The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-13
Sen. GORE
DEFENDS
RIBBON
BALLOT

N~aHNitttoht ~ W. Aflii in.T H'i"
tpF Gose WI an asked whnt he thought
O; the new election law Isl Oklahoma,
and she ACCESSION Of the Republican
committee is demand the referendum
said.
q have not seen the new law On
therefore could not speak adylsedly as
10 us dttalB. The Obj n was de.ee-
tive. una presume The new one is I'M.
IMPROVEMENT have seen the Repub,
iican objection that they have no rep.
eaentn"on on the various election
boards. The minority party WIN 0r
course bu given representation OF their
own chccslng upon all such boards.
'"rhe charge that The Democrats az
baach ;fe ballot box and falsify the
3etmns ~ as humorous and absurd as
Il ~ nnli,st and %uhfoundad. The DEM
ierr'e IN oklahoma always held hon
es, slttliona ana viii continue 70 hold
honest elections n they had been
disposed 10 tampfp with the ballot box
they would poaiAbly have begun With
lhe negro commissioner IN Wagner
aud We negro preventative In inI
gan &C. as lie Republicans charge,
the Democrats haye disposition asl
we'll as me power 10 defrand the vol
ca anl diets the popular win. they
would rot have suffered their ali0riy
TO drop tiUri 1900 ln 2.uDn lnsi iali,
wauii not rave lost a Democratic con
sfersman by less Than loon. d uenp
eralic representative NY only three and
WWilt not ave unseatod 4 Democratic
Senator ana seated d Republican when
al p~re"edents In thai case would have
sustained q contrary decision. II Is
because lhe Democrats are unwilling
10 lamnpr with the returns thar laey|
have enucted The new luA,
Eleven Objections
THE Republican committee arges
eleven alleged objections to the new
law. rhey have tn lnct more than
10000 objections. There are more
than 80. tAO colnred voters ia the state.
and these dark eomplexiunea ohler-
lions are rapidly Increasing.
Ribbon Ballot.
-The fbbon hallot IL selected as.
The chias point Of attack. One woult
Judge from the clRmnr that the ribbon.
ballot Is 6 new thing under the sun.
4 new engine Of desp0tism and tyfan,
rs. II Is the same ballot that IL used
IN our primaries. That ballot has
worked well. II has secured some
mlehty good nominations to my person.
a knowledge THE emblem emhlagUns
he ballot Of only n suites IN tho
Union md N ~ OF those is.used only
N a few counties. Only three states
Wesf 81 The Mississippi use the en-.
blem an only tWo states in Glorious
Republican New England. ateadsPst
Republican states Ike California, Min.
neaota, Nebraska. Connecticut aud
Massachusetts use IKE ylhhen ballot
BY the way no one cna vote III Mass
A%ehusetls lpday, who cannot read the
Constitution III English and write nls
name that's pretty radical More than
tW0-lhirds o. an The states Save re.
fused 10 make tho high privilege ia
voting defend aerely upon tae voters
ability 10 distinguish hefWeen an.
eagle anG a rooster with his natural
eye a poor proof indeed either 81
patriotism o. civic feaTonsihsliiy
Referendum.
"fhe Republicans Of course have the
constitutional right 10 demand lhe0
feferenaum3 they aave the right n.
behalf ot TIE negro, se invoke shc
referendum against which practically
every negro n the state Voted. aa they
always vote, against al progress and
against al reform. IN taking Che ref
Iefendum upon llhla measure alone,
thu Republicans SEQ ;ie sesi ns their.
approval upon every other eei 81 the
Democratic legislature They rallfy'
What they 90 not refer. Fhe nepnh
lleana have Inc sight 10 nuke tho ne..
gro suffrage the sunreeae and sole ~
cue IN The lsegt contest They haze
the right ID make the r80b white sal
lot BOX" the paramount question The.
Democrats Niil meet that lAsne as.
they met the eJlm Grow Car
The Democrats DO moi helIeye That
ignorance should mlaruie intelligence
of thar Vice should misg0vern virtue,
Nine-len.h s Of Tho Republicans IN on.
lahoma agree with the Democrats on
those propositions The negroes hold
the balance 9f pever N fourteen coan.
tles today and viii soon hold the bal
ahce OF poWef III fourteen more.
'Wagurer has i,72s. Logan has n.
g57, Oklahoma, 1921. and Mnskogee
county 1as 3.f79.
Race ilols hage beea worse On the
east side slAee the ballot eame to the
Eagro tlau before Recent bloody
events shed IN DRinoua and q lurid
light upon the gravity Of tho situation.
Ne must act soon or re act TOO late.
nepeal jim Grow
HThe alarming feature 81 this re.
publican referendum on the election
law II the fact that Il gives cuuclns-
w proof thai NE Republicans wnulg
II they could repeal the Jim Grow car
ian. The same aplrli that you'd re-
taln he mixed hallo, would restore
The mixed car.
Race 0uoekIo0a.
These fara questions ought 10 be
settled Onee and lor all. 50 that n.
tire contests may turn. as they ought
70 turn upon the character OF the
candidates. the wisdom Of policies and
The principles IF parties. could not
Hhg al this time nor at this distance
the exact shape IN which this Issue
vii be presented for final decision
The Democrats may Dc compelled ii
hahait " the people 10 summit q IN