Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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A NRWSPAPEW OF. BY. AND FOK FWAOtlE AND VIC
"prague, Lincoln County, Okla., Thursday, April M, m>7
Number .*3
Volume 4.
Pastusek Bros.
rraRuc, - - * _ ■
X or«„k. I'ry < * • " w ® " g"".<ry pr0j":'
3PRIN(i and summer slits
fancy yests $5 and up.
FIRST GLASS TAILORING.
out constitution fsaturid in brief analysis.
«ir««i>«rf ou« m s:
irive a oriel oui i'iB . .1
't 1 „... «.„tP the 40th star to euiblaZon the
constitution of our nsw stale, toe
blue immanent of old glory ^ referendum m th-
First to our nnnd the mitia1 . t!le
in the .,,,1,™ in.,™--.
power of government out of the cor porati >11
■t i„ «... h.nd. ,f the people, -II Z
iug power should be. 1 he man that. u n
p.ople's rule I, not .Win* to .ra.t ti,, ^ 3
wrong constructively but he is a tr.nm t 1 IIS
unworthy the confidence at.d trust of the people.
The truth is we have argued for referendum m •
years. It empowers the people to pass a go«« aw •
selves, if a bad legislature r n'mes to pass it in In- «•' 1 ;
of the people it in a sense destroys the trade of lit • I1
and t.i t*es every m in a in MBb.r of the le*. Uture. It
away the inceitive of bribes bwiu,e tli • bi.ov .
would be foolish to hire a legislature to pass a a a . ■ •
people had the power to turn down by referendum aw-
is easy to bribe a few leaders of a lawmaking body but it is a
different job to get around and bribe the people giving tnem
a few cents each to steal a feW thousands from theunehes.
I favor referendum because it wid.-ns the powt.i o i
people and weakens the voice and power of money- t i-<-
the power of government from the ring rule of corpora ions
and places the cower of government in th< hands ot the ,,,o
pie. It takes the scepter of authority from the man
the desk and places it in the hauds of the man Mini. t i-
plow, and makes the man that runs the engine and the m<
equal to the man that run# the banks *nd tiw bond-.
ors the man that farms the farms and gives no undue ad van- (
tage to the man that farms the farmers. Not on.y do 1 lave,
M,e first power, which is the right of the pe .pie to initiate a
law, and to second power which is to refer to the vote ot the
people; but we favor the third p .wer which is the miperauw
mandate or recall- However, we hope we v.u:.l n-'ver have
t,, u*e it. but if such a power existed it would maKe a repre-
sentative walk faithful and if he pr ved a '.rait>r he s.ioj.
oe called liouie by tlie people. U is ll*e the lexas „.«t ...
seldom needed it but when he did he needed it awtul baa-
PHI MARY EI.K< TION
The secoud feature is the primary election law. 1 Ins -i-a
or rather the tirst feature break* the slate of the ring that
rule in delegate convention and gives the people the rig H to
select their candidates as well as elect them- Phusihe |.-r
pie are the sole power. By primary they select and i.y r-1
e rendu in they keep ihein straight. Yes. let the p.- n; e.
C htPOltATlUN COMMISSION.
This is an important commission, This is where the
right men ought t> be in the legislature if the peo
pie want to shine in justice above seridom. "'8
the people should exercise judgment. ' eie is " en
real nun is needed regardless of private friends or relations.
-Vbility, honesty and justice should be the pres ding .it
1'ocusi.ig here because here is where labor crosses swords
with capital. Here is where the two great and only antago-
nizing powers meet in combat.
LABOK AND CM'ITAL.
Tnese two are at the bottom of all the politics ..f ti is
c m-itrV reduced to its last analysis. In fae.t. th- pr dim Hon
,,fl. ,,-uoration mine owning, the purchasing oi segregated
too long. od for this r* 2
this country only own one eigth of
-nt "f Ul" h°me: rf th^'rovear 17^S> L of the
homes. For tins e.glu men "'lr; Ult. (lollar has
- -I -.sr.
been against the common peopk , to o
And they heard Him gladly because lie stood for m.
bland for lhJ man thai is right.
annou^ctm£nt.
After due deliberation in the light of many solicitations
rtJZIZ
,.„d,d«u. l..r .WW-W"*. """ '""""ZZ
Uiv part 1 now announce niVself a candidate lor a *eat
Upper lloiis- of the Oklahoma Le^atuae Mm the Wthsen-
aiml district, subject to the democratic primaries oj 1 otta
Watoonean-ll.ac..o cou..i,^ undertaking
ltealizinf tne worii n«cessaij u ^
and the nurffeciuality of one man. therefore I ask the co-op r
atioii of all Iri.'iids in this M*. M "T""? "
t 1 ,.;.n„o 111 v...-Ii to Bi e .... .„ t .oi.... inv
life for the masses of this the best State „f the gl.i - S.
public on the globe. I am yours to count "Q lor viotoi y
Suit, tilennod •<> 1 p nti 50 conW. CtotU.. chemically Ua ted.
All worh tailor mnde.
See C. IW. SADLO, Tailor,
Oklahoma.
Prague,
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I.KI£T.
Tui
Snow fell in to
sdav morning,
ent stat- s ->1
iv- Some frost hum
' Tn Texas ,1 is a penitentiary offense for e mvieted
e-unhung and a jiil sentence '" to ' "Woei "1 :
Wh.ch gambling oecurred. ahd 10 days imprisonment of
one plaving cards for a prize.naprivate house.
1„ l'rn-ue, Bohemia, which this town is a nHitu-sokf
is a jail Ofl'-dise t a any woman t . v - ir.i.hng >-rts «
is suUI to Ik- a c.Sc;.<c .puncic,; 1 ut tlx "
water'that creates typhoid lever but conunt t
« ItlK'.tlg sKirtS-
f
III
any
it.
taut a ureal peace confcrei.ce takes piace
tn N,v York. Delegate, irom every nation ,ie journeying
On the 14-th inst
to X. w \ '
pespoken.
Many hav
i v trade i
and to discuss the element
rangement to settle national diner,
possible, before turning the war no;
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)!' . lastit
v1 :
lb. IK
1U
i<)
A wlii lilt ft to
pence arbitrnti
> Dii pcacc tv.
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. \. . I
. nliK l"
j Quality in S AND Quality Sells.
the rich nutty flavor of this popular bread means some
;• rzrz
CITY BAKERY oeo.o.ovhRsrRhHr
CIJ.AM-1N1:SS OUR MOTTO. '
p^Tafus Mill Elevator
rj *"
rZIZCOMPANY
! 15u\ s Wheat, Oats and Corn at Market Writes.
Wholesales Grain, Feed and meal
(Exchange Meal, bolted « r unbolted, and Chops, for
| Corn in any quantity, or Chop by the bushel.
ALWAVS MAV«N.1 CHOP AND/IfcALON HAND.NO W A.. .NOTO UK.ND
i'rague Mill & Elevator Co.
Prague, (iklahoma.
C >1
arc you «e n 'he now Spring an 1 Mm •
Sadlo's, the tailor. Tnt-y combine the
(vvil Kii 1 ha 'ti.
t--i
f« and
rose hill stock 1 a rh
c. 5. HALE, Prop.
^ t • *" jt> n, I) li roc
CllOlCC S. SK l,L"
THE
PRAGUE NATIONAL ti AN IV
V' * * n
m fT
\ v
l>;o-S for
.HAS.
• (*100.000 TO LOAN
I r.n 1 IMPROW.l:
Sale
Vv.^ ,
Jt,
(K. P. D. No 3)
■d
jf corpor-
iminating
and
• iaI and mineral lands, the prohibition of «'.i^t
open books for public inspec' ion, oil and t,a-
inspection with the fell iw-servant law, all i-artatre
ation the power of greed and capital against lao-.i.
KAII.HCAF.S.
We know that the railroads are b-'commir '!• • <
p nver of wealth and the domination of wealth rule
■d in every civilization that has been from ancient Hubyl"..
iWa this good hour, whether in herda land or lav«8. the
(U are tne highways of commerce and the po er that
,.intr „ !h, highways of commerce controls the eomm.fr;;eo
the country, and the control of com.ner.-e means the lont.o
,)f the people. Therefore tl.o railroads must De controled .1
we would be free. Tois is the trull and
The railroads have ever dow ied the
rim illation and combination with the clas'es
to rates for the control of and reatr.
oil fields the railroad officials have be
oil trust, if railroads run through th
ON GOO > IMPROVED EAR>\S.
UKASONM"'1^
? \ i • .
Jersey
Hogs
ICUAHO'tA
• See them before deaUag cNcv-^ere
',r: FURNlTURt!
(f I. . ! I 1
c
1 ul.
railri
il r
i ii g
th,
tin
no irridescent
pie, b.V dis
irgani/.ed fartn
:nt of trads- I n
mne officials
I fields, rim
MAT 11N(is.
CARPET5,
VV. C. UTTER.
~j. S. spakKS,
«eal Estate,
Loans,
in
ofilciuli ««,. i. >'; • « > • 10
with tlift irreat elevators, ana uh
wheat belt they organ,^d with th RM : Armou,,s anJ
same way with '■ iv■ stock iuti i. to
people were robbed by high rates and gave low talcs t
. ,,1,1 Lret ears the other could not. Now all
trust-one enid get cats legislature «ith
Oklahoma proposes to nx in tn ,„aividuals
flabto to cars by any body of tanners union ot to Inditidue e
"■ flxed ^ie, and,fears are not furnished in reasonable
'lta the raUr^ad company to be fined. The man must be
OFFICt :
rhoadnn
Farm
lnsuran.
phaoue,
L T.
JOHN A. VAN A,
machinist,
! rinsml h and Kcpairinje
| of alt Kinds ot Machinery.
■ *-(,.1.1- S'.UK, b<-« UK '■
" tt.eclsHj. Alto
ORNAMENTAL W'R^
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,t, I,' r....i "l 1",^;
-JOHN DAN IS —
ATTOHNIiY-AT-LAW,
the
tii'e
this
t i in'
pla ■
the i aiiroao coin)., •!. «>■
,d above tlw dollar- th dollar has been above
the man
G°n?ecti°ery
w" HOT DRINKS,
Candies find all Kinds ol
Confectioneries.
B. E. MORGAN,
j Suit 1 mi 1
RRXiUl
N Hiioi.y
Hduk bd'«
okla
P. h. NORWOOD,
Physician and Surgeon,
PKAOl I-
OKLAHOM*.
Offita at City
. i illice l'hone N .
I'HAGl E,
Drug Store
K . idenp^ -1^
OKI-AAHOM.
Broadway Meat AV\rket.
. .. voborn1k & k1nsev. t'rops.
-ir Fresh Heats of all Kinds.
Xn hins be. me BEST ol E\cry,Hint. Hitkcst .rU-l prto P J
CMICKliNS,cx ?
^ ^ ^
(;1VE I S A (.'ALL-
J H. PATTERSON, dealer in
General Merchandise, Dry Gooi-j,
(jroceries, boots anil shoes.
T:... Kre Ue8t mi of Kv.rytlilng ap-' l it' A '! ^ " '
ladies' dress goods, and Novelties Z '•
•A> court ,<m, . « .1.« «-l "a'
(-uiitlaarrii. Kv.r> !■■.« ,0V1. fl^n,
gOlDff tO '1° I1 TlPnt*
i i-iityh^Ht r>rtce puid f*T Cotton, 614 th! t" 1
llal«e b<)Uk?)i' ht.<1 h 1 "'t ' ranc>. k -ei * o lhP ri ' "l
W« r ii« niue«,.or,i n<l 0 U0 pAT||£Kiiu> K*. kL I K*.lLt. OkU
I TH H1 1 «|HM« 1)U" 1 I,,r*
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Overstreet, W. S. Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1907, newspaper, April 11, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116165/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.