The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-04
EXTRACTS FROM
CARTER s SPEECH
SHORT AND PlTHY POINTS HURl-
ED AT ENEMY IN SATURDAYS
ADDRESS,.

The following pithy paragraphs
were culled from the speech deliver
ed by Hon. Charles d. Carter at the
Wilson rally held here Saturday at
ternoon.
Most all the reform measures
promised by the new party have been
taken from the former democratic
platform.
The Bull Moosers now promise
us direct eection of United States
senators, which has been plank in
the democratic platform for a number
of years, and during its very first
session a democratic house insisted
in submitting to the different states
an amendment to the constitution re-
quiring the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people. y
The Bull Moosers promise public
ity of campaign contributions and
the democratic house has not only
made this promise but fulfilled it in
its very first session.
Another plank of the Bull Moose
platform opposes injunctions in labor
cases, the democratic party has op-
posed government by injunction ever
since the first use of the injunction
writ against the laboring reople."
The plank for conservation in the
Bull Moose platform is practically the
same as the democratic platform in
1910"
The Bull Moose promise depart
ment of labor, the democratic party
has already gone on record for such
reform, both by platform pledge and
legislative action"
I'VE are further promised by the
Bull Moosers health bureau. One
of the Oklahoma senators has been
promoting bill for health bureau
for years and one cause OF its defeat
IldS D6tll lHt ldIh vi SuppOib " Ih'S
progressive republicans in the senate.
The Bull Moosers promise an in
come tax. The democratic party not
only promises an income tax, but
passed one as far back as 1896, which,
however, was declared unconstitution-
al by the supreme court, and one OF
the very first acts of a democratic
house was to again pass a law for an
income tax
But there is one distinct funda-
mental difference between the demo-
Gratis and the Bull Moosers. The Bu.l
Moosers have one flank which GER
tainly was not stolen from the demo-
cratic platform, one to which, in my
opinion, our people will be very slow
to give their consent, and that is the
plank pledging the American people
TO a partnership and affiliatlon
with the great monopolistic, lawde-
flying trusts of this country.
"On the trust question the demo-
cratic party adheres to it's oft re-
peated doctrine, that robbery by the
destruction of competition is no less
a crime than robbery at the point
of the deadly six shooter, or in the
dark house at midnight with the help
less victim, wrapped, unconscious, in
the arms of Morpheus"
I'VE democrats still maintain that
guilt is personal in big business just
the same as it is in small business,
that no progress can be made in the
way of reform by imposing useless
fines on such an Elusive transitory,
physical nonentity as the public SER
vice corporation, which fine is so
readily and gracefully transferred
to the shoulders of the public by
increased prices of commodities to the
consumer. We declare that the trust
magnate who violates the law shall
be prosecuted just the same as any
other criminal and II found guilty.
not only fined but placed behind the
bars OF felon's cell, just the same
as small thief who pliers our
pures or purloins our horse
But the Bull MoOsers say since the
industry Of stealing horses and pick
ing pockets seems 10 be a profitable
one, we will promote and launch the