The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-20
WILLIAMS AND STACEY
GO ROUND AND ROUND

dissatisfaction among my brother law
yers, except Stacey and it seems that
he Is never pleaaed There is always
a horse in the stable, paving and
wanting to get on the track. Stacey
wanted to get ont and show his speed.
I don't know why he thought he had
any speed, judging by his demonstra-
tions in the past. have no personal
feeling against him; tried to be fair
and friendly with him. but he has
started this thing and he needn't try
to dodge He needn't apologize for
challenging me; he mad a right to do
IT, It was as plain as any challenge
could be- He sent out his circular No.
/ | saying that the bootleggers and
gamblers were organizing to secure my
reelection and never said word.
Stacey said that every bootlegger
who was convicted or plead guilty in
my court got the limit-a strange way
/ indeed for man to treat his friends.
Who was the president Of the orsani-
zation to which he refers? Stacey knew
the whole thing was not true.
In a short time he published my
alleged Shawnee Herald interview II
hurt me but stilI | said nothing He
says he took only the nuggets from
this interview, but don't want him to
select any nuggets for me. This Shaw
nee Herald which fought me is the
same paper that upheld a district Judge
and county attorney who betrayed their
trust. The interview also quotes Joe
Lindsay, our county clerk. Joe and
have had differences but he IS one OF
the county's best officers and I'm glad
he has no opposition. know you will
believe what Joe Lindsay says. Here
Is his signed statement in which he
says that the interview in the official
organ Of the anti-prohibitionists, the
Herald, insofar as It quotes him, is
miserably garbled and faulty state
ment may not be a very good man
but nobody has ever accused me Of be-
ing fool. Nobody but a fool would
give out such ali interview as the one
attributed to me by the Herald.
Stacey sent his circular to the forks
on the creek and ii made me feel good
when a man way out yonder sent me
one OF them, saying he knew it wasn't
true but he thought | should know how
was being attacked. Like the deadly
serpent, stacey's trail was seen all
over the county. | met him at Alex,
Bradley and Bailey, but he didn't have
a word to say against me. He had his
wagon loaded with those circulars
Jim Candy says he gave him one Of
them but told him not TO show it till
was out OF town. In spite OF all this,
didn't say a word against him till we
met at Rush Springs. ! feel that there
is dignity about running for judic-
ial position and ! thought if l couldn't
speak well OF my opponent wouldn't
say anything. Stacey's method Of cam
paigning may do in Michigan but it
won't go in Oklahoma. let him go
on with his underhand methods till
he was emboldened to challenge me
and now I propose to cruelty him, I'll
carry this war into every precinct II
he doesn't get out Of the race.
"The report of the county commits
sioners showed that l made satisfac-
tory settlement Of my accounts. Sta
cey says / was compelled to do It but
the commissioners will tell you that
voluntarily left my salary warrant
with them until the question Of
whether | was entitled to the mar
rlage fees was settled. contended
that these fees belonged TO me and the
supreme court decided that was right
would rather a man would touch a
match 10 my house and shoot me as
ran than to assassinate my charac-
ter. have lived here sixteen years
and have never failed to paw a debt or
keep a promise. You know that You
slandered me, Stacey. and If your
heart is right you win withdraw from
this race tomorrow. have never at
tented to escape a responsibility and
have never stopped to consider wheth-
er a decision would make or lose me
votes.
"As 10 those stay bonds, no such
bonds were ever given. If they had
been You would produce them but you
don't do 1t. You ask where Berry
stringer is and you ought 10 know that
he is on the chain gang now. You
can't deceive the people. You can't
get Off any such ciap-trap here. sta
cey claimed to be great lawyer at
Rush Springs but he doesn't make any
such claim here. | know | am not
good Judge but | am as good as can