The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-19
M'NEAL IS CHEAP
HIS PRICE S24O
NOMINEE TELLS HOW HE HELP
ED DEFEAT LAW-lUTHER HAR'
RISON REPLIES.

nor. in an address here last night, de
clared that he was official bondsman
for the railroad companies that ap-
pealed the rate cases and received
$24O a year for his services. in a
speech following McNeal, Luther Hnr-
rison. press manager of the democratic
state campaign committee, declared
that prior to statehood the railroads
robbed the state, according to Attor-
ney General Cromwel's report, OF
$54,OOO,OOO. and that McNeal, in sign
ing appeal bonds for the railroads,
threw the state bank into the condi-
tions obtaining before statehood, and
for the paltry sum of S24O.
McNeal declared early in his speech
that he favored unrestricted right OF
suffrage. but later in defense of the
proposed woman suffrage amendment
he said he favored a property qualiii-
cation. In other words he would per
nit all negroes to vote, whether ignor-
ant or educated, but only women own
ing property could exercise the pre-
rogative granted so freely to ignorant
blacks.
The first half OF McNeals speech
was devoted to an excoriation or gov
ernor Haskell. Nothing in the cate
CORY of villification was too acrid FOR
his palate. That Haskell was VII
famous falsifier was one Of the charg-
es. Later on in the speech he prefer
red charges against Lee Cruce, citing
Haskell as authority. 1t was repiu-
ton of the old case OF seeking 10
prove deception by the senses when
the knowledge employed in the at
tempted proof is gained through the
senses.
McNeal charged the appeal OF the
rate cases to a federal court to the
"incompetency of the attorney gener-
al" He denounced the bank guaranty
law and declared himself in favor OF
the repeal of Section of Article OF
the constitution.
Ronald r. Frazier, postmaster, edl-
tor and nominee for secretary OF state'
introduced McNeal, who came over
from Holdenville. McNeal made no
reference to the charge that In Jaw
ton speech four years ago he SAID
that there were but two roads IN IN
dian Territory. one of which led 10
Ignorance and the other to crime lie
did not say which road he traveied
from Holdenville to Wewoka.
Harrison made a masterful demo
cratic speech of an hour and a hail.
When be began there were 500 repuf
l;cans. 400 of whom were negroes, and
200 democrats in the audience. Wheh
he tackled the grandfather clause the
NEGROES left. In the course or MS
sneech Mr.. Harrison said:
"a little while ago the Arnett teaH
or declared editorially that the state
dabt of Oklahoma is $1,5OO,O00. A few
davs later the Guthrie State Capital
declared that Haskell was running OK
lohoma, and that the state dept
amounts to s3,O0O,OOO. The same week
the Seminole County Capital declared
editorially that it is time for the peo-
nle 10 discuss more business and less
politics. because the sta-e debt OF OK
lahoma amounts to S1O,OOO,OO0. NO
matter what charge may be preferred
against the republican papers or the
state II cannot be denied that they
certainly give us variety OF facts'
The elasticity OF their news depart
ment proves indisputably their posses
sion of an India rubber conscience
They are evidently determined 70 pup
lish the truth, even II they have to
publish 1t in one hundred different
ways. Their varied and inconsistent
assertions also establish the fact that
the republican press OF Oklahoma is
publishing their dope In manner al
most criminal in its recklessness. They
claim to be waging an honest cam
paign. They boast OF their truthful
ness and consistency. Yet we here
find in the solemn statement OF two
OF their leading country weeklies diff
ference in the estimates of the state
debt of $S,500000. We do not doubt
their honesty or their wish to tell the
truth. They themselves will admit
that they are truthful, and sure "They
are honorable men,"
The records demonstrate that the
Arnett Leader is nearly correct in its
contention. The bonded debt OF the
state amounts to s1,45O,0O0. OF course,
I,rapl, Craar NJ tha State Canital (who