The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
MPAIGN OPENS
With SPEECH At
CRESCENT RALLY
Fields Dodges "Looting of
Farmer" But Harps on
The Bank Issue, STAN
dard Bearer Asserts.
STANDS FOR BONUS
BILL AND VOTE LAW
Takes Up Attack on Russian
iZing" and Points to Acts
Of Older Politicians.

CRESCENT, Okla. - The Democra-
tic state campaign wah formally open.
ed here Saturday by J. G. Walton, who
heads the ticket as candidate for gov.
ernor.
There has been considerable specula.
tion as to the line Mayor Walton
would follow in presenting his claims
for election on November T. and he
did not leave his hearers long in doubt.
That he will carry the fight to John
Fields. his republican opponent. was
evident from the first.
Mr. Fields will discuss nothing but
the lootine Of banks" Walton declared,
II wish TO discuss also the looting OF
farmers by the banks. This issue Mr..
Fields lodges. Why? Because Mr..
Fields is the candidate for governor
OF one of the banks gangs that is loot
ing the farmers.
For years they have relied on
Fields to hand out the sop ,rific dope
through his farm Journal to keep the
farmer quiet and contented while they
liN II ~ ToNif Y
farmer asked for space in his paper
to advise the farmers TO organize and
protect themselves, Mr.. Fields would
reply "six hundred doilars ~ page
please"
Stand Is Defined.
There also has been a great deal Of
interest expressed AS to the stand Mayor
fuI~ ha ~
platform. lie covered this phase early
In his speech when he declared
Where do I stand? | stand today
with the historic men who laid the
foundation stone OF our state govern
ment At the recent Democratic con
yention progressive platform was
adopted Approximately 80 per cent
cf the Shawnee platform was incor
porsted In that progressive instrument
What about the 10 per cent you may
ask. Well. | stand for peoples elec
ton law. the soldiers bonus bill. etc
stand for the go per cent. and. speak
ing for myself. amplify the 90 pei
cent by adding TO 1t the FarrncrLsboi
program Of 1906 and 1922"
The subject OF the 1906 platform was
gone into at considerable length by
the democratic standard bearer.
"There is nothing In the Shawne,
platform OF 1922 as radical as the de
mands In the Shawnee platform oI
1905. he said and proceeded to reae
from a list OF the sisners thereof, mum
bering 100. the names OF such well
known democrats still active In poll
ties In oklahoma as Judge Robert l.
Williams. Ex.Chief Justice Samuel W
Hayes, Chief Justice. John Il. Harrison
exchiof justice, Jesse Dunn, Judge
Thomas Il. Doyle, VIM. NJ. (Alfalf'
pu) Murray. Charles n. Haskell, Bei
+. Harrison. J. S. Buchanan and man,
others.
Regarding "Russianifing.
Now, " | am attempting TO RUS
slanlze" the government and over'turI
American institutions. all Of the gen
tlemen whom l have named above ~
signing the platform of 1906 and th'
tens OF thousands OF voters. Demo
Gratis and Republicans, who voted 70
thom with a high purpose preceded M
on the job.
Il laid down the main issues In ,hi
campaign In my opening address u
the farmers of the state, In which
set forth sixteen facts I do not pro
nose to allow MIR. Fields and his gam
TO switch the issue from the lootinI
OF the farmers,
"Fields and his gang, In the parlor
Of the Skirvin hotel. are organizing tn
auction bridge women of Oklahoma
city to fight me. Why Because
stand FOR the working women In tn
atty and the women In the country VIII
drag fourteen foot cotton sack will
rope around her waist. These az
the people who are supporting me an
Fields calls them "hi.jackers."