The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-21

To the Voters or Oklahoma:
In recent speech ! said that there eH-
listed an interloCklng systems OF STOCK
holders and interests between railroads
and coal mine operators, and that by the
manipulation of transportation facliltieS
and the pooling of distribution agencies,
competition is eliminated and the price Oh
coal in Oklahoma arbitrarily liked upon
the basis of Colorado and New Mexico
competition and the accessibility OF gas
and other fuels, and that If elected M
tended to break up this monopoly, II II Is
within the power of the attorney gen
erals office to do so. If not, | VIII rely
on the legislature to so amend the laws
of Oklahoma as to make it possible.
The McAlester News Capital, owned
and controlled by the coal interests;
classes me as II ''demagogue' because Of
this statement. Private letters from the
coal interests notify me that have made
a serious mistake, for all of which l
assume responsibility. W; y, Beaty, VINO
last Legislature, is spending money freely
to fight me in the Oklahoman.
Early in my campaign ! exposed the
fact that the Standard oil Company was
in Texas and Kansas, and that the price
charged in oklahoma varied from l4c at
Oklahoma City to 19c in the various parts
of the state. The corporation commls-
sion has been looking into the matter and
as a result the Standard Oil Company
has agreed to reduce the price to l2c IN
oklahoma. Texas has successful sys-
TEN of handling the Standard Oil Com
pany; shall endeavor to apply the Tex
"a system in oklahoma if elected.
I have declared that If elected | viii
put forth an effort to recover every dol
lar that has been wrongfully collected
from the state. | find that ! was tread
ing on tender toes when ! made this as
sertion, and that there are those who
EEL that they cannot afford to have such
thing attempted
7 have made the statement that I in
tended If elected to insist that every Of
ficial and employee of the state govern
ment perform his duty i'm strict accord
ance with both the letter and spirit of
he law Some have taken exception to
this on the ground that II is a reflection
permit the custom of diverting appro-
priations and will protest every eXpen-
diture in excess of the limit authorized
by the constitution and the laws of the
state. This statement also has been
resented.
I said that I would stand for the strict
enforcement of the criminal code of this
state. and that If the. public was dissatis-
led with any OF its laws they should , 9
~cpealed rather than their enforcement
ignored. I specifically mentioned en-
oezzlement dcfalcations, and malfeas.
ance in office. Strong exceptions are
| taken 10 this attitude.
| In fact. I am announcing in advance
| that | intend to do my duty If elected
| and guaranteeing that this will never b.
| construed to mean occasionally or iii
| certain directions but to do so at al
| tines and in every particular. Just as i
will appear in the ewes of all good. hon
| est. conscientious citizens who fully un
derstand It, There are a great man!
different elements whose opposition ha!
| been aroused because OF these declara
| tons
If these are political mistaI,es'' I pre-
| fer reiteration and responsibility anC