The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-22
z.


September 2lst. under the title VI
Economy Plan Affects Labor /
note you make use of the following
language In formulating a drftly qunll.
fled charge that and others are EN-.
gagged IN "A scheme or conspiracy To
prevent the Legislature from carrying
ont the promises the Democratic purity
made to organized labor You say
Labor lenders see In the proposed
move the continuance ~ what appears
10 them carefully arranged program
Oh the part Of the Democratic party
In Oklahoma to altogether disregard
organized labor, program witch is
said to have been inaugurated ut the
last session ~ the oklahoma leglsm.
urp, In which Senators Elmer
Thomas and Charles t. Barrett tig
ured So prominently IN preventing the
Demo O'ratc awmuking body from eur.
ryIng out the promises II had mndp
10 organized labor
Since | um at this time not even q
| prospective candidate for public NJ
/ INV ' NONlN ll'l ANhN hl' N'Nl Nlll'
/ On my own by denial NJ Su fIimsy
/ ard ridiculous u charge were Il not
apparent that have been dragged
into the lImelight simply because /
am In the employ N the Democratic
state committee us director " its press
. bureau and the effort To dtscrrdit me
with organized labor has, therefore
more Of It political than personal
anImus, aud AZ your rhnrges Involve
. tie party and my official act a. d
member " the legislature, ! fcfT0Nr
owe to my colleagues aud my party
thut | should not allow so cheap aud
pucrllc fuIsrhood 90 go unrhHllrugrd
The Democratic party I'm oklahoma
has not only been the generous friend
hut the willing servant NJ organized
period when the official control of
these branches of labor comprchcndrt
In the state Federation appeals tD
have passed under Socialist influences
that IT'S members and representative
have failed 10 express their grHtitud,
for results accomplished for labor hl
the official representatives NJ th,
Democratic party
Personally ! have run the gauni
LET of criticism FROM the flnuuuiHl nm,
business interests NJ my district Hul
NJ the state because ot my earncs
and unwayerlng support N ever
labor proposition brought before th
legislature 10 the five years in whlcl
! have been a member ~ either IN
house or senate have ON the 9th"
hand strong letters ~ endorsement
from labor leaders aud printed report
NJ 'abor meeting, In which my nnm
!, carried Ou the rull ~ honor ~
services In behalf " labor hay
, personally rhRmpioued more l1hu
measures that became laws than ur
other member ~ either house sine
4 statehood and some ~ these measure
were enacted over the violent oppos
= tion NJ men who constituted sOcalle
p legislative committees representing Ia
hur. because they could not secure /
, the bills the absolute letter of thel
ID demands My personal urfcnse agnin'
labor which only exists In the mind
N certain legislative lobbyist, an
Socialist pamphletcers is that
y wouldn't eat ont " their hands All
= take orders from them In relation I
d my Legislative activities / felt
!, my duty to assist In carrying ont n
y pledges ~ my party, and tu that eu
y worked steadily with my Democrat
S colleagues FOR the success Of min
r hour law FOR women when an cigh
r hour law was doomed and for Il
r present workmens compensation aC
l both of which bills bear my name