The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-11

ieaeih senator Ovens record as a
publie servant
Mr Haskell declared himself against
the corporation and trust and said.
shai money out of politics. Small
and large businesses should be pro-
tceted but no money influcaoe should
be allowed 70 Be injected ia a party
national convention a government to
pc ideal must have equality among the
citizens at the ballot box. Legislative
measures should be enacted to pro.
vide this and to protect the ballot from
corruption.
Attacks Ovens Record.
\ Pointing out the great need for irrl-
cation III western Oklahoma, Haskell
said, Search the record and you can't
find where Senator Owen raised bis
voice to save the irrigation measure
The ex-governor asserted, however.
that Senator Owen had been active
enough in pushing measures for the
reclamation Of swamp lands In the
eastern part Of the state. OF these
lands Ne said Senator Owen owned
Ii20 in one section Of the stare and
with his associates owned 10000
acres IA another section.
Teking up the matter Of fees OF at
torneys for the Indians. Haskell said,
"A great storm was raised over the
McMurray contract which gave the at.
torneys 10 per cent but do you know
that the Minton contract, approved III
bin supported by Senator Owen,
provided FOR a 50 per cent Zee? win.
ton was the man who made the con-
tract with the Mississippi Choctaws
and be was an agent Of Owen. Win
ton is now dead and Senator Owen
gets the benefit Of the contracts
Election Of Senators.
Referring to the direct election 81
senators, Haskell said, Senator Owen
says he Is III favor Of this measure,
and let us see how active he has been
In support OF It. BY consulting the
record you will find that senate docu-
ment No. 6i, a memorial for the elec.
tion OF senators BY direct vote Of the
people, introduced By Senator Owen.
bears the name OF c. N. Haskell. As
governor Of Oklahoma, considered
II my duty and privilege to push the
measure. / collected the data, embod-
led it in memorial and sent It to
Washington to Com Doyle and Clar-
ence Douglas in January. Mr.. Doyle
prepared the resolution presenting Ill
to the senate and handed It to Sena-
tor Owen watched the papers toI
see what was done with it and seeing
no report OF It being introduced n
finally wrote to Senator Owen about
it. II seems that ne had overlooked
it and it was not tin april that it was
introduced IN the senate. II You elect
Haskell as your senator, you will find
him fighting all the time for measures
that he advocates.
AssaiIs Opponents Of Democracy.
Citing letters alleged to have been
written BY Senator Owen to certain
Oklahoma Republicans asking their
aid in fighting Haskell, the speaker
said that this was not the work Of a
Democrat Il assert that Senator
Owen is not a Democrat, said he. and
as proof Of the charge Haskell pro
duced a copy Of Hearst's New York
paper which contained an account ofI
Senator Owen delivering a speech att
a rally OF the Hearst Independence
league party in New York Senator
Owen declared that he endorsed the
principles OF the Hearst party,r said
Haskell @ana If he did. he is not Al
Demoerat-Hearst was fighting the
Democratic ticket
In further elaboration of his charge
against Senator owen. the ex-governor
took up the history Of the grandlath-
er legislation in Oklahoma on which
he had labored day and night. He
said Senator Gwen had refused to
make speeches or contribute to the
campaign fund when it was before the
people. He had Senator Owens
letter 70 L. D. Russell, Nus
kogee negro. read, and asserted that
the senator's views are not Demo.
cratic Il don't want the negroes to
vote the Democratic ticket. said lie,
I don't want them to vote at all. II
don't believe It is for the best inter
ests Of the negro TO go into politics
ii conclusion NIr Haskell thanked
mis- hearers and sala he would visit
chickasha again in the course Of hlsl
campaign lie spoke over two hours.
The ex-governor gare an extended
discussion Of the judicial recall. pre-.
senting some original views which
VIII be published later.