The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-05
FIRMLY DEADLOCKED AT O'CLOCK ARDMORE TINlE)
DEMOCRAT CONVENTION SWEATSA AND FUMES lNFUTlLE
EFFORT TO NAME 1920 CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Unanimously adopted in Congress July 4, 1916 at
Phiadelphia)

When in the of human events it becomes neces
for people to dissolve the political bands which
have connected them with another and to the
of the earth the separate and equal station to
which the Laws of Nature and of Natures God entities
them decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires
that they should declare the causes which mpe them to the
separation.
We hold these truths to be sefevident that all men
created equal that they endowed by their Creator
with certain unaienabe rights, that these Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness That to these
rights governments are instituted among men, deriving
their just from the consent of the governed That
whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends the right Of the people to alter or to abo
ish it, and to institute government, laying its oun
daton such principles and organizing its in such
form them shall likely to effect their safety
and happiness Prudence indeed will dictate that
ments long established should not be changed for light
transient causes and accordingly all experience hath
shown that mankind disposed to suffer while evils
sufferabe than to right themselves by aboishng the
forms to which they are accustomed But when long train
of abuses and usurpaons pursuing invariably the same
despotism it is their right their duty throw off
such and to provide guards for their future
security Such has been the patient sufeance of these Col
ones and such is the necessity which constrns them
alter their former systems OF government The history of the
jues and usurpation all having direct object the
tabshment of an absolute tyranny over these states To-
prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his assent to laws, the wholesome
and necessary for the public good
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of mme-
dae and pressing Importance, unless suspended in their
suspended he has utterly neglected to attend to them
He has refused to pass ether laws for the accommo-
daton of large districts of people unless those people would
reinqush right representation in the legislature
right nestimable to them and formidable to tyrants on
He has called together legislative bodies places un-
usual uncomfortable and distant from the depository of their
public records for the sole purpose faguing them
compliance with his measures.
has dissolved representative houses repeatedly for
opposing with manly frmness his nvasions the rights
the people.
He has refused for long time after such dissolution,
to others to be elected, whereby the legislative
powers Incapable of annhiaton have returned to the
the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from
without and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these
states for that purpose obsrucng the laws nauraza
ton of foreigners refusing pass others encourage
migraons hhe and raising the conditions Of appro
prations of lands
He has obsructed the administration Of justice by re-
fusng his laws establishing judiciary powers
He has made judges dependent his will alone the
tenure OF their offices and the amount and payment of their
salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices and sent
hther swarms of officers to harass people and eat
out their substance
He has kept among US, IN times of peace standing
armies without the consent of our legislature.
He has affected to render the military Independent of
and superior to the civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to uris-
dcon foreign to constitution and unacknowledged by
our laws giving his assent to their acts of pretended eg
For quarterng large bodies of armed troops among
For protecting them by mock trial from punish
ment for any murders which they should commit the in
habtants of these states.
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world
For imposing Taxes without
For deprivng us in many of the benefits of trial
For transporting beyond to be tried pre-
tended offences
For abolishing the free system of English laws in
eminent and enargng its boundaries to render
neighborng province, establishing therein arbitrary gov
example and fit instrument for introducing the
absolute rule into these colonies
For taking away charters, aboishing our most
valuable laws and altering fundamentally the our
governments
For suspending legislatures and declaring
themselves invested with power egisate us all cases
whatsoever.
He has abdcated government here by declaring out
Of his protection and wagng against us.
He has plundered seas, ravaged coasts burnt
our towns and destroyed the lives of our people,
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign
mercenaries to complete the DEATH desoaon and
tyranny already begun with circumstances cruelty and
perdy scarcely paraeed in the ages and
totally unworthy the head of civilized nation.
He has constrained fellow citizens taken captive
the high to bear against their country to be-
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