The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

Muskogee. Okla. May 2l.-IIon. ,
Lee Cruce, candidate for the demo
cratic gubernatorlal nomination be-
fcre the primaries. spoke TO 500 peU- ,
pie here tonight Rain drove tn
I speaker and the crowd from the
/ Airdome to small hail near by.
Practically every seat was taken. Dr
/ + Il. FHe presided at the meeting
Derocs Bailey introduced the speaker
as the next governor of Oklahoma"
Mr. Cruce disclaimed all honor for
supporting the nominee in former
campaign
Tine democracy Of oklahoma owos
me nothing for what | have done in
the past It was merely my duty.
he said
The speaker upheld the present
state administration. declaring he
was not ashamed OF what the dem
cratic party had done in Oklahoma.
The party, he said. had made
wonderful reccrd. considering their
handicap The abuse of republicans
and republican newspapers upon the
etate administration he declared, has
done more to iniure the state than
any other one thing.
Mr.. Grace declared himself, among
b other things. upon two important
issues pending before the people. lie
is against adoption Of the proposed
Section 10. Article . of the Consti-
tuition, being initiated by Senator Tay-
road amendment" and he is in favor
Of the Taylor grandfather clause to
the suffrage article of the constitu-
tuition. being nitiaed by Senator Tay-
! lor of Chickasha.
II wish that We had five times
as much railroad as We have In Ok
d. lahoma today, said MIR. Cruce, re-
gardiug the railr-ad amendment
but | am opposed to any law that
will tend to surrender into the hands
of the railroads the interest of the
people. and while they are tellinS
' you that they are trying TO repeal
p Sec. .. Ant Q, which in itself seems
d harmless. they are really trying TO
& substitute Sec. - While pretending
"A repeal of Sec g. they are trying
to practically repeal half dozen
= ether sections of Art. o and by DO
II ing 50 they are attempting to de-
l- stroy the corporation commission
IA and rob it of it's power to regulate
Ie and control the railroads of Okla
# homa."
is As TO the Taylor proposition, which
Ie right of people whose grandfather
prior TO 1866 did net have the right
, to vote under some form of gov
l. ernment. the speaker said this was
p. white mans government, and tina;
- the white race would never submit
~, TO negro domination. He said in
% part:
=, Il favor the passage of that law
believing the necessity for IL exists
The fact has been published abroad
that i'm Oklahoma the negro is per
mitted to run for and hold office
and nothing. my friends. appeals
more to the negro than the idea THAI
he IS the equal of a white man in
political affairs. The result Of this
y advertising has been TO make Okla
" homa the dumping ground of dissat
- isfied negroes of the south, and they
are coming TO Oklahoma in multi
Piled numbers mis- is not a partisan
are hundreds and thousands of white
- republicans in this state, especially
IL in the eastern portion of it, who will
" vote for this law with Just as much
~ enthusiasm a any democrat in the
" state"
Is Mr. Cruce took the republicans to
= task f,r their assaults upon the dem
!" ocratic administration, saying that he
stood ready to defend the party
H. against unjust assaults. lie deplored
Ne he said that some democrats needed
id the constant plea of republican lead
i ers and added their fault finding
ne and criticism, thus, he said, aiding
the republican party to accomplish
the overthrow Of dem cratic rule
IN the state
y some time was devoted to the AZ
titude of Joe McNeal candidate fa'
governor i'm the republican primaries
I who has charged, he said, that IN,
e., democrats Were plnnging the stat,
A. into Indebtedness from which it could
n hardly be- oNtricated, and Mr. Crce
at reviewed the matter of appropra
'e tions and expenditures in Kansas and
O. oklahoma showing that in Oklahomo
le they have been less by one.third
IN Hr advocated the taxing of In