Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-08-02

p'a'iorl. Judge Robertson could with good grac,
suggest 10 the Legislature that it investigate the
TAX ana see X 1t were too high and then after IL
had passed the BILL cutting il to per cent sipn q
W. My sixth reason is double +. w Mar
iahd Is well known the man who got the stranr,e
"o'o MOI" on the states oil lands in a great many
''u"'es OF this state. part of which are immensely
'aiuaDie The Cosd"n Company of Tulsa is a bir
producing and refining company whose interest,
practically include the Marland interests Mr. FL
ferry is very high grade gentleman who is vice
president of the Cosl"n company Two comnapi.s
Oh these combined interests paid $l505O972 This
per cent we are talking about would save $50
1891 year.
just short time before the Robertson platform
with its gross production plank appeared, judy.
robertson was in Ponca City in conference with
the TWO gentlemen just named. What is was about
40 not Know. ! have no knowledge whatever
'ha' IL had anything to do with Judge Robertson's
campaign FUND or the matters of reducing thos tax
IN which Judge RObertsons clients are so vitality
interested. but assure you it helps to increase NV
belief as outlined above
ca My seventh reason is Ed Hood Mr. Hood
Is an extremely affable courteous and intelligent
gentleman whom all his acquaintances like and
VINO Is irSt class man to get results, facts which
are proven by his occupation. He has for several
years peeh 'he confidential man. attorney you might
call II. of the great oil interests for which
Judge Robertson's firm is the legal representative
He and Judge Robertson have no doubt worked on
good many occasions together in times past and
they are both working together on the same thing
now. that is, nominating Judge Robertson for Gov
"rnor Apparently he is just much the conf
Dental man for the Judge Robertson campaign as
he has been for the Standard interests Robertson
and Hood have been friends for a long time and
tn" fact that Hood is cnergcticaly supporting Rob
tr'son may have nothing whatever to do with stan
dard Oil, yon can draw your own conclusion.
Bear in mind that Judge Rohertson's connection
with the oil business is in effect right now lie Is
on this. the 18th day of July. 1913 "A member OF
the firm of Burford Robertson. Hoffman & Bur
ford. which is an attorney of record for the Stan
dard Oil Company of Indiana. of the biggest of
the Standard group. and he is shown of record in
numerous cas- IS in the Supreme Court as an attor-
ncy for the Carter and Prairie two other import
ant standard companies. This State is asked to do
thing which probably has not occurred elsewhere
that is. 10 nominate for Governor a man who at the
time of his filing during his candidacy and his
nomination, if he is nominated is an actual repre-
sentative of Standard Oil
do not know how this looks you 1t is pos
sihle for people to things differently, but thr
whole thing seems very clear to me. Here is what
it means; Some people have made II combination
with the expectation Of saving themselves hun
drrlS Of thousands Of dollars each year for several
Years. and the first step in that procedure is I"
nominate Governor, for without him it will h.
impossible to put their program into effect ! do
not think II necessary for me to dwell upon what
this attempt means. | think You understand per
fectly clear that what they want To do means only
thing; that these people. most of whom
already immensely rich and who growing rich
rapidly every day. are to be relieved Of this per
fcctly fair tax burden. which is paid only when
they get the oil This burden taken off them must
be paid by the rest of the people of the State who
already loaded down with tax burdens of every
kind and must pay them whether they make III"
money or not
Some people may say that these men cannot sue
ceed in any such attempt. do not agree with
them. II can he done e-you all know the power of
money. These people could afford to spend hun
dred thousand dollars to accomplish these things
and spend it without a quivcr of an eyed. for they
would get it back many times over in th' first year
The men who are attempting to pull this OFF
highly competent men, successful mcn practical
men. some OF the fines, political and business
minds of the State of Oklahoma. They do i.
and what is they will do il unless the pc opl"
of the state Of oklahoma b"com" awake to what
is going and make the effort necessary to
that they de- not do IT,
This problem appears to me far greater than
the ambition Of any man for Governor. am a can
didate for Governor il is true. ! know these peO-
ple. know ther methods | have seen them in az
iion and am certain and will promise you that if
you nominate and m"Nc me Governor that for
four years at least they will be able to accom-
psh this thing But it is much more important
that this be prevented than that he made Govern
or Some Of th's" other gent l"men who want to BE-.
Governor. and who perhaps h"sitat" to give any
body offensc and consequently do not want 10 -ay
anything about IN" matter. may be more competent
to prevent this thing from coming pass If 50.
your vote should be cast for one OF them But in
my opinion the danger is very real and you should
not scatter your votes When you vote for Gov