The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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I he Peoples Voice
VOLUME 15.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. 1900.
N CMBER -I
v
Advise Political Action ~
Union Labor Men
Will Probably Line up With
Peoples Party.
Carl
Brown, of Coxey's
Army Fame.
and he is going to do what he can to
destroy it.
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The first of last week Samuel Gom-
pers, president of the American Fed-
eration of labor, and John Mitchell,
president ot the Federation of miners,
issued an address to the Union labor
men advising political action. This
is the first time in the history of
these two labor organizations that
such a step has been advised. They
have tried to secure what they want
ed by remaining aloof from political
organizations. They have been beg-
ging like mendicants at the door of
the two old parties for the rights of
labor for years; but if Union labor
men follow the advise of Gompers
and Mitchell they will beg no more.
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In all probability labor will line up
with the Independent League that
stands for practically the same re>
forms as advocated by the Peoples
Party and was represented at the
St. Louis Peoples Party conference
and anxious for an amalgamation of
all reform organizations on a nation-
al platform similar to the Peoples
Party platform adopted at Spring'
field, Illino's.
"The darkest hour is just before
the dawn;"' but the light is breaking
I in the east and its lays are rapidly
j becoming visible in the west. The
| old populist guards are rising every-
REFORMS NFVER GO BACKWARD: where with renewed hope. The long
j looked for army of new recruits is
coming from the north, east, west and
south. Let the two million men who
| touched elbows in 1894 behind the
Reforms Through The Old Parties a peop]eg Party banner touch elbows
Pipe Dream. {again and they will find as many
more recruits'ready to enlist.
| Carl Brown, of Coxey army fame,
There are many papers in the South | says, "I will!" and if all of the rest
who said that W'. ft. Hearst would
support Bryan in 1908, and many of
them expressed delight at that sug-
gestion, but here is what Hearst said
and it has sent consternation into
their camp.
"I do not say that I will not run
for any office, for I am willing to run
as I did last fall, to break up a polit-
ical trust, or criminal combination i t|,0Utih it never had been pent up
betwjen both political parties, or to behind the dam, so will reform move-
help defeat those wretched little po-! ments that have been impeded rush
1 faster and reach destination just
of the two million—living—would do
the same—like Jonah's gourd—we
would be an invsncible army in a
night!
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Reforms never go backward. They
may be impeded for a time, like wa-
ter pent up beh'nd a dam; but the
diim will break and the water rush on
to the sea In greater fury and reach
its destination just about as soon as
litical sneak thieves that are lifted
about as soon as they would, should
, f , ^„ duuui aa oviuii j
into the open window* of public office | ^ ^ ^ unnatura|ly im.
by corporations to pass out to them | J
the people's property. I am willing , Pe * *
to join any independent movement | ^ ^ f ^ refQrms ^
the object of which is to free parties, ^ ^ ^ ]abored t(j
secure them through the old pariies,
but without success and in 1892 they
met in Omaha and declared for Inde-
act on and organ-
from boss rule and corporation con
trol and give the people a free voice
in the management of their own af-
to
drawn, irrespective
of party, between | pendent Political
. ;„!|alr ized the Peoples
, , . , . I iacu LUC L Party. At the time
these who beleive in specia P^Ueg" lf the iiatlon of the Peoples
es and those who believe in popular , ^ & ^ cent q{ tfae
rights; between the producing classes | > believed in the sound„ess of
and the plundering corporations, and | h„ „1P Ppon!pii
A NARROW ESCAPE
Of Being Drowned in the
South Canadian.
Last Sunday afternoon George
Graham, wife and small daughter
4 horse wagon loaded
wilh house hold effects on their way
from Wtnco to Noble reached the
South Canadian river at ferry west
of Norman. The waves were running
high in the river but the boat had
been crossing all day and they drove
on board to cross. On reaching mid-
stream, water began flowing over
boat hub deep on the wagon and it is
thought party managing the boat
may have become excited; at any
rate the boat gave a great lurch,
throwing wagon, team and every-
thing into the river, some under the
boat and Mr. Graham tangled up
with his teams. Mr. Graham, seeing
his wife floating down the river, es-
caped from the team as quickly as
possible and started swimming after
his wife, getting in below her, he
caught her seemingly lifeless body
and threw her over his back. One of
the men in the boat came along in
the wagon box and they threw the
limp body of the woman into the
wagon and hastened to shore and in a
short time succeeded in getting the
woman revived. The little girl was
caught by a boat cable and was dang-
ling in water at end of the cable
when one of the fellows who had
crawled out from under the boat ob-
served her and drew in the cable and
got the little girl on board the boat.
Mr. Graham bad three of his ribs
fractured and some of the rest were
bruised up considerably, but all es-
caped serious injury. The teams and
wagon were saved, but most of the
household goods were lost.
COUNTY FAIR
Association Organized Last
Tuesday Night.
Last Tuesday night a meeting of
the subscribers to a county fair as-
sociation met in the Commercial club
rooms and organized by electing Ed.
B. Johnson, chairman and J. ti.
Mosier, secretary. Dr. VanVleet re-
ported $3,22o 00 subscribed by citizens I
in Norman, for stock in the fair as-1
sociation On motion of W. N Hayes
the subscribers proceeded at once to
organized fair association and elect-
ed a board of directors Dr. Van-
Vleet was chosen president of the
association, J. H. Mosier, secretary;
T. E. Smith, vice president: and C.
H. Bessent, treasurer.
Dr VanVleet, J. H Mosier, T. E.
Smith, D. L Larsh, W. F. Essex, H.
G. Lindsay, J. J. Burke, W. .\i Ne-
well, H. W. Stubbeman, J. E Mi lar
and C. H. Bessent were chosen as
board of directors. The Blake tract
of land west of the city park was
chosen as a site. The price of shares
in the association was fixed at $25.00.
The meeting adjourned to meet at 2
o'clock, August 9th.
m m
06IID6
S. K. McCall & Co has a beautiful
badge for all who will call at their
store for it, on Aug. 3d and 4th, dur.
ing the OLD SETTLERS KE UNION.
Only heads of families who were
living in OKlahoma in 1889, are en-
titled to this official badge,
Meyer & Meyer, of the Big Chair
Furniture House, will alsu furnish a
beautiful souvenir to the wives of
the Old Settlers. Call at theirstore.
/
wherever that line Is drawn 1 will !
gladly light ill the lead or in ranks, j
as required."
This is talking straight from the,
shoulder and coming from such a I
man as William R. Hearst it causes |
these worthies to see the hand writ
ing on the wall and causes their
knees to knock together. Get your-
selves ready for the battle, we tell
you, we can hear the bugle sounding
the charge. Millions are ready, let
the old guard get into line.—Watch-
man, Cleburne, Tex.
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Hon. W Hearst is the Independent
League, a political party outside of
both of the old political parties, can-
didate for governor of New York
and he has the cold chills running up
and down the spinal column of the
old parties in that state. In all of
the eastern states the movement of
the people for independent political
action is growing. New York is the | prize for the best answer to the con-
storm center of the movement andlundrum: Why is a newspaper like a
W. R. Hearst the central figure. Mr. ! woman? The prize was won by a lady
Hearst knows that apolitical trust | who sent in this answer: "Because
or criminal combination exists he-1 every man should have one of his own
tween the two old political parties and not run after his nelghbjr's
the reforms advocated by the Peoples
Party; but today amajoiity of the
people accept as sound doctrine the
reforms advocated by Peoples Party;
but even after so convinced many of
them have not believed independent
political action n*cessary to secure
them, and like the foolish men of
old, have been trying to bottle new
wine in old bottles, by trying as
Gompers and Mitchell have tried, to
use the old parties to secure their
reforms through. The men who or-
ganized the Peoples Party were not
Utopian dreamers, nor were- they
novices in devising how to secure the
same. They advocated Independent
political action and their wisdom in
this is becoming almost as apparent
as is apparent the wisdom of reforms
they advocated.
An Apt Answer
A newspaper publisher offered
A
Akin J B
Askew Mrs W E
Allison K W
Acers A D
Anoils Robt
Adair ,1 S
Adair O C
Allen G VV
Allen L C
Anderson J H
Allen J C
Adams James
Adams Mrs Wm
Alexander Geo
B
Beard A
Barhour J B
Baulch Mrs
Baldwin S T
Burch J M
Braden Mrs S C
Br? n non J S
Brai.bew J M
Bishop J M
liui ke J J
Blown Parker
htrown Martin
Brannon Tom. Sr
Blackmon W H
Blake Tyler
Berry Andrew
Burke G VV
Banks Oscar K
Banks Carson
Bergland Geo
Betts J W
Black Joe
Bowlin John
Berry It C
Barrier P H
Briggs L L
Burton J M
Blackmon Sam
Brannon Felix
Brannon A G
Brown J M
Boggs Henry
Brown W W
Blackburn Frank
C
Cbampeau Jennie
> armanJ A
Clase Emma
Clay Ben
Clements R E
Capshaw Hen
Capshaw Tom
Curren R
Clare Newton
Crawford A J
Capsha*' Mrs J D
Coffey R G
Chastain Russell
Coleman Will
Cummins J B
Creighton John A
Calvert M
Cranmer O L
Carman J M
Cook TI G
Cleveland Dr
Clark Mfs J C
Cramer Dr
Clark Geo W
D
Damron J E
Dowd J C
Davis It M
Davis Sherman
| Davis Ely-
scrap 1 Dorrance Mrs M E
iron anl castings and notify me I Downing Hi
want it and will come and get it and Duffy E
L. J. Eoyvakds,
D
i Delling Fred
Daniel .1 M
Diehm John B
Durham G T
j Dut'ger Tbos
I Durkee L B
Keele Nathan
Khigkarle A
Keller Frank
Keck J>>nn
LaCount F M
Love J
Lassiter W It
Luderman Adolf
Leverick John
Larsh D L
Lesly Paul
Little V\ ood
M
McKinney C M
.viattox Wm G
Morehead Sam
Martin P J
Mitchel J E
Mayes H R
Mj ers W L
Mattox Jas R
Mitchel Sam
McLarghlin G S
Murphy T J
Moore S M
VIcGlll Mrs A O
McPeak Dug
Miller John
Mayfield W T
Monical Frank
Miller J C
Manire Dr
Motter Mrs John
Moon Lizzie
Marvel T M
Maguire Jas D
Marquart Mrs
Muir H M
McGinley F J
McEtbaney Chas
N
Nowlin D B
Nye W O
Nolan Tony J
Naile J M
Neowe John W
O
Odam Jas
O'Maley Mrs Pat
P
Potts A J
Pinnick P S
Polk J W
Pai ton David
Polk W J
Payton Beecher
Peters S H
Poland T M
Petty John
Petty Wm
Q
: Elvington A1
! Edwards John
Hlsworth Clias
i Everett Mrs Geo
i Essex Frank
i Endicott Martin
| English David
F
Foster W R
i Flesher H H
' Franklin S
I Figar W J
I Fry J
] Ferguson J H
G
I Gei.o B F
Greene Mrs H
Grigsby J D
Greene R It
Grotts John
Glenn S H
Glenn Barton
Gross Henry
Gabriel Geo
Gross Will
Graham Isac
H
Howarth M L
Henderson David Rowland 1
Riley J J
Roan W D
Ross Lee
Reid W J
Reed Fred
Reed Geo
Runels Jim
Reynodls Sam
Robberson John
llobberson Jasper
R >11 ius T J
Rnnyan M C
Rowe Geo B
Richards S A
| Rowland J
S
Starues R A
Smouse John
Self R C
Studhoiim John
Sampson Nora
Smovse J L
Shears MrsN G
Stout Tbos
Stowe M J
Smou-e M J
Shirley J
Stowe J W
Shock icy T G
Shock ley .1 F
Swartz W L
Swartz Henry
Spencer W L
Standifer Thus
Stubblebean TJ
Stroup J O
Sha ffer C
Staley A C
Satterlee M i ■< J
Stephens D M
Seawell W li
Smith Mary
Smith O J "
Sherrod Jotin W
Scheniel Martin
Syues S L
Shields W T
Scbewich Martin
Summer G L
Stroud H
Smith John L
Scott W E
Smith Geo W
Stevenson G T
Sullivan Jess
T
Ta.\ lor P H
TillUon E R
Tolbert Mrs D C
Taylor D H
Tarkington Geo
Taylor C H
I'll or n b i 11 Babe
Trimble J H
Tilison Dick
Tarkington A
Tee I R
Taylor W A
Tillison E R
I)
Ullman Lee
Underwood W D
V
Vaughn G W
Vaughn S H
Vowel W T
Vincent John
Vincent Tom
W
Wright Major
Wintin J J
Wintin J A
William? J W
Webster G T
W->ilsJ C
Wi ittington P M
Whie Mrs N
Wallace N
j Wright Mrs G
I W illiams J B
I Wood Fred
| Wade D S
Wright G D
Worthington Mrs
Wingo R H
Webs'er A Lee
' Wollenberg A
W
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A NORMAN MERCHANT
Gets The Honor of Naming
the Twins.
A notice published in ths paper
of July 13, 1906, will be remembered,
of Mr.and Mrs. Thompson,living near
the New Hope school house of this
county,were proud parents of fine
twin daughters. Mr.Thompson asked
the assistance of the public to find
suitable names for the little twins,
Mr. R. C Berry of this city being
the lucky fellow, he being very
much impressed with the names of
Iorene and Eulioe, ask Mr. Thompson
to prernit him to name his handsome
little daughters, and it was allowed
therefore the little children have
beautiful names. The twins will be
in this city Aug. 3 and 4. to attend
Old settlers reunion. Bob, it is now
up to you to present each of them
with a nice silk dress
Scrap Iron Wanted.
Boys gather up all the old
pay you a good price for same.
41 if Chas. Merklk,
Norman, Okla.
Dunbar John
Dollarhide J R
Davis \ rs
Hewitt A H
Hewitt W M
Hayes Carrie
Haddax G N
Hodam F T
Hudson Ed
Higgins John
Hood David
Howell A
Hickok A D
Haswtll S C
HaugheyIR
Hatifield F M
Howri Sebe
Hess It
Hallmark W A
Houry Thos
Hewitt Geo D
Hardin T J
Haun J P
Hoffman John
Hensley .l imes
Hensle.t P
Howell A
Husted John
Hoffman August
Haswefi W
Heddens J M
Herron Jess
Hopkins Ned
Hefley Hank
I
Ille Leopold
Ille Mike
Ingle Ed P.
J
Jeffress C
Jamison James
Jones Hugh
Jarbo Ed
Johnson E V
Jones Thos
Jack W O
Johnson T J
K
Kasbaum J K
Kahoe ( has
I Keele W P
NEW COURT HOUSE
Accepted by the County
Commissioners.
I The new Cleveland County Court
House was turned over to the County
Commissioners the first of this week
and the county offi es have been
moved into the new building The
court house building is not a mon-
strous big one, but is large enough
and presents a hand-ome appear-
ance and the new j.iil am! court
house was erected for just about
three times as much (113,000) as old
county jail building cost the countv.
The character of building and coat
convinces us that"graft"did not enter
largely into the construction of the
building. We believe the County
Commissioners looked after the in
terest of county in the construction
1 of the building rather than after a
graft for themselves
THE AGNES HOTEL
Under New Management
August 1st.
i W. C. Jacksan, owner of the Agnes
Hotel, leased the hotel the first of
the week to Mr. Wayne Render, of
this city, who took charge August 1.
1 Mrs A. Oldham will manage the
hotel. The intention is to make this
one of the best hostelries in the new
state.
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