The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-21


Second legislature ol he state Of OK
laaoma
4 am deeply and lam tuly gfaleiu
% ms friends for the kindly c0mpli
menis which they are pleased 20 popi
upon me ia their speeches nresenGInl
me 70 this legislative assembly
| These compliments, however mus
DO asciihed 10 The gensity Of theli
Friendship. rather than q any merits
Of my own,
Now, On this occasion. must pay
for the jewel of Consistency. al the
price OF not aaalng O speech. When
the recent election was over pard n
the alluslon (applause and laughlerl
when The recent election was over, re.
mcmberIng the three years OF contlnu.
Gus and unremittng campaigning 10
which the people Of Oklahoma had
been subjected, pledged myself 10
the prop sition that would make only
one request AT the halls Of the Second
Legislature. and that WAS The enactment
OF law making It a penltentlary OF.
fense for any man 10 make q political
speech IN the state uf Oklahoma prior
70 1910 (LaughleF) Now, terrible as
the temptation Is. and unspeakable as
Is to sacrifice au dthe selidenial, !
must not suffer my own feet 10 be-
taken Ia the snare which ! have set
for another daughter and applause.l }
A little more tlan one year ago
stood before the First legislature OF
this state, and assured them that upon
my election that had then reached
I've summit an my political aspir-
ations could not then l0reiel that
should be compelled. az SO early a
date, 10 scale those heights again
assured the legislature than that The
cup OF my political Ambitions was filled
to the hrim. uld not then foretell
that should desise nay cup TO BE filled
again so soon, here IN lae state Of or.
lahoma.
My friends J thank you for the splen
did honor which you have c.nierred
upon me this day During the last
half dozen years have probably
plagned the people OF this state with
my repeated prayers and petitions !
promise, aiere and n0g, not to plague
them again f-r the next half dozen
years 10 come. liauehier) And al
low me 10 say confllentially that lam
glad Jhls vote was taken, and that
this election occurred yesterday, before
senator Cunningham delivered his ad-
drodd daughter, continued and pro.
lonsed1 And nef re the election Of
1910. CMore laughter) ! am afraid
the senator would have counted me
out More laugaier1
Now owe this second elevation. as
| owed the first to the generosity q
tie people and 70 the loyalty Of the
Legislature. IN other states leglsla
tureB have dlg-egarded the express viii
OF their vereign masters. but In the
great stnte Of Oklahoma no legislature
has ever violated or will ever Violate;
no legislature will ever threaten gnl
violate. the sovereign decree OF the
great people Of Che glorious state OF
Oklahoma a.nhd aprlause) III this
commonwealth the voice of the people |
IS ihc Zee OF God, and So long as
hat pfineipsl prevails the rights and |
IT the people and he destiny /
1f SELF government are Secure among |
'Be sons and the daughters Of men
! sneak without reserve when / Say /
.hai / had rather be me senator from
ne great state Of Oklahoma ihan TO /
be- re aeaptered c1ar of al the Rus /
sias there Is less DANCE 81 the asaas
sn anl bis b NIB (lpughler and ap i
plansel fApplausei continued ep.i
nlaasa) Say there n more Of glory /
ID being chosen the representative oi
d free aud self.gopernine people than !
to be the hereditary depot Of an I'M
willing and an unsatsled people /
why I haVe been selected over co
worthy d rival must refer 10 the az
eIaian at others 70 have triumphed /
over SO distinguished a fellow citizen
IS my friend Is the chiefesl glory of
my triumph and my success being the |
soie responsibility for The defcet Of az /
lher ~ the oaly shadow that dima
The sunshine and The blaze o. victory I
stand Here now az ne undoubtedly 1
would have stood were he in ny sliua-
lion as ine representative, The Impair
llal representative of the whole peo.
pie of this state Wlthsnt reference 70
party Ties and without reference to
political affiliations. And not the
lease sonfee Of pride which ! feel on /
this occasion Is The fact that IN our
midst resides The descendant Of lho
ancient and liberty Wing people Of The
wesiesn world love The Indian. IL
Ii said that when Columbus and his
men landed upon lhls continent. They |
tell .lrst upon their own Knees and
then upon the aberglnes daughter
and applause) And history has re-.
Dealed itself with Characteristic ten.
aeiiy from that time until this "Heap .