The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-08
C., D, CARTER SEES
DEMOCRAT TIC VICTORY
EVERYTHING POINTS TO Will
SONS ELECTION - TALKS OF
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.

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of the recent grand battle between
the forces of the successful Wilson
and the speaker Of the house for the
leadership OF the national democracy,
he is in a position to know the trend
of events and 10 make predictions
based not upon theory, but upon the
actual conditions as he sees them and
figures out the ending Of the cam
paign.
When asked his opinion of the Bal
timore choice and of the two men
Clark and Wilson, Mr.. Carter said:
Champ Clark is a great speaker
and now fills with credit to himself
and honor to his party and country,
the second highest position in this
great republic. He is one of the
strongest fighting democratic in the
country, and the people have not lost
one viii. OF confidence in his loyalty
to them.
Put peculiar situation confront
ed tHe Baltimore convention. 1t was
a political crisis, and Gov. Wolson
seemed to be the man of the hour.
The New jersey governors past
record and the historic events which
clustered about his nomination, will
bring under his banner not only a
united democracy, but every think
ing, sincerely progressive voter, no
matter what his political affiliations
may be. The great mass of people
are for Wilson, they are In the ma
jority, and nothing on earth can de-
feat his election in November.
;Champ Clark will naturally be
one of the most effective ana pow
erful campaigners in the fight, and
his important positions as speaker Of
the house, will make him real
power behind the throne" in the
next administration.
"The present session of congress is
the first regular session in which the
democratic party mas had control of
either branch of the national legis-
lature, since 1894, and much good
legislature has been passed for Okla
homa."
Dropping issues political and speak
ing of things of paramount interest
to the people of southern Oklahoma.
to this congressional district partic-
ularly, Mr.. Carter talked most enter
tainngly and spoke of the bill Of
which he is the author, which he has
at last succeeded in having favorably
reported from the house committee
on Indian affairs. In speaking of
this bill, Mr.. Carter said:
"1he sale of that tract of 10000
acres known as the segregated mill
eral land will furnish homes for many
farmers, and greatly increase our
taxable values. This bill becomes a
law On February 18th last, and sales
should begin within the next 90 days.
another important matter is what
is known as the curative dead claim
measure, the purpose of which is to
give our state probate courts final
jurisdiction in the transfer Of all in
herited Indian lands no matter when
the death may have occurred. This
bill passed the house and should be
concurred in by the senate and be-
come a law within the next few days
"A few days before leaving Wash
lHSlOll, | SuCtetueu III SSlLluS NY re-
moval of restriction bill reported fa-
vorably from the house committee on
Indian affairs. 1t is now on the house
calendar and hope to return to con-
gress in time to get it passed be-
fore adjournment.
This measure reduces all restrict
ed homesteads of the Choctaws and
Chickasaws TO eighty acres. and re-
moves restrictions unqualifiedly on
eighty acres Of the present homestead
of such Indians Of less than three
quarters Indian bloodw 1t further
provides for the sale of all the lands
Of such Indians of three quarters or
more Indian blood except an eighty
acre homestead. All lands to become
taxable as soon as sale is made. The /
operation of this bill will place on
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