The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-30

self TO be induced 10 depart from tile
doctrines OF genuine democracy TO en-
brace any new and strange doctrine.
and warn you as the wiaest and saf.
est course that. before you caat your
ballot for radical change In your
form OF gosernmcnt you inquire most
diligently Into the workings OF this
new doctrine whee II has been ap
Piled TO state government and deter
mine. II you can. whether or not You
can afford 10 cast aaide the iime'hoa'
orcd princIplca Of democracy for the
sli.tering. promiaes OF this proposed
panaceA. .nAr
I have no fault 10 find with any In.
diyiduaI who thourhtfulIy and conscL
entIoualy casts his vote. even though
he votes for that against which ain
opposed. The homes OF this land are
the cornsrston< And foundation upon
which our government must stand,
and In determining the right and the
wrong In government. measure II In
the terms OF the home. and when you
have done this l know the good cIti
zens OF tho state who believe IN equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none can BE- depended upon 10 go 10
the polls and cast their vote for big.
ger. better and more prosperous OK
Iahoma.
ladies and Gentlemen. ! believe in
a preferential primary where the voter
can 10 TO the polls. when more than
two are contending for the high OF.
fee OF Governor. and cast his vote for
a first and second choice. | believe
that the prefential primary would
forever put m end TO personalities
abuse and mud-slinging In political
campaigns.
There are other candidates In this
campaign seeking the nomination for
Governor and believe I am correct
when say that these gentlemen aIe
my friends. and II Is my purpose and
determination as candidate TO so
conduct myself toward my opponents
that when this campaign is over I can
take the hand OF each OF them and feel
that our friendship Is even warmer
than IL IL today. am unalterably op
posed to accusations. personalities and
mud'slinging In any campaign, and ]
earnestly desire to 80 coduct my cam.
paign that the friends OF each of m,
opponents will feel, when the primary
u over. that /. as a candidate, have
accorded TO every man the right to
think and vote as he pleases without
my having impugned. by a single nc,
or word. his integrity. honor or patr,-
etism.
My friends. solicit the support OF the
democracy Of this state as your first
choice as the standard bearer OF the
party from August TO November. but as
] strive TO convince you that l am en-
dtled TO be your first choice. | sincerely
oope and trust tbas every man who votes
ioT ohc VI my oppoHtHts Will ltei tiitt
had he had an opportunity TO cast vote
for second choice. he would have cast
that vote for mo. For a man TO render
his state the best service as Governor,
II Is important that he have the conf
dence and cooperation Of all the people
During my service as a public official
Il has been my. policy TO appoint none
cure at all times the best service for the
salary paid. I fave no patience with any
oublic official. either elective or appoin-
iive, who betra..s a public trust. and
there ie absolutely 40 limit to my dis
gust and contempt for any democratic
official who violates his public trut.
pledge my utmost efforts to give the
state of OkIahoma an honest and effi-
-ient administration OF its affairs. The
dishonest man. | will not appoint to any
office knowingly. and II should find
that a man had betrayed my trust or
that of his state, in order to profit either
or politically. that same day
| will call upon him for his resignation.
IL an appointee of any other state de-
should prove to be dishonest, l.
Az Governor. shall assume the responei-
bility of being spokesman for the state
and use every effort within the power
of the Governor to see that such dis
honest officer Is removed from the phy
roll Of the state and Insist upon such
as the case may demand. /
hope that no person will support me In
this campaign believing that my election
will mean that he can profit off the state
or Illegally because of my cleo
ton.
I shai regard every pledge made in my
formal announcement and In oil subse-
quent statements as solemn and bind |
ing obligation between me and the peo- |
Pile OF the state. and will endeavor. with
the help of the Legislature and other
state depaItmente. to bring about their
fulfllment.
For twelve years ! have studied the |
of this state. have studied |
every phase of state government, and am i
familiar with the conditions confronting |
the people In all sections Of the state
My heart and mind have been trained
10 feel and think In terms of the interest |
Of the masses OF the people. I love Okla
norma. am Interested In our people ]
have but one ambition to be Governor.
and that Is to do what can to help the
people OF our state In improving the con-
itions and reducing the expense Of .statei
government My record as q democrat
official Is public ono and as an Official
have always stood unfllnchingly will
ng for a. public or private investigation.
My friends, in contemplating the
attendant upon public
ervice, am not unmindful of the
act that the duty of him who serves
) to lay aside and forever put from
i'm any thought Of selfishness. He
lust keep before him the example |
urnished by washington at Valley
'orge, when surrounded by every
isadvantage conceivable in the /
lidst Of myraid Of enemies, he
neeled upon snow in the forests and
sked for Divine guidance that he