constitution would not be approved
Was there ever time when II wa
more necessary that the representa-
tiyrs of the people should be on th"i
guard Was there ever time whl
, pu that were elected 10y a peopl
that long for state where n p..o..
, csts should bow to the law, and IN
humblest citizen. as we'll as the mos
high. should get equal ana exact iu-
tico, that such men should be- partic
ularly NHlant?
What next After the constitution
81 was framed out of an abundance ~
caution certified copy of same va
sent To the department of justice a
Wash.uEtou This was done out Of ai
abundance of prccaution. The rcspou
, sihi'ti,s of statehood rest upon th,
shoulders of the majority In that con
, vguuou that majority was withou
I means and cut of from the legal ad
p yisers Of the government, and withou
friendly interest ON the part u
/. those In power, being without "a sin
, gle friendly message from them. Tn,
, men that framed that constitution ha,
TO battle solitary and alone in thciI
, work IN framing provisions TO shackl