The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-30
R. 4. wilson
q STARTS CAMPAIGN
KEYNOTE OF PLATFORM Is
BETTER FARMING AND
BANKING FACILITIES
psmceratlo Candidate Favop LsoIs
I iation 10 Asslst Farmers; Bet
ter Distribution Of Tasss and
Supreme Court Relief

nomination for Governor. declare M
allegiance and loyalty 10 tho time hon
ored principles OF democracy. All m
lIfc I have been believer In and
worker for the principles enunciate'
by Thomas Jefferson. practiced by An
drew jackson and defended and 40
piled IN the administration Of our gov
efnment by the great host Of demo
cratic statesmen who have at al
times been willing TO sacrifice per
sonal means and personal prcicrmen
for the advancement NJ the cause ol
the great common people.
These principles require ana the
democratic party demands that all peo
pie OF this republic and Of this state
shall bear the expense OF government
equitably and In proportion TO theif
financial ability TO pay; that all men
shall have equal rights before the law,
and that no law shsi grant special priv
legcs TO any particular class Of people
that the government shall protect tho
rights and property OF all people alike.
am proud that Oklahoma has been
true to these doctrines under demo
cratic administration ever since her
admission Into the Union.
In announcing my candidacy foi
Governor. made the following state
ment: Whatever Of merit there Is In
the Constitution of the State Of Okla
homa IL due to the democratic party,
because every line and provision of II
was written by democrats. Whatever
there is of good In the Oklahoma state
government and the administration
thereof since statehood is due to the
efforts and patriotism of the demo
cratic party; and stand by the record
which the democratic party has mado.
That some mistakes have been made.
there can be no question, and occa-
sionally some democrat has betrayed
the public trust, but these Instance.
are rare. and on the whole. democrats
can point with pride TO what has been
accomplished under democratic ad
ministration since statehood" No
state has ever como into this Union
with greater problems before IL, nor
has the political party In power ever
met these problems In more. mas.
terful manner. and In no state has tho
welfare Of all the people. with their
varied interests, been protected better
than In the state OF Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is state of wonderful re-
sources In agriculture. timber, min
erals ard oil In the developing OF
these resources, II has been necessary
that all classes of men should take
part. and there came to this state mon
with capital to invest In enterprises.
and men who were tradesmen who |
could put into operation these enter
prises, and a great host of unskilled
laborers. One could not exist without |
the other, but they have Joined to-
gether that which they had, be 1t cap !
ital. skill, or labor, and together they
have worked out the destiny of this
great state as II Is today. All are
laborers In common cause The la. +
borer Is entitled TO fair and compe-
tent wage, and capital Is entitled to a
fair return upon Its investment. No
government can be stable, nor can So
ciety be secure, when labor is under
paid, or when capital sustains a loss
upon its investment.
Since the last gubernatorial elec-
tion the women have been given tho
ballot. There we're many who favored
the enfrahchsement of1the women be-
causeI thny Believed 1t would purity
and improve politics. There were
those who opposed woman suffrage on
the theory that the women would very
largely vote as their husbands and
brothers voted. at the same time
claiming that it would impose addl-
tional responsibilities and burdens on
the women of the land AS for my
self. favored woman suffrage, know
ing that woman's' influence has al
ways been for the best interest Of the
churches, and for society In
general. She has been the purifying
element in our society and govern
ment. She has always assumed her
full responsibility and done her duty
in war time. as well as In peace time,
am glad that in
this primary and in the general cleo.
tion this fall the women of this state
have the right to go to the polls and
say by their ballots who shall be the
Governor. because know that their
votes are going to be cast In the in
terest of the home. society and for the
uplift and betterment Of conditions ev.
erywhere. II elected Governor, shall
give the women Of the state pust rep
resentation In the various departments
Of state government.
I In the last gubernatorial campaign
there were more than 100000 young
men of this state away from home
and but few of that number had the
privilege of casting ballot. They
were standing ready at the moments
call to defend the honor and the good
name of this nation and Of their state
Oklahoma has never had cause &c
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