New Britain herald., 1923-09-20
2l CHARGES AXE
 MADE AGAINST G0V.
sesntinusa From First rsgs

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 capital punishment thus eneouFaginE the assembling in this state of the
 worst class of criminals. muTdeTens and eunmsn, which has tended io enr courage the commission of crime"
 Abused the pardon and parole pow CT,
 Authorized numbers or persons to carry arms,
 Appointed eonViets as peace officers,
 Recognized the right of minority to rule and dictate the policies Of state government
 Approved publicly "a doctrine which would substitute for our representa- tive government a system of group dictation such as exists in Russia"
 Combined with others "te subject the people tn A Jurisdiction foreign 10 the constitution and unaeknowledged by our laws"
 Excited class antagonism and en. dsavored to array class against class. and religion against religion, thereby to gain his political aims
 Directed certain classes 10 shoot and kill others, offering immediate par dons
 Assumed authority Tin opposition 10 the constitution and laws Of the state"
 Appointed number of new officers and sent them throughout tho state to harass the people and make them bow to his acts of dcspotism."
 Called out the national guard with out just cause. placed the state under martial law without just cause and stationed soldiers in certain towns without reason therefor Tin open violation and contravcntion Of all es- tablisbed usages, and precedents all to the shame Of the people.
 Arbitrarily set aside the writ of habeas corpus.
 Through threats and otherwise sought to render the military inde- pendent and superior to civil powers.
 That he is establishing in effect a to supplant constitutional government and using the military to enforce his decrees.
 That because of his opposition 10 legislative provision provid- ing for the convening of the legisla- ture which petition had been signed by more than 50,000slegal voters of this state, he caVed many depart mental clerks, at state expense and in open violation of our statutes to spend much time in an endeavor to- find dis in said petition; that after l special grand jury had been called by the district judge to investigate nto these unlawful actions that he in his eagerness to avoid such investiga- ion and the consequence thereof and Q, secure immunity therefrom. He, without lawful excuse, declared martial law in the state; that fie took personal charge of said grand jury tnd ordered the same dissolved, 'aused many guns to be placed in places around the court louse of Oklahoma county (something which had not been done before in 1 me hundred and forty-seven years) md by military force refused to per- nit the courts of justice to function, ach and every one of which acts were alculated to complete his dictatorship md in total disregard and violation of he constitution and laws of the Jnited States and of the state of 
 Threatened to arrest the representa- , ives if they should attempt to assem- lie. I
 Denied freedom of speech and of l he press. 6
 Placed a censorship on the move- , 1ent of troops notwithstanding the l act that no sigle gesture or over act g as been committed in opposition to I lilitary rule" (
 Arbitrarily and without cause or revocation suspended business in this tate. [