The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-24
Mr.. Walton
Answer These
20 Questions

To Mayor Walton:
AS grbernatOrial candidate who
entered the campaign upon the basis
Of a number of radical departures from
the usual Democratic campaign. the
Ardmoreite feels that il Is nothing but
right that you should explain some
things hitherto shrouded In more or
less uncertainty.
The ArdmOrelte is asking you 20
questions this afternoon, which follow.
We are going TO print your replies, II
you give them, tomorrow, I'm the same
place. We will print the answers just
as you give them. We would prefer
that you answer the questions tonight
during your speech, but II you find IL i'm
possible to do that. write out the ans
wers and send them to the Ardmoreite.
We have no desire 10 embarass you
with these questions. They relate To
measures and men that are directly
pertinent 10 the present campaign.
Here Is the list:
Question No. |. Do you accept the
Shawnee orFsrmer platform as
your own
Question No. 2. You claim to no
a Democrat, II you do accept the
Shawnee platform ss your own. please
explain how you reconcile the two.
Answer--
Question No. 8. What do you un.
derstand TO be tho principles OF the
Democratic party.
Question No. 4. III you dO accept
the Shawnee platform please explain
how you propose to take over light,
gas, and other utility plants Us out
lined in plank No. Of that plat.
form
Question No. 5. Please explain
what viii be the plan for establishing
warehouses. elevators, mills and the
like, as outlined in Plank No. . Of
the Shawnee platform.
AnsNer--
Question No. .. How will YOU place
the credit Of the state behind an ef.
iective home ownership law. as out.
lined in Plank No. of the Shawnee
platform. and how will this effect
tar payers OF the state.
Answcr-
Question No. !. The Shawnee plat.
form proposes to establish state
bank which will be depository OF
the funds of the state and It's subdiv-
Isions. You. of course. recognize that
the subdivisions Of the state include
even the school districts: does this
mean that all school districts and
county funds will be placed In this
state bank
AnsNrr--
understand. are proposing 10 exempt
from taxation heads OF families OH
improvements to the amount Of $1,000
on farms and IN city homes; farm I'm.
plements. equipment and tools mech.
anics equipment 10 the extent Of
this will effect other classes OF prop
erty, say in Carter county.
Answer-
Question No. y. II the state should
take over public utilities, rs pro.
posed. and exempt certain improve.
ments, as proposed, what percentage
Of increase will be- necessary on
other classes OF property IN order Ia
maintain the state government.
Answer----
Question No. 10. In proposing a
state soldier bonus. you plan TO make
certain classes OF property owners
bear the expense. but admitting a
possibility Of this being unconstltu
tional you fall back on general taxa
tion do you not
Answcr--------
Question No. IL. In your McAles
Ter speech you declared you were foI
lower TAXATION How do YOU expect
10 accomplish this IN the face Of taking
over utilities. establishing warehouses
and providing u soldier bonus.
Answer--
Question No. IL. II has been repeat
! Vus NUiIk'u 'nat hhgt siUhn tUUu'
were being spent In the campaign.
Of your opponents. Please cite som,
examples of this In Carter county.
Nuswer---
Question No. rs. You have scotfet
at the ldea that your campaign hat
anything In common with the Nortl
Dakota Non.Partisan League. VIII
you please advise the difference be
tween the Shawnee program and III,
North Dakota system.
Answer--
Question No. IA. We understand
that George Wilson. Pat Nagle. l.. y
Sheldon, Don Hogan. Luther Langs
ton and }. w. Hubbard are active IL
your headquarters. Please tell us "a
what party these men belong.
Answpr-----
Question No. rs. Il II u tact that
negroes participated IN the shawue,
convention.
Questlcn No. Is. During the cam
paign some old time politicians have