The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-06
IS FOR ENFORCEMENT
Usage County Prosecutor, who, by the
Use Of Oictagraph, emoved Coun.
ty Officials for Receiving and Solic-
itng Bribes from BootIeseers, etc.

cratic candidate for attorney general
said in part:
There is one other question of vital
and overshadowing importance to the
people of this state, in selecting the
democratic nominee for the office OF
attorney general. Under the law as
it now exists, the attorney general
has the right under certain circum-
stances, to personally supervise and
conduct prosecutions for the viola
tiOns of the prohibitory and gambling
laws of the state; and it not infre-
quently occurs that the circumstances
under which lie is called upon to SUI
pervise and conduct these prosecu-
TONS arise. 1t is useless for me to sug-
gest to you the reason why it becomes
necessary for this general state Of
fcer to enforce in particular communi-
ties, these particular laws However,
it is not amiss for me to say to you
that there are certain communities in
this state wherein it is supposed a ma.
jority of the citizens are opposed to
the prohibitory and gambling laws of
the state, and are opposed to their rig
id and strict enforcement. Local pub
lie officials become contaminated with
this unholy local sentiment, and either
fail or refuse to enforce these laws
as they should be enforced.
am glad that this is the first speech
which | have made in my campaign,
and am glad am making it in the city
of Tulsa, to the citizens of Tula. | am
anxious that every elector who casts
a vote in the democratic primary
should have the fullest information
| concerning my opinions and feeling
toward the enforcement of the laws
of the state, as well as that of my op-
ponents. | know, and everyone in the
state of Oklahoma knows, and many
people outside of the state of Oklaho-
ma, who have given any attention to
the affairs of the state of Oklahoma,
/ know there is no community within
the entire state, where gambling, boot
Logging and its kindred and associate
crimes have been so flagrantly car
ried on and Haunted in the face of the
public as in this city. In my judgment,
| as a citizen of your state, and not as
candidate for office the utter and
entire disregard shown the law and the
officers of the law by those who have
openly and notoriously conducted gam
bling dens and bootlegging joints in
the city of Tulsa has become, and is
disgrace, not only to the citizens of
Tulsa and to Tulsa county, but to
the entire state of Oklahoma. 1t fol-
lows as does the night the day, that
when one criminal law is utterly dis
regarded and ignored by one class
of citizens, other criminal laws will
be ignored and disregarded, and other
and more heinous crimes ruthlessly
committed. When that unhappy con-
ditions exists, then mighty stride has |
been taken backward toward the cha
otic realm in which might is right, the
life and property of the citizens be- |
come contests between those who are
mightiest. Peace and good order to
society, farce and mockery real gov
ernment an exploded dream.
| have said to you that | knew as
your neighbor that in no other por-
tion of all the state have the prohib-
itory and gambling laws been so open
ly violated as here in the city of Tul-
sa | want the democrats who cast 1
their votes in the coming primary to
know that when | am elected attorney l
general of this state, that the pro-
hibtory and gambling laws which the
and which you have said by your vote
should be laws, will be strictly enforc-
ed, not only elsewhere in this state
but in the city of Tulsa. | apprehend
that there are many men now listen
ing to what | say whose daily avcca-
ton is obtaining the livelihood by the
sale of intoxicating liquors, or by the
operation of gambling dens. | know
that these men will have the right
to vote in the August primary. and /
know that they will vote, because no
man has ever yet heard or read of a
law violator overlooking a single op-
portunity to cast ballot know that
in addition to the men who are actual
ly engaged in these unlawful occupa-
tions that there are many men who
live in the city of Tulsa who are in
directly benefited by the plying of