The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-24
OWEN SPEAKS
TO Big CROWD
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years ago. He did introduce senate
bin $3.50 and said that many Of his
constituents misunderstood the true
import OF this measure
Referring to the charges made
against him he stated that it had been
charged that he had abused his frank.
he said that he had Used his frank
freely in sending out his speeches to
show what he had dohe This is what
the government grants the frank for
Ito enable the senators to inform
their constituents what they have
done.
eP0lson has been spread against me
an over this state, but not one word
has been said against my votes"
Referring to the negro letter" he
said that he was now and always had
been friend 70 the negro. His father
was a Confederate colonel aud beliey'
ed that his mother should be called q
Confederate general. because for four
years sire had remained in Lynchbure
making clothes for the Confederate
soldiers, and she was the last to sur
render"
The senator said that he had know
I the negro all his life, that the negr'
had worked for him and stolen from
! him the same as he did from all othe
southern men Douglass Russell, b.
} said. had written to HIM stating tina
he was the editor Of a negro Demo
cratic paper and asking him to writ
his views from the viewpoint Of a
educated negro on the "grandfalhe
law This he did and tried to max
the atter, as he thought, an educate
negro would write It. The letter wa
} given a false meaning by being u
, derscored In different places But
} thought he had the right TO iRqull
: into the qualifications Of his crltl
, How could the man from the Tar nor
= where the negro was more OF le
: made an equal. know how the nj
& from the Tar south felt on the neg
g. question: The man making 1
charges against him had tried to S
a. ia the Oklahoma constitution that t
* words negro" and "colored peopl
should be synonymous and mean p
J sons Of African descent up TO
ITS third degree, but they would all tn
become white and social equals.
Vs. thought he was serving the cause
Democracy in whiting this letter
5- one who claimed to be the editor o
o6, negro Democratic paper" decla
the senator.
H. The speaker stated that the ST
'ck ment that he was worth from $50
GOO to si0,000O0O was false.
I'd Regarding the statement that
20 was not a good Democrat his rec
as Democrat stood for itself.
- In The beginning OF his remarks
s5y plying to the allegations made
the charges filed against him, Sen
and Owen had requested anyone in
do audience who cared to do SO, to
Or 4 him any question they wanted to
anne voice from the audience now al
,our how about his reported numerous
ATS. senoes from the senate. The ge
aner man said that while he was ali
Iere making this campaign he was, ae'
TT ing to senatorial precedent, pa
oota with Republican senator who
n. one Of the stalwarts, and that \
AIN he himself was not there to vote
Republicans hands were tied SO
: re- he could not vote. He was paire
not said, with Robert Gamble OF Mort
our kota.
us N reply TO questions rom 'ne
ence the senator answered va
other charges. ANY statement 4
)U have been unfaithful to the peo
false said he. y helped to orr
e,ory the Democratic party in Indian