The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-16

ftltttHHiNftt NuHu. -- nited states
Senator owen ui oklahoma delivered
an address Friday before the bridge
port Board of ysade senator Gwen
told ei The rapid growth ol his state
and alao touched upun natieanl ISSUES
An abstract ol hla address follows
oklahomas railk 10 the Ifninn e
twenty third IA population fifteenth
IN afeai ninth in the production 0l
horses aud mules cotton seed pro
ducts and corn seventh in the pre-
duetlan of cotton. ard 81 the ilret ia
the quality Of ilH people
It's population Is mereaAlng FAsteg
htan any other portion of the United
siates Just IL degree az you have
selected and perfected fhe beet ideas
from other nations and MAIDS tham
your own. So IN Oklahoma have We
obtained the most eeifreliaut the
most courageous. the most indna.
trious and faithful sons of other
states and welded them into the the
mass 0r oar cltiGenship
In writing the organic law II Ok.
lahoma our people had hefnre them
the constitution u every state In the
union and q every ciyiiiEed world
Il vas the purpose of the people ot
oar state 70 establish tsu things
First. The Peoples Rule Ia OKLA.
homa second. In addition 10 tba
inallenahlc rights of llfe. liberty and
the pursuit 90 happiness "a satah
iish The enjoyment % the gains
Of their own Industry
This latter right q today the great.
ess political issue Ia the civilized
world. and one which will not be
settled until Il Is settled Fi9ht. until
some men bY combination 81 BY mo.
nopoly b take away from ether men
the rewards q their labor shalt have
been controlled within due bounds.
Peoples Rule in oklahoma.
IN order 70 bring this abo q. the
hfst step vas 70 establish 7ths peo.
Pies rule. and ID erdeF to establish
the peoples rula7 the FIRST step nee.
cssaTy vas 20 be assured thar the
candidate for oeice was in 4 viliing
frame o, mind
The campaign vas waRed over the
country "a = iarEe measure over The
Initiative and referendum On toe
slogan let the people rele The
people dld rnls in oklahoma. Aad
they sem g. the constitutional eoa
yention men Nho were committed
tn the doctrine. ,Iet the pe0nlN rule
Who Is there m these days that does
not unaeratana the petty rAsCRiisiea
af machine politics and ita dlsas.
trous Influence over the opinions %
men a. o. the upflFhiuess of our
sirermmeut end tae possibility of
upright eDYefnment Machine foun
eaiion makes aimest unavoidable bad
eogemmeut e beads most Inevitably
60 the promotion 81 selfish men. ahn
are ia politics purely fnf selfish rca
sons. aad as a consequence We and
ghat cur government has slowly drlft
81 to s point where aaif 3 Interests
control oar laws amid have enabled
q code 81 lass to b. established hF
whleh she greatest principle 81 the
declaration af Independence has heen
maae 4 nuHli
81 asd little Fish
"a Oklahoma We hold sacred fha
original iWifiaes We haF8 written
these principles ini0 tha Constitution
~ Oklahoma Ne have aas .sad means
- Which fheg shall ba actually pre-
SERVED ard titaiIsed ahhM tha haf.
dsfH q gNr slate We have observed
that where special nfltileee are
granted g leads drt to the injury
of the weakest elements 81 ihe com
muniiy that ll leads next % in
creaslng pawef On the part ef those
Who pfef apan the weakest elements
making the big ash higFer and che
suian hsh more aefenseless Naw
We and ash 81 a monstr0as sfse con
sumlng other ash almost % equal
slxe. We md uuifed sfeei awalioM.
Ing Tennessee Coal and Iron. ana ue
and TIE Morgan Interest swagioN ing
lhe Mersd aad e dozen allied iater.
esfa and shaking The eoanfrf fFom
center a eifcumfeHeacs With Hf
ssnile. manipulated nanie. slth selfish
brought about % the tremendous IS
Jury of every YbodF except the taad.aF
aoaapirAfars When fhH excitement
has PASSED aNsy under lists modern
eonflrt 6 selfish Interests gan vii
and that the physical properties ~
ne country all remain the meu who
labor ln the country uli ramalH