The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-16

these spurious goods would not be un.
loaded on the innocent investors %
the world. aud The credit and good
faith Of our glorious country brought
into disrenute.
Government BY Injunction.
During the year that preceded the
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention,
We planted our nag on the breast
works huilded by our people TO defend
individual liberty against corporate
oppression Subscribed on our ban
ner. We said In Oklahoma there shall
be meted ont justice 20 whom Justice
Is due, and one of our principles was
that government by injunction. as
that expression is understood through
out the Union shall never be permit
ted in Oklahoma where it is ia the
power OF the state to prevent a.
We declared that the liata nudge.
proud of his hastily Issued order and
determined to wreak vengeance upon
the real Or imaginary offender, should
have his Land stayed and his wrath
curbed until at the hands Il his peers
the accused should ha found auilte OF
real ob.1ience 20 law
The people ol oklahoma by an
oterwhclmipg majority ratified the
cougtii tion which contained this pro.
vision, aud Oklahoma's law win be re-
spected by all classes OF citizens. be-
cause respect fpr law and obedience
70 It's mandates comes surest from
the Justice Of such law rather than
from its arbitrary character OF Sc.
verify a distinguished fellow citi-
zen of my native state felt aggneved
al the work of our convention, and
when 1e came among Us last August
ht declared that he would refuse TO
raiify the Oklahoma constitution be-
cause it deprived the judge of the
power TO arbitrarily and hastily pun,sn
those who offended against his VIII,
but am pleased 10 notice that with.
IN the last few days even my former
negh0or has unanimously ratified the
constitution of Oklahoma by a speech
~ Cooper Institute wherein he said
that he was willing. first: that the or
der OF Injunction should only be IS
sued after notice to the opposite party,
ian6 second that all charges Of con.
tempt should be tried before some
judge other than the one who issued
the or3sr and who should hear and
determine the charge for contempt.
Thus, my friends. the world pro
/ gresses. and ] have every ground ~
believe that before next November
MY worthy fellow Buckeye may have
nad a little further insight into the
sterner affairs of busiless and indiyid.
nal rights which IS sure to lead him
to a complete ratification % the Okla
homa Constitution
Avoidance PIeaders.
Now my friends. You will see VIC
accept the plea of confession, which
eliminates half the controversy, bur
we reject the plea of avoidance. Th
same hand that claims the credit foi
living turned on the light, after nearly
seven years OF official idleness. has
| yet to explain why he left the coun
/ try and his people so long in darkness
Democracy does not seek to array
one class against another. lsn't the
farmer, the l9boring man. the mer
chant the banker, the manufactured
and the railroad man, and all the bust
ness interests which they represent
and traffic in, and their investments
whether Of labor or money to be
served and TO be amply rewarded. bu
We do not concede that justice shoul,
be blinded IN the administration o
laws. while one class Is depressing an
other nor do we believe that he who's.
duty IL was to turn on the light ths
first day OF his official term and keel
/ IL turned on until he handed the rem.
of government to his successor. can b
excused It after nearly seven years O
! Indifference he now says that wha
( happened is not TO be chrged 10 h
account ana / want to ask when tn
poor widow, and the one weak viii
age. who have invested their little es
tate Ia the stock OF the UHted State
I Steel company. aud Just Congresi
has destroyed It's value by renealinl
ts tariff graft who will say that thl
light should not have been turned cl
IN 1901, the year OF the birth OF thu
inflated mOnstrosity. and who vii
there be 10 say that the light shoul
not have been turned on before Harr
man sold the inflated stccks of IN
Union Pacific system.
Nebraska Had SuffSred.
My friends, have olready take
much OF your time, but whenever
think Of the difference OF the price {
: beef in the hide as compared with th
. liANt ~ HN'i III tie NiAiitNs am tNi
! strained to believe that Nebraska Ia
r Suffered long enough, and shall n
ioice il any thought OF mine present
ray OF hope for the future.
When We speak with pride of th
: bopntitul crops, and The vast volume
: exports. let that pride be based upo
3 realization that those who produce
this wealth have shared justly in il
benefits.
2 centurYs GREATEST Statesman.
My friends, ! am here in the hon
e OF him who is dear to the heart
e every Oklahoman He whose couns'
and wisdom has aided US in layin
= the foundation for honest goyenmen
e peace and plenty Our motto IN Okl
I homa is derived from him, and
b reads LET THE PEOPLE RULl
t and upon this motto we have declar,
y that Oklahoma shall forever be blesse
BY him who Is willing 20 live on n
I fruits VI his own honest industry, an
g cursed by him ambitious 10 'prOsp
!. by graft greed and monopoly "
i know YOU must appreciate your di
5 tinguished fellow citizen within n
o borders of Nebraska; 1t not. you wou
D be unlike the balance OF the ciyiliz'