The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

this true in the case Of the employer
and the cmployc.
And It has come 20 pass that when
one organization declares in favor OF
any movement or piece of proposed
legislation looking to the bcttcrmen'
, Of all the people, just that sure viii
there be q howl sent up from the
ranks of another body. because the
! position thus taken is looked upon
with the suspicion that the motive is
born with the idea OF iniurine some
other organization.
Because the federated clubs of Ok.
favor of the amendment referred to
and have advanced proposition
whereby the present obstacles IN the
| way of railroad building aud CXtcn.
| sion in this state can be- removed,
a few members of the state federation
OF labor have come out aud dcCried
|
the provisions of the constitution
bearing on the abor interests. Just
why such action should be taken by
those in power I'm this case | do
not know unlcss it's politics. and
can't be- made TO believe that the
rank and file of the laboring classes
| al gI,h 10,
from the performance OF duty So
ncumben. upon them AT this time.
The req, al Of this portion of the
constitution means possibly more TO
the working man OF this young ate
than any other, In mat it would open
the way for moe railroad building,
and telephone construction and
be the means Of developing the vast
natural resources OF the state. bring
Ing more workers here. thus swelling
the "tin buck t bridagc" in every line
OF trade.
There are men here VINO have spent
their lives and fortunes to put Okla.
homa whore she is today-head and
shoulders with the other great states
of he union who should now be reap
ing he benefits Of their labors. hut
who are deprived Of the same by the
conditions that obtain,
Article ., Section 9 sands in the
way OF the realization Of the exp r.
tations Of these sturdy pioneers
and while there are thousands OF
other Ic3souy that could be advanced
for its repeal this one alone should
suffice.
Lots SO amend car cons itu ion
that railroads ANA other corporations
can invcs, their money here knowme
hat IL will be- safe and remunaratiNc
and then onac, laws regulating them
in manner that will shrdlueOunun
in a manner conducive to their WI
fare and the projection OF the peopl,
who supper, them
Why has the State Federation OF
Labor been pulled into thr political
game in this state, and why should
the rank and file OF the movement
| vote a, the die ates Of a few who ar,
AT the head OF the organization?
Are We going to permit any set OF
| men 20 tel MS how TO vote on any
l economic question that comes up fol
sct,lcmen the polls? Haven't IN,
i latoring men of Oklahoma enougl
| gray matter in their heads u thini
and act for themselves? think the!
have. and thi, they will vote thei
own conscientious convictions whel
the ume arrives Gor action.
. w. H. Kenncr, president OF IN,
Trades Council, declared himself a
being opposed 20 the amendment, de
claring that the constitution as
sands is the best in the Unite,
States, and that the repeal of IN
sec ion referred TO was sought by IN,
corporate interests, that our natura
resources were placed here for us an,
that under the constitution as /
now stands il is up TO the people a
ready here 10 develop them and no
depend on outside capital to com
here and reap the benefit OF them
i Several others talked about tn
amendment a some length, afte
which the NEE ing adjourned