The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-27
FIRE bRCADs|DEs
At COP. OUTFIT
IN R0US|NG MEET
J. Elmer Thomas and Judge Cham
Jones Take Turns In Laying
Down Barrage In Enemy
Camp; Crowd Approves.
SUPPORT is URGED FOR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Thomas Shows State Was In Debt
si2,ooo,ooo When Democrats Took
Relns From G. o. P.; Has
si300o,00o Cash Now.


Election Of every democratic
nominee whose name appears on the
ballot TO be submitted 20 the voters
OF this state November was urged
In two stirring speeches last night
In the county court house by Judge
Cham Jones. OF Waurlka and ex-
Senator J. Elmer Thomas, OF Medl-
cine Park.
Judge Jones devoted his speech
10 the discussion of government and
the issues at stake In the present
campaign. Ex-senator Thomas. dem
ocratic nominee for representative
in congress from this district, dis.
pssed In his very forceful and Inn
prcsslye manner the present repub-
lioan administration, national issues
and the accomplishments OF the
democratic party in this state dur
ing their Is years Of rule.
Tells Of Partys Record.
Mr.. Thomas devoted several min
utes Of his address last night to
discussion OF his party's accomplish
ments in Oklahoma. He served in
the state senate from 1907 until
1919 and assisted in organizing the
state government. For many years,
he was chairman of the senate ap-
propriations committee. when we
went to Guthrie in 1907, we could
not find dollar in the territorial
treasury which had, been maintained
under republican administration. In
stead we found an indebtedness of
$12,0O0,O00.
"The democratic party has been
in charge of the government. of
Oklahoma since that time and dur
ing these Is years, that debt which
the republicans left for us has been
paid Furthermore, at the close OF
the fiscal year last July 1, the state
of Oklahoma had a bank account of
S13,2iO,O0O.
John Fields sees these 10 mil
liens; John has some hungry friends
who see that vast sum; | can see
Amos Ewing looking to those 13
millions.
"Oklahoma not only has a 10 mil
lion dollar bank account, but we
have builded and established five
penal institutions, three asylums,
two orphans homes, one school for
the blind, one school for the deaf
and dumb and one large hospital
No State Ad Vaorem Tax.
Expense of operating Oklahoma's
government amounts to $7,OO0,0OO
per year. Citizens of Oklahoma will
not pay one cent this year to sup
port the state government. Is this
a pleasing record?' Senator Thomas
continued.
Explaining why the state govern
ment this year may be operated
without the levying of state ad
valorem tax, Mr.. Thomas pointed
out that large reveneus were obtain
ed from the interest on the states
daily balances in Oklahoma banks;
insurance tax, inheritance tax, char
ter fees, gross production tax, etc
The espeaker explained that the
secretary of state turns over to the
state treasury approximately $780,
600 every year year, this amount
representing fees collected. The
gross production tax, he says,
amounts to $3,OO0,0OO per year.
That class OF laws, written and
adopted by democratic administra-
tions, renders the levying of a state
ad valorem tax unnecessary this
year He explained, however, that
the law provides the levying of one
fourth of mill for school purposes
and one-fourth of mill for road pur-
poses. These, he said, must be paid
this year just the same as, any 9th
er year.
IF you approve of this record
made in the short period of Is
years, see that Gordan Gray and Mr.
Davis are elected to the house of
representatives; that Ed F. Johns
goes to the state senate and that
Oklahoma does not have a republi-
can governor. With the republicans
in power, the gross production tax
would be lowered"
Deafening applause followed the
mentioning of the name of Jack
Walton and the Medicine Park
mans prediction that he will be
elected by huge majority. He
criticized the "bolters" by saying
that they deserted their party's ship