The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-24
Facts Not Ascertained.

sOuA lNluSa4'
Facts Not Ascertained.
Had you agreed to ascertain the
facts, it would have been unnec-
essary for me to say one additional
word il defense of myself against
the criticisms and false accusations
made by you before that time in
your public speeches and in the
press, arl in your open letter to
Mr.. Linn, and it would be unneces-
sary for me now to say anything in
defense OF myself However, you
refused, and abandoning your former
accusations have again sought the
columns of the republican press for
making false statements in regard to
my record. ! am not a candidate
for office; if | were would run
on the good of my own efforts.
submitted the above proposition
TO obviate any controversy and TO
show to the honest citizenship of
Oklahoma that this committee had
been run absolutely impartialy be-
tween candidates. You have four
friends on this committee who are
working every day side by side
with me and | stated in my conf
munication that you could examine
ID
any of them would substantiate any
insinuation or statement you made,
| would declare myself unfit to 1u
on this committee and resign at
cnce. Surely your friends would
tell the truth in regard to this mat.
ter. Do you not think they would
You are fifteen years my senior,
hut | have lived long enough 10
know that the truth never unjustly
hurts or injares anyone Have yon
! lived long enough to find that out?
In the interest OF the truth, your
last assaults upon me compel me to
make reply. However, the same is
done in spirit of regret. Not tina,
! regret controversy; if | were not
in a position in which the interest
Of the democracy and the people of
Oklahoma is to large extent in
trusted; a position to which the
party organization confided in me
the work sought TO be done; a po.
sition upon the work OF which de.
pends your success. If the demo-
cratic nominee. and the success Of
1 the democratic party.
No candidate is entitled to WIN
except in so far as he stands for the
| truth, and this letter is written for
the purpose Of the people knowing
the facts, and hoping that the same
viii not be considered in the slight
est degree as affecting anyone in
| their voting upon their choice in
the democratic primary.
5ranson's House Record.
In the outset you state in your
letter to Governor Haskell as fol
lows: "lt is true that Branson vot-
ed for the guarantee bank law on
flnal passage, but 1t is also true, as
may be recalled by every member
OF the house of representatives in
the discussion (in committee of the
whole when no roll call. could be
had) numerous amendments were of.
fared, some by Brauson of Musko
gee, in one particular which would
nave destroyed the little bank in
competition with the larger bank
and ii this effort, l charged on the
floor OF the house that Mr.. Bran
son was evidently representing a
certain large bank in the city Of
Muskogee, ard that as between the
little bank and the big one | STOOD
for the little bank" You state that
this brought the first perceptible ire
between me and yourself Now, Ir
Murray, you know that this state
ment is untrue You know. and ev
cry member of the house of repre-
sentatives knows, that l never of
fere1 any amendment on the flool
OF the house to the bank guaranty
law. Is it possible that you have
forgotten the truth Intentionally? |.
1t possible that you have forgotten
the truth fof the purpose OF max
ing willfuI misrepresentation to de
ceive the people? TO be entirely
Charitable with you. | would rathel
believe that your memory is in er
ror. l offered no amendment A
any time to the bank guaranty law
The bill under discussion to whicl
you refer, and as to which you say
the first ire between us arose. wai
a bill altogether different from tn.
bank guaranty law and every membe