The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-25
E. D. CAMERON
AND HIS PLATFORM
Candidate For State Superintendent Tells Where He
Stands in This Campaign.

tthu anu MOI iue man the Office. Ihi,
feeling has Kept me from placing m,
name before the public rs candidat,
and Z Is only after being earnestl,
solicited for several months. hy many
le ding democrats representing ever,
section Of the state that / announce
fRysli as a candidate for the Office ol
superintendent 81 Public Instruction
~ the state OF Oklahoma. sueiect ia
the democratic primary. / am dem
octaf, have been a standard bearer
% the party from boyhood. and I be-
iieve with an my heart. that the old
party is the political hope of Okla.
aoma. The people. the great. honest
common people by an overwhelming
majority placed in the writing of the
constitution the organic law of the
state. in the hands IL the democrat
ic party. We have written that consti-
tuition. and ] believe Il to be the best
constitution over given TO state.
i mast be- adopted by democratic
votes placed In operation by ieml
ocratic statesmen. Republicans are
not ia sympathy with the constittion
written and shopld not be trusted to
give il Interpretation. to enforce its
provisions. or 10 any way inangurate
this glorious era that marks the be-
ginning OF constitutional liberty and
American citizenship in Oklahoma.
IN announcing my candidacy for
this great Office, desire to say to
al of the people of every section of
Oklahoma that do so realizing fully
and keeniy that the Office Of Super
intendenf Of Public instruction Is one
Of the most important and responsible
ia fha state ! wosld not accep,
The office If did not feel that | can
M Il 70 the interest and advantage OF
our peOple think I understand tho
duties Of the office and | pledge my
sell 10 discharge It's duties fcarlessly
and honestly 70 the best Of my ability
and 10 the Interests Of all the people
Of The state. regardless Of race
color or previous condition of servl-
trde i has been my privilege to be
acltixen OF Ohlahuma and Indian Ter
riiory for more than fifteen years. IN
November 1891, ! moved from Texas
70 Norman, where | spent a deHghf |
fal year Since that time II has been
my fortune to 1--we in Okahoma City. |
III Reno. Mrskoeee PaEIs Valley |
Chlrkasha. South McAlester and Sei- /
plnlr In all these cities | tried to !
be helpful IN building a good citizen
Hhip and now have friends In them al |
who are enshrined In my heart TO
stay there forever.
In 1888, was appointed by Hon |
w G. RenfrOw, governor Of Okla |
homa, State superintendent of Public |
Inslng fion and Ex-Onlcio Auditor As
superintendent Of Public Instruction
} was AT the head OF tie public school
system Of the Territory and was cleo
ted president of the Territorial Board |
of Education and was also elected
precedent OF the Board Of Regents of
the Territorial Normal Schools and
WAS also n member OF the school
Land Board Drflng the nearly fogr
years that held that Office the public
Echool system Of Oklahoma was form
rlaled and sysiematized and made
one Of the very best IN the word We
do nct claim credit for al the work.
We had brilliant and devo.cd Ter
ritorial Board OF Education. some OF
whom were republicans. and together
we started the University, the Nor
NAL schools. the city and district
schools and secured the enactment Of
Good laws together with liberal ap-
for the work We also
had throughout the Territory p hand
OF teachers as loyal 10 duty and as
consecFated 10 the service OF the state
as any world ever saw. II cleo
tedii will be q great pleas-re for me-
- claep hands with them IN the work
again, II was my fortune to condrct
the first Territorial teachers' insti.
tute held ~ Oki4homa. made the
FIRST speech delivered IN Oklahoma in
fssor of separate schnols for the ne
Froes II viii be conceded that ] took
the leading part In keeping negroes
out Of orr Territorial hOols and IN
separate district and city schools rn-
III The democratic legislature passed
separate school law In 1897 In
1884 a delegation OF negroes appeared
before the bnaed of Normal School
RQecnis az Edmond aud demanded
admission 10 the Edmond Normal
school As president Of the hoard
m9de them a speech and told them
tht their admission into The Normal
school wcrld cause serios friction
and troehls that was their friend
and wanted them 70 have Just as good
schools az the white people but want.
ed them ~~parata. I told them that
they conlG never develop or have
~ leaders or teachers under q united
school system: that Il wold be
vastly better ior them as race TO
have Faparaie schcols. and that II
they wc I'd withdraw their claim for
admission. as Superintendent OF Pub
~ Instruction backed by the COVER
nor and The whole dminisiralion.
would recommend To the legislature
that they be given separate schools
5aF ae good in oVesy way as the |
white peopla had. and that would
lecommend thai an appropriation be
made snd they be given a Territorial
school Of hrstclags character o1mbln
ING ile feat res OF an indrstrial |
school. a normal school and nui.
versliy They were delieiifeS ns'fli
the plan and said that ~actly /
Wit they wanted We Shook hands |
With them and they departed IN good |
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