The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-01
GOVERNORS PROCL ANA TION
I'm UNITY is STRENGTH

Following is Governor Haskers
proclamation Of April 2s
Government IS tile source from
which must spring protection Of life
liberty and the acquisition and enjoy
ment Of property
Government must be made and exc
cuted by man.
Government that does not protect
honest capital and enterprise and hon
est toll alike, fails Of its proper pur-
pose
Our form Of government with its
distinct legislative. executive, and iu-
dicial branches, should owe the tenure
Of Office direct 10 the people
Official position should never be
found on the bargain counter, where
selfish interest, greedy for riches at
the expense Of the comfort Of the
toiling masses, or the morals and
happiness Of humanity can buy power
with gold unjustly wrung from hon
est hands and needy homes
Government is neither spontaneous
or automatic It will not create or
operate itself
The honest people Or the special in
terest win rule.
Which shall it be-?
Shall the creatures Of God Or the
creatures OF the legislature rule the
country2
The past and the present warn us
the general government must be
brought nearer the people.
Bring the United States Senate
nearer the people, that just laws may
be given u.s.
Such as to define the duties and
render wholesome the administration
Of the executive and judiciary
Party Platforms and Political Speech
All pledges of future action are stale
with age and the path Of the past is
strewn with wrecks Of the peoples
fondest hopes.
Loud acclaim and fierce denuncia-
ton still leave the people with empty
hands.
The people must act
When? Nowl
Amend the federal constitution
How?
(a) Elect United States Senators by
direct vote.
(b) Legalize an income tax.
(c) Make constitutional the employ
ers' liability law
I'D Cease to interrupt the states in
regulation Of carrying charges within
the state and the prohibition Of merg-
ing Of competing common carriers.
(el Leave to every state the right
Of its own people TO enforce morality
and protection to honest labor with
out federal aid being given to both.
The preamble and resolutions below
tell the story in detail
The party pledge Of legislation along
any Of these lines IS an uncertain
subterfuge
Write them all in the constitution
and you have them certainly but not
otherwise
The people are all powerful in ac.
tion, but graft greed and monopoly
rule. when the people are silent.
BY virtue Of the power invested in
me. ], C. ~. Haskell, Governor Of the
state OF Oklahoma, and in the inter
est OF government rendering equal and
exact justice TO both Che rich and the
poor do proclaim Thursday, May e.,
$3.50, a legal holiday throughout our
state
That with the suspension Of an legal
business, our people may assemble
and confer together, / urge that all
advocates Of good government
The farmers, in their lodge rooms,
The Commercial clubs in their halls
The laborers in their unions.
All societies for the promotion of
morals and intelligence
All you who believe that the labor
En- Is worthy OF his hire: that the
home is sacred and domestic happi-
ness should be promoted, may so
assemble and adopt resolutions de-
manding that your congressman and
senators support Of these FIVE amend.
ments to the constitution. and before
you rest mail your resolution to
Washington.
Go after reforms in practical man
ner- all promise and no results dis
credit your sincerity.
Your duty done, let MS pray that be-
yond our own small state weak, and
alone in this fight for good govern.
menU that our sister states through
out the Union, may add their power
Let us hope that from ocean 10
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