The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-31
SENATOR OWEN
HERE YESTERDAY
lSTlNGUlSHED SENATOR AD-
DRESSES LARGE AUDIENCE
HERE YESTERDAY.

Senator Robert l.. Owen arrived in
the city on time yesterday afternoon
and was met at the depot by "A number
of his friends who escorted him to
the Wilmington hotel where he was
given an informal reception.
At 1870 he was escorted to the
court house where the district court
room was packed with representative
! business men and introduced to the
audience by County Judge Winfrey,
in few well chosen remarks. His
| appearance was greeted with trciuen-
| dous applause and in very dignified
manner he launched into his subject.
He set forth the evils and the rem
edies in national affairs which dem
| onstrated the fact that he is a student
of economic questions, and his sin
cerity made deep impression on his
hearers.
The senator in a very concise and
earnest manner gave partial ac-
count of his stewardship since his
advent into the United States senate.
His suggestion that the people must
begin around their own fireside, seems
to have struck popular chord. This
Is the true Jeffersonan democratic
doctrine and one that should be fol-
lowed in order to Let the people
rule"
He gave many striking illustrations
of how the government and the affairs
of the people managed, at Washing
ton. There remains no doubt in the
minds of the people of this section as
TO his patriotism, integrity and sin
cerity.
Some friends, he said, had furnish
ed him with list of questions, al of
which he took great pleasure in ans.
wering. All seemed to be entirely sat.
isfactory to those present when he
had completed this task.
In bringing about the great reform
movement he advised that organlza-
tions be started in every township in
the state for the purpose of studying
the conditions as we see them and
that no man be misinformed Let
workers who are running for office
conduct meetings, and thereby put
the ruling power in the peoples hands
so that the representatives from con
stable to president be chosen by d-
rect vote of the people and at the
same time, preserve the principal Of
the initiative, referendum and recall
of all the servants of the people.
The senator said that progressive
republicans are taking up the sane
old principals of Jeffersonian democ-
racy, he predicts a sweeping delnO-
cratic victory in 1912, and had not a
doubt but that a democratic president
would be elected, Cannonism and
machine rule he reiterated has ruined
the chances of the republican party
for success.
The senator called for vote on
the Sherwood pension bill and asked
any one in the house who favored the
bill, and censured him for not voting
for it to raise their hands, not one
hand was raised and he then explain
ed that it would cost the people of
this country seventy-five million dol
lars in addition to the taxes they
were already paying to keep this is
SUE alive and Oklahoma's proportion
would be about one and one half mil
lions of that amount.
If any one had doubted the sincerity
of Senator owen heretofore with ref
renee to the removal of restrictions
and the sale of the segregated mineral
lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations, their doubts would have been
removed from a preusal of his record
on these subjects during his tenure
of office.
The senator had to leave hurriedly
in order to catch a north bound train
for Davis where he was TO speak last
night, but promised to return at an
early date when he will discuss more /
fully the questions now before the /
people.