Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

the expense Of Its advertisers. and. OF
course. cater 10 them. lApplause.)
War IN DkIahOma-tuatl Is what lt
IS. Ii you want to see an interesting
time come down and attend my meet
ings and spend a few days with me
on the stump ] went into MuskOgee
and made my first fight on MaNey,
H.u and Wyand We had a perfect
upr0ar. the widest session ! have
ever kLoVu iu oklahoma politics, but
defeated these men. (Applause)
What we are fighting for now Is
10 control the legislature and we are
organizing the state by counties. After
every meeting all kinds Of men como
I'D and sign their names 10 a paper.
By that act they declare themselves
willing TO come 10 the legislature and
fight personally on this issue, and
they are subscribing what ! call The
pennies OF the poor not more than
% or 90 cents apiece. because ! want
Il TO be o movement OF the masses.
We are going 10 compel the next leg
islature TO make an appropriation for
the department Of charities, which, as
/ have said Is now supported at the
expense OF eastern philanthrOpists.
We shall demand that the legal bureau
Of the department OF charities be re-
stored There IS question of
psychology in that request. Probate
attorneys, politically appointed, must
from the very nature OF their appoint
ment. approach the Indian question
from the standpoint of political eX-
/ pediency on the other hand. the
! heud Of the department Of charities
| is elected by the whole people of the
state That department is under OBJ
/ legations 70 no one The department
Of charities therefore, approaches all
questions from the standpoint Of
ethics and humanity. That is quite a
/ difference. applause
out OF Politics.
Now. we want the legal bureau OF
the department OF charities restored.
and II II Is not, we shall carry our
| fight to Washington and demand that
the national government take back
it's Jurisdiction over these Indians.
/ Applause II these probate attor-
neys are going 10 be maintained We
want them put under the civil service
we want to take Indian affairs out
Of politics.
The Indian affairs should be under
Ia nom partisan. nou-pOltical manage
ment. board OF distinguished Amer.
leans OF all parties and all religious
f1ltnS, flOlntu Win hAlnOIllNt 10
pass upon everything that is done by
politicians and to blue pencil all bad
work But the question now is
But the question at issue now is.
whether. having stolen all this CONT
nent from the helpless red man. our
American sense of humor will permit
Us TO allow the destiny of dying
race to be hartercd for gold. ! say,
are We going % be passive IN this
matter. and stand Tor the respouB
bihty Of IL before God i
led the state Democratic ticket IN
1907. and again I'm 1911. by several
thousand votes. and II cost me less
than 500 FOR either campaign. Seven
little children are named after me IN
Oklahoma and two big brick school
houses have carved In the keystone
Of their main archways the name oi
Kate Barnard The National Ency
clopedia Of American Biography. and
Who's Who carry an account OF my
; work. have written three plank,
. I in Oklahoma's constitution. and Am.
/. ! bassador Bryce says OF 1t that II /: