The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, October 26, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
Vol 8
jQuskogeo I. T. Friday October 26 1906.
No 6
Judge Raymond's
Great Speech
AND DECLA'.'ATLON OF RE-
PUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
Tho Speech of Judge Raymond
sit Ih-nrio.tst i h" full of good
t in; 8 and is so lii'iu to
what oviry good ciliswn
iiiiit du.-ii'(t for ottr new
btntc i hul wo print it
lor our readers;
"Theso arc strenuous days in this
now land. The founding ot a state
ia a serious heroic duty. It is no
day lor the liigsnrd "o time for the
loafer.
"To draft a constitution in our
K-eat era tor the guidance of a mil-
lion ;:nd a half of people with con-
lijcting interests and aspirations is
the work of manly men; men who
think men who act men of honor
Kill and of courage ripe men who
cannot bo bullied or bribed or
bought or sold men of high grade
: nd who do things.
"It will be a contest between tho
men of pure purpose and the tools
of those who seek to weaken tho
constitutional provisions for private
gmsd and gain.
"Do not say as you go about your
homely duties any man will do for
ji delegate to tho constitutional con-
be
power to every man and every in-
terest; a right rule in every para-
graph as evolved through the intel-
ligence and experience of tho one
hundred and thirty years of our na-
tional life should bo tho guide of
every delegate to that convention.
"The railroads necessary to our
development nncr civilizations should
be carriers and not competitors in
industrial life. They must give equal
rate and privilege to every citizen
and every interest. Tho problem
alone of transportation must be
theirs. To mine manufacture and
produce must be tho part of others.
They must bear their equal share of
public burden and have their fair
share of commercial thrift. Tho
good citizen will want no moro.
They must bo satisfied with nothing
less.
But tho rights of persons are
higher rights than the rights of
things. Every man should bo made
safe in his equal civil and political
tights before tho law -in the right
to worship God according to the
nictates of his own conscience and
Jill rights of life liberty and tho pur-
suit of happiness should bo mo3t
carefully stated and guarded.
"No duty imposed will be more
serious than those establishing the
rights of the electors in choosing
tho servants of the state. Every
man should have an equal right to
cast his ballot and to have it hon-
estly counted ns he cast it.
"Tho highest and most sacred
right of an American is to exercise
his sovereign power in the selection
of tho ofllcial. If hla sell or offer
for sale this sovereign power ho
j-hould forever forfeit it and the
man who buys it should bo branded
as a felon and be Henceforth barred
guaranty for good government.
"Men who will not trado their
conscience for cash nor swap their
sacred honor for official or social
place.
"M'en who with a sublime and
stubborn courage will fight the ma-
jority if they advocate the wrong
and who aro bravo enough to stand
up and be counted with those of the
minority if they stand on the side
of right.
"Men who put decency above dol-
lars. "Men to whom tho bribe giver
will never go.
"Men who cannot bo swerved from
the lino of right by friend or foe.
"More men who have a genius for
patriotism like George Washington
one of tho founders of our country
and a genius for goodness like Abra-
ham Lincoln tho savior of it.
"Tho man who thinks politics is
nothing but trickery who thinks the
only sin of stealing public funds is
in being caught who imagines
smartness consists in violating the
law and by trickery avoiding its
punishment who advises his client
to swear to a lie in order to win a
lawsiut who has no scruples in
bribing a juror or a member of the
city council cannot win in the pol-
itics of the new slate."
Clipped from Ft. Gibson Post.
Tho election is Tuesday .Nov.
C. Polls arc open at G o'clock in
tho morning. Vote eaily.
You must not use a pencil in
marking your ballot. Nothing
must be used hut the rubber
stamp that the poll clerk given
to you. Put tho rubber stamp
mark in tho circle under the
star only.
Section 38 of the election laws
as compiled by the districting
board reads:
"No person acting as Judgo
or a clerk of election or as a
"Tho man who is afraid to say -ous and intricate rights will require watcher or oilier person shall
carry any lire arms or uther
ii.lion. Your best men will
i ouo too good or too brave to pre- fiom public place.
nnro our first state paper. "To fix and g'uard all these vari
The election is Tuesday. Nov.
0. Polls are open at. (i o'clock in
the morning. Vote early.
Six Shooters.
Judge Raymond's name will
be under the star. Put tho mark
in the circle under tho star and
your vote will be counted for
him.
Remember we are putting a
new star in the Hag and the star
will win in every voting precinct.
The election is Tuesday Nov.
0. are open at. 0 o'clock
in the morning. Vote early.
before tho election how no win iw nest minu and judgment ot tne
stand between corporate and private (best citizen and tho high or care-hiter-esls
or between public good Jess grade of that body will fix the
i :ul private graft will not be tho ' reputation of this new Daughter of
i.nn to bo trusted after the election the Ttepublic for tho next quarter of
i i won.
"I do not mean by this that the
man who is against every corporate
interest is always right nor do I
mean to be understood that every
nan who is for every imaginable
personal interest is always wrong.
"Corporations aro in our land to
r.try. Tlwy havo bccoino insepar-
rlsfe from our business and indus-
tria Hire They touch every phase
ot citizenship and every shade of
j ubllc .and privat.3 life. Publicity of
i.ianagon'.ont and finance is hotter
than public control. Their' powers
i ud rights should be watched and
guarded. They should be taxed as
irrsonal interosts should be guard
ed and taxed. I3y reason of powors
cor. f erred upon them their books
rml affairs should be open to in-
spection by faithful and competent
commissioners either to bo elected
1 v the people or appointed by the
fpvorr.or by and with the advice
;rd consent of the senate as tho
best judgment of tho convention
mt'y determine whenever their In-
terests and operations are or may
become hurtful to tho Individual cll-
"A policy of antl-corporatlons ns
hhrloUod by the domagoguo should
i nt bo fostered nor should tho
gro'it. corporation interests bo per-
mitted to dictate the men who will
f-mo a paper that will be (he foun-
dation of our futuro success.
"It should bo a manly paper; a
biavo declaration; a conservative
writing in helping tho strong; an
j'rrppsivo statement in protecting
tho weak and preserving tho equal
v. century.
"Th'e men who go and stand four
squaro with the rights o"f the peo-
ple in that convention can be of
more real benefit and ro more real
good for the p'eople of the now
state than a man with a term in tho
sonato or congress of tho United
Statca.
"In the great work to do thoro
ore honors enough for all. Tie bravo.
T3o true. Under such a policy your
chances of success are best. The
weakling will soon bo sifted through
tho screen of practical politics and
the unworthy detected by the men
who desire to build right and tho
good common pnople here in every
avenuo of life from every slnte in
tho Union will soon learn to whom
rewards should go.
"It is to bo hoped that tho spirit
of tho public righteousness which
is pervading the land may teach tho
public men of our new state that
honesty in public life is tho fore
runner of party and personal suc-
cess. .
"Thnt to bo a good Oklahoman
you must bo an honest and decent
American. (
"Thnt to win public favor you
must stand for public good.
"At this hour our country does
not need more money to make it
moro happy.
"More power to make it more
contented.
"More brains to make it more
stable.
"More genius to make it more
brilliant.
"More statesmanship to make it
moro powerful.
"But more mon of good character
r'-jjlilB of all.
'A snuaro deal for overy man and
fnr every Interest; special privileges land sterling honesty
to no man and to no interest; equal "More men whose
lives are a
weapons into the room where
the election is held;and any per
son violating this provision of
law shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and'on conviction
shall be punished by a tine in
any sum not more than 500 or
by imprisonment in jail not to
exceed six months or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Avo you for Tillman and
Douglass i i id the six shooter? II
so we don't blame you for a-
busing overy Republican who
wants a square deal and believes
the majority should control.
Tilhnan-Dnuglas a n d si x
shooters! What an aggrega
tion! Who would have thought
of this combination in Republi-
can politics? Well politics does
make strange bed fellows. We
expect to see Tillman a candi
date for president someday and
Douglas on tho same ticket for
s mie ollice God knows what
with the six shooter as their
party device.
Did you hear Tillman? Well
if you didn't you ought to have
done so. lie endorsed Douglas'
platfonn from beginning to end.
lie said he and Douglas agreed
exactly. Is Tillman a Republi-
can or Douglass a Democrat?
The question in this campaign
is whether the American man
or the American six shooter
shall run this country
ONE CHALLENGER AND
ONE POLL BOOK HOLD-
ER FOR EACH SIDE.
hection .w ol the law in force
here says:
"Each side shall be entitled to
have one challenger and one poll
book holder stand near tho chal-
lenge window during the whole
of the election."
STEALING ELECTION
STAMP.
Section 40 of the election laws
says:
"Whoever removes or steals
any stamp or election supplies
from the polling place or has
the same in his possession out-
side the polling booth shall be
sent to the penitentiary for ivo
years.
ELECTION CLERK
TO "PEN."
GOES
Five Years in the "Pen"
Deceiving the Voter.
lor
aws
Section U of tho election
in force here now says:
"When any voter cannot read
or is unable to mark his ballot
tho poll clerks shall at his re-
quest mark the ballot for him;
and if any such poll clerk de-
ceives the voter and marks tho
ballot in a different way than
the voter indicated ho shall bo
sent to the penitentiary for fivo
years."
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, October 26, 1906, newspaper, October 26, 1906; Muskogee, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70042/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 13, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.