The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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WILL HEW TO THE LINE
The germs of corruption in the conduct of public aftairs shrivel
ami die under the lays of the limelight of publicity as do the
microbes ot filth and disease under the sunlight.
We are optimistic to a degree that we yet believe that a ma-
jority of the people will stand for the right in any matter when they
have a full, fair and complete understanding of the facts. No com-
bination can withstand the verdict of such a jury.
The power of a united public sentiment is irresistable and the
searchlight of the press illuminating the dark and hidden recesses of
graft and corruption is the most potent agency in formulating such
sentiment.
The daily press, at one time a powerful factor in the formation
of public opinion to which the people turned for guidance, is now in
a majority of instances in sad repute, having sacrificed its high
office for the dollar.
Taking its place comes the magazine and weekly press of free
and independent thought, fearless in unearthing and exposing
wrong in high and low places and seemingly the only mediums to
which the people can turn with confidence.
The writer of ability, who writes with truth and fact as basis,
exposing evils in government, national, state, county, city and com-
mercial and financial crookedness, that the people may be informed
and the newspapers having the courage to publish and circulate
such articles are in our judgment among the state's and nation's
true benefactors.
Stimulated alone by honest purpose to purge the body politic
of graft and all other impurities and with an eye single only for
the public good, we shall "hew to the line, let the chips fall where
they will."
We hold that the man who seeks to place slime upon an honest
and worthy public official is a criminal and deserves the dungeon,
but contend that all questions of public policy and all men holding
office are justly subject to caustic, even bitter criticism, when the
critic is animated by the patriotic spirit of purging the country of
vicious laws and the public service of unworthy public servants is
laudable, when tempered by truth and justice.
With these principles of justice and duty as our ideals and our
beacon light, we shall not hesitate in the discussion of both state and
national issues and in the discussion of candidates, to deal with
them frankly and without reservation.
The people at large are not interested in the big central bank
scheme. In fact, they distrust it. coming from the bankers. It is
not likely the populace demand for savings banks and to an extent
for the guarantee of bank deposits, will be side-tracked by the sug-
gestion of a central bank with Frank A. Vanderlip as president and
the men at 26 Broadway as powers behind the throne.
While kingdoms, and empires, and republics throughout the
world are making rapid strides toward a pure democracy, America,
the land of the free and the home of the brave, is just as surely de-
veloping—through the centralization of wealth—into a moneyed
oligarchy.. There is only one way to check the onward march and
continued victories of the plutocrats, and that is to vote for your
interests as they vote for theirs. The hide-bound partizan is a knave
or a fool. The hope of the nation is in the hands of the independent
voter—the man who thinks for himself.
Can't Be Worse.
OVERHOLSER
THEATER
ONE NIQHT ONLY
Friday, Dec. 15
LILLIAN POLI AND CHARLES PURCELL
WITH
THE CHOCOLATE
SOLDIER
Prices SOc to $2.00
DEC. 16 and 17
Saturday and Sunday Night*
and Two Matlnaaa
The White Sister
Prices 25c to $1.50
COMING
MUTT AND JEFF
THE GAMBLERS
In a speech in the Assembly Ilall of the Skirvin Hotel, last week,
Senator Owen delivered an unanswerable argument in behalf of
popular vs. delegated government. The most pungent ami unaswer-
able of which, among a number of other reasons, was that: Things
can be no worse. Politicians and plutocrats make all sorts of pre-
dictions as to the harm that would result from popular government,
but do not specify. Hut what harm would it do to really turn the
people's government over to the people; to try a different system?
We can be sure that we would have no more Cannonism, no fur-
ther rule of privilege, no more graft, no more bossing, no more blun-
dering than we have now and have had for the past forty years.
Certainly a stricter control of some of our supple representatives (?)
would be wholesome and not amiss.
Investigate and analyze the opposition to giving the people real
government, and see what it is. It is privilege, party hacks and
party organs.
The masses are divided iuto two classes—those who favor h
change and those who believe it impossible to get one. "What's the
use?" they say; "the politicians will not let anything get through
that will curb their power—that will hurt them."
Don't blame the politician too much. It is human nature to get
all you can and strive for more. Their point of view can be easily
seen, but for the besotted fool who stands by and applauds the rob-
ber, there is no excuse and his senile, humble submission is incom-
prehensible.
It is time to try a different system, for things can be no worse.
For altogether too long the unholy combination of trust mag-
nate, politician and purblind voter has been running the country.
As things are going, it will not be long before men will begin to ask if
they are to be given their rights, or if they have to take them.
We need a change and must have it! To effect a change, the peo-
ple must organize and the Federation of Democratic Precinct clubs
affords the best means through which a change can be forced.
Old political systems are going to be broken up by the heat of
public common sense and non-partisan movements. The independ-
ent American citizen and voters are going to make themselves felt
in the near future
FINE FOR ODD JOBS.
TaW« Your LittI* Hou.o With Yau
Whan You Work About tho Farm.
Kor many Jobs in the fall and winter
a portable house to use as a shelter
will be of grent advantage. The same
idea may be applied to a pen for use
in event of a sow farrowing in the
Held or for a portable house for chick
ens or turkeys to be move<l about tbe
farm. In fact, the same building may
be applied to all three purposes wltb
auccess
Build tbe floor the site you wish and
make as strong as possible. Slightly
back from the center an axle is placed,
which can lie made of a 4 by 4 scant-
I'OBTABLB HorsK.
(From the American Agriculturist.]
ling and tltted with two "Id wheels for
moviug the bouse. A <bort tongue is
placed on one end. which Is fasteued
behind a wngon when moving tbe
building t'ndcr the tongue a block Is
placed when it is desired to use the
building upou wheels, as in husking
i-orn In tile fields In cold weather
The building is •■reeled above (he
floor, and if fur corn husking alone tbe
walls may be canvas, painted to keep
"ill the rnin. with a small bench built
at one end for the stalks to lie upon,
with hooks for strings This makes it
as comfortable a working place as ?ao
lie desired and with the advantage that
it can be moved from one end of the
field to tbe other as needed
Where bnllt for a threefold purpose
the walls should be made of light
boards or at least the lower part of
walls and the roof of light lumber or
canvas When used as a pen for hogs
or fowls li is moved to the proper place
and the wheels removed, thus resting
the building on the axle, and by re-
placing wheels it can again be moved t
to n new location, as desired —Amer j
lean Agriculturist. |
A friend is building a feeding shed
which has much to commend it. It is
of ample size. 30 to 50 feet. The
cement foundation on which it rests is
extended as a wall three and a half
feet above the ground, to give stability
and strength. Above this point the
shed is of clay, hollow blocks, which
in the latitude iu which he lives is a
decided advantage, for it means a
warm structure. Ample door and win
dow space has been arranged on the
south side Next season tbe shed will
be perfected by laying a cement floor,
w hich will prevent mire and mud and
make possible a conserving of the max-
imum value of fertilizing element*
contained in tbe manure.
What is said by the few who hare
seen it to be the most wonderful cat-
aract in the world is the Kaietur fall*
on the Potara river in British Guiana.
In single sheer leap the South Ameri-
can falls is surpassed by both Yosem-
Ite and Bridal Veil falls in the Yo
Semite valley in California. 1,500 feet
and 900 feet, respectively, but both
these are but slender graceful ribbon*
compared with the British Guiann
wonder In which a volume $>f water be
tween 350 and 400 feel In width flow-
quietly to the brink and slips unruffled
Into a chasm 741 feet deep. Tne Kai-
etur falls Is most inaccessible, and only
those who are willing to make a week's
trip fraught with much peril can feast
their eyes oa its wondrous beauty and
fraud ear.
Oklahoma City, Dec. 7, 1911.
Anna Burke Love, County Super-
intendent of Public Instruction.
To Organize Agricultural Club,
There will be a meeting held in
the Court House, Friday at Oklahoma
City December 15, 1911, 2 p. m., to
organize a Boys' and Girls' Agricul-
tural Club. John W. Wilkinson of
the A. & M .College, Stillwater. Okla.
will be present to organize the club.
Each school in the county is re-
quested to send at least two dele-
gates between the ages of 9 and 18
years. Parents and others interest-
ed are urged to attend. Many valu-
able prizes are offered for the corn
and cotton contests.
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SALE BEi
It's rather drastic to ai
to do it in order 1o unload
saving event. We are inaul
the Hol'dav season, when every woman can well use some articll
nify to buy Holiday Goods and indispensable articlues of appal
only during the January Clearance Sales, therefore the Sale heal
ft? r. s'7 i'•
An Extraordinary $19.85
Sale of Women's Evening Dresses will be presented
in our suit section tomorrow. Their worth actually reach-
es to S50.00. Much of the style of these beautiful dresses
is due to the exquisite materials of which they are fash-
ioned—Satin, Meteor, Messaline, Crepe de Chine, Trans-
parent materials over silk foundation—at $39.50. You
may choose from all our better costumes and they range
in price to $145.00.
Every Gam
represents the best in \
ity—well worth the oij
at the Clearance prii
saving is enormous. '
SUITS
Women's and Misses' Sizes
AD Millinery is MARKED DOW
The Very Finest Tailored Suits
The many factors that enter into the importance a Abt's sale
are all evident in this great present movement with the added
feature of timeliness! Just now when gift giving is a matter of
interest to everyone, the many offerings in this sale suggest the
most desirable gifts that any woman could desire.
The garments embraced in this wonderful mid-season clear-
ance sale are the finest the country produces, and in style, ex-
dusiveness. beauty and attractiveness, surpass the offering of
any sale ever inaugurated in Oklahoma.
$20.00 Suits for
$55.00 Suits for
$45.00 Suits for
$22
GREAT DAYS IN MILLINERY
The Great Closing Out Sale of Millinery comes twice a year—August and December. Every child knows
tune time to take our loss. In a way it is a great loss, at the same time we might consider the sales al
AND THEY GO NOW AT ANY OLD PRICE
$1.50 and $2.00 Felt Shapes, untrimmed, go for 25c
$2.50 and $3.00 Kelt Shapes, untrimmed. go for 50c
$3.00 and $5.00 Velvet Shapes for. $1.98—The Velvet Shapes are to be
closed out. Some colors and some black—
your choice Monday for
$2.98 The fine Velvet Shapes; the very newest styles
lately received, to be sold for
$1.93
*2.98
Children's Hats at a Song
25c One lot of Children's Untrimmed Shapes
. ,25c
50c—One lot of Children's Tr
worth $1.50 anil $2.00, for.
$1.00—Closing-out Sale of C
Hats, trimmed, for
Great Sale of
Continues
$15.00 Willow Feath ers for .
$20.00 Handsome Willows for
i $35.00 Elegant Willows for..
Sale of Finest Dresses at Enormous Reductions
$23.75 Dresses for
$9.50
$29.75 Dresses for
$12.98
Better dresses, too varied in prices, including silk and cloth dresses.
A remarkable collection of dresses
at one-third off
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Simms, P. R. & Armstrong, J. K. The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1911, newspaper, December 14, 1911; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109227/m1/4/: accessed May 7, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.