The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-04

! Who mas UGen EcAiuvAs VI A"c
| Fifth Congressional District for sew
eral years, has announced for Con-
gress TO succeed tAe Hon. J. D.
Thompson. deceased. A few years ago
the Ardmorite paid the following vol
Iuntary tribute 20 him
~ can't has never found place IN
his vocabulary With indomitable en-
ergy. perseverance and pluck he has
worked his way up from between plow
handles TO place high in the ranks
of leaders OF his state. His every
step In public office has been taken
in the right direction. lie IL u man
who has sprung from the pcople--a
man OF the people By blrta, educa-
tion aud training In the Aard school
OF experience where he was depend
ent upon himself alone. he Is familiar
with the a. b. c's OF the life or the
people-of tie masses By the death
OF bis parents when he was OF very
tender age, he was thrown upon his
own resources. Facing the world
with capital OF five cents he has
fought his way from the ranks 10
leadership And In doing this he nas
not been forgetful Of the people Of
whom he has always been a part. His
record as a public servant Is clean
as a legislator is ahove reproach, as a
friend OF the hardworximg man Is
well known TO all Corporations could
not handle him He was proof against
their siren songs and stands today as
free from their corrupting influence
as he did the day he first entered
public life
THE PRESS-HlGHLy PRAISED
Voluntary comments OF the press:
"A doer Of Good Things Absolutely
fearless and ineorruptibIe," "a sure
winner" ian able speaker" would
add strength to the ticket" theer arc
no better m.n for the office" "hs 10
not a political tricksser, but real hon
esty Is his prevailing characteristic"
and "his record in all the relations Of
life is abov. reproaeh.'
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE OKLAHOMA FEDERATION OF
LABOR reported to the first legisla-
ture as follows: Senator Franklin.
who lives In the midst OF an
agricultural community, DID NOT
NEED FOR POLITICAL REASONS
TO LINE UP WITH THE lABcRiNC
PEOPLE, BUT HAD THE GREAT
EST DESIRE FOR HUMANlry'S
SAKE TO HELP US AloNF. in es-
tablishins those protective laws which
our people so much need. . FRANK
LIN CAME THROUGH THE sEs-
SION WITH THE -oRANpEsT REC
ORD FOR LEGISLATION TO HIS
NAME OF ANY MAN IN EITHER
HOUSE. = CORPORATIONS
GOULD NOT HANDLE HIM.
FRANKLIN WAS PROOF AGAINST
All cHicANERy OF THIS DE-
scRlPrIoN."
Probably Franklin Is the best
xnown man In the race In the south
side OF the district. having resided at
one time in Murray County He was
one OF the leading candidates for
Congressman-at-la large, running near
the low winner. although limited in
means. name near middle of ticket
tthey did not alternate al that time,
and kept out of the campaign on ac-
count of sickness the week before the
election. He was reared on a farm
and ran cattle and will get strength.
as he always has, from that element
of our citizenship. No other person In
the race was the autSor OF so much
beneficial legislation as he, including
the Child Labor Law. General Labor
Law. Law to protect public funds and
require that same be put out on in
terest, resolution relating 10 election
Of United States Senators BY direct
vote CT the people. which Governor
Haskell in message declared was
the most practical plan ever submit.
ted and other wholesome legislation.