The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-29
OWENNODEMOCRAT
SAYS c. n. HASKELL

In the coming campaign G. ~ Has
ikell will undertake to show from the
official records.
That Robt. L. owen is not dem
Iocrat
That he has refused to support dem
ocratic principles
That he has allied himself since he
has been a Senator with a party op-
posed to the democracy.
That he bolted the adoption of the
grandfather clause when practically
every democrat in this state was striy-
| ing to preserve the state of Oklahoma
as white mans state, and when in
his own county of Muskogee more than
five thousand negro men, women and
children, had within eighteen months
been imported and, colonized, increas-
ing Muskogee county's colored popula.
ton in that brief period from eleven
thousand to over sixteen thousand ne.
gro population. .
That the democratic party unani-
mously decided in state convention for
restricted negro vote eliminating the
ignorant "nigger" from the domina.
ton of the affairs of government both
state and local.
That Senator Owen, holding a high
official position from the hands Of the
democratic party, had no right to bolt
his party principles and declarations
and give aid and encouragement to the
enemy.
That in this climate it would be dis
astrous to the public welfare, to prop
erty values, to educational institutions.
and to all races to repeal the grand
father clause or set it's provisions
aside.
= We assert that the white man is
born of a race wherein common sense.
the power to reason and to act with
intelligence, is inherent and, therefore,
it is not true nor proper to assert that
if any white man by reason of mis-
fortune in youth and the lack of op-
portunity to obtain an education. that
such white man should be elassed with
the ignorant colored man wholly lack
ing in the power of reason or birth
of race wherein common sense and
power is inherent The
colored race is the inferior race and
must by its industry evolte to a higher
stage before he can enjoy the privilege
of the white man either to the advan-
tage of himself or his state.
That Senator Owens pleasing
speeches before the people of OR%sA
homa in the last seven or eight months
are not candid, are not sincere, and
are not supported by his senatorial
record.
In presenting these facts Haskell bes
lieves that the democracy of this statal
have a right to know the truth, to the
end that they may no longer be de
ceiyed
Remember this: In the coming eamsN
Daign every man shall know the trutA1
before he is called nto vote if it is
possible for us to discover the truth
We will back every statement that We
make in our claim that Senator Owen
s not good democrat and does not
support his party principles, and thai
lie cnaaahac ORC uyb0Ilxy ~ x,-or NTH
lis senatorial record. The people
his state are entitled to sincere actor
IN the part of all public officials ans
we challenge Senator Owen4
incerity or his lack of democracy Ol
as failure to serve the common pei
lie just remember that any time tha
senator Owen will fix the time or plac
We will be there in his presence t
ay every word thatewe would say
'rint in his absence. He uses republ
an newspapers and republican nj
hine men to promote criticisms
nen. speak for myself and in b.
resence, so that he may show / az
frong (if he claims | am wrong), al
ct him name the times and places.
Democracy has had great task a
hard fight in Oklahoma to detA 4
Craft Greed and Corruption.
Who has made the light2
The class of democrats to Viii
Haskell belongs
Senator Owen has lodged every
ue and every controversy. He alwa
ailedTou in the past and will fail y
! the future.
Respectfully,
C. N. HASKELL