The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-02-19
46THJEWEL IN THE
NATIONAL DIADEM
Senator owen Extols the Virtues Of
Oklahoma at Annual Banquet
Of jewelers. Organization.

the jewelers. Of the United States az
the Delmonico New York This
beautiful banquet. with four hundred
notable guests had invited Senator
owen as the guest Of honor to de.
liver the principal speech OF the oe.
casion which he did in answer to the
toast THE 46th Jewel in the Nation
al Diadem oklahoma
The jewelers. Circular-Weekly of
New York gives the following ac-
count of the speech
Senator owen the ReXt speaker
tall, handsome, and In the prime of
manhood. captvated his hearers at
once and held the attention of every
body in the room from the moment
he said his first word until the end
of his closing paragraph. His clear
diItion and apt phrasmg and the
beautiful flow of language in which
he expressed, not in smile or fantas
tic metaphor, but in syllogistic clau
SEES, his ideas on his State; upon inn
portant economic questions and upon
how they had been served in his
commonwealth, held every ear, eX
cept when he was interrupted by ap
plause the silence of his auditors
paid most eloquent tribute to the
speaker his discourse was mass
Of facts, but they were as interesting
as if they We're anecdotes instead
senator owen distnased lhe AGth
Jewel in the National Dlaben okla
homa He told OF It's size, show ing
| Il as large ats Massachetts. Connect
icut Rhode Island, New Hampshire.
New Jersey, Vermont. Delaware and
the half of New York combined l's
wonderful fertile soil fine climate,
IT'S fruits. flowers and tress. rs artes-
ian waters, its wonderful resources
in lead zine granite marble. gyp-
sum, etc, We're nh dwelt upon as was
| ta great fields It's wonderful gas and
oil field and as Hne rivers. Above
an. he enlarged on the Oklahoma Con.
stiWtion. establishing the Initiative
and Referendum the mandatory pri-
mary the control OF monopoly the
protection and safety OF capital i'm
i vested In legitimate enterprises, and
/ the manner I'm which the constitution
accomplished this The immunity
bath given TO State witnesses who
are called upon to uncover crime or
conspiracy. whether in civil or Grim.
/ inal cases, was pointed out as a step
IN advance Of all present corrective
legislation.
The speaker pointed out the evil
effects of our present national laws.
By which monopoly hourishes, as
men, IN spite Of every modern advance
/ and modern opportunity. and modern
invention. were not enjoyed proper.
tionately to their intelligence, indus
try and moral worth these opportun.
tiles of life
He attacked the evils of the ex-
cessive accumulation Of wealth IN
! the few hands, aud it's crushing effect
upon the weaker elements Of the ma
tion, and showed how the Oklahoma
/ Constitution provided for the correct
ion OF these evils; provided for the
rule of the intelligent masses of the
people In their own behalf controlling
land monopoly. controlling the purity
of the laws against the lobby against
corrupt practices and other evil ageus
cies TO entrench special interests lie
pointed out emphatcaly that the
criticisms against Oklahomas consti-
tuition were utterly nntwst-worthy
and could be attributed 10 articles
/ prepared IN the interest of those who
had been dealing unfairly with the
body of the people
Many facts presented in Senator
Owens speech caused considerable
surprise particularly the statement
/ that oklahoma today has a population
greater than any OF 26 states Of The
Union also that this year It will de.
/ liver more petroleum than did the en-
tire United States at the last census.
and that pipe lines run direct from
Oklahoma 10 New York and the Gulf
of Mexico
However the material wealth of the
state, he claims vas the least Of ali
its great value 10 the country. the
greatest being the impetus It had Civ
en- 10 thought and reason. for IN ok.
lahoma a new birth Of freedom had
occurred and the greatest problem of
modern times. namely. the more equal
distribution of the products of human
labor, was being solved
Ills statement that New York and
New Workers were provincial was re-
ee' with laughter. together with
cries that's right. and he explained
that the western states and partlcu
larly oklahoma. knows much more
about New York than New York
knows about them
His defense OF the constitution of
his state was a mastery brief for that
instrument, and he explained that It
was drawn with the constitution Of
every state IN the civilized world be
fore the committees that IL was drawn
With the knowledge OF conditions ex
istng under those other constitutions
and that Il was drawn with the idea
that many Of these conditiones should
not obtain IN Oklahoma, which was
going TO put its iron hand on the pre-
datory power OF SOME men TO rob
others oklahoma he said cares not
what men say Ia defense OF fraud. but
Il has drawn d constitution "a punish
those who deffaud the Innocent and
weak and to protect All IN the enjoy
ment of the fruits of his labor
Oklahoma he said was not against
capital or corporations on the con.
trary it Is itself a capitalist it was