The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1898 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 6.
V oice
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1898.
SHALL IT BE FUSION?
What will be the policy of the
People's party in this territory dur-
ing the coming campaign is a ques-
tion we hear Populists asking every
clay. This is a question that w; can
not answer, for no man can know
until after the territorial convention
shall have met ami formulated its
platform: At no tiiue before in the
history of the People's party have
we felt anxious about what policy it
wjuld pursu**, for heretofore every
People's party convention could be
safely depended upon to guide the
party along the altruistic lines of its
mission, but since the fusion of 1S96
•lie future policy of the People's
party seems to be in doubt. If the
policy of iSijO is to be continued the
party will perish. The People's party
w.is born of necessity, and we be-
lieve the conditions existing which
invoked its birth still exist as reasons
for its perpetuity, and are even more
accentuated now than when the
Omaha platform was promulgated.
There are men, however, in the Peo
tiori of silver should show the faith
which is in them by serving notice
on their Bourbon leaders that they
will train with the People's party ws
the North until in the South there is
assured a free ballot arid a fair count
and lammany methods in New Vork
state are abolished.
In our humble opinion,if fusion is
again attempted in this territory the
Republican party of Hanna will again
leap into the saddle. The work of
the late legislature has effectually., in
our opinion, blighted all future fusion
success in this territory, if the
Democrats in this territor) are truly
NO M
JUST OPENED!
WE HA VE JUST OPENED AND PLACED ON SALE OCX
.VE'.r LINE OE
laws, let them abandon the Demo
cratic organization, come into .the
People's ••arty, help nominate its
candidates and then lielj) to elect
them. In this way union can be
effected, and we believe in no other
way, that will prove successful at the
polls. In this manner IV^mocrats
and free silver Republicans can se
cure representation on the People's
party ticket; fur if this thing is doue
we don't think that the Populists are
ItexolutioiiM nt Ite.spcct.
We, the member* of Norman chap-
ter. Eastern Star, having liren bereft '
by death of one of our most beloved
weathers, Sister Mary Frances flelvie,
<lc*ire, ai a tribute to her memory, to |
JS've public expression to the high ap-1
preciatio* in which she was held, not |
only is ber relation as a member, but I
also as a friend.
SW- was quiet and retiring in na-
ture, lait had great depth of cjiarac-
ter, ami was always found true te [
•every trait reposed in her. She «a*
a .charter member and the first treas- I
iiit-rnf tfcr Eastern Star. Her place I
iuourwidst is vacant, hut while we i
aioinn our Ions we realize that it is I
her infinite sain. |.
He it therefore resolved that we, as i" — , >v^. .w ami vyiiiiiiiiiu
i^hitpter, do extend to our brother wr„_„^ - . . V-f I I. I I I II g
•and family Iri this, their time of deep ™6Ver before h&Ve We been Hl)le tfl «5f>rnrr> cnr Vi •
' '^"■""■'>tands,.iTow.olirheartiei; Up t.o-d atf> m f>rr*h-mrU ,,«h ° secure such bargains in seasonable
seeking lefurmatiuii ol our tcmtomal j-vmpathy, ami commcnd them to our ,;r - ' -if'tldllQlSe, UlKl WC pi'OpOSG tOffiVG OUT t'UStnmnrc tVin hm. •
' «wn«n Father for that help an.l "t Of OUr gOOd fortune. . b UU1 C UblOITlCrS the OCU
fie ti further resolved thatosir dkjrr- I , .
ter be draped for a term of thirty | J J f « £
days in memory of our beloved sister.
11QP Dress Goods, Furnish-
lul mg Goods, Notions...
Hats and Clothing
pie's party in this territory who have |
fought the two old twins grandly, I S.° narr<'* as no, ,0 .forgive
ami have time and again denounced | ,he m,*Uk"
.1 affiliations, and will only found
thrin as partners in crime, equally ( . . , y
guu.y of trampling upon the rights! ^ T '° <iu "'C
and liberties ot the people, ami j "K by lhe"' the
violating every pledge they made in I l,0''t'Ci'' party is responsible to
their platforms on the first opportu ] P«blic opinion for the . fficial acts
nily given; who to day seem to Ihirik j "f lhe '• elects, but a divided
j responsibility is no responsibility at
I all, as the last legislative body proves.
| in every county in the territory
where the People's party has been
e it also resolved that these reso
lufions bespread upon the minutes,
be printed in iiu>- town papers, and a
ipresented to our brother.
Miss Stella Hrnnessv,
MkS. .1. A. h'enurftON,
Miss ( i.aka v\ allage.
CKAND CONCEKT.
that the Democratic party atChicago
in i8y6 was stricken like Paul on the
way to Damascus, and that it has
forsaken its traditions of the past
never to return to them again. But
with these few Populists we cannot
agree, and we do not think that
'entrusted with power, economy, effi-
ciency and honesty have marked the
career of its officials. County scrip
true Populist, who has kept his eyes j h*S Kn"e u^'' extravagance
■ / |
open searching for the shallowness!
of the Chicago conversion can be
iieve for one minute in thejrftncerity
of Democracy's conversion at Chi-
cago, or its pretensions of favoring
any economic or governmental re-
form, either national, state or local.
I'he aim of the reformed Djtuo
cratic party since 1876 seeini t 1 have
such a record. We do not believe
been to marshal all the reform forces I ''"l"";-1* "h"u1,1 *heir la-
under the-Democratic banner, using ! I"" " W"h e",u r lhe o1,1
silver as its shibboleth, and as tlie ■ ' ff '
campaign of .898 approaches the j ^ aS an ex^.nplc ; it is too
silver men of other parties are served
gone down, the county debt is l eing
scaled down, and the taxes are being
rapidly lowered. Where either of
the old parties have been in power
in this territory can lliey show up
such a record? Nay ; nor can the
fusion counties, where Democrats! ,
, , . their slomaerts are fed.
■ uled the commissioners board show . ,1
am,shu t'e.t a inilfion, for ihem you
bfiil; Irs the great hig thief
outoa leave while the Utile ones yo l«
THU rSTTERSITY CI.KK CI^TB.
To-morrow evening the following _
will be rendered at t >« '< .
Cniveraty chapel hy the L'mve«i ty l°RhW Bl'ACK "X™*™.
Glee tS h:
f'Airr 1
Music. The Modocs
>'iano w (o Miss Harriet Jones
Contralto solo Grace A. Kinp
Music. The viodiics
Violin solo Prof Carl McKee
\ o al solo Mr. James Robertson
^'ale Quartette " liig Four ''
Heading Grace A King
-Music | he Modocs
PART II.
Piano dim Miss Harriet Jones and
Goods. invi;e t,!C sl'eri ' ■"entinn Of lad, buyers to this department of nor
We have a large line of ROMAN S I R^'sirRA.dM^b;mOA^|^SO;?m IT
DO I" I ED SWISS MUU.S, ORGANIK OVKR IS CHI KKt )\ , L 'V PU|,N a,l(i s,ripe^.
P«k and Velio*. S' "'.<1 MOUSELIKE dk SOU. in White, Black,
Laces and Embroideries, Our Stock cannot be beat in Quality, Selection ami Price. An 1
in quality and price °Ur ''"e "f '),ess Linings and Trimmings cannot be duplicated
Oi;a line of Ladies' and Cents' Footwear is one of the most complete ever
shoW„ ,,, Norman. Most prominent in the stock are those beautiful COL-
iTtrpie S uthern l ie, Coin foe.
ir i1 j Shoes and Slippers.
ORE/) and BLACK OX PORDS
CTwOTHIXG 1 val1 '*le
siz^s ami prices,
..some excellent
for Men, II iVs and Children
bargains to offer in this line. .
We have
Underwear for Ladies and Gents.
Btfcrt making your purchases, ant, to headquarters where a bargain is found in
Soprano solo Miss I.onia Johnston
Music The Modocs
Heading Grace A King
Male Quartette " llig Four"
Music... The Modocs
irnt'i .jones ana 1
Mr. vvtii. Quiiir ,'tast Main St.
r ..... i..u.... ! *. i _
Norman, Ok la.
Grand Leader.
'cry article.
Turk
& Co.
Prop.
IVsh Spring l>ogj;< rel.
OHnk, itml the gani; drirlcs with you;
"If, nd y.iu jf.i it nioii.., for th«
liar room bum * ho drinks your rum
him a quenchless Ihirs", of his own.
Keaxi, nod your friends are m my; fa«t.
= ■?' -
Daniel, of Plenssiit Hill, v s *.ed hie'
nistem Mrs. Jiok VbCliin and V'rs.
Will Slarnes last we. k M. hi S.
.Mulpe Appointed.
l. fit Ho'ldll.. I he I*
witii notice that they can have free
silver and reform only within the
Democratic fold I he history made
by the Democratic party since 1896
i 11 Democratic states, and the presen t
attitude of the party in the Eastern
states, holds out little encouragement
for favorable silver legislation even
with national Democratic success in
1898 or 1900.
if free silver alone constituted the
"""I 1 Of T'M'tiid«-|lt Hr nt tie
Knl.he, cut you deao; the,'II „«U«t j „ F ,(f Q ^
mad if Jim treat them bad so h.ny hs j city lo l|lt! „„„ ([f ^
Sieal, if .ou ] riate Judges of Oklnhrma. Thii p-
1 furni-h 1 p iiiiiment, was smnewbal of surprise in
v no vet*; icnowinif on >; hut ail h e n to i.hi • k
.... " I Burwell will innke an «kci'IIhki
j M. Advertise, and lhe dollars come m<1, „„ ,he vvi,,, cU,
for the work of the late leg- " IU"1 f"il l" ™ « api«dnlment8 made for this f-r.ilorv
I lor #«l esre the men wno hare, niol.ev ' . ,h ... .... . .
. up to tn * pr«^eril thiu*. w«* havH no
i to FfM-nl, for tile m**ti vrh don't care to ! l ,.\r r , , ....
^ k (lc to r* pi-lor. In fact, w,. think
;86e 1 u in —(jiitiirit* Loud ir. ,• .. •, , , . .
^ tiUi 1 r«sideiil ha8 M*U*4'teU jjoo«l uoaitd
i «> learn that Manager Franing has ! , 11 "°l '[.''"T" "hi,,h dis"
about completed arrangements ,0 h fit • *[" "l"i " «H,i,„ed;
have the celebrated Schubert Syrc „ " ,hoUBhl ''V soma that h« .ill
phony Club and Lady Q.iartette to j l'UM lh,!
render their excellent programme at J Lau,,; jullKe |t„rw, II bus been as
Peoples Partu Referendum Ballot.
Date op tiii.s iiam.ot
IK:I,S.
Believing in the principles of th ■ Peoples Party, and favoiintr
indejiendent party action, and not having voted 011 the auncved
proposition, I vote as follows : fu
propositions:
1. Do you favor a national convention beiiifr held, pendinir
the campaign of I.SIIH, for the promoting the welfare
and declaring the future policy of the party?
I VOTE
(heavy a draft to stand and still re
tain credit with the people.
I he,Populists of this teriitoiy may
! again decide to fuse with the Ddmo-
! crats, but if they do we verily believe
jtley will fail to fuse Cleveland
| county I'opu'iits in their deal for
the loaves an I fishes.
(Yes. or No.)
- Which of the following dates is uiur choice 'or hold ng a
national . onyention for the nomination of presidential candidates
for the I copies party: Jul, 4. I«:is. May ili. ISH'i. Feb. 2^, liMM).
FOK
(Signed)
I*. O:
<;i,'e date.,
Okla.
NEW NAME FOR FUSION.
Chairmin Butler has a new name
.for fusion. He finds that the bulk
whole, sole demand of Populism, or Lrf the Populists fire sed to again
if the restoration of silver alone. | lurlling over the party ,he
were potential enough to liberate the „f the Denjocracy f„r tlie be|lefil <;f
people from the industrial slavery Vfew individuals and that IN,,^hsts,
they are bound,., by the trusts, cor individually and in conventions all
pora.i,.us and combines of the capi over „ie .ount.y, are meeting the
talisuc power of this country, the fusioll proportion wnich he and the
Democratic party's demand that all ot|ier chairmen with whom he is co
who favor free silver should fall in * ti„g for Selfish ,>llr,10SM
me under us banners might seem to ,,08ed itl their j.>int ad(lrcsses t,„
be a proper and just demand, pro- wee1-* pun u,. ,u t
.... 1 ' wecn.s ago. He therefore comes i-o
V "S inversion to silver was 1 tlie front now with a statement ti, „
sincere But, asule from the question lle is not favoring fusion, but "fair
of the Democratic par.y's question- ,honorable co operaion." |,OM
able conversion to the cause of the'm, n i
-ause tut Mr. Hutlcr s ippose that any Populist
white meta . every i ootilist knows . , ,
f, ' 7'" is so weak nunded as to accept a
that silver is not the fundamental • e >
menial siatement of this sort or the distinc-
question at issue. It is merelv one 1 : .11.
f . .. , "'cre.y one tlon whlch he profe8ses lo ljraw?
of the incidental questions, as the 1.1 1
, *-^oes he not know that everybody
preservation of the Union was inci i t
A , . . . w.is 1 iici recognizes the fact that he openly
dental to the question of the libera- WOrte,l af,a,n5- i'„. l<„ i; , ,
. . , W(> KC(i against, the I opuhst tickets
Hon of the slave. I • r\t • f
mi Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky and elsi-
For years the Democratic party , where, and for Democratic success
has dallied with the silver question last year, and is working to the same
for political power, and only recently end again ? There is but one method
discovered that it truly favors fiee of "fair and honorable co-operation"
silver for the reason that Democracy in matters in which parties are so
is opposed to a moneyed aristocracy widely separated as are the Populists
-when the other fellow has the from lhe Democrats, or the Repub
m'"'e-v; licans, or the so-called silver Repub-
l*nt'1 such time as lhe Democratic licans and ihat method is for mem
party can reform itself of its kuklux bers of tlie Populist party to work
m-..hods in the South and its lam- for "fair and honorable co opera
many methods in New York it will tion" within their own party, and
not hea safe parly for men honestiy thus build up and strengthen the
seeking and desiring reform !o align party lines instead of destroying
themselves with, and Democrats them, as Mr. Butler is irving to do,
truly believing in the sincerity of in the interests of the Democratic'
{heir part) s demand for the res'ora- p irty and Marion II itler, Esquire.
the opera house in the near future.
If Mr. Franing is successful in obtain
ing this club and quartette do not fail
to hear them, as this will be the mti
steal treat of the season.
SLUSH EH 1 IE IS.
Married, March S h, ll irdy Porrv to ;
Miss Florence Hampton. The wedding j
wiv. largely attended and on M.iudaj !
niglil an iofiir dance was given lo lhe
young tttuple m the residence of .1. M.
Baldwin's. The bos at the dance
look Mr. Perry to the will and bnp.'.iz-
ed him ui.h i tub of water People
in this vicinity sre busily plowing fo,
Knottier crop \ line rail! fell la-l'
week doing much good Mr. Uar-j
thidtnew is tearing up mother earth j
■villi (lis new team He is firing af lei-!
a big crop wilh a determination nt
-uecee.1 ill raising it s line of the
boys in this neighborhood think Uial
^tiMvafie is not a good u wn ui buy
cheekltnes i«. One of our fei>ows naMl
$33 4W tor a pair of check lines and iheu
did not get Un liues. \lr. S!iuli«, of
Franklin poslofll.y, lioiicd wuh his
sister, Mrs. Hill, in this neighborhood
Ja t Sural y. bince Mr. Perry has
lagtsi bi 4ird he has served lotlce on I
the la)y?> that old liacli. dou'l go au<y
more, h, is Air. Perry now.
liuzz Saw.
j signed to the ihir.l Ju i - al district
s ireeeding Judge Kenton. *Vm. V.
fin n has I it it'll transferred from Judge
H oner'..district and assigned its clerk
f ir Judge lturw> Ii U is thought that
I)'-. S< utbard, of Perry, will he fudge
Hauler's clerk. Will P. <I,rk w.l(
probably be one of ilarri's deputi* s i,d
J I fiorkewill probably b) Hum's
deputy in this county. Uurke has his
lightning rod up ;.t any rate. He Has
a hsrd aorker for lhe appointment of
Judge Burwell and i f aiursu Ibiiiks be
—h'in'd lid called on lo t'le hit on 15 ir-
*ell s reaching fi.sl liase in ►afety.
Troops Ready to Go
From I'!. Riley to the Atlanlu..
inrii Hh.iiilO nllulhl II immrniK-. ■■Mihiin ti,.- '>ii""l,.■ .-iiIi"!!mIi.'•'v'.'i'.
, *,„■ | ■•„ " „ ,! I i
.Tt'ne rr?,1: ' 1 ttl'ril'-n.ln'n ii!
s rer, -vr "••• «■ "" •<• , v
"I 1 II1111 nt NmIkiiiiiI i ii-l;.. n i/. it i.i„ mill. [|„«l'«
I>Ik« PhiIj, ror Ariz oklnlluiua, t.oulsliuill, M --l--;p|ii, , Mi'.\ii-o. \ i Icii-h-. i ,.\:i~.
. . 1 ''he Populists of Cleveland county will take a vote on the above Proi-o-
sitions at the school house meetings oil .Saturday evening. March L'fitli.]
Americans are always ready to
defend the coast. Kngland found if
out long ago. If war comes all iu-
liinis will discover that the Amer-
icans have lost none o4 their entbu-
si ism, grit <r determination, and are
always ready to stand as did jasper
of old, amd wave the stars and stripes
above the rampart in time of war as
well as time of peace, and cry "E
■Phi ii bos ITnam Liberty !"
We will bravely stand and wave
Uji-to-Date BUGGIES
Just received.
Call and see them. Display room 2d floor; en-
trance in front.
Norman Lumber Co.
PUBLIC SALE
I will sell at public sale to the highest
jder at my farm 1 mile south and 1 mile e
bid-
mile eist of
. J muc ouuun rtii'j i unit; U i^jb Ul
the J3 ig wiith our mottr on it even Moore, on TflURSDAY, MARCH 17, tae follow-
HtX:JK V POINT NEWS.
MUaafeunie Cook was iu this vicin-
jly, Saturday. Mr. Staler is havi ti|.
«*<«■* ii«e with the measles Mr.
SUtlJ wus e«ployed i„ tiniisla lenuuiii g ~ -/■
tIK A limn «;h,Hil Mr. Pre.cott 1 ' lhe t,cn"y rUi5t" ner well as
teaiibor ut lhe Wild Cat school, r( l.,ed ! ,r5 °"r-thus R'«*8 «he man with
lluxiigh bere on business, Sa .urda.y ' ^ Spe"d 'he SaflM? 4rivan;aE« "
■ A .s^iig service is conducted evory j m.!1*'1'! with thousaiids."
olhor Wav evening al -no. ' ' N 'J V TL -b r T 4 M
hoi.s Iiy Hair: y l arpley I here Js H ' ts
...Miii lit*..* .,1, e fls " now padked to the ceihag with igood,
g.aid l(t«r«ry ihat mem* Ht the scko.J 1
boote every r.iej' Novefees in Persian lawns, Per
t'riving. Henry Ai- ,c«!es; in fact, all kinds of *res>
ten is .superintendent In ihrof ,'^oods.
we -ks tlie will clos i. There; 'Granite nrjtsh j ns, loctnls,
will he an entirrtaiumeiit "ivenooih '*-•■■-
co,nes„ *Vlve ,hc fl ,g in? property: 1 span of mules, 3 horses, 2 last
upon Which Hi wnttcn our tuofto: Jenrinrr wnlnn 1 lnnf nv\Mi*M<v o 1 -)
" Mark in plain tj^ures, bcc-i<osc
do <tnt «v\sh lo raise the j rioc on
one who may not know the value, ijituw, xuuiug uster, narrow, uoeriug Dinaer,
Seii_to aii alike. <jmck sales ai«!; wagon, and other farm implem-3nts, and house-
pro us. furniture. Terms made known on day of
sale. A. E. JOHNSTON.
wooing of llie Anat tjjj- EJ. ,)J,
New ltefteii s Nilined.
John Ueboia, a member of the board
of regents of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, at Stillwater. h;i>
re-signed, and John ('. To.isley, of El
iteno, appointed to succeed him. Dale
! At ton and P. Caruthers, of the same
, hoard, have also resigned, and Hubert
laiwery and C harles J. Beusonsucceed
,ir™i,._n_ r, I them. A. H. Boles, of the Edmond
umbrellas .for tea days s low as • normal school board, has ,ent in hi-
J 2j yt JJi£ RAGKiEJ'. re yuation.
Wo are in re eipl of Vo'. 1. No. 2 «>f
the Sliawii«;e lieHdli^ht. with fT n y
II. McOiil at -I Frai.k S. Wi lintu^
iiHiueb al t h< iiuial liend mm propr't-iuri
Vlctiill ih eliitor iind Wil iains us bus-
iness inniiH^f-r. It is hy far t ie best
paper vve ever saw Eleury out and
if he hold* if, up to iu n-e< nt exc^l
eney we think lie need n t fear « '
ir tii afo.e to m Ke H uili^l.t
p vc-r for g« od in bhaw; ee.
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