The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-05-23

-sAAIAtAHNN NLANAs VI t'NtAfHNAftfN
primary fog the nomination A. candi.
date fof the ssnAtorsnip of the uhiFsi.
eth senatorial district Of tie state of
Oklahoma, comprising tile.counties oi
Cag. Ottawa and NosAta
lrls MOI necessary 10 ay great
dsal bY uay o. introducing Nr Don
can 10 re voting community of his
district Hcis a native Cherokee and
An old ssfiieF, piaf Is % aay. hr hAs
lived long lifetime IN the Indian
TERRITORY and hks hecn personally IA
mlilAg uith al the historic changes
thAt have taken plars 10 the form ~
is exl9ance. from the tiEle sien Il
iAY ia an absolute state q nature, On
and % into ifs present proud c0ndi.
llon Uf development II there "a Any,
tblug II ths lils,nrYof coantfy that
might b useful 70 legislator IN tie
making Of lass foF its gooa govern.
msni. lt Is certain uAt Mf pgneaa
las IL Ai IN careful store Ile h 4
man q hlsf intellectual culture. and
bread scholarly Att4lnments Having
hnished bis preparatory co1rse Of
HDdy Ia tha CheFokee National ~enll.
nary he repaired q Hanover y n,
and thsfe a. the end ~ a classical
coufss of four yean % Dartmouth
college hs graduated with . grade u
scholarship which entities him 10 a
place Ia that select fraternity oi lst
tsn which is beld q 10 composed of
TIE best third q all The graduates Of
al the leading colleges 10 tlle laltei
States But lie ls not only coed
scholar. he Is also good lAsysr and
holds ; professional license snleh
gives hin a standing bsfoTc any hsf
III thc United states
an Tsaucans theory ef human sos.
efument = simple AMI compfetsu'
slse lie believes tllAt sosefnmens s
made foF the people tbs men AomsS
and children Ani not TIE peopls fof
TIE government lie hsissFss that
tils gosernmsnt Is something bat tie
people are everything lie hsllssss
tlias the prcptie,y u al bills ID tie
legislature looking 10 legislation
into laH Should he discussed and test
81 sith tho lest Interests u tie peo
pis always uppermoat Ia mlnd lie
tsllsyes that tie cardinal Industries
Of tie state should - wisely enoouG.
81 b legislation. bit never b. fega
iaflous tfAt initiate against TAR plAy
fof tie poor nan ana tie consumer
lie l. afmly oppassd q everything
IN TIE form OF legislative
lobblez lie believes that commerce.
AsA great factor IN our civilization.
should be encouraged b. Ail means IN.
slslent usth tie sell uelnT of tie
masses. but suen eommefce in the
hands Of corporate power approaches
TIE legislator AMI invites him .
make mefchandiss 4 th trust fepesea
ia him b the people. 4 bseomes 8
mora mensieF that deserves 81 au.
mltlgafed cxeemtlan lie believes
thaf corporations shose ektslanes
tends obviously % the Rood oi the
people. and uat merely % load them
daNn with bufdensome monapollas
should - not onlY tolerated hat cafe.
fully encouraged lie believes that
the soclal instinct ln human nature IS
a God.flssn endowment for tie IL
diyidnals righteous enjoyment and
ans legislation Or eant of legislation
which denies him that enjoyment IS
tIeieas and iu ialerah'e lie believes Iu
education ard regards oar public
schools Is one ~ the pruadesl features
Ia our American eiflIlzatlun and
thai q should be the earnest effort II
The legislature 70 bring the means u
education especially au Industrial
education within easy reach IL tile
youth 81 tire uew state He believes
Ia the statehood Of Oklahoma. and r.
yards tbs 0uthfie constitution As one
of tie lest Of tho Kind that have ever
been produced by American states
mAnship
- duncan 4 Democrat Il tie
Old Jeiiersoniau school Tie Demo
cratic party j. tho party uf his ciiuiee
because t1at party Is strictly a. is
name Indicates. 4 party Of the people
wisely conservative and not tie party
Of expensive adventure ana reckless
esraflment.
Ipon these principles NJ duncan
ashs the suiiraees of his fellow clti.
kenA of tte thiFtlefh senatorial dis.
trtef. &C the nme time rendering his
solemn pledgsA thar n case he ls elect
81 tlelf Interests together with the
vel helns of tie peogse of The stats,
A agAlnEI ofEanlfed injustice of all
hInsia Whatsoever, allali be tie con.
trolling impulse Of his eutire 0flcial
career