The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-12


and MISUNDERSTANDING little respect
for life or property. But l am OPP
rose! TO denying any white man the
right to vote. and / am opposed to
fixing qualification, either by
wealth or by education, upon the
white man for the reaior that the
white man as a rule is moral, honest
and law abiding. The government
has more to fear from the vicious
voter than from the illiterate voter.
! | had rather have the average white
men who can neither read nor write
voting to protect my property than
the vote of the best educated negro
in the world The negro vote as a
! rule IS either prejudiced. coerced or
purchased. The educated knaye IS
the most dangerous man to society.
How to curb intellectual cunning Is
/ one of our most serious problems.
1t is different with the white man.
| Ny understanding Of the Grandfather
clause is that its intent Is to eli
inmate the ignorant negro voters but
/ that it does net affect the illiterate
white voter, and can not except by
CONSTRUCTION" and if l am elected
governor shall permit only such
men on the election board and as
! inspectors of election cf the various
counties and precincts who will enroll
every white man irrespective of his
property, education or politics.; an1
any inspector anywhere who fails or
refuses thus to enroll them ! would
/ Immediately dismiss. How DO you
stand?
As stated before, doubtless We diff
| fer on these propl sitions and in the
! course of the "match-up" discussion
our opinions will be disclosed. This
/ is mine. What is your? 1t occurs to
me also that you could have named
others. You have doubtless read my
Altus speech. You observe that
/ take a strong position in favor OF
usury laws. Since that time you have
been silent. | took a position pro
/ viding for new system of holding
| district courts with view of lessen
/ ing the rambler and at least prevent
/ ing the creation of additional judges.
Upon this you are silent. | took a
position that the federal JUICES were
violating their oaths and the consu-
tuition of the United States, as was
done by Judge Hook in his crooked
decision. Upon this your only state
ment is that you have confidence
In the courts of the country from
the supreme judges down. | hold that
dishonest man is dishonest every
where, even though he be on the
bench. Is there not an issue here?
take the positi of faVoring 4
change in the board OF education so
as to eliminate politics therefrom
and leave the teacher Independent to
pursue such course as citizen he
should choose, Upon this you are
silent. | took the position in favor
of free text books to all children
in the primary grades Upon this you
are silent. | took the position that
the school and public funds of the
state should never be leased to any
state officer or member of the leg
islature or any land speculatcr or
any bank or trust company and that
they should not be deposited in any
bank in which any state officer owns
stock, holds an interest or has a
relative. You own bank stock. anl
yet upon this proposition you are
silcnt-have | not a right to assume
that since your reading my Altus
, speech YOU took a position the same
as mine on the working OF state
convicts on public roads and ether
questions and yet you were silent
upon these? Have | not the right to
say here are some issues for dis
cussion as well as the four named
by you.
The Hon. p c. Leseter and H~u.
II. l.. Muldrow, representing myself,
and the representatives of Col Ross
and }. b. \. Robertsou, have been
notified of your acceptance and OF
the date upon which an itinerary
will be fixed for this "match-up"
Discussion, and it is my fond hope
that you will be on hand.
With highest sentiments Of cour-
tasy and regard, am, believe me,
my deac sir.
Yours truly and respectfully
VIM II. MURRAY,