The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-10-19
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
BALKS ON MCNEAL

Newkirk Oida Oct Northern
Oklahoma republicans are not satisfied
with The general promises Of the state
platform and are demanding to know
for what specific legislative reforms
the nominee Ior governor stands,
Aside from questions Of national I'M
terest the platform promises nothing
but is devoted TO abuse OF the demo
cratic administration If the demo
\ Gratis have enacted any bad laws or
haye been negligent in their efforts to
coptrol recalcitrant public service cor
porations, republicans want TO know
what McNeal would do
What win McNeaI Do2
4 Northern Oklahoma republicans
want to know If Joe McNeal will try
70 enforce the antitrust law Of Okla
homa and back Up the other corpora
tion-controlling laws and the corpora
ton commission or win bis efforts be
used TO repeal some Of those laws
Since AcNeal signed appeal bonds for
railroads that were opposing the
freight rate schedule 81 the corpora
tion commission and the two-cent pas
senger fare provision Of the constitu-
tion Northern Oklahoma republicans
want 10 know II he would uphold the
laws Of The state and Eight the rail-
roads that he has supported
If he doesn't get into this section
and give satisfactory answers pretty
soonhelI lose several thousand re-
publican votes. These republicans are
not interested in McNeals abuse Of
the democratic administration. That
administration is nearly all history.
The important question is whether or
not McNeal win act for the corpora
tions or the people,
The state republican platform CON
sists Of about 1900 words and Of this
number 500 words are devoted to an.
endorsement Of national policies and
200 words TO an arraignment Of the
state administration They have
brought reproach upon the fair name
Of Oklahoma says the platform III
the 1900 excoiisting words, at nome
and abroad driven capital and immI-
grafton from the state injured our
credit So tina private and public Sc
curities are a drug in the market
The only fight Of any considerable
Importance that the democratic party
ii Oklahoma has had since statehood
was IN defiance OF liherty-seeking pub
lie service corporations Practically
every wise corporation regulation law
Of the statutes has been contested in
federal court II then the states
credit has been repfoached argue
these republicans. it has been re-
preached through Entertainments Of
corporations aided by republican
judges and such republicans in Okla
homa as AicNeal who wants 20 be gov
ernor The very things that the cor
poraton press has opposed--and il IS
the corporation press that has intlict
cd the damage on the fair name Of the |
new state are what republican can
didate for governor in Kansas is ask
ing for The contrast between the |
policy Of Governor stubbs aud that Of
McNeal is So marked that the plat
form Of a republican party in Kansas /
and republican party in Oklahoma
are different to a degree that the one
TO The north looks like it had been
written by democrats
Insurgency Different Type.
insurgency in Northern Oklahoma is
a different type from that found in
some other sections OF The state. This
is an insurgency that stands for the
square deal Ii demands more than a
republican platform has promised 1t
demands that the party s nominee for
governor tell the people what he'll do
when he's governor The people are
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