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The Peoples Voice
VOL. 8.
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. MAY 25. 1900.
HON. WHARTON BARKER'S AD I And no wonder, for possession of
DRESS. ! such franchises confers the power to
The following is in substance the ,tax- He instanced the case of the
address of Hon. Wharton Marker, (tlki"s- Widener syndicate. He said
Peoples party candidate for presi- "lat Wlt'1"1 a ,n''e a"d a half from
dent, delivered at the Cincinnati where lle lived was a Palace late'y
convention: [erected by Mr. Widener in which
i there was a picture nallerv sai(i to
some phases OF the trust QUESTION. .
I contain picturts that had cost $2,
Mr. Barker said that he would }00)000. It ,)ad been his pleasure
not detain the convention by dis- , t0 g0 through the gal|ery uo, ,
cussing questions or repeating I since He did not decry the expen
thoughts that had been so ably pre j (liture of money jn the co„ection ()f
those art treasures as a waste of
wealth. He belived in the expend
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sented by previous speakers, that he
would not stop to dwell on the Ini-
tiative and Referendum which he
might say in passing he regarded as
the Most important of all the Popu-
list demands, that he would not
touch upon the money question, but
desired to direct attention to one or
two phases of the trust question that
iture of money for art, for picture
payment in something; that China ! and any member of such committee
must pay in whal she has to sell, and j elected to a salaried otilice shall be
would pay in things produced by , deemed to have vacated his position
her cheap labor which she would j on such committee.
sell in our markets in competition 14. All Peoples party candidates
with goods produced by American I for office and members of Peoples
labor. Result: a forcing down of party committees shall at all times
wages and it is not trade that would | be subject to the principle of the
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bring such result that it behooves us
to encourage. He favored trade
expansion, but it is trade along nat-
ural lines, along the meridians of
longitude, not the parallels of lati-
tude, that he would promote. To
this end he would go so far as to
urge a customs union of all the
.galleries, for anything that would Americas, an American zollverein,
elevate the thought. It was not a
waste. But he could not help
thinking that that picture gallery
ought to be the people's picture gal-
lery. For it was paid for by the
he did not think had been .sufficient-| people.s money( by money ,axe(|
ly emphasized by those who had from (he peop)e just as much as if
spoken before. He declared that
trusts were of three kinds. First,
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there were trusts that might be spo-
ken of as natural trusts and were
the product of our industrial evolu-
tion, trusts the outgrowth of efforts
to avail of the savings and econom-
ics in production and distribution
that concentration and combination I
make possible. These trusts, as j
natural as might be their growth, I
could not be expected to be superi
or to temptation, and not being su-
perior to temptation naturally fell to
abusing their power. The only way
to rid ourselves of the evil coming
with these trusts was for the govern-
ment to take the ownership and
management of such into its own
hands.
Then there were those trusts that
were reared upon railroad rebates
and can be dealt with by the gov-
ernment taking over the railroads.
Mr. Barker cited the Carnegie Com-
pany as a combination that had
been reared upon rebates and was
now ensconced behind them exact-
ing tribute from the people. He
recalled that recent differences
among the partners in that combi-
nation had brought out the fact that
the profits for last year were $20,-
000,000 and that it was estimated cat,se 'he
that this year's profits would be
$40,000,000. He wanted to know if
anyone thought the employes ot the
Carnegie Company got their just
share of what their labor produced.
as to the interstate commerce
commission.
Mr. Barker charged that this
practice of giving rebates was well
known and winked at by the Inter-
state Commerce commissioners,
the city had taxed it. Managing to
get control of street railway franchis-
es, Mr. Widener had gotten from
the city the power to levy upon the
people who must ride an in-
direct tax; levying such tax he ac
cumulated a fortune out of which he
had created a princely picture gal
lery. But the city should never
have given away that power to tax,
it should have kept that power to it
self, and if it had the picture gal-
lery that is now the property of one
citizen might have been the property
of all. And in getting it they would
have been no more burdened, no I ions affected thereby.
that would establish absolute free
trade between the nations of this
hemisphere. He was opposed to a
British alliance, opposed to this
country taking for its own the com-
mercial ideals of the British govern
ment. He believed in the uphold-
ing of the letter and spirit of the
Monroe doctrine.
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
The recent Populist national con
vention at Cincinnati adopted the
folowing plan of organization:
1. All delegate conventions of the
Peoples party for making notnina
tions and platforms are hereby
abolished, and instead thereof, nom-
inations for offices, platforms and
amendments thereto shall be made
by direct vote at the Peoples party
primaries of the political subdivis-
Influence
°<* Home
V W V V • O P /
i# very J werful
The furnishings need-
n't be expensive, but should be
artistic, pretty and cheerful.
more heavily taxed than they have
been to create the gallery which is
not theirs.
2. The Peoples party shall con-
sist of a national committee of three
members from each state, to be
as to the Philippines and trade chosen by the state central conunit-
expansion. | tee 011 each presidential year.
Mr. Parker then went on to touch 1 3- state central committee of
11 , three members from each congress
on a topic that some Populists . 6
, , . | ional district, to be elected by di-
seemed to taboo. He spoke of the . . ...
1 rect vote at the party primaries on
Philippine question. He had mark each election year.
ed, with regret, certain remarks that i 4. A congressional committee of
he had heard made before the Re- 1 three members from each county in
form Press association 011 the previ- j !'ie congressional district to be elect-
oils day, remarks to the effect that e<^ direct vo'e at the party pri-
Populists ought not to declare in fa-
vor of Philippine independence be-
Democrats had. He
thought it an unworthy reason. For
his part he cared not whether a pol-
icy was Republican policy or Demo-
cratic policy or Populist policy, if it j
was right. The Peoples party could j
not afford to turn its back on any
maries on each election year.
5. A county committee of three
members from each township or
ward, to be elected by direct vote at
the party primaries each election
year.
6. National, state, congressional
and county committees shall per-
form the same duties as heretofore,
... • , , not inconsistent herewith, provide
thing that was right merely because | ^
blank ballots for the referendum
the Democratic or Republican party
might stand for that thing. Any-
thing that was right the Peoples par-
ty could afford to stand for—aye,
could not afford not to stand for it.
that even when they had evidence : phe one question with him in advo
sufficient to convict they refused to
prosecute. Mr. Barker spoke plain-
ly. He said that not long since in-
formation came to him that there
was evidence in the hands of the
commission connecting a certain
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railroad and a certain shipper with
the giving and reciving of rebates in
the shipment of grain, rebates of I
that character that made it imposs-
ible for shippers to whom such re-
bates are not open to do business in
•competition with those to whom
they are, rebates such as have cen
tered the control of the grain trade !
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of the country 111 a few hands. Mr,
Barker wrote to one of the commis
siners, I'routy, asking if this infor-
mation that had come to him was
correct. And said commissioner
answered that it was, that the com-
mission had the evidence that it
deemed sufficient to convict, but
that it was well known that this case
of granting rebates, unlawful as it
was, was no isolated case, that lit was
notorious that all railroads were
guilty, that in such case the com-
mission Ifelt that it would work in-
justice to prosecute, that is to say
because it could not punish all the
criminals it would not punish one,
that the railroad caught had prom-
ised to be good, that the commission
had therefore thought it wise not to
push this case.
lesson of a picture galt.f.ky.
eating any policy was, was it right?
And if right he dared be for it. He
dared not be against it. So was he
opposed to the doctrine of holding
the Filipino people as a subject race,
and he would not cease his opposi
tion because the Democratic party
might happen to stand in opposition
to that policy.
He went on to speak of the taking
of the Philipines as a stepping stone
from which to reach out for the
trade of China. This was the prime
reason advanced by responsible Re-
publicans for taking the Philippines.
It had been asserted that the pro-
ductive power of our people had
outrun their consuming capacity;
that we must find foreign markets
for a great part of the products of
our mills or else those mills must be
idle for half the year. He ridiculed
votes herein contemplated, and can
vass and certify the votes cast in
their respective territories.
7. The unit of organization shall
be the Precinct club.
8. Any voter may become a mem-
ber of the precinct club of any pre
cinct by subscribing to our national
declaration of principles and rules
of organization.
9. Any member of any precinct
club who shall propose fusion or co-
operation with either the Democrat
ic or Republican organizations in
the make-up of a ticket, through
conference committees or otherwise,
shall, upon conviction thereof, by a
vote of his club, be deemed outside
the party.
10. No person not a member of
a precinct club and in good standing
shall be eligible to membership
on any Peoples party committee,
or a Peoples party nomination for
any office.
11. Each committee shall make
prompt report to the committee next
imperative mandate and may be re-
called by a majority vote of the
league membership of their con-
stituency.
BOERS WILL WIN.
Rev. Dr. I. S. Lavely, an Ameri-
can missionary, is in the city, hav-
ing recently returned from Johannes-
burg. He is heartily in sympathy
with tb Boers and is here to de-
deliver lectures in their behalf. He
will speak tonight at the Union
mission, Eighteenth and McGee
streets. No admission will be j
charged.
Dr. I.avely is of sturdy build and
might be taken for one of the bat |
tling burghers.
" l'hey may cause them to retreat,
but each time you will find the |
plucky little fighter behind another
rock ready to hop at the coming :
Britisher."
Dr. Lavely left Johannesburg j First.cjass""Dry"^ Goods" Store.' #"We keep the very laTesTinaU
shortly after the beginning of ho. ^ M ^ ^ ^ aslonjshF
ti 11 ties and as he has done mission ! t . . < 1 w 1 1. tt.tr r-
, .. t , . i Just received, a beautiful line of yard-wide fast Per
ary work among the natives of that I - - - - «««. i«oi * \-i
section he has had plenty of oppor- J
tunities to study the character of
the sturdy Boer.
"Ask one," said lie, "why they
feel so confident of coming off vic-
torious and lie will reply that it is
because one Boer is equal to ten
Englishmen and after you have had
explained to you how the Boer will
fight from rock to rock, always un-
der shelter and with his trusty
horse always near, you will begin to
believe that one Boer is the equal
of ten Englishmen."
I he missionary is of the opinion
that the present war will revolution-
ize modern warfare.
Art and beauty in the home mould the character of boys
and girls, awaken and educate their finer nature. They're not
slow to bring their friends to a pretty home, and if uncongenial
they spend very little time there, ot it iti.'nitiki:, (aupkth
l>l \ ITINUS, lite, tills all llic r< quirt-un-ii Is, com hilling at urn bit it v.
nculncss niMt more cspiM'tnll v i'lUCKS UK.I.OW OOM i'HTITION.
REED <V- SHAFFER,
LEADERS OF FU RN ITU RE, CA RPETS, A N D U N DERTAKI NG.
May Day Bargains
Every Day this Month
WE ProPosc t0 £'vc t'ie public SPECIAL BARGAINS;
* " we have a splendid assortment in all lines that constitute a
cales, from 5c to 12jC. A beautiful line of Dress Dimi-
ties in white and figured that can't be equalled for making
a dainty summer dress. And we're showing a large and
attractive line of Shirt Waists, with the latest collars.
Our Shoes are the latest style, and can fit any foot. If
you want a stylish, good shoe see us. Large line of
Gent's Furnishings.
Always the Largest and Freshest stock of Groceries
in Norman.
Phone 50.
ELLEDGE & PHILIPS.
THE PALACE DRUG STORE
WANTS TO KNOW
why you will pay $1.50 a gallon for Paints, O
"Already, ■ sa.d he,"the English when you can equally as good for $1.00
are beginning to adopt the Boer
methods Already the officers are
beginning to fight in the ranks and
not before their companies as they
did in the first few battles." "The
Boer loss is never large. Why is
this? Simply because he is his own
officer. There is 110 command to
retreat in a solid body but each
man looks out for his own safety and
from his shelter behind the rock
picks off as many Englishmen as
possible and the more officers the
better."
The doctor firmly believes that
the Boers are prepared to hold out
for at least three years.
"From the time of the Jamison
raid," said he, "the South Africans
began preparing for the present
conflict and now have in their capi-
tal, Pretoria, provisions to last at
least three years."
Dr. Lavely discredits the report
that the women are fighting and
laughs at the stories of the ignor-
ance of the Boers. The Boer of
the present day, he declares, is an
intelligent and well educated man,
fully capable of working the mines
and governing themselves without
outside assistance. As to the great
abuses heaped upon the poor negro
mitieworkers the English are as
much at fault as the Boer. Both
have been guilty, according to Dr.
I.avely of administering to these
negros much worse treatment than
the negro of the South ever receiv-
For Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines,
Stationery, and everything in the
Drug line, call at the Palace
=Prescriptions carefully filled =
Blake & Reed,
West of Citizens Bank- Norman, Okla
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Announcement
/ The GRAND LEADER, of Guthrie, will open up one *
* of the largest stocks of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and
•j- Shoes, Millinery, and Gent's Furnisning Goods ever in ^
Norman, some tune between the 1st and 15th of June,
iiuiuiaii, aoinc uuie uciween me .lm diiu .ljiii ui oune, *
r' occupying the large room in the Opera House building *
' formerly occupied by Ed. Anthony & Co.
They are well pleased with the prospects for a 4
tj' good trade in Norman this summer and fall, and hope \
* to merit a share of it: 4
When their goods arrive they will invite you in to j
f see their stock, and to form the acquaintance of the *
v1 trading public in their line of goods. V
Respectfully, *
m)u,man | HIRSCH & KAUFMAN j <;u i iikik j|
' PROPRIETORS. ' j!
higher, of all referendum votes and
—the idea that our country was de- j other matters within the jurisdiction | e(] (j Journal.
veloped—that the wants of our peo- of such higher committee, and the
pie were filled, that their con- chairman of each committee shall
suming power was incapable of ex | be responsible for the prompt and
pansion. Secure to them a just dis- j faithful performance of the duties
trihution of that which their labor 1 of his committee.
may produce; give to each man the! 12. State platform can be cliatig-
fruits of his toil of muscle and of ed only on demand of a majority of
brain and the consuming power of j the precinct club membership of any
our people would expand indefinite- I county, ratified by a majority vote
ly, expand just as fast as their pow- I of the precinct club membership of
er to produce. Above all, he ridi-j the state; and the national platform
culed the idea of finding in China j can be changed only upon demand
FUNNY, ISN' I I r-
The people own and operate the
postal system.
The people own and operate the
judiciary system.
The people own and operate the
fire system.
The people own and operate the
streets, highways and bridges.
The people own and operate the
tax system
■ The people own and operate the
j the outlet for the growing product of i of a majority vote of the precinct sc|,()0| system
| our mills, which it is said our own | club membership of any state, rati- The people own and operate the
Thirdly, Mr. Barker spoke of people cannot consume. He spoke | fied by a majority vote of the pre- prison system.
those monopolies resting on munic- ! of China as a country where money | cinct club membership of the nation. ('le fools who suggest that the | j
ipal franchises. Upon the private j had been made wofully dear and! 13- No salaried official shall be ; ral'mai' a,1(' telegraph should be
.... I j added are too crazy to be allowed | |
ownership of such franchises many j man cheap. He pointed out that if elected a member of any committee to run at |ar(;e Funny isn't it? 4
THE 2STE-v\T ZFTTCIIvE
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MEYER & SANDMEYER,
(Succi'ssoits to Mills & Wtakd,)
Invite tlio general public to inspect its handsome lino of
jiEDuoo.M srus, folding beds, lounges.
HOOKERS. t'HALKS and KITCHEN FUltNllTUE.
A full line of liuby Cabs and Gocarts.
CAliPEl'S, MATTINGS, OIL
CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES.
Curpfts Cut and Matched—Window Shades Trimmed
and Hung.
\\ e make a specialty of Upholstering and Repairing Furniture.
great fortunes had been reared. ' we sell to China we have got to lake j of the Peoples party organization, Appeal to Reason.
">ATI> FACTION (ilAHANlKKO IV ALL CAs|<:k
(.•(MXIm dolirerod to all parts of tlic, City.
In < entraI Block, one* doar fu«l of Nuw loik !tack«'l
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Allan, John S. The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1900, newspaper, May 25, 1900; Norman, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117171/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.