The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-18
steel and iron products.

Z. Construction of good roads.
9. Prohibiting convict labor from
competing with American labor.
10. An S-hour day law for American
labor on all public works and an anti
injunction law.
IL. Establishing a children's bu-
reau.
II. Excise tax on incomes which
bill if it had become law would have
placed some the burden of taxation
upon those having large incomes.
13. For removal of restrictions up
on the Indian lands in he Five Civiliz-
ed Tribes except homesead of the
full-bloods.
IA. For winding up the affairs of
the Five Civilized Tribes and dispos-
ing OF he government control over the
Indians in Oklahoma.
also introduced bill for an ap-
preparation to improve the Arkansas
river so as to make it navigable which
bill is still pending before the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors.
II am returned to congress, shall
vote for the passage Of the bills enum-
trated above that were not passed by
the house and for those that We're
passed by the house and vetoed by the
president should the opportunity arise.
You have been in the campaign seek
ing the suffrage of he voters of the
Third congressional district since Aug
ust 6, 1912. and have not seen any
statement from you as to your posi-
ton upon any national question.
You have had prepared and publish
ed booklet entitled: Thoughts for
Thinkers" Something Worth While
for Men Worth While, About Man
Worth While" "A Tabloid Tale of a
Manly Man." Facts About One Who
Has Made Good in the Past" Why
you are Withholding this booklet, you
have had prepared and published, from
he voters, no one but yourself can ex-
plain. Upon examination of the book
let find that ii is made up of epigrams
tabloids, eulogies and extracts of COM
mendation from various newspapers in
the district, but you do not give views
to the voters upon any national ques-
ton. You fail to state whether or not
you stand upon the platform of the
republican party adopted at Chicago
who selected as it's standard bearer
Honorable William Howard Taft, our
president, or whether you stand upon
1.-THE platform adopted at Chicago who
selected as its standard bearer Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. / have no hest.
fancy in stating to you that stand on
and adopt as my platform the plat
form adopted by the democratic ma
tional convention at Baltimore and il
you want to be fair and honest with
the voters of the Third congressional
district, you should say to them open
ly whether you are standing on and en-
dorsing the platform upon which Mr.
Taft is running for president or the
platform on which Colonel Roosevelt
lis running.
In your epigrams you seem to have
no hesitancy in giving the voters OF
the Third district your views as to how
you stand with your feathered friends
stating, as you do, on page eleven OF
the booklet: Among my fcathered
friends an angel stands first; the
American eagle second"
You also seem to have no hesitancy
/ in stating your views with reference tx
what society does for criminals, or
page eleven you state your views
frankly and say: IF it were not fol
society preparing crime there would
be no criminal to commit>it."
On page twelve of your booklet vol
are frank and state your views witt
reference to cats as follows: "If yol
live with cats you will soon scratch
like one.
Why you are not as frank with th'
people about issues that interest then
as you are about giving your views
with reference to feathered friends, so
Iciety preparing criminals and LIVING
with cats, you alone are able to ex
lplain.
|, therefore, challenge yo uto join
discussion of the following questions
all of which I stand for and will SUP
lport if | am returned to congress a
1.-THE representative of the people of tn
Third congressional district:
| 1. I favor the removal of restriC
tions upon the lands of the Indians Q
the Five Civilized Tribes except
homestead for the full-boods.
4 2. / favor the immediate passag
of laws yesting the jurisdiction wit
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