The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19

hoaes. FIrt legislature hzs glgea og
The aoiowing statement relative - ih,
resolution passed a. Ardm0re by fhs
dslsgztes d Fsderatss Eabos sfisl
tbs fesy speech q TIE commissioner
n charities
III Murray SAID:
7 you'd feel a BIT satonishe1 Il
this were The frEt time / vas arar
condemned while performing ny
dirty. since + vas elected president
Of ne constitutional eonEeatloa
have run ID against al kirda "a graft.
era and have net and vsnquished
fbem-and ali classes aage graftera,
even the Isbor organizatioas--aud
now thoee who would prey upoa Or.
gained labor and the public II gen
eral, have fired their Fourth of July
gun Of noise At ne While Okla
homa Is filed with the most inteili,
gent, appreciatiTe, and patriotic citi-
zens n the republic, Jet Il has more
grafterg and more kinds Of grsftefs
than most any ather state You wlll
find them upon the bueineas world
upon the land and home owner. You
viii find them preylng upon tue farm
er and bis Organization. and me Ia-
borer in bic organization
II an not surprised at these resolu-
tlons becauge J was told many times
during the legislature that II I dld
not sow to the viii oi the little eoeerie
claiming to represent federated tabor.
hat they would destroy me politically;
and / have also been aware that for
sixty daya a lot of politicians. includ-
Ing two state officers, the commission
er of labor and Of charities who ask
"a for greater appropriations than
vas granted 10 them b. the legisIa-
ture we're united ia the common
cause against me They have not on
~ transformed their departments
from that Of service to the state 70
"agitatng departments bat each asks
Tor money ID enable fhem % conduct
these departments IN gum greater
than they can, with profit 70 the
state. utilize. All during these efforts
10 obtain the passage Of these resolu-
lions By securing the election of 20
cialists out Of the local organizations
Of labor Charles Daugherty. the com
missioner Of labor, has played the
part Of go-between the politicians Of
the state and the labor organizations
90 not know his objection to me
other than his desire TO secure
greater appropriation rhan ! thought
the people could stand, unless II be
that be ia angry at me because my
brother defeated him in the primary
last year by 9.02l majority. and then
Ia the interest Of the democratic par
ty gave Up to him four years Office
At $1,000 a year
Little Pete. the representative be.
fore the legislature, the socialist tnat
be ig, and bis other coterie always
enemlea Of the democratic party
have done The field work Of securing
delegations. enemies not oHly Of my
self bat Of the democratic party. This
play was a complete one In ali Of its
details. but ! have no fear as TO It's
effect II win convince a. least. the
sensible public that Ihaye acted son
albly during my legislative career and
knowing me az they do realize that I
have stood frm BY what ] Thought 10
be- right whether II be popular with
one class or not see no difference
in principle Ia the demagogue who
would vote for a bin for popularity
when be believed It TO be wrong. and
the bribe taker whose vote Was guild.
"a b. the amount paid therefor II
has the same effect upon the public.
I can take these resolutions before
any labor organization IN the slate
and prove thar they are false By the
records. The laws viii soon be print
ed and distributed by the secretary Of
atste The journals Of the house.
am informed b. Chief CLERK pittman,
viii b. out in about fifteen days
When the people have read the laws
and then read from the pages Of the
journals. the procedure upon these
several bills mentioned In the resOlu
lion, ali can observe that voted foi
every one Of the bills named and theJ
win know the falsiiy Of the .Ardmorc
resolutions. Il is true offered some
amendments % most Of these bills
but the amendments offered ar'
written IN the law and the records