The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27
DEMOCRATIC ELECTION
MEASURES DEFENDED

Lie54 TO Harlgx's weekly il ne zssz
q April ssA
Editor Hzrlow's WfexlF
In Eg f1vmey article discusslri
esact5on lass and tae attitude 0r IL.
Dezocrarfc party. ! rad not had IN.
zdTaatzgs q szzminlng he bzse1s O
Eas Hon Arrzzr Ceissler for the Pc
pabaean party aad TIE Hon Pat IA
Ele iar The Socialist parry 7 n1eF
stznd that my ElauagezfD. wzs f1r
tEishei to then ard that rhelr secnrd
'1rr5essas. Ehich appear ia thEs lss1e
were written after their considerable
Of ny c0pF. and their rssoindsrs are
therefore The last word IN whzt they
have 10 say against the registration
act and the soz1t resolzsion which
provides foE iite-zcy test and which
Is 10 be Toted upon Al : special slee-
ti0n IN August held On the same date
as the primary election.
Ar. Geisslsrs attack On the elec-
ton legislation is BOT 2 Tery serious
Indictment SMILE sfr. Ezgle proceeds
on the bald uaptIon that the
Democratic party Is inherently cls-
honest and that its leaders have
abandoned every other means Of main
tanning party supremacy and resorted
10 ehicsncery and cro0kedness as its
sole defense for the future. This kind
Of argument is neither logical nor
creditsble to the men who use il. As
q matter Of fact there is probably
more honor and integrity in the mem.
bsrship OF the Democratic party than
in either Or both u the minority par
ties. Tue Democratic PARTY is taxed
wiih the making and enforcement Of /
laws in Oklahoma. and must uphold !
the rights 0f the people and the pow-
er of their government even in com.
maaifles where laN enforcement IL
It ls easy for ghe leaders
Of a minority party 10 cautiously crit
lcise the acts Of the majority. for they
are not burdened with any regponsi. {
bilily. In this state. az a matter Of 4
fact. neither Of these political parties
has ever come forward with a con-
struct.Fe program OF any kind. Their
have always. since
statehood, been advocates Of mega
lion. Their Representatives have al
ways stood with the special interests
Ia their efforts TO escape taxation or
accountability to the state govern
ment The Socialist attitude as de-
fined By its Representatives in the leg
stature, and In the utterances Of its
leaders has been one OF buIl-headed
antagonism toward every principle
n recognized Republican Or Demo
sratic government and in the direc-
ion Of anarchy 3Ir Nagle III dis
,ussing the Democratic attitude on
election matters breathes more than
! threatening Of blOodshed and civil
strife,. and while the Democrats Of
ne state would not take these emo
ialions too seriously, yet he no doubt
foices the hatred Of organized gov
all too common in the ranks
Il his party. ] regret to witness this
pirit in man 50 capable Of misdi-
Getting the minds Of his party asso-
iates.
A universal registration act is no
in American politics. such {
avs are in effect in both Republican
nd Democratic states. and they are
beyed without protest from either /
arty. 1t sounds ridiculous for Mr.. I
ieissIer, whose party gave US regis /
ration in Territorial days, to object r
ow to an extension OF the act over S
be country precincts. If either he or '
lr. Nagle we're sincere in their at c
icks on the registration act, it seems y
range that they have sat silently by a
lring all these years and failed to Il
scord their opposition to the registra- s.
on in cities, where owing to condi.
ons, frequent removals, etc, there e
much greater danger OF ne citizen ri
ling denied his right to vote. These Of
'ecious assaults on the registration b,
t are founded in a general hatred to in
lything and everything in the way d.
Democratic legislation. Before ec
is legislation was written. both tr
ese representatives of the minority er
rites were vehement in their decIa. X;
tion that the Democrats Intended to el,
sfranthise the poor people OF the WI
ite, By the passage Of law making
property qualification or OF a Doll oh
: law. When the Democratic iegis. ut
ure had acted and not only failed gu
pass law with the property quail. er,
alton, but submitted an amendment ma
the constitution, prohibiting any lar
islature Of the future from passing by
II law, they promptly turned an,
nmersault and announced for their am
ties their bitter opposition to such WI
amendment Is it any wonder then ue,
tlleir sincerity should he sus. tho