The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-01
LARGE CROWD
HEARS HAYES
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
THE UNITED STATES SENATE
WELL RECEIVED HERE.

! lC cd0uludle IOT lHe UHlleu states
senate, addressed large crowd of cit
liens on the lawn of the county court
house last night, and his remarks
were the subject of some very ia
vorable comment by those who heard
him.
He confined his remarks to some
needed legislation. both state and
national, which he would advocate II
he were sent to the senate, especially
| legislation for the betterment of rural
credits, good roads and better rural
| schools.
In speaking of the rural credits and
the currency Law recently enacted,
Judge Hayes said that the democratic
party was to be congratulated upon
the fact that it was wholly instr,l.
mental in freeing the nation of a iiL-
ancial system that was controlled ~
few men and placed it in the control
OF the government, whereby money
may be obtained by farmers for the
purpose of purchasing homes and i'm
proving them at a cheaper rate of in.
terest and for such a period of time
as will enable the farmer to repay
the principal and interest from he
products of the fam.
referring to the improvement Of
agricultural conditions in this country
he said that the increase in agricul-
tural production must keep pace with
the increase in the population of the
nation, to secure this increase in the
annual production of agricultural pro-
duets all tillable land must be plade
available for the purpose of agricul-
ture, means of Transporting the
products of the farm to the market at
q reasonable cost must be provided
and system of marketing establish
ed that will enable the producer to
receive a fair and reasonable price
for the products of the farm. 70 ac.
complish this end he stated that it
was not only necessary that our agri-
cultural system SHOULD be based upon
home owning population, where the
producer owns the land he tills, but
there should be established a modern
system of agriculture and that appro-
priations should be made for teaching
and training teachers in agriculture.
Judge Hayes is a very enthusiastic
good roads advocate, and always OK
presses himself upon that subject in
very frank terms. He stated last
night that good roads were not only
n necessity to The farmers for trans
porting their crops to the markets,
but were inducements for home-seek-
ers to purchase lands along these
highways and become home-owuers
Besides these features, the consol..
dated school is only possible where
good roads are the rule. lie stated
that if sent to the United States sen
ate that he would favor and advo-
cate policy of a national system |
of highways, and referred to the sys |
tom in vogue in Germany France
aud Denmark, whereby the producer |
and consumer would be brought CLOS
er together.
In speaking of good roads he con |
tinued that the government was not |
averse to making huge appropriations
for roads in Alaska, the Philippines |
and Cuba, but not one dollar had ever |
been appropriated for such purpose |
for the ninety-three million people |
who inhabit the United States pr0pe-,
and if sent to the senate, he would |
fight for such appropriations.
In speaking of local conditions, rel |
ative to Indian lands, Judge Hayes |
said that he favored the sale of all
tribal property and the distribution
of the funds due the Indians, but
was opposed to the reopening of the
tribal rolls, and favored the enact
ment of legislation that will speedily
settle land titles with justice to the
Indian and the purchaser alike.
For the purpose of legislation ne
advocates dividing the members of
the tribes into two classes. One class
should consist of those who are COM
petent to handle their own affairs
and all property of this class should
be Immediately freed from the super
vision of the government, and the
other class would consist of the in
competent class over which the gov
eminent should retain supervision.
AS to the latter class he stated that
he favored reducing the homestead
allotment of such Indian and provid- !
ing for the sale of the remainder or
of such part of the allotment as