The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-25
OWEN NNODEMOCRAT
SAYS c. n. HASKELL

IN the coming campaign I. n. HAS
keIl viii undertake to show from the
official records,
That Robt L. owen is not a DEM
.ocrat.
That he has refused to support dem
ocratic principles.
That he has allied himself since he
has been Senator with party op-
posed to the democracy.
That he holted 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-
tion in that brief period from eleven
thousand to over sixteen thousand me-
gro population.
That the democratic party unani-
mously decided in state convention for
restricted negro vote eliminating the
ignorant ''nigger" from the domina-
tion of the affairs of government both
state and local.
That Senator Owen, holding 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 its 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, thai
such white man should be classed will
the ignorant colored man wholly lack
ing in the power of reason or Brit
- = ,.ooo nj, rro;,, oop,uan,, ropca anf
reasoning power is inherent Tht
eolored race is the inferior race ant
must by its industry evolte to a higher
stage before he can enjoy the privilege
of the white man either to the adyan
tage of himself or his state.
That Senator Ovens pleasing
speeches before the people of Okla
homa in the last seven or eight months
are not candid, are not sincere, anC
are not supported by his senatorial
record.
In presenting these facts Haskell be
lieves that the democracy of this stat
have right to know the truth, to th'
end that they may no longer be de
ceived
Remember this; In the coming cam
paign every man shall know the trutl
before he is called nto vote if it i
possible for us to discover the truth
We will back every statement that W
make in our claim that Senator Owel
is not good democrat and does no
support his party principles, and tina
his speeches are wholly at war witt
his senatorial record The people 0
this state are entitled to sincere actioi
on the part of all public officials an,
wherever We challenge Senator Owen
sincerity or his lack of democracy 0
his failure to serve the common pee
pie just remember that any time tina
Senator Owen will fix the time or plac
we will be there in his presence t
say every word that we would say 0
print in his absence. He uses republ
can newspapers and. republican ms
chine men to promote criticisms Q
men. | speak for myself and in hi
lpresence, so that he may show al
wrong (if he claims | am wrong), an
let him name the times and places.
Democracy has had great task an
la hard fight in Oklahoma to dethron
Graft! Greed and Corruption.
Who has made the fight?
The class Of democrats 10 whic
Haskell belongsiS
Senator Owen has lodged every il
isue and every controversy. He alway
failed you in the past and will fail yo
in the future.
Respectfully,
G. N. HASKELL.