The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-28

try all men stand equal before the
law. aud We have just as good gov
ornment as the majority of the
governed will utilize The indlrfcr.
cncc Of the majority In the rule of
government gives us an Indifferent
government 4 man may talk about
not believing In party government.
but no government is complete with.
out organization. A party man. Of
men and a better government will
result. | believe I'm fighting our par
ty differences in our own household.
We will accomplish more OF our re-
forms by threshing out these DIFF
ferenccs than by other parties
Democrats fight among themselves
II is glorious that W. fight among
ourselves, it is better that We fight
our battles In our own democratic
party. for the good OF the party In
Oklahoma We should carr yout the
plans of the government as laid
down In the constitution. and the
democrats of this state will bring
in the machinatious Of the part,
gu.llotuc who goes against the re-.
forms as planned cut u the consti.
tuition.
30 law can be written that will
give men equal brain equal strength
and equal labor. but The laws should
be- so written as to give men equal
opportunity The federal sysrm
OF the past ages was physical
necessity and along through the ages
the milestones showed turn that
when that system fell necessity cs.
tabishcd another precedent Prccc-
dents established by time as laid
out for the hundreds Of years is TO
restrain the strong and protect the
weak The greed of sinful man
makes it the greatest reason why
justice should favor the weaker or
more unfavOred man The pendulum
OF the clock OF time might be made
to swing back too far should jus.
tice and right not carve out the
principles of equal government Il is
strong danger to est9bliSh 6 pIa-
cedent that will haunt us through
the ages should we fail to follow
out the original principles of civil
law. The present isms, such as an.
archism and the like, are due to the
oppression of the weak by the strong
The greed of the strong In sup
pressing the weak has brought out
those isms which would dethrone
civil government. The strong man
should take the initiative and appeal
to justice that the weak may re-
ceive right treatment. We are too
selfish and too human to want TO
enforce the law equal all through.
but We should bravely enforce every
law for the protection of the weak,
the middle and the strong We should
have that love for the majesty and
supremacy OF the law and not stay
within the bounds without violation
for the love of the law
All the glory ever accomplished by
the republican party was when that
party practiccd the teachings OF
| Thomas Jefferson"
From this the speaker gave def
inition OF special interests, Some
thing that exists by special virtue
| OF the iavOritism of the law. Every
downfall that the democratic party
has ever met with was due to IN,
| showing of fayors to special inter
ests. Several times during the his
! tory of this government have fayors
been shown the special interest class
of the old Federal and Whig parties
which was oyerthrown by Andrew
Jackson. In 1852 the Missouri com
promise, was special legislation fol
the slavery class"
Judge Williams then spoke al
some length on why he was GLAD
that slavery was oyerthrown and
the republic left intact. In speaking
further on the subject OF spccia
interests, he said Special Interests
should not be allowed to creep into
legislation, and should be driven ou
by both state and national legisla
tive bodies alike. Whenever special leg
islation creeps into the party that Is
in domination that party is sure Il
meet defeat.
Abraham Lincoln and Thomas JEFF
ferson were much alike in thei
views and teachings. Abraham Lin
coin never advocated a protcctiy,