, 1923-02-04

Be Revised. in Mastery Address
governmental Expenses Should Not
Kun More Than Two PrincipaI
Crops of Nation, He Insisted.
Mr.. tIdsk~I spoke as follows:
Ladies n Gentlemen, and nrr.
chairman: When 1 come. TO your
meeting. with your assurance that
the invitation was the unanimous
wish of the multitude of the p.cpie
OF Oklahoma with whom I have lived
and worked in former years, and
when you tell ms that hereafter In
the records Of time this day will he
known throughout the entire State Of
oklahoma as Haskell Day. you can
understand that I come with a heart
full of the deepest gratitude to YOU
all, remembering the years of earnest
effort, wherein we all co-operated TO
bring into the union a new state br,iIt
upon the best possible foundation
that unse,fish mind and Thought
could formulate. If mistakes were
made by you or me they were recoc-
nlZed as honest mistakes. bped of
human frailty, and without intent.
among the multitude of things
done, If we have a maximum OF good
things done, If we lave n maximum
of good results and n minimum of err.
rors we can properly coarratuIa,a
ourselves on work well DONE. We all
worked together in the formation of
this state to avail ourselves of the
glorious God-given opportunities for
creating a state, the star OF which
should shine in the galaxy of states,
a state which our children in
generations to come, may love and
perpetuate. We worked together, not
as partlsans, but as fellow citizens.
with a common desire for the great.
est results. Partisan sentiment and
partisan selfishness did not enter
your minds, nor mine, hence, by the
name OF this day, and the people of
Oklahoma, not only compliment me.
out intend to include all those whose
work of labor and love for Oklahoma
may equally share in tho honor so
bestowed. Hence I feel that 1t was
meant that this reunion should be
or the peop.e Of Oklahoma and
not one of the partisan class. To nv
Democratic associates you will under.
stand that I am a Democrat. and
when the time comes for defending
Democratic principles I pray to be
heard.
On this occasion you agree that I
may discuss public welfare and plh-
lie policies. We have JUST emerged
from the greatest war period the
world has ever known, with hearts
bleeding as the results of war, where
in those dear to us have suffered
death or affliction. Burdened with
this grief and with the material bur.
dens Of warfare That have pressed US
down to the point of gloomy thought
and serious consideration, American
Ike, we have been reared to believe
that the darkest hour is just before
the dawn, and that soon the rising
sun in all its glory, will assure us of
the return of happy days, laden with
home comforts and countrywide
prosperity. and you ask-"Has that
time como, and is that sun soon to
arise?' We must rot deceive our
selves. Stable, substantial, lasting
prosperity can only be built on a firm
foundation. \ foundation Of sand
can sustain in n structure LISTING and
permanent. Let us realize that unit
Of good government, individual COM.
fort and individual happiness that n
multitude of homes, wherein comfort
dwells, a reiEns and happiness
Is generated, will. of themselves, en-.
act and maintain wholesome, efficient
good government. Government is but
the. assembled will of the people who
populate such. homes. II the lone is
good and happy, the government will
be just and command the patriotic
support of Its people. Hence we
must look to the home as the sole
source from which comfort, happI.
ness and good government may
spring. To make the home comfort.
able 1t must be so completely self.
sustaining as to provide comfort for
itH members. I am afraid we often
deceive ourselves into believing thnt
G we may unloaG on the general
government, or the government Of
our state or municipality the cost
OF government and the cost OF pub.
lie mDroyement that We u,srina