The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-19
Candidate for Democratic Nomina-
lior for Governor Speaks to
Fair Sized Crowd at the
Court House
TAXATION REFORM
STRONGLY URGED
Denounces Present Methods Of Rails
ing Revenue as Cumbersome and
Burdensome 0l..er Issues in
Campaign Discussed

AT the court house last night, J. b.
a. Robertson, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor, ad-
dressed a fair sized crowd Of voters.
and set forth his ideas OF the proper
handling Of the affairs Of the office.
together with his declaration OF prin-
tlples. scoring ia the main the present
system OF taxation and branding il az
cumbersome and antiqnated He was
introduced by Col O'Neill
After few preliminary remarks in
which he paid a high tribute 10 Okla
homa and stated that we should all
he proud IL our residence here" Judge
Robertson opened his speech = am
Just plain. old fashioned Democrat
without the ffills. but with progressive
IDEAS and notions. that have been made
popular BY the teachings OF Bryan and
Woodrow Wilson Popular govern
ment is yet new to the men OF this
earth, but il is not an experiment and
It IS up to us to prove that 1t means
the greatest good b lhe greatest nun-
her"
Judge Robertson spoke in part as
follows Never were people 30
weighted down with responsibilities as
here in Oklahoma. but with 100 years
OF experience OF other states TO help
~. we should profit by their mistakes
We thought, after III territorial days
we're over that the political millen.
ium had arrived, bnt we we're disal (
pointed and affairs fell far short Of
what was expected.
"Thls Is one OF the years that yon
are looking for new hired men all Owe
the state from governor down TO con-
s,abie. It's up to yon TO pick out whom
Won want to work for you. You voters
are hiring the men. Among the guar
s.ssss ii 0kianoma's early years was
the great primary election law. ! be-
lleye that / am telling fact when
{, say tnat as far as the real primary
election rs held. II is a joke or worse.
it is a tragedy. The way the PROPOSE
ion is Intended to be carried out is TO
get together before the primary and
pick out few who are best fitted to
run for office. then Oh the day Of the
primary. 20 into the booths and pick
an, the man who is most wanted TO
reL.,esent the party Bat the primary
laws do not come up 20 the expecta-
tions of the people Tho primary elec-
ton has come to stay and would not
consent 10 its repeal but It is not han
died right in this state Any one can
run for office, ii makes no difference.
II is a pltiful spectacle that here IN
Oklahoma we have mol only one. but
two men running for the high office
M Governor who have been convicted
OF crimes and who have served terms
IN penitentiaries and who are proud
Of their records and are Haunting them
in the faces Of the people. They come
not recommended by anyone. think
anyone who aspires to public otfice
shonld NJ recommended Then small
fee should be attached 10 the filing for
the office. Say SI0O for the governor
race Anyone who cannot post thar
amount has no right TO aspire g the
Office anyhow. Let the voters elect
delegates TO county convention early
in The spring aud from theer to state
convention where thee onyeniion Sc
lects TWO OF three men, II necessary,
put them an on the primary ticket and
let them run.
Il favor free text books for the
school children to be printed by the
state either directly or by contract
Win an effective revenue law these
hooks would moi cost the individual
taxnaver a cent. Some Of my appcn-
ents advocate free text hooks for chill
dren but insist that the state should
buy the books direct from the publish
ar and not publish them itself This Is
sex..e.lg wha! the pvblishers want by
such system the cost Of distribution
the compensation Of agents. the loss
in collections. and Of unused books