Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

favor the ratification by the federal
amendment 10 the constitution pro-
hibitlng the liquor traffic.
For the purpose OF making Offices
for deserving Democrats" many
useless offices and boards have been
created. will favor the abolition
OF all OF them.
l am in favor Of abolishing our
present probate procedure and en-
acting In the place thereof pro-
cedure less complicated and less ex,
rpensive to estates OF deceased per-
sons and minors,
Provision should be made for the
readjustment OF affairs after the
war Is over and for taking care Of
the soldier boys when they return
home.
our boundless natural resources
and natural advantages have been all
that has saved our state from the
merclless and ruthless manner in
which capital and Investments have
been treated since statehood and
such laws which have been enactsd
by political Huns who were playing
for political favor through the
prejudices OF the political brlsheyIki
should be repealed and suoh laws
enacted az will Invite capital 10 our
state to develop our resources un-
der proper and reasonable state reg.
ulation.
The two principal sources OF our
wealth In oklahoma are the farms
and minerals To produce wealth
from these sources II IL necessary to
have both capital and labor. Capital
should have proper return on It's
Investment and labor should have its
just reward.
The farming Industry should be so
encouraged that more OF our people
will be satisfied to engage In agri-
cultural pursuits instead OF desert
Ing the farms and going TO tho towns
and cities.
] will always favor spending
money for schools, and favor giving
the same advantages as nearly as
can be had. to the country children
as those enjoyed by the children liy-
ing In the cities and towns. o.,
Above all, | believe the bulwark
of our system OF government Is the
constitution, both federal and state,
which Is the peoples law. When the
great judicial branch OF our govern
ment is destroyed by rendering mug
atory the limitations OF the federal
constitution by ipso facto removing
from office a Judge who has the
courage and honor to hold a law in
conflict with it's provisions as is ad-
vocatcd by prominent Oklahoma
statesman, then as n Republic, II is
time TO disband and join the Bolshe-
WIKI.
The constitution Of a state, adopt
ed by the people, is just as sacred.
II matters not whether / agree
with every one of its provisions. but
II represents the restraint and limit
atiens the people have imposed upon
themselves, and 1t should be the
sacred duty of those entrusted with
the administration OF public affairs
to adhere strictly to those provisions.
II they are bad, no one will make
Tho discovery quicker than the peo-
pie who adopted them, and they Will
be repealed
The Democratic government OF
Oklahoma has become autocratic.
Its fragrant disregard OF our consti-
tuition In many times and places Ia
welf known to the voters Of this
state.
invite cooperation OF all TO join
with me in bringing our. state gov
crnment and business back too the
people o. this state and returning to
the first principles of government
from which we have wandered so
far
II nominated. will state my views