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Box 4

 Container

Contains 808 Collections and/or Records:

Governor William H. Murray's Last General Message to the Fifteenth Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, 1/8/1935

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 78
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_78_0001
Scope and Contents Typewritten speech by Governor William H. Murray to the State Legislature of Oklahoma concerning governor's report on acts of clemency, dam construction, new textbook adoption, audit of School Land Commission, resistance to Federal attempts to influence state legislation, opposition to parimutuel gambling, indemnity insurance policy, gas tax diversion to pay outstanding warrants, business advice to young men, sub-penitentiary, sterilization law, inaugural appropriation, homestead exemption,...

Cumulative Suffrage, or an Equitable Electorate. Speech of William H. Murray in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1917

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 73
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_73_0000
Scope and Contents Re: substitute to "Susan B. Anthony Amendment," classification of voters according to "talents" such as education, family ties, and patriotism, giving greater voting power to best element of citizenship. Printed. (12 copies).

Cumulative Suffrage, or an Equitable Electorate. Speech of William H. Murray in the U.S. House of Representatives, February 01, 1917

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 73
Identifier: CAC_CC_041_1_4_73_0001
Scope and Contents In the text, Honorable William H. Murray discusses the importance of protecting the family unit in society through laws and policies that promote civilization. He argues for a system of suffrage that rewards better citizenship, suggesting a "cumulative suffrage" system where each head of a family receives multiple votes. This system, he believes, would strengthen families, eliminate societal problems, and promote patriotism. Murray also addresses concerns about the voting power of different...