The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-10
into The constitution 81 oklahoma.

into the constitution of Oklahoma
We have devised means by which
they shall be actually preserved and
yitalized within the borders Of our
state.
We believe in tho great doctrine of
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none" and we have OBJ
served, that where special privileges
are granted, II leads, first to the in
jury of the weakest elements of the
community; that IT leads next to In
crcasiug power on the part of those
who prey upon the weakest elements
making the big fish bigger and the
small fish more defenseless. Now we
find fish of a mOnstrOus size cOnSum
Ing other fish almost OF equal size.
We find United States Steel" swal
lowing Tennessee Coal & IRON and
we find the Morgan Interests swal-
lowing "Heintz and Morse. and doz
en- allied interests, = and shaking the
country from center to circumference
with a gigantic, manipulated panic
with selfish purposes brought about
To the tremendous injury of everybody
except the leading conspirators
When the excitement has passed
AWAY uHntl AlAAo Aii0nNAA NohAfNA NA
selfish interests you will find that the
physical properties Of the country viii
all remain; the men who labor In the
country will remain; but the owner
shin aud mastery of these properti ss
lwill have gone into fewer hands,
I that the bis Fish have grown bigger
and the smaller fish have grown more
defenseless and that this condition
will grow worse and worse until we
restore the fundamental declaration Of
Equal rights to all and special PRIV
ileges to none
You men of Bridgeport know best
whether YOU have suffered In any de-
gree from a violation OF this principle
apd.if You do not know now, the time
will come when you viii be compelled
4 TO recognize the extreme danger Of any
departure from this political Law of
gravity" When YOU deny or permit
/ 10 be denied. the doctrine OF equal
rights 70 all and, special privileges To
none s-sa-.assa.nt
You meuf ~ 3sriageport know best
whether yo1ShaTS -aliflered in any de-
gree from violation OF this principle
/ and II YOU do not know now, the
time viii come when you viii be com
Ipellea TO recognize the extreme dan
ger of any departure from this political
claw of gravity" When you deny lr
hermit 10 be denied the doctrine of
equal rights 10 all and special priRt
ftleges to none" YOU permit then and
the-e. the growth of powers IN this
country which in time viii swallow up
evelv line of commerce and concen-
trate an power IN a single hand.
I. Already Il has reached q point
where one hundred men Though SIX
teen hundred directorshipa control eF-
erv great transportation line, The teie-
graph. the telephone the express coui'
NAMES. the great Industrial companies,
with monopolies in iron and steel and
an metala In OIL and its bi-produetN, n
sugar. in various food products, ln
lbuilding materials. and IA an ot the
great necessaries of he
Won flnttcr yourselves when SOh
fancy that IL IS a good thing in Nhifh
YOU may personally participate ne-
!. ea,ise YOU should remember that Rhiie
,o,t may have today the requisite ip'
essal4iv exist, with a provision TOT
I fiNiuesa limitation upon their power 70
tax the people,
desperate attempt Was made by
lcorporate interests 90 defeat the con
stitution OF Oklahoma, bat after a nl,
croscopic examination u Was too,il
sound under the constitution OF tne
United states.
In Oklahoma the corporation culn
mission is required TO determine ~it,
nrecision the value of tne ph} slcai
nroperfies Of transportation com
nanies with q view to limiting their
taxing mower within reasonable
bounds,
The people Of Oklahoma are sofef'