Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-08-25
SIvp.iyCN STARTS
a. -" PEtL EARNEST
lr state Prepare 70
|ppa', .rl Democracy Stands
Nah, ,;,.d 70 Withstand As
eaults

,,,.hor,.. city. Aug. IL nc pr
OSa1, o. aahoma naturally brought
pre' j. ,..,, to many of us, be-
tSFP.,',...''. ,..' ..rong and popular per-
Dag, t,y .,o- for various offices
fr' jf,,.cd by other strong and
1'Te u'I, rites of the other Demo-
rp'"' r.vrycr. it is gratifying to
rt .ta, the Democratic nominees
gov bccn " made. in the primary pc
b~ u. w. trrr from personal animosi-
ea'S q! ,3d very largely deserves the
te ;.;o. a." in the popular manner.
trenIt1 t,. those who have been Sc
InaJf'y5i 5o.,ayc and have a right to
klsu l, II ,bc .upport of united. mill
r1e' ocr.s ~ i,c and determined par
~. Inon,rratic body. This is all
%" mara Gratifying because there
ps ba. cen time in the history
so olrot,ma when it was more i'm
a..or, r., only to Democrats, but
aW Of ,ar people, that our party
Isd he -.cccssful in November. We
w. w. n remind ourselves of the pit
~, NJ f,;'.,r. II the Republican Nation
y i! .dmini-.ra and then look back
,,,r The orry spectacles of the Re
.sbli,or Hose of Representatives of
f. s,n le1i-lature, to wise ourselves
', "a III. fact that, without Demo-
.,,i, rg.lanre and Democratic con-
~ I .lrr. little hope for progress
=, .ogll and economic government.
w. r.r therefore, go before the peo-
NJ v... , IN hands and honesty and
E,s,',a,lr k for the support of
.,svyb..,. The doors of the Demo
mt, cathedral are standing open
M t.s 13,,> are standing on the
mt.ilr. a..or all good citizens Of
shat. rolitical faith, who be-
Bee in en-. rpctivc, progressive and
roron. rnment, to enter in and
prshn 81 the altar of Democracy.
In HI. CAMPAIGN. the issues are not
hrf define. The Harvester Trust
ur.r.,rl candidates for Governor
Mr ',c the day of the primary.
tG4 ,l'- 20 prevent the Republicans
Nil t'..r from having a voice in
he seize, 0U of n gubernatorial can
Gh.c. /, /, very evident that the
wnbna'on behind Mr.. Fields, the
/ ser4tl,aa candidate. had and has no
/ hteran "I allowing the peoplc-at-
4 hsc 10 .r.ort candidate. On the
ehor hand th, list of Democratic
ond.ia'c voted on at the last pri-
| nary. wa. the largest in the history
Of our State. No sensible person
will ! ny hat all of these people were
| riycr an opportunity to present their
Gl.c TO the Democratic electorate
ri 'tr' aid electorate, by its bal
10. sr'n.'l one from among those
VIII We. offering themselves for
0sm0.rat'r favor. We have nothing
to a"..olzc for; we have nothing to
tax bal We nave nothing to fear at
ff nad of those who seek to de-
tNro.y Democracy; and. while of
cog'c there are always individuals in
The maInn'y partics who are so dis
ip7o.n'rd over the defeat of person
a ta,or'c- that they may not be
i!c to .';' heartily in the campaign.
The Democratic party as a whole is
unified and viii get into this cam
Farn W.,n the determination that
teyer alar shall Oklahoma deliver
ttSeh into The hands of those who be-
ferf II rayc'nmcnt for the favored
few.
1t !, very evident that the Republi-
tah' intend to stage their campaign
aooii Sootomber LIST. The reason for
tal' is that they nave no issue to pre-
sent To the people and intend to car
|F On q oampaign of villification'
Tfl'cratoH and mud singing and de-
cceep''n only few days ago, the
haNc'tcr Trust candidate undertook
70 deliver an interview. calculated to
nl'oad he voters of the State. The
ms, few lines of the interview were
ccevo'ei III an effort to fool somebody
mo tho belief that the Democrats
% me state were trying to steal some
,nr from the people; the balance OF
ne ni'-r 'Tinr was lost in Mr.
RED King George whiskers and
nobody wus able to understand it!
meaning. 1t is advisable at this tim'
'na' tn" Democrats of this State taxi
s''.H "; the situation and prepare t.
sar' an Energetic, intelligent, truth
"! hN F"orOus campaign. 1t is onl,
IN'e',Nf Tor MS all to remember tina
10 matt" what the enemy may prom
Se nor vHa, he may say. the issu
y ""'J.0 Oklahoma shall remain
Eo' =, r'c'v" progressive Democrats
S"'' 6r hall pass into the hands o
VIZ ,"n.hl'can machinery, which i
H'% q 'n?'Cd by Senator ]. w. HaI
@ .e.a "ho has taken his party organi
..u,A '"d delivered it to the hand
VI me Senate. oligarchy and ma
l'on' cd that this, progressiv
..o-'h"'"eln State, shall be attacho
0hio. '' '"
reTha"' there maybe some Demo
ta N some locality fooled by tn
tePuhNran propaganda, and it mu.
" ~ numbered that in this campaig
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