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The Peoples Voice
VOL. 7.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1838.
NO 15
Late-Hour Election Fakes. VTTVw,bes;cceede<|in
I in omcc by L. N. Wise, Jan. i, 1899.
1 Dave may be a good fellow and a
This is the most unfair and contemptible of all election re- fairly good clerk, but there are oth-
sorts and most people give them no attention. Only unscrupu-' ers, and it is no reason why one of
lous men will use the eleventh-hour fake method, and as there 'hem should hold office for life and
one or more of this sort on the opposition ticket, it will be well Dave's combination with Smith &
to be on the watch. No matter whether the fakes appear in Daniels to secure a renomination
delayed newspaper, handbill or by word-of-mouth,—ignore them. will take him with the combination
to defeat next Tnesday. A major-
ity of the voters are not in the com-
bine, but are dead against it.
Ignorance.
Were it not a cruel thing to see,
in any province of an empire, the
inhabitant living all mutilated in j
their limbs, each strong man with
his right arm maimed? How much
cruellcr to find the strong soul with
eyes sealed—its eyes extinct, so
that it not! Light has come
into the world, but to this poor
peasant it has come in vain. For
six thousand years the sons of Adam
in sleepless effort have been devis-
ing, doing, discovering, warring, a
little band of brothers, against the
black empire of night, they have
accomplished such a mighty con-
quest, and to this man it was as if
it had not been. The four and
twenty letters of the alphabet are
still runic enigmas to him. An in-
visible empire, he knows it not—
suspects it not. And is it not his
withal, the conquest of his own
brothers, the lawfully acquired pos-
session of all men? Baleful en-
chantment lies over him from gen-
eration to generation. Heavier
wrong is not done under the sun.
It lasts from century to century; the
blinded sire slaves himself out and
leaves a blinded son, and men made
in the image of God continue as
two legged beasts of labor. Have
we governors, have we teachers,
have we had a church these eight-
een hundred years? What is an
archiepiscopus, an overseer of souls?
Is he something? If so, let him lay
his hand on his heart, and say what
thing.—Thomas Carlyle.
Temple Houston will soon start
out with his lecture, "American An-
tiquity." We suppose it's a sketch
of the Democratic party.
Clarence McLennon, Republican
candidate for county commissioner
in the Third district, has withdrawn
in favor of John Leverich, the Popu-
list candidate. The chances for t;;r
stranger to him or wholly abandon-1
ed or he would not have permitted
himself, even for a consideration,
to have himself found in Cease's
company.
The D.-T. has much to say of
George Smith as a catcher of crim-
inals but there is not a citizen in
this county that don't know it to be
a fact that more criminals infested
Cleveland county while George
Smith was sheriff than at any time
since. When Newblock assumed
the duties of sheriff the criminals
and hard characters soon began to
lea'-e the country and when he went
: n :"t of office two years ago most of
election of an entire board of Popu- j criminals in this county had
'tamed to respect the law and the
The recent parliamentary vote in
Belgium compares with that of J896
as follows : Solialist. Lib. Rad.
• 896 210.609 179,017 450,9(2 . .
1898 323,715 182,200 397,095 ill5t commissioners is very good and
with John Leverich, L. W. Silver others had ,eft ,or n,orc congenial
and Wm. Nickell on the board of ifielt,s' Newblock may not have
county commissioners the taxpay-! ^een as Rreat a criminal catcher as
ers of this county can rest assured ' but he did succeed in mak-
of an economical administration of! 'n^ "1's county 110 longer a head-
Wynne, Nicodemus, Smith and
Woouird went out tg Pleasant Val-
ley Friday night to rally "the faith-
ful," and found an audience of two
Democrats and two Populists—and
not a Smith man among them.
After placing a bewildering as-
sortment of "figgers" on the black-
board at the Corn school house, the
other night, Mr. Jarboe struck an
attitude and said, "There it is;
there's the record ; and ' figures
won't lie.' " "Yes," piped a voice
from the audience, "but it seems
liars still figure."
The Noble tp. Populists will not
have any candidates on the ballot
this year. Their nominations were
made on Sept. 10th, and I..J. Peter-
son was left to file the ticket with
the county cleric, but faied to do it
until yesterday morning, Nov. 3d,
when it was too late, as the ballot
was already printed Peterson's
work is getting very coarse, lately.
county affairs. They are all sober,
intelligent and industrious farmers.
An Eleventh-Hour Lie.
One of the latest of these is to
the effect that J. C. Wails, the Popu-
list candidate for representative
from the Tenth district, is not a
tax payer. Of course, probably no
one will believe this report, but in
order to formally and effectively
dispose of it we publish this certif-
icate from the county treasurer:
Norman, Okla., Nov. 3, 1898.—I,
Robert Aniol, county treasurer of
Cleveland county, hereby certify
that Jesse C. Wails paid $66.18 tax
for the year 1897. And I further
One of the Democratic features
of the campaign wind-up is the cir-
culation of a report they are offer-
ing bets that if Ne<vblo?k k elected
he will appoint a certain man depu-
ty—and can't find Pop. takers. One
of these freshs tried his little bluff
on Steve Hutchin, and was nearly
drowned in his own backwater when
Steve shoved $100 talking-money
under his nose and invited him to
put up. But he preferred to shut
up. They know all about this at
Lexington.
Delinquent tax sale, Nov. 21.
J. C. Wails, Populist candidate
for representative from the Tenth
district, has made a vigorous cam-
, 1 paign and will be elected by a erood
certify that he has been a tax payer 1 ... . .
in Cleveland county for the past i I.,lurallt>'' He hss made a good
four years.
[Seal.]
For 1898, Mr.
exceed $100.
county for the past
R. Aniol, Co. Treas.
Wails' taxes will
$2,807 vs. $3,102, Annually.
The warrant register at the coun-
ty treasurer's office shows warrants
issued as follows: To Geo. Smith,
sheriff, 1892-4, $6,204—£3.102 annu-
ally ; to Sheriff Newblock, 1895 7,
$5,614—$2,807 annually, or S590 a
year less than Smith. Mr. Downing
received about $2,800, practically
the same as Newblock. So much
for Mr. Wynne's libelous affidavit
that Smith's administration was
more economical than either New-
block's or Downing's.
They Didn't -'Work" Him.
Mr. Callahan entered this county,
Thursday, in the interest of Mr.
Keaton, but after learning the situ-
ation he left this morning without
having made any speeches, declin-
ing to help pull local Democratic
chestnuts out of the fire. He has
not forgotten how the Democratic
managers in this county traded him
off in 1896.
Chairman Byers Quits Keaton.
A. C. Byers, of Kay county, per-
manent chairman of the Democratic
congressional convention at Okla-
homa City which nominated Kea-
ton, published a letter in Thursday's
papers declining to support that
gentleman, and giving his reasons.
fight for the whole county ticket and
has made the Democratic speakers
look like peeled onions wherever he
met them.
B. S. Raymond, the Democrutic
candidate for the legislature in the
Ninth district will be beaten by E.
Duffy easily. At Burnett, Ray-
mond's home, Duffy will get almost
the solid support of the Democrats.
They know Raymond and are
against him and say that if Ray-
mond gets anything like the Demo-
cratic vote it will be in localities
where he is not known.
When George Smith stepped down
and out of office four years ago he
reported to have said he only
wished he could hold the office one
term longer as he had just learned
how to make make money out of
the office. He may still be possess-
ed of that wish, but the voters at the
polls next Tuesday will see to it
that his long felt want for the office
once more is not gratified.
quarters for all of the thugs in the
country. That the south end of
this and Pottawatomie counties was
The Democratic candidates have ius' such a place until Newblock
been trying to circulate reports to anfl t rousdale were elected sheriffs
the effect that certain candidates on °f ''ie two counties no one can de
the Peoples party ticket are trying n)'' Whether the former sheriffs of
to trade off other candidates on the j 'hese counties stood in with the
same ticket hoping thereby to get t Cliristian and Carr gang we cannot
up a candidate row at the polls. 1 say b'11 one thing is certain this
Pay no attention to these re^Jorts; San - ot outlaws was "ever broken
, ... „ . . .. . UP until 1 rousdale and Newblock
for they are without foundation and lwere elected
are circulated by Democrats for the j — ♦*
purpose of engendering bad feeling! While a man is a candidate he is
among the candidates on the Popu-j the representative of his party; after
list ticket. Every candidate on j election, if successful, he is the
that ticket is working for the sue- i representative and servant of the
cess of the entire ticket and will be ; people, and as such has 110 right to
so found working until the polls i favor his party by deceiving the
close on the 8th of November. | people, or by allowing them to be
j deceived by the distortion of rec-
From reliable men in 10-1 east j ords pertaining to his office. For
we have been informed that J. M. instance, if the present county clerk,
Daniels, Democratic candidate for Mr. Wynne, wanted to be fair, and
county treasurer, was in that town- ' really wished the people to under
ship openly trying to trade Demo- derstand just what the Populists or
cratic \otes to Flynn for Republic-1 'Afjftocratj have done in (his coun-
an votes for himself. The Repub-^ ty, uuring any two comparative pe-
licans in that township, however, I riods or years, he certainly could
learned two years ago not to trust I do so without
Democrats in this trading business.
How the Democrats will like this
action on the part of Daniels we can
not say, but rather suppose it will
affect them in no manner as far as
his case is concerned as fully one-
third of the Democrats in the coun-
MATCHLESS . . .
MERCHANDISE!
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Overcoats and Suits Melting
Away!
if if For the past three weeks we have turned out more Suits,
more Overcoats, more Furnishings, more Hats, Caps
and ohoes than we have in the same length of time ar. y
previous season.
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THIS WEEK,
MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS, at $5, $7.50
ifif $10.00, $14.00. Those figures can't be matched for
if if one-third more. Come and examine the roods vou -
it if self—seeing is believing.
The Mothers
who want their boys well-dressed and want to save
money, should visit the Grand Leader and see for them-
selves how good a suit a little money will buy.
We Sell the Children Union Suits for 25c.
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SMITH & WILLIAMS,
THE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE MEN,
Abstracters and Conveyancers,
Have the best set of Abstract Hooks in the county, make deeds, mort
gages, and all kinds of legal paper*, in proper form. Money to loan a!
low rate. Notary public in office.
front rooms over Norman Stale Hunk
Norman, OUlu.
anc
cover the whole side of the house
with figures, in vain effort to show
by the contortion of figures that
the Democrats were more econom-
ical by $400 than were the Popu-
ty have made up their minds some ) lists; and that the administration of
time since that Daniels & Smith are ex-sheriff Smith was superior in
two men on the Democratic ticket point of economy and efficiency to
that will not get their vote on the j that of Newblock, or even to that
8th of next month. 10f Sheriff Downing. If he really
* * * ! wanted to be fair and just to the
A circular may be issued this ' whole people in this matter, he
week containing a denial that M. j could do so readily by giving the
C. Runyan ever circulated circu- | total receipts and expenditures, for
lars, many of you have seen, against any ,w0 comparative years, and
George Smith, with Runyan's name ! without the aid of either Smith or
attached to them. As a matter of Nicodemus.
fact Mr. Runyan had the circulars _
printed, and began to circulate Bound to Carry the Election.
them, but friends prevailed on himi Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 31.—The
to stop, fearing it might^injure his race war, which will culminate on
friend and brother-in law, Perry! election day, is the sole topic of
Woodward, and he desisted from: conversation. Democratic orators
circulating them on this account, i are openly advocating the shooting
not because there were any untrue ! down of any negroes who attempt
statements in the circular. We give jt0 vote. A new Colt rapid-fire gun
the "above warning so that should a j was brought to the city yesterday,
circular be issued purporting to de- j An exhibition of mowing down a
ny the other circular you will un- ! clump of bushes in order to terror-
derstand it. j ize the negroes, was given. Nearly
It you want to get a nice, clean
piece of meat, that will tempt
the appetite, put up in firstclass
snape, call at our marl; et, east
co Main st. We will doour bestto
taking Nicodemus please you, and deliver goods to any part of
and Smith with him, to the differ the City.
ent school houses and having them — _
J.TJL L.
kimberlin
A Poor Excuko Better tliun None, 8 tying each half of the tax roll shall be
At one of the Wise and Pool meet- j extended,) purely to aceommodate a
ings. a few weeks ago, Mr. Wis,, made Populist friend,
the statement that Mr. Wynne had not 1 Have, it won't do. Three hundred
It is so seldom that the people of this
v ieinity have the opportunity of seeing
a strictly first-class company that they
j will hail the coming of Alba Heywood
; with delight. The past three years
i have wrought a great change in the
negroi Egypt's bonded debt reaches the a"a njuaalea ilm. Great explanation*.: .1 musem<Mit world. There w is a time
preacher trying to get the colored enormous total of $509,000,000. The the8,e ""answerable, ut-
vnff>rc nf th-y* f 4 . . • , • . ... moat confidence, indeed, confidences!
► L M !! P VOte P°Pulatlon belng on,y seven millions, L good thing, but it doesn't enable a
against \Y ails and Allan and also this is a debt of #72 per capita, or 1
, , r, ,| every merchant in town has armed
Judge Lease, attorney for the j employes.-Guthrie Leader dispatch,
liquor dealers association, was up j , , ,
in 10-1 east last week with
properly extended the tax-rolls, show-
ing by a diagram on the board that
the work of extension was about half
done. Mr. Hess, deputy clerk, was
present and explained the work by j
stating that the system employed Was
much better than the old and that the
law said that one-half the taxes should
be extended.
Now, we have searched tho statutes
and failed to tind the law referred to
by Mr. Hess. Mr. Wise, so he inform-
ed us, requested Mr. Hess to show him
the law, but he could not do so. At i
Moore a few nights ago Mr. Hess was
again present when the subject of the
tax rolls again came up and the oppor- j
tunily to expain thein came, declined '
to do so until the people were leaving :
when he announced that if it had not i
have been so late he would have ex-!
plained them and that "we have the
utmost confidence in Mr. Wynne's j
ability to attend to the matter and that1
he was willing to leave it to him.'' At I
Grand Valley Mr. Wynne offered the j
explanation that he had corresponded j
with nearly all of the county clerks of I
the territory and that his was the best [
system to be fouud and one which was
generally followed. Also Mr, Aniol
had requested him to make them out
so, as two columns of figures confused
and muddled hiin.
dollars will pay an average book-
keeper's salary for six months; surely
you could have afforded to have work-
ed three. Voters, are you in favor of
paying large salaries to men who halt
do their work? We think no'. Vote
for one who will earn his salary.
Election Inspectors.
91! w. — L. Leach.
!l H w.—J. S. Adair.
il 1 W.--J. H. Trimble.
I e.-U. F. Bi lndle.
1(1-1 e.-A. V. Hulse.
Ill 1 w.—G. O. Foster.
1(1 2 w.-VV. R. Lass iter.
10-3 w.—S. P. Gilmore.
10 4 w.—Rube Jennings.
8 1 e.—Kd. Simpson.
81 w. L. G. McComb.
8 2 w.-VV. A. Leslie.
7 I w.—E. V. Johnson.
(i I e. J. A. Menasco.
(i 1 w. VV. H. Blackwell.
Lexington W. E. Glenn.
Ivist Norman S. A. Ambrister.
West Norman H. P. Hartley.
Delinquent tax sale, Nov. 21.
man to keep books properly, Mr
E. L. Cralle's broken pledges,
which he made two years ago, will
and should be sufficient to defeat
any man. Can he show the rec-
ords to prove that he ever held a
single educational meeting? Not
one. Yet he lirmly pledged himself
to hold sixty-four such meetings dur-
ing each year of his term of office.
But worse than the broken pledges
is his official report, in which he
claims to have delivered 63 lectures
at such meetings in the year 1897.
attempting to get them to vote for the equivalent of a national debt
Smith & Daniels. On the foot of the United States of five billion
one of their notices of meetings dollars. At present the productive
posted up on the school house door area of Egypt is only 5,500,000
was a card stating that "no one but acres. From the product of this
us co.ored folks invited to attend land must be gathered a revenue of
this meeting. We rather suspect $ 18,000,000 a year to pay the inter-
that some mischievous fellow at- [ est on the public debt, which
tached the footnote to the poster. 1 amounts to an average tax of S4.50 I edly l,HVe availed himself of it
It was a very unkind act for we per acre, plus other "axes equals $9 The truth of the IUilUe'
think it reflected unjustly on the per acre total tax.—Consular Re-
colored voters in that township to port. This debt belongs to English
it advertised that they would capitalists, and this $4.50 per acre
blood mcney goes to them, under
j the protection of rapid-fire guns
, „ and other similar instrumenls of
Cease must certainly have been a modern Christian civilization.
when almost any company could tour
the country and meet with Mieeess, for
| the people had plenty of loose change
j and would go to anything and every-
thing tiiat came along. As times gre w
| close the people began to discriminate
1 and select only such attra aliens as ap-
have
even think of being closeted with
such a character as Cease. The
colored man that went along with
Wynne seems to go upon the theory
that if one excuse doesn't go another
must be tried. We have examined the
tax rolls of Oklahoma county, a county 1 , , ,, , , .. , ,
J i peared to them to be worthy of patro i-
whose volumo of business is much ...
. , , 1 age,with the result that rmny of the
greater than that of Cleveland counts , , ,. , ,, ,
j < „r . ' inferior attractions were compelled
and if Mr. Wynne s system was accord- .. , , , , , . ,u„
' J through lack of patronage to abandon
ing to law and so much superior to the 1,. , ,, , , ,.
^ I the road, leaving the held elear to the
better ones, and the publi with a keen
appetite for something gooJ. It has
tn I *",v" "■ ""c is, Mr. „ bl".isinjr to su jh a;:.- :ions MS
' ! Wynne simply did a half j jb and look the Alba tie* wood Comptr., as they
full pay for it and would like to shift I uow touring tbe west to the largest
♦ . ill business they have ever en: >yed. The/
tne blame upon someone else, hence he •,, , * , .
v ' will he seen hereon TuMuay evening,
says it was done at the request of Mr. j November 8th.
Aniol. We have beard it said repeat*
edly that Mr. Wynne was acoomm > {jfgpfgd-Afl 1(168
dating, but we did not think hisaccom
inodativeuess would lead him to half
way do his work, (in the fa.'j of a law
iliiug to patent?
g you wealth.
Patent Attor-
ney* Wiafelngtm., P. c.. for their |i.KA) i>r«ee o2&
and Hat of two 1-undreU liiTentiOLtr wa&teU.
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