The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-15

and blinded by the glare Of those
lights that he wonld nct know where
to jump and that he would as likely
jump in the middle of the track and be
run over by the cars as not In
keeping with that sensible advice
discussed this with members of the
house committee and an amendment
was made to that bill. which would ex-
empt from the provisions of the act
all trains except road trains. That is
to say trains running on the road
and hauling freight and passengers.
so that switch engines and those sim
ilarly situated are exempted from the
provisions of the law. sought not ihe
demands OF the walking delegate but
sought the advice from the man who
does the work, not only among the
railroad people, but among ;he miners
as TO what would best subserve their
interest, and because / refused to talk
to Little Pete and his associates they
have secured a packed convention of
eightytwo delegates ana proceeded to
resolute In the name of laaor
Il want the public TO knew that Lit
tie Pete is not the same person as
Peter Hanraty who served ia the con.
stitutional convention AMI is nov chief
state mine inspector. The difference
between them is the light Of the inn
serial sun and the nocturnal flashes
of the lightning bug.
"They have said that I was not
ourteous to women. Trained from
boyhood in a state that always gave
women the advantage under the law.
the word woman is by me recognized
as sacred and | have the profound
est respect for the modest, chlste and
yirtuous womanbood of our state
They are the noblest creatures of God:
and as a citizen, or even upon the
political hustings whore my own rep
utation is attacked. have invariably
and shall continue TO refuse to handy
words With any woman; but rs an
officer. as speaker OF the house.
charged with certain specific duties
under my oath ] know no difference
IN woman lobbyist from a man lob
byist and I know that some of the
most successful lobbyists IN the coun-
try are women. AS speaker of the
house | enforced the rule which pro-
yided that no state officer interested
in any appropriation bill shall be per-
|
house. ] enforced that rule against
state officer who happened to be a
woman, but | would have enforced IL
against the governor or any other per-
SON. high or low, who would nave at
tempted to violate IL, and ! have no
apology for saying so.
"This controversy did not arise out
of the legislature alone, but dates
back TO the conyening Of the constita-
tional convention Little Pete" anl
his crowd fought me for the presi-
dency OF that convention. They tried
to dictate the appointment Of sew
eral committees. He desired the nam
ing of men who were not competent TO
draw a provision governing corpora
lions, and tried to prevent the appoinl-
ment of Bob Williams on said com
mittee made him chairman of the
committee over their protest. and his
! services to the state in drawing a
provision governing corporations was
20 thorough and complete as to make
Il impossible for a court to declare
It's provisions unconstitutional
This controversy is not confined 10
these things alone, but one part of il
S a lineup whereby they will attempt
70 force their friends in the legisla-
ure in the name of labor to vote for
a speaker who will repeal some Of
our corporation laws, especially the
law providing for an oil tax, fought
| by the Standard OH interests 50 hard