Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-08-01
okLAHoMA's SENATOR SUBMITS
HIS VIEWS TO VOTERS
PEOPLE SHOULD RULE
That Is the Keynote OF His Platform
-GoVernment Principles Sen
stor Owen Believes In and
Will Advocate


Which / shall advocate. subject 10 the
instructions Of the people OF oklahoma.
The predatory interests have laid
their cr.fg hands on the powers Of
-0Yernm,.t controlling congressman.
eualOr' asideuts. legislatures and
courts ey have thus prevented
pgisiau'- md administrative relief.
heir agency has been machine poll
les. camLa gn contributions, corrupt
practice
Before J; is possible to pass. free
ROM enlargement the statutes nee
..~y establish ial and Industrial
Justice iu the United states by the con
rol OF monopoly; az public utilities,
af the tariff. Il is al solutely necessary
TO put the Government itself in the
lands Of the people There are GER
lain great fundamental statutes ne
cessary 70 establish the peoples rule
For this reason, as your senator, |
have given intense energy 20 the es-
tablishment Of the peoples rule by
speeches In the Senate and before
rel preventative bol es OF men from
Boston to Seattle: by articles In the
public press, by stimulating progress
i've writer's and speakers; by circu-
lari2ing progressive newspapers. mag
azines. and editors throughout the
United States.
BY the peoples rule. mean those
statutes by which the people honestly
registered. can exercise their will In
the nomination and election OF their
public servants: by which they can
initiate any law they do want, and
vcto-by referendum-any law they
do not want: and by which corrupt
practices and machine politics can be
absolutely stopped
When | entered the Senate, only
one side OF Oklahoma had the initiat-
i've and referendum. in an effective
form.
There are now thirty.two states
that either have already adopted, or
are on the point of adopting this Wit
ally necessary reform, including such
states so widely scattered as Maine,
California. Florida Washington, llli-
nois. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Colorado. Wisconsin and Ohio.
We are entering on an era OF the
greatest Improvement OF Government
the world has ever seen. and with il
win come an era of magnificent indus
trial. social. civic and physical devel-
Opment OF our people. believe with
Abraham Lincoln that all the people
know more than some OF the people.
and-I profoundly believe that the body
Of rre people a,e inspired by the
grace OF God and that their rule will
be intelligent conservative and be-
nevoeut in the highest degree.
An abstract Of my Legislative rec
ord has been submitted to YOU, or will
be furnished TO any citizen upon re-
quest of H. l.. Bolen, Esq. Amer.
Nat Bank Bldg. Oklahoma City.
The issue as to who shall repre-
sent the State OF Oklahoma in the
United States Senate is not = ques-
tion 10 be determined by the ambition
or the interest OF any individual who
Is candidate hut by the interests
OF the State Of Oklahoma and Of the
Democratic party
Believing that YOU should clearly
know what the principles are upon
which candidate solicits your sup
fNrt, | submit the following
PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE
STATES OF THE UNION As A
CONDITION PRECEDENT TO
COMPLETE LEGISLATIVE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF BY
THE FEDERAL AND STATE COW
ERNMENTs:
list ! favor an honest registration
I anF "a n n# a
vote and to exclude all persons not
entitled 20 vote This should exclude
the machine from registering ghosts,
! fictitious persons and hOaters.
2nd favor the mandatory direct
primary, covering an public officers,
/ from constable TO President, with a
first, second and third choice, thus Sc
curing majority nominations instead Of
plurality nominations. the short ballot
and the Australian ballot throughout
the Union,
3rd. favor a thorough-going cor
rupt practices act, with publicity OF
campaign contributions, the strictest
Limitation Of the use Of money in cleo
tions. forbidding coercion, bribery, un.
due solicitation and all frauds.
4th. favor the publicity pamphlet
issued by the State at State expense,
postage free; said pamphlet to be fur
nished 20 every citizen giving an ab-
stract OF the argument In favor OF and
against public measures and in favor
OF and against public candidates, at
least thirty days before the election.
9Th favor the initiative and refer
endum by which the people can init
late any laws they do want and veto
any laws they do not want,
9Th ] favor the ueht Of recall OF
public officials, by impeachment. by
act OF legislature, by short tenure OF
oibce and by popular vote. wherever
and whenever the people ind IL neces-
sary; and should ike 20 see this ap-
ply to United States Senators.
7th. / favor the amendment OF the
Constitution Cf 'r' United States. to
MAKE u by n0i0~'ty vote
OF the m7t Tic vctor0. voting
upon r'r mcnts In q wo-
iCrltV f Dt.t-.. .t.