The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-05
OUT FOR OWENS SCALP

tMusko9ee, April &c. y Haskell
issued the following
In the coming campaign c. ~.
Haskell will undertake 10 show from
the official records
That Robt t.. owen is not demo
crat
That he has refused TO support
democratic principles.
That he has allied himself since
he has been senator with ,arty
opposed to the democracy
That he bolted the adoption of the
grandfather clause when practically
every democrat in this state was
striYiu; to preserve the state OF Ok
lahoma as Il white mans state and
when in his own coun6y OF MusNOgee
more than Eve thousand negro men.
women. and children. had within
eighteen months been import
ed and cOoniZcd, increasing
Muskogee county's colorcd popula-
tion in that brier period from eleven
thousand TO over sixteen thousand
negro population
That the democratic party mani-
mously decided in state convention
for restricted negro vote eliminat-
ing the ignorant "nigger' from the
domination OF the affairs OF govern
ment both state and local.
That Senator Owen, holding a
high official position from the hands
Of the democratic party. had no
right TO bolt his party principles and
declarations and give aid and en-
cOuragement t0 the enemy
fhat in this climate it would he
diSaSterOus to the public welfare. 10
values. to educational in
and 70 all races to repeal
the grand father clause or set it's
provisions aside
We assert that the white man is
born OF a race where common sense
the power TO reason ANA 10 act with
Intelligence, iR inherent and there
fore, II ~ NOT true nor proper to as
Scft that if any White man by rea-
son OF misfortune in youth and the
lack OF opportunity TO obtain IN ed
that such waite man should
he clasaed with the ignorant coored
man wholly lacking IN the power OF
reason or birth OF a race wherein
common sense and reasoning power
is inherent Thc Co0red race is the
inferior race and must by It's indus
Try eVOlute to higher stage before
he can enjoy tae privilege OF the
white man either to the advantage of
or his state.
That Senator Owens pleasing
speeches before the people Of OKLA
homa III the last seven or eight
months are nos candid, are not sin.
cere, and are not supported by his
senatorial record
IN presenting these facts Haskell
believes that the democracy of this
STATE have right TO know the truth.
10 the end that they may no longer
be deceived
Remember this In the coming
campaign every man snail know the
truth before ne is called on to vote
if it is possible for MS 10 discover
the truth We will back every
statement that we make in our
claim that Senator owen is nor a
good democrat and does not support
his party principles, and t:at his
speeches are wholly at war with his
senatorial record The people of
his state are entitled to sincere ac-
ton on the part Of all public Off
clai and wherever we challenge Sen
ttor Ovens sincerity or his lack OF
or his failure 10 serve
ne common people just remember
that any time that Senator Owen
viii fix the time or place wo viii he
there in his presence to say every
word that we would say or print in
his absence. He uses republican
newspapers and republican machine
men to promote criticism OF men.
speak for myself and in his presence.
80 that he may show | am wrong Gf
ne claims / am wron9l. and let him
name tne times and places.
Democracy has had great task
ana a hard fight in Oharoma 10 ne
throne
tirait. Greed and Corruption.
Who has made the fight?
The class of democrats to which
Haskell belongs!
senator Owen has dodgcd every is.
que ana every controversy He al
ways failed you in the past and vii
fail You in the future.
Respectfully.
G.. y HASKELL