The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-19

/ tight as they saw fit upon this ques.
] ton as they would any other, but
when the entire people have spoken
official honesty and integrity say all
mnst bow. That was my apology as a
representative OF Johnston county
and that's my position still They be-
ieved and I believed in the prepon-
derating will Of the people upon all
/ public questions. If We could no;
have been relied upon to vitalize
this clause, separately submitted, we
could not have been relied upor
to vitalize any clause in the con
stitution. This being now por
ton OF the constitution it is right
that it should be vitalized, and 20
governor should hold to the same
position, and so long as it is part
| Of the constitution should enforce
this law to the best Of my ability and
should veto any bill that seeks to re
peal Il
Granting Requisitions.
/
Having been approached on many
occasions to make private promises
and invariably answering that | make
no private promises but whatever
promises have to make viii be made
to the public. and here replying pub
licly to one request to know what
would be my policy as governor, with
reference 70 acquisitions made upon
me by the governor Of another state
where this person stands indicted for
crime. reply now that all may IN
derstand that upon the demand Of
the governor Of any state by rAquisi'
ton for the person OF some individual
charged with crime fleeing therefrom
that ! would Immediately give such
person up to be tried under the laws
OF the state where the crime was
committed | can not imagine now
any exception to this rule. except
case where the charge was made many
years ago and the party had main
tanned a residence during this period
in Oklahoma and uniform character
for good citizenship. or except N
case OF political persecution. bul
when such case did arise should
protect any democrat fleeing from
republican state or republican flee
ing from democratic state or pro-
hibitionisi. pOpulist or socialist flee
ing from any OF them. from requisi.
tion, il such charge had for its basis
political persecution. My contention
Is that Oklahoma can not afford 10
be known as the harbinger of crimi-
mails fleeing from other states. We
welcome all men whether poor or or
money and wealth from all states
who come to our borders with a clear
bill Of healthy conscience; and with
spirit OF honesty and law abiding
citizenship, but we have no room for
any other class.
Breakers Predicted by Bryce.
The President OF the United states
was asked in New York City, What
is strong bodied man w!th = iarse
family to do who Is willing D work
but can not find employment The
Presid.E replied; God only knows
. don't" | stand amazed at such
reply-at such Indifference It
is the duty of statesmen to find out.
Goa viii take care of MS sonl here
after but doesn't undertake to take
care OF the wants of the poor on
earth, and mgch suffering. misery and
poverty can be prevented by whole
some laws and administration.
Permit me to quote from tho
American Commonwealth" written
by James Bryce. My research con-
firms his forebodings, but make this
quotation FOR the reason tha. II
we're to tell you the substance Of my
research or of what is here stated
| would be charged With being a
demagogue. This was written nearly
thirty years ago. Mr.. Bryce says:
America, in her swift onward pro-
gress, sees, looming on the horizon
and now no longer distant time OF
mlsts and shadows. wherein dangers
may lie secluded whose form and
magnitude she can scarcely yet con-
lecture As she fills up her we6tern
region with inhabitants, she sees the
time approach when all the best
land will have been occupied, and
when tho land nov under cultivation
Will have been so far exhausted az
to yield scantier crops even 20 the
more expensive culture. Although
transportation may also then have be,
cbmc cneaper. the price OF food VIII
rise, farms will be less easily oh.
tanned. and will need more capital 70
work them with profit; the strus,, Q
for existence will become more Sc
we're. And while the outlet which the
West now provides for the overflow
OF the great cities viii have become
less available. the cities will have
grown immensely more populons; PAN
perlsm, now confined to some six or
seven Of the greatest states, will rc
more widely spread. wages will prob
ably sink and work will be less abnn'
dani IN fact the chronic evils ard
problems OF old societies and crowded
countries such as we see them today
in Europe. viii have reappeared or