The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-12
BUD YOUNG
MADE FUR FLY
IN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
MEETING YESTERDAY.
WHOLESALE ATTACK MADE
On Acts Of Last Legislature and the
Actions Of Bill Murray-Wants
Oklahoma Turned Loose
to the People.

G W Young, Of Berwyn. chairman
of the Democratic Central committee
OF Carter county. sounded the keynote
I'm an hours speech before the com.
mittee Yesterday afteruoOu in session
at the city hall lie began his speech
by denouncing the odious two-cent
fare law lie illustrated how imprlc'
/ teal IL is by stating that formerly he
could come to Ardmore from his town
on round trip ticket purchased for
/ 80 cents. transact his business and re-.
turn home In the evening Now,
under the new law. he can come tu
! Ardmore and return for 10 cents but
/ he cannot get back the same evening
/ and is forced 10 pay a hotel bill from
81 to 81 Chairman Young was chair
man OF the district that sent Bin Muir.
/ ray to Guthrie 10 help write the CON
| stitution The people hai begun 10
|idulizc Murray They looked upon him
las Texas does her Culbersou. as
South Carolina her Tillman. and as
I Arkansas her Davis hut Murray he's
been in bad company. His clothes fl
badly and his reform legislation is
being rrpulsed hy the peope
He praised Lee Cruce of Arimor,
and said he woud win the next gov
errorship with hands down he Is a
democrat whom an The people can
trust and they do trust him
In his speech the dispeusary law
came in for It's share of criticism.
Chairman YOUNG voted for prohi1tuu
ard wanted prohibition Tie told %
farmer living In his section who had
a mother 90 wears ola and a brother
diving from consumption The farmer
went 20 Gainesville. bought a gallon o'
whiskey and was taking 10 home He
was met az Berwyu and arrested was
brought TO Ardmore and. while the
Judge said he had violated No law yet
the farmer was forced 20 pay ten dol.
lars as cost. and ~ Young paid the
money for him The NhisSey that
was needed for the dying brother. was
shipped 20 Guthrie % ra sent Cu- 20
some d'speusa~v Mr. Young thought
when the people We're given ne refer
crdur' thew would Si- back s-l mo-
tect themselves against a .eZls .Atlr@.
but such ha' proven not -hs case
Chairman Young was applaudei tg
the committee While many ot his
remarks We're made iu a iocular spirit
yet the speaker was IN many in
stances I'm earnest. While Oklahoma
Is still in her infancy the people are
demanding fewer laws ard better
laws. II IS the campaign now being
made I'm Texas The 2-cent fare law
saves the farmer not on an average
~ , cents "a wear. while n makes The
service poorer, II stops railroad build
ing. il prevents the building Of better
depots, Il puts railroads whore they
cannot float their bonds. their securi-
ties become worthless ard railroad
building and the prosperity connected
Herewith are denied the people. Turn
Oklahoma loose will he the slogan in
electing the new legislature and those
who do not commit themselves in this
policy will he opposed by the peo-
pie
The business session Of the COM
mittee lasted but few minutes
Chairman Young said his committee
had made a record for thorough work
and now he wanted II to die without
owing cent to any man. \ commit
tee composed of Hugh Jones, John F
Easley and w. VI. Cox was appointed
20 audit all claims against the com
mittee, was empowered to collect some
money due the committee and pay all
accounts were amicable settlements
would be made and where such set
Elements cannot be made the accounts
are 20 be referred 10 the committee at
meeting 20 be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. August l.
Enrn tO Mr. and Mrs. I. p Jones,