The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-20
COOPERS HELD FOR
CARMACK MURDER
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armed these valiant souls against eac
other, it is for no purpose of renew
ing the strife. but rather of emphasi,
ing by contrast the felicity of the pres
ent situation. 1t will serve also, L
bring out in bold relief the graciou
spirit which enables Governor Patter
son to condeseend to men Of low es
tate, lift up where he has tramplet
down and lay poultice of warn
words upon the reputation he has 81
fearfully bruised IL will teach alsC
those who most unjustly have regard
ed Governor Cox as a man of proud
and naughty spirit, that he is in fact
a man of modest stiffness and humil
ity, one who can forget injuries the
most grievous, forgive insults the most
nagrant. indure every assault upon
his honor and good name without re
sentiment, and, in general, humble
himself that he may be exalted. 1t
will also show that no one can ever
sin away his day of grace with the
present all mereiful machine; that no
man can ever become so vile, so de-
graded. so corrupt in its estimation
that il is not ready to raise him up
AMI load him with dignity and honors
if he only will give up everything
and serve it with fidelity and singles
ness Of heart
1t will be remembered that Cover
nor Patterson professed to have only
one great motive in seeking the office
of governor-the wholly patriotic and
mselfsh desire to purge the state of
the shame and infamy brought upon
it by Cox and the Cox machine He
openly declared that he would rather
some other than he had the task and
the honor, but his soul would not con-
sent that such man as Cox should
be governor of Tennessee. He charg-
ed that Cox had debauched the poll
ties of the state; he represented him
as the plant tool of his saloon and
the corporations; he charged that he
was democrat only in name, a repub-
lican in fact; he called him a traitor
to the democratic party Not only
that, but he viciously assailed his per
sonal honor, his pecuniary integrity
and from every stump in Tennessee
he pictured him in the bitterest words
in his vocabulary as a common graf
ter And the whole crowd joined
their voices in one universal chorus
of crook, CRATER, cor
ruptpolitician, cheap John demagogue
such were the words that flew thick
and fast from the mouths of Duncan
b. Cooper aud all the leaders in the
great movement to reform and purge
and purify the state. to destroy the
power of the political machine and
restore power to the people of Ten
nessee The whole campaign was
conducted with view not only of de-
feat Governor Cox, but to load him
with infamy and drive him out of pol
tics in Tennessee SO far was this
carried, that after Governor Patterson
had been nominated for governor and
Cox had been nominated for the state
senate. Major Cooper journeyed to
Bristol for the purpose of getting out
an Independent candidate against him.
These facts will serve to glorify
the recent past of peace 1t shows
how far Governor Patterson had to
stoop, how much Governor Cox had to
forgive and matches an infinite con.
descension with an infinite humility
Ofeourse there are other details. When
Governor Cox was summoned to Nash
Vile. some weeks ago. it was not
simply for the purpose of falling on
somebody's neck or of having some
body fall upon him. There are hon
ors and dignities and Offices and sub
stantial rewards to be distributed
things that go to heal the hurt that
honor feels'-and these things were
talked of and considered
But no doubt, the main thing was
that Governor Cox agreed to join him
self with Ban Murray. Dune Cooper
and Spared Hin and aid them in their
battle for the Holy Cause of local self
government"
BY local self government. Carmack
meant the fight against prohibition:
The liquor interests led by the govern
or declared in favor of local option |
and of letting each community settle
the saloon question for itself.
Colonel Cooper upon reading this
editorial sent the famous message to
Carmack: IF my name appears in
the Tennessean again. one of us must
die" The warning was delivered to
Senator Carmack by ExState Treas
urer Craig Carmack said that Col
onel Cooper's threat had made a oes-
sation Of the editorials impossible.