The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21

, In 1016, Murray was bu.,y pre- dieting that America would soon b. dragged into the war. That Wal the year Wilson was running foI reelection on platform of "Ht kept us out of war" Murray was defeated for reelection.
 Beaten, Murray toured South America for several years. He tray eled almost the lenth of the Am azon, swapping Decent store mir TOTS and to the jungle Indians who padded his cane. He made six trips to South America between 1919 and 1923.
 Each time 1 came back from one of these trips. could see the United States slipping more and more.' Murray said. "T saw the ap- proach of the present depression -- foresaw the millions of unem. ployed we have to-day. Unless we meet this, our nation will break up into little bands like Rome did in the seventh century these unor. ganized bands will take what they can get; in the congested centers disease will wipe them out; the people in the remote regions will be those who will survive"
 Thus was born Murray's Boliv- ian colony idea. He made a con. trac. with the Bolivian government for 75,000 acres of rich prairie land near the foot of the Andes, in tcrested IS Oklahoma farm fam lilies in his plan and get out with them for South America in May 1924.
 We sailed from New Orleans Our colonists began to get home sick. Some of them wanted to st back before we got to Cuba Others quit at Panama. We land. ed at Antofagasta, Chile, and took q train inland to the railroad head The rest of the way we travelet two had quit us: and they left fol home the following week."
 | But Murray, his wife and two sons and their wives went ahead They founded the colony, populat cd 1t with native labor and res ident European farmers and re mained there five years.
 "The first year we were might! lonesome" he continued, "bu after that we got to like it."
 The governor turned to his five year-old grandson, Johnny Murray who was playing on the bedroom floor.
 See that boy?" he said. "H' was born in South America. I de livercd him. had. to. Ther' wasn't doctor in 200 miles. No. never studied medicine; but
 picked up q little knowledge of ! by listening to doctors testify be fore the pensions committee tI congrcs sand by reading books or anatomy" The Brazilian government can celed Murray's concession and h' and his family came back in Au gust. 1929. He says his Souti American venture cost him practi cally every dollar that he had that he refunded all the mone! collected from the Oklahoma farm CTS for the land. though he did no refund their transportation ex | penses.
 Five months after Murray re turned to oklahoma he became candidate for governor. announc ing in January, 1930.
 '.When I left Tishomingo to be gin my campaign had exactl s13," he related. "I gave my WIT SI of this to buy postage stamp so she could write me while l wa gone and arranged with republi can grocer of Tishomingo to credi her for food while was away"
 The details of Murray's cam pnign in which he lived largely ol cheese and crackers are too wei known for repetition here. How ever, he denies that he hitch hiked, insisting that these ride were provided by friendly farmer who hauled him over the state I their Fords. Keeping away iron the unfricndly big cities until th last, he made his appeal to tn lfarmers and won handsomely. | As governor. his actions. ofte have been drastic and equally pic lturesGue. Several times he na called out state troops to enrorc hiS executive orders.
 | By Okinhoma's rich and uppe classes Murray Is bitterly assaiief But his strength lies with voter like a grizzled old farmer--in mex ory shirt and tattered pants-wh expressed his views to me Tn tnl manner: l "sure, I'm for Bill Murray--be cause he's just like I am. bl lain't got nothing, and amt SC
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