The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-28

at the court house was occupied and
still there were numbers standing
to hear the speeches Of state Labor
Commissioner Chas. J.. Daugherty
and state Commissioner OF Charities
and Corrections, Kate Barnard. The
speaking was held under the aus
pices Of the labor unions of the
city. II. o. J.hnston OF the typograph-
ical union acted as master Of cercmo-
nios.
On account Of the friondlincss Of
the Hon. Lee Cruce toward labor in
this state he was called to the plat.
form ana given chair.
\ large number of women were in
attendance and at the close Of the
speaking they crowded around the
little woman to shake her hand and
tell her INV they appreciated her
speech Both of the speakers advised
the people not to to for the repeal
OF Section . of Article @, and Miss
Barnard went far enough to state
that amy person who voted for the
repeal OF that portion the constr.
tuition was either mo-, Informed or
had some greenback in his pocket for
doing 50.
After being introduced in a few
very well chosen words by Mr. John.
ston. Chds. l.. Daughoriy began his
speech by saying that thirteen years
ago he was citizen " this town,
that at this time 1t lay heap Of
ashes and he had always admired
Che pluck OF the people for rebuild.
ing a greater city than they had be
fore lie dwclt upon the resources
and citizenship ol the state, people
from every state in the union and
ilom nearly every nation on the
globe nave been attracted To Okla.
noma by its just constitution and
fair laws.
The speaker then referred to the
laws OF the state which had been
called radical and freak legislation.
Jllc said the legislature had been
severely criticised by the subsidized
press of the state and by the sub
sidiled press he meant the newspa-
pcrs that always took up the side of
the special interests. One of the
radical laws was the creation OF the
free employment bureau Since
statehood positions have been Sc.
cured FIR $500 persons and fewer
than ono-hundrcd have been union
labor people. Work for SO2 people
has been found i'm this month.
The Morris Packing plant, he said,
had been given a half million dol
lars to lscate IN oklahoma city. II
now wants labor at $1.35 day and
made request TO bee granted a license
"a Drganizc the Greek and Italian
Employment Bureau. This right was
refused and he is now mand amused
10 license IN ~. Ilc said lis d'Il"t.
m'nt had br"d in IA, conrts on
many of the labor laws and had
never lost out on any of them. and
he wanted every one tested by the
courts. lie congratulated this county
upon sending such men as Whayne,
Gilmer and Allen 10 the legislature,
and said they had worked with the
laboring interests of the state.
The factory law has been attacked
and you have been told that faCto-
ries are staying away from this
state. The truth is that investments
since statehood in Oklahoma have
increased from sixteen million 20
more than forty million dollars.
The coercion act was touched upon
and the speaker said successful
prosecutions had been made at Enid
for importing prcssmen without no.
tifying the new workers that labor
trouble existed. Similar prosecutions
were also made at Oklahoma CITY.
Guthrie aud Okmulgee.
The law which has caused more
trouble is the eight hour law. Two
hundred and seventy complaints have
been made against it, and It was
taken 10 the supreme court,
The labor commissioner then went
, into a Discussion Of the proposed
repeal of Sect'.n of Article Q. of
the constitution. lie said If this law
is repealed it means the repeal OF
Sections 10, II, ~, -. 2S and -
Of the same article and il means
the annumcnt of an the statutory
provisions regulating public service
corporations He told Of the Waters
Pierce prosecutions in Texas ann