The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-19
GOVERNOR HASKELL
IN AROMORE
CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES
SENATOR ADDRESSES CARTER
COUNTY DEMOCRATS.

t.X .XGovPrnor Charles \. Haskell ad-
dressed large and very attentive
audience at the Robson opera house
Friday evening. The speaking was
10 have commenced al 1:3O, but ow-
ing to the fatigue from which the
ex-governor was suffering, it was
nearly nine when he was introduced
to the audience.
Robert Gillian presented Judge Still
well H. Russell to the audience as
the chairman OF the evening aid he,
I after paying a glowing tribute to
Charles n. Haskell-the governor,
the senate builder and the citizen,
introduced State Senator Charles q.
Kendrick who, he said, would present
the speaker of the evening. Senator
Kendrick said that the man whom it
would be his pleasure to present need
ed no introduction from him or any
| other man to the people of this, or
anv other county in Oklahoma; lie had
and for the state "A place among the
states of the union Everybody in
the state OF Oklahoma knew Charl g
Haskell--"the man who does things
Ex-Governor Haskell devoted the
opening remarks OF his speech to the
| presidential race. The candidates fot
the republican nomination received
passing attention. He said OF Roose-
welt tha; he agreed with him whel
he said that Taft could not be elect
ed if nominated, and he agreed with
l,A hnt DnncApn1t
could not be elected The gentle
man said that he could 90 into court
and by using either of these gentle
men as witness against the other,
could prove the other scoundrel.
He alluded to the time when The
| odore Roosevelt, as president of the
United States, signed the papers
making Oklahoma a state and, with
witherns sarcasm mentioned thar
Roosevelt had said that his opinion
Of the Oklahoma constitution would
not look well in print" When in
formed of the presidents remark, by
press representatives, and asked what
he had to say, the governor had re-
| piled that he had yet to see ANY
remark of Theodore Roosevelt that
would look well in print"
The speaker next arraiSned the
Owen measure providing for the re-
call of the federal Judiciary. He said
that it would neCessitate the secur'
ing of over a million signatures, the
| expenditure Of several millions in
money, delay of five years before
the matter could be acted upon and
| would finally result in the people eX'
onerating the Judges whom It was
| sought to recall. because the voter
would form and base his decision
upon the stories as they would ap'
pear in the columns of a subsidized
metropolitan press.
In place of following the Owen
plan, the speaker suggested that 4
bin be introduced in congress abol-
| ishing the greater number OF the
minor federal courts and restricting
! the power of others. Let the state
courts have cognizance of all ma
| ters of state interest and let the
| federal courts confine themselves in
] litigation involving federal questions.
! This would afford immediate relief
and would not entail long and tedious
! delay. the unnecessary expenditure OF
the taxpayers money, and finally re-
suit in the vindication, by the voters
of the Judge whom it was sought to
impeach. Congress afforded the only
safe. sure and quick means of relie.
Then let congress be appealed to
let Mr. Owen do something"
In alluding to the recent decision o.
the United States Supreme court il
the question of taxing Indian lands
Governor Haskell said that the court
was simply making the people live
up to the agreement made with the
Indian. We had Aecured the lands
/ they were a valuable consideration
and the people of this state were