The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
Governor Marshall Opens the
Democratic Campaign in
Kans. Declares Trickery
Used ID Maine
SCORES PROGRESSIVE
PROGRAM In KANSAS
Asserts Voters are Denied Right
to Vote Their Preferences
Says Gev. Stubbs Should
Convene Legislature
Telegram by United Press

ANhNaAaN ~ GAihEA AlG1n
Kansas city, Sept ie Opening the
Democratic campaign IN Kansas today
Gov Thomas R. Marshall. Democratic
vice presidential candidate, spoke in
part, a. follows:
Never has the black flag Of piracy
floated above the political seas as now,
never was It saluted with SO much
honor.
in all my political acreer I have
never asked anybody to vote for me
/ do not propose to do so now. I am
unfit for public office &c my personal
preferment is more potent than the
triumph Of the cause / advocate MY
personality is Of slight moment to the
voters Of this country unless they be-
lieve In my party platform, and it is
my intent, II elected, to help carry out
IFS pledges. have no quarrel with
the man who disagrees with me with
reference to the Democratic platform
He may be right, much as I doubt it.
This principle is vital: That every
man IN America has the right to run
foi office aud to vote for whomsoeyer
he chooses
When matters Of great plth and
moment are involved, a party is not
dealing honestly with the voters un-
less it declares its principles and
pledges its candidates to maintain
them A vote obtained through dis.
stimulation is wrongfully obtained.
Could anything be more piradeal
than the open boast Of the Roosevelt
men that they kept still and waited
until the Maine election had been car
ried before declaring their principles.
Every regular Republican vote obtain
Ell in the state Of Maine was fully as
dishonest as the voting in the Chicago
convention which nominated Taft.
"a party that opens It's political
injecting with prayer and sings Onward
Christian Soldiers. and claims to b
the embodiment OF pure politics and
clean AmeSioauism ought to be honest
enough not to deceive the voters. moi
( 10 dlsaemble. and not to resort to legal
technicalitios in order to force tho yot
ers either TO vote for candidates ht
does net desire ia office OF TO yot,
AGAINST bis principles. The Progress
sives claim tc be divorced from tn,
I Republican party on the ground o.
uonsupport They claim the Republi
can party is even worse than the Dem
ocratle party; yet here in the state O
Kansas they propose to place the Re
publican emblem above their Progress
siye electors and thereby force The
/ Taft Republicans to do one Of thre'
things, none Of which they want to do
To vote for the Progressive ticket, t
vote against their principles. or sta,
away from the polls and not vote a
ali.
There can be no doubt as to th
duty OF a governor whose state face
this condition Of affairs. He shoul
az once convene the legislature I
change the states election lawi
Every man In Kansas should hare
chance to vote Tor the candidates D
desires in office It is also the dut
Of the governor to see that the Repul
+ liean party has its ticket upon the ba
a lo' and under It's emblem.
II cannot speak Tor my disiinguishe
!. associate for whose election I mos
i earnestlg plead, but trathhilly "a
Il for myself that my ideas OF COVER
ment make me prefer the loss Of Kai
e aas. when the men Of this state hay
c had a chance 20 vote as they desire,
+ tho winning Of Kansas through a p
t iitieal trick, such as is being vork'
Is here"