The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-23

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towns.
The population Of the new state
was one million four hundred and
fourteen thousand
Its railroad mileage practically sir
thousand miles.
It was the greatest oil producing
state Of the Union.
Its natural gas, coal and other MIN
ing interests were of vast magnitude
One territory had existed under
code of laws taken largely from Kan
sas, and the Indian Territory had be
come accustomed to the Arkansas
code of laws.
To organize one-half OF the state
for local government, to harmonic
the people of both territories under
one uniform code OF laws, to effect
reasonable submission of these vast
railroad. oil and other corporate IN
terests that the rights of the people
might be fairly recognized without IN
Justice to the great business CON
Germs. and with numbers of these
powerful elements contending iol
special privileges and advantage ovei
each other, and over all the people
to have the local controversies, such
as the settling Of fifty-eight county
seat towns, and changing of county
boundaries in several cases, and al
OF this controversy taking the time
and requiring the attention OF th'
state administration, people who have
not participated in this administrators
of state government will never bt
able to realize the tremendous anoum
of energy the task OF the first gov
ernorship has imposed.
And looking back on these arduoui
duties and strenuous days, appreciat
/ ing the cooperation OF the patriotic
citizen. and the unavoidable feeling
of resentment at the prominent clu
zen who might have been of aid ant
comfort in this great work, had h'
choose to be such. but who from par
tisan selfishness would embarrass oui
work, and even discredit the state
in order to advance his selfish parti
san interests, ! trust / may be excused
for loving the friends who have light
ened our burden where they could
and criticising our enemies who have
embarrassed our every effort, ane
therefore, have said In all sincerity
that the greatest ambition / have II
life today Is to see the State or Okla
homa prosper and to remain state
where Justice is meted out to ths
strong and the weak alike, and where
the great business concern is welcome
as an aid to commerce, but Is denies
the right to dictate in affairs OF gov
ernment.
That the motto Of Oklahoma for
ever be:
Capital and labor are each essen
tial to the other. and to all mankind
and our aim is to create harmony
and Justice between them both"
My reasons for saying publicly loni
before the primary that II the repub
licans were TO have the governor,
hoped they might nominate man like
&. G. Jones or John Fields, was based
on the record that Jones had made II
the State Legislature, in the first ane
second regular sessions.
That record speaks for itself. Also
in his business life he had beei
known as a developer of the country
and a state builder. In his leglsls
tive career the records speak for hin
in those two sessions as havini
worked for the general advancement
OF the state.
There we're no special personal re
lations between us, but admire ever!
man whose patriotism rises apoV
party partsanship when the welfar
of his state is at stake.
As to Mr.. Fields, ! had little az
uuaintance with him, but what l di
know through mutual friends In
pressed me that his ambition woui
be to better the condition OF mai
kind. and stand Loyalty for the peopl
= of Oklahoma.
Remember | have not waited to ga
these things until after the primar.
said them openly In public speec
and in my newspaper long before th
primary nominations.
, Unfortunately, however, for the n
, publican party, men of the Jones an
, Fields class, representative OF tn
, great rank and file, we're not In favo
with the stand.pat machine In COZ
troll Of that party organization. IN
remnants Of the old carpet bag gant
who. In territorial days. grew ia
from the public crib, still have
strangle hold on the party organlza
ton. and combining their power, 10
. McNeal secured the nomination.
said before the primary that 10
=, McNeal was unfit to represent tn
Republican party in any public ONCE
or to speak for the state of Oklahoma
and now | deem it my duty to spea
! from the public records and from we
, known events of his business caree
. in proof Of this assertion.
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