The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-09
A scandaIous FaIsehood.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30. 1912.
D. NJ. Marrs, Esq,
Editor, The Chieftain,
Vinita, Okla.

Vinita, Okla.
Ny Dear Sir: BY the mail of the
last few days have received several
copies of a circular editorial from THE
News Republican of Hominy, Okla,
entitled 'It Bodies No Good" sent me
by various friendly democratic and re-
publican editors. This editorial, sent
out in this peculiar way, as a circular,
to republican and democratic papers,
purports to be written by a citizen
claiming to be a democrat and a be-
lever in the principles Of Jeffersonian
democracy. He has been honored by
the democracy of Usage county by
election to the Legislature. He thinks
it his duty to the democratic party,
which has so highly honored him, to
defame one of his party leaders by a
series of charges (which are utter. >
false, made without examination and
without affording any opportunity for
correction before secretly circulariz-
| ing the state and inviting the widest
possible publicity of scandalous
falseheod.
This kind of party loyalty would be
ruinous to the democratic party in the
state if followed as an example, and
in all probability would deliver the
state to the republicans. Can this be
the purpose?
| was born and raised a Jeffersonian
democrat. | have never at any time
affiliated with any other party, al
though I have always been decent to
al. parties. l have contributed more
of my energy and of means to the
democratic party and its principles
than any other man in oklahoma l
appeared before the democratic ma
tional convention in 1892, and helped
get the first recognition of Indian Ter
rftory to be represented in the dem
ocratic national convention. Only two
votes were then allowed, but / had it
increased to six votes at later date.
From that day to this have been un-
firing in the service of the democratic
party, believing in its patriotism and
integrity of purpose. was chief or
ganizer of the party in Indian Terri
tory. was the democratic national
committeeman from 1892 to 1896, vol
unfairly retiring in 1896 TO promote
unity and heal party strife; was sub
sequently member of the democratic
congressional campaign committee
was then vice-chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee of Oklahoma
in the campaign of 1906 for the con-
stitutional convention. and am now
member of the democratic congress
sional campaign committee. In the
campaign of 1908 l led the Oklahoma
subscription list with a thousand dol
lars subscription, and have eontribut-
ed to every campaign for twenty years
to the extent of my means. For the
last four years | have given every
ounce of energy which | possess in
the effort to give prestige to Oklahoma
and to do honor to the democracy of
Oklahoma.
The statement that l ever affiliated
with the Hearst Independence League,
or arraigned the democratic party in
doing so, on May IA, 1910, or at any
other time, is idiotic moonshine.
The suggestion that l did not assist
in passing the amendment providing
for the Intelligence qualification of the
suffrage in 1910 grandfather clause)
is likewise untrue.
The suggestion that ! did not do my
full duty in the campaign of 1910 is
seandalous. l placed myself subject
to the state committee and made the
dates they Indicated, and others be
sides. at my own expense, and helped