Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-24
ro the volers of oklahomn,

TO the Voters OF oklahoma: ~
In q recent speech 1 said that there ex-
isted an interocking systems Of stock
holders and interests between railroads
and coal mine operators, and that by tie
manipulation OF transportation facilitieS
and the pooling OF distribution agencies.
coal IN OKLAHOMA arbitrarily fixed upon
the busis OF Colorado and Now Mexico
compent on and the accessibility of gas
and other fuels. and that II elected In
tended 10 break up this monopoly II II Is
witlin the power OF the attorney gem
erals office TO do SO. IL not, l will rely
on the legislature 10 so amend the laws
Of Oklahoma as to make Il possible.
The McAlcster NewB-Capitoi owned
and controlled by the coal interests,
eh,aisses Shis me me as as npdemagogue. because q q
coal interests notify me that have made
serious mistake. for all Of which I
assume responsiblity w. T.. Beaty, who
headed the operators lobby during tho
last Legislature. IS spending money freely
TO night me In the Oklahoman.
., Earl. ~ my campaign ! exposed the
fact that the Standard OIL Company was
Charging only l9c per gallon for gasoine
IN Texas and Kansas and that the price
charged In Oklahoma varied from lie at
Oklahoma City TO l9c in tho various parts
sion has been looking into the matter and
rs result the Standard oil Company
mas agreed 10 reduce the price to. l2c in
p@la2oma Texas. has q successful sys-
pany; shall endeavor TO apply the Tex
stem IN Okiahoma II elected. 1.
i have declared that IL elected I will
put forth an effort to recover every dol
lar that has been wrongfuIly collected
from the state I find that was tread
ing on tender toes when / mada this ns-
sertion. and that there are those who
Iee' th2t they cannot afford to have such
a thing attempted
have made the statement that I in
tended " elected to insist that every or
fFfa artI or flsF Nsst
fnent perform his duty in strict Accord
ance with both the letter and spirit OF
the law. Some have taken exception TO
this on the ground that II Is a reflection
further proclaimed that I Will rot
permit the custom of diverting appro-
priations, and viii protest every expen-
by the constitution and the laws OF tho
resented.
I said that would stand for the strict
enforcement ~ tho criminal code Of tn y
state. and that II the pnblin was d'ssatis-
sei with any OF It's laws they should .
renoalcd rnther than their enforcement
ignored sneclhr1llY mentioned em-
hczzlement. defalcations. and malfeas-
ance IN office. Strong exceptions are
tal5en 10 this attitude
In fact J am announcing In advance
Tint 7 intend 10 da nv duty IL elected
and guaranteeing that This win never bs
construed to mean. PROFESSIONALLY or "in
certain directions" hut 70 do 90 at aii
times and ~ everv pHrticulnr. irs, ne II
viii nppear IN the ewes of all eona. hop-
est ronscisntiors citizens who gully nm
derstpnd II There arc y rre9t may
different elements whose onnosit'on hos
Ni"er aroused because Of these declara-
If these are ''poiiicai npistales'' pre-
fer reiterHii0n and resnar sih'lity ard
g've assurarco that ttis opnoe'tion VIII
eiicit no aroiogies 7 have cordnrtod ~
eompalan without aconcessionsl n~d ~
fond N continue IN str'ct ron r-.r- ~
with that nol'cv. regardless NJ "da-,a-
r vieryf III the truth can be4clPssed as
such. Rngnara f',tfw
iN Niin GVORrr n. rSFY
57s Democrat for Atte~e's s'e~o-nl
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