The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-23
.CHLLENGE ISSUED
TO CONGRESSMAN
Republican Candidate So Far Has
Made No Reply to Davenport's
Challenge.

opponent 10 meet MIN III u6Ddle DeiOIe
the people of the Third district. The
challenge was issued on September s,
but as yet has not been accepted. The
following is the challenge;
Vinita, Okla, Sept. s, 1910.
Honorable c. E. Creager,
Republican Candidate for Con-
gress, Third Oklahoma District,
Muskogee Ok2a.
Dear Sir: AS you are the nominee
of the republican party for congress
from the Third congressional district
of Oklahoma, and as have been NOM
mated by the democratic party, l in
vite and challenge you to joint dis
cussion of the issues affecting the
people of the Third congressional dis
trict. We have each had an oppor-
tunity to show to the people whether
or not we are trying to represent their
interest or the systems interest, and
| | desire that we meet in joint dis
cussion in one or more places in each
county in the district and discuss the
issues on which the party you repre-
sent and the party 1 represent disa-
gree, and in order that you may know
some of the laws l favor and shall
urge, if elected, and laws that would
oppose, which may come before the
Sixty-second congress, desire to say:
am unalterably in favor of the cleo
tion of the United States senator's by
a direct vote of the people.
l favor an income and Inheritance
tax.
l favor a law that will prevent the
federal court from annuling any law
that has been enacted by the state un-
til the same has been passed upon by
the highest judicial tribunal in the
state.
I favor the physical valuation of all
railroad properties.
favor an immediate revision Of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
l also desire to state that I am op-
posed to the interference by the fed
eral authorities and federal courts
with the organization of laboring men
and farmers.
l am opposed to ship subsidy and
the establishment of central bank.
/ am in favor and shall urge that an
eight hour day law be enforced upon
all government works.
Also in this campaign l shall discuss
your record in the first and second
sessions of the Sixty-first congress,
and especially that part of your record
and vote where you voted against the
Hughes amendment to the sundry civil
bill, which provided that no part of
the appropriation shall be expended
in the prosecution of any organization
or individual for entering into any
combination or agreement having in
view the increasing of wages, short
ening of hours or bettering the condi-
the furtherance thereof not in itself
unlawful. l shall charge that in cast
ing your vote against this measure you
voted against labor organized and un.
organized, and for the interest of the
system represented in the house by
Cannon and his followers. I shall also
charge that you agreed to support
Cannon measures and the rules of the
house as dictated by Cannon, in order
to be appointed upon the public build
ings and grounds committee, and that
you were appointed, and then you were
unable to secure such appropriation as
the Third congressional district should
receive, and it remained for Senator
Gore to secure an appropriation fol-
the city of Tulsa in Tulsa county.
shall also charge and show by the
record that you voted for the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill, which imposed a
high duty on lumber, leather, wire and
wire nails, and other articles most i'm.
portant to the improvement of the
home of the laboring class of people
in Oklahoma. There are many other
questions that should be discussed, but
/ mention those that | deem the most
important to the people of the Third
congressional district.
The question of the most import
ance now to the people is, shall this
government remain a government of,
by and for the people, or shall it re-
main a government of the system,
which you clearly demonstrated by
your vote in the Sixty-second congress
to be an ardent supporter.
If you fail to agree to this joint dis
cussion, I shall charge and show to
the voters of the Third congressional
district that you are either afraid to
come before them and discuss your