The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-06
The Farmers for Owens

This will determine who to be the candidate Of the
Democratic Party for Governor OF this state. ne me
farmers of Oklahoma have rght 10 KNOW "h~s Viva
candidates stand for -.
do not believe candidate for Governor mas
right to 90 before the farmers OF this State In ther
present distressing condition and promise them 70 oo
away with all their ills by law. No one knows oet
ter than just how desperate the farmer stuauoh s
The boil weevl wrought ruin to the cotton FARMER:
The drastic and sudden deflation carried the prce o.
wheat to ruinousy low level and all OF US VINO nave
sold livestock in recent months know the losses wch
the raiser of livestock has had to take know thIs
because practically everything l have is inveseeo ~
farm lands and livestock and run my farm on part
nership basis. No has right to seek your vote
by promising you everything which they think you
may desire without any reference as 10 whether @ ~
can be fulfilled or not. l do not want to secure your
vote bv false pretenses shall promise the farmers OF
the State of Oklahoma nothing that am not fully de-
termned to give them when elected
There are things which the state coulo anu
should do to develop agriculture Cotton and wneat
are our most valuable crops the boil weevll and the
greenbug their worst enemies we nave 1ouhd
preventative for hog cholera backleg and the leNas
fever tick The State should appropriate 1unds 10 ao
in scientific research to combat the boil weevl anc
greenbug. AS Governor of Oklahoma snail lhsis'
that this be done upon scale which will insure its sue
cess so far as science achieve success tnnk tna
all candidates for the Legislature should be July az
vised of the Importance OF such iegisation SO tHa'
there will be no hesitation in passing such legsiauoh
promptly. !,
One of the most serious situations the farmer must
confront is the lack of market facilities IN this state
70 secure the passage of laws which will encourage
and enable farmers to form cooperative marketing
associations and market their products to better adVan
tage. =, ,n,: s oro
houses and elevators. The farmer who so desires
should be enabled store his products and receive
warehouse receipt which should be uniform through,
out the state and which could be used as collateral
at his bank. - 49,.
As Governor of this State | shall advocate the
state approprating money for good roaas 10 amh doi
loid
lar for roads and the Government gives announcer ooar
If the State matched the counties dollar, then tne
government would give two dollars Federal aid money
The farmers of this State have right TO demand Des
ter roads from the farm to the market.
The boy and girl living in the country should nave
educational opportunities equal to the BOY and girl Oh
the CITY The state should aid the rural schools to pro-
vide for at least months term OF school, IN
suitable building, properly equipped, with competent
teachers adequately paid.
of politics These books should be changed no oftener
than is absolutely necessary for the benefit OF the child
and the selection should be made by Board composs
ed not of state officials politicians but dlsinteresteo
persons trained in educational affairs School books
should not cost in Oklahoma than they do in
Arkansas and your school books should not carry
pages of commercial advertising. If the big corpora
tions want advertise in this state there are six
hundred newspapers ready to carry their copy
want to make positive and definite promise to
the voters of this state. am going to pledge the vot-
ers of Oklahoma that when elected Governor OF this
State shall take steps to free the State edu-
cational institutions from the baneu results OF party
and personal politics 1t will not be necessary for the
head of State institution teacher to support any
candidate for office in order to hold his her posi-
ton. The public school educational system the most
splendid monument to American civilization and
should not be marred by being the tail Of y
political kite.
shall advocate the reduction of in this State,
first by the exercise of honesty and rigid economy in
every Department of the State and second by placing
on the tax rolls foreign corporations doing business
in this state which escape taxation thereby max.
ing your burden of taxes greater than should justly
be-
| feel deeply grateful for the support which the
farmers of Oklahoma are giving me in every county
in the state Recently the Oklahoma Farmer Stock.
man. through its one hundred solicitors, took poll
through house to house canvassers These solicitors
operated in nearly every county in the state Farmers
and their wives asked to their preference fol
Governor This poll shows that 40 per cent of the
| Democratic farmers for me- 32 per cent for Wal
ton and 90 per cent for Wilson This poll was com
pleted by the Goth Of June. | am convinced that II
1t were to be repeated my lead among the farm
ers would be materially strengthened.