The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-27
IS NOT
MENACE HERE
Ardmore Democrat Deplores
Agitation for Disfranchis-
ing Election Law
IS 1T EX-GOV. CRUCE?
Pitch Campaign On Higher
Plane Than the Ignorant
Negro"

"A the proposed calling " %. .9
session Of the state legislature .u
anonymous writer, believed co. .. I..
Cru"c former governor. has Hr.ua a
lengthy article in the Ardmur.lja .U.W
lng the folly Of baSiug such ..I ~.
"n the need Of an election IuW 40 .-.
vent the negro from voting a' ...
polls II says, In part:
No other subject since the establish.
mrnt Of state government In ok Duomn
has engaged Hs much Of the uou-hf
nud attention Of the people rs tire r.n".
tlon laws under which We have up,r.
hled No other half dozen subjects
have occupied as much Of the ,mn ui
legislators In practically every -r,
sion " the legislature. rrmmg mU
special this question has been uu..
,ldcrrd, and In most Of them bills mNr
been passed that were intended '' .ur.
rect existing defects The result N uu
r.crtlUn law that seems to suit n' uu.
llllcm party and very few individuals.
The recently initiated measure lp,'rr
ed by the Socialist party aud endorsed
and encouraged by the Republicans pam
iN is quite convincing proof that u,.'a
Z 'H ui These parties IS satisfied uI.. ..n
J present law, while the frauti. ....
I many Democrats urc making a. aH.. .
special session ~ the Legislature. ...
."l to doctor our election laws. .....
that tau. are not satisfied
4 Present Law Unfair
The Nrdmurnltr Is Qulth 4. ..
/ imt tnn present law needs ,.....
On fu.' n would he hard tu fu.
mnrrmlulr law than the one Wr Nt.u
li PAGES the election machinery w
uuurIy boo the control Of -iu..u m..
,Um uh II that person hr wfHl
HMI Is disposed TO use hi power +.
4 '.n wrong way the will Of the uru- '
4 easily thWnrtrd. SO this paper u..
Z NdN lend II, support tu the enact
I uai ~ q law that Is fair iu every de-
I aud viii safeguard the iul"Erir.
.. the hulot We are not however
4 ,ruadrd that the matter ls one call.
/ ug FOR a special session u the lcgs-
\ m'urr Neither are We convinced thut
A ru.h q law rs the people demand viii
hr pn--ud II special session i- held
We have come tu this conclusion from
expressions published iu the papers
uurportug 10 come from members u
hut bod,
says Cannot BE Done
Nearly every member who has IA
'orrd uQlug special session has civ.
cn as the most fornrrul reason the
need " amending our c.crtiun laws so
\ ns o. overcome coz uuIIfy the effect Of
3 the recent decision NJ the supreme
4 court ~ the United Slu'es To hc per
1 .rulN plain and concise about the mat.
Ter .l"' want 10 pass some kind of %
\ lHW ..W viii eliminate the negro vote
4 white Interfering as little %, possible
y w,'. 'N" 1ulSs Of other races This
\ rH.' lr done II there Is one propo
Y -li.nn TINT Is positively. plainly aud
4 um.'mh'y settled bv TINT high court,
II l- IN- We cannot by any sort 81
4 enactment ou the question Of suffrage
\ provide that race shall be- dctermu.
4 'n- factor In fixing the right to vote
IN attempt 10 do so (. 90 defy the
n I"'-unn' Ur The highest legal tribunal
\ u ufh and any sucn attempt must
I Inevitably prove abortyr II the Gun.
\ u"- nI lhr Oklahoma politician was
4 N.. 4. u'urrrach the sober aud de-.
'r Judgment NJ our courts. this
\ ... would still say uu
small Negro Population
effort ru frighlru the people hy
I "ME into their rnrs the story ~
4 ..H domination is fusl losing lts pa.
4 i... \u Intelligent man believes tmt
4 ..ff. e 'hr ramutrst danger Of such
y HUning The negro population u
Z NH"..m hears no greater proportion
4 '" '.. total population " the state
'... U.us the negro population " the
.H bear to the total population NJ
'.. 4 H.uI States There Is, there.
... p. much reason FOR fear of negro
..ai0uu IN national affairs as there
. fnr such domination In our state
u.. What man " ordinary lutrlli
- r there among Us who will ~.
- I.h fear iu regard tu our FEEDER.
1 -..rWmrut; Yet II IL very evident
. ... urcro.s political rights are
n W." effectively sufegunrded by frl.
."r Nud courts Than 10y the laws
. '. state The fact is no m0u of
.wN Information honestly b, icyps
... e amy danger " negro suprrm.
\ . w mr political affairs, and those
4 v.' resort to such twaddle do so In
4 '0" u.Hn that they can arouse the pre-
"I'.e ANA passion ~ the uniformed
4 Insult to Intelligence
T. 'riunslv make such n declnrn-
B .'" a ro insult the intelligence " the
..u Iu assert thNt an lnconsldcro.
| ." minority romuuycd ~ negroes. who
4 I'M Nr.n mr"surc Nrp without expert.
4 .."" +. POLITICAL matters orn oyprrcnrh
4 "'H w.'ur ten times their number
4 ' ."..' NJ other races Is to place a
\ . .N estimate upon the good sense
Il ..r r.vulr
\ .h" writer hns lived nh his life I'm
o ." 'n'h and believes that he knows
0Nn Hr'ro reasonably we'll Whatever
"'| p" 'ho urrro's hopes and hSplrn.
''.. '" knows nm well that his snfe-
'| """r 0nd prosperity rest In white
.''' There was n time lmmc-
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