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WHAT IS OUK NATION TO-DAY?
Rooseodt bus become an nrrant, even a
dangerous, demagogue His si -I. ft Colurabttt, made as a forerunner of bli
candidncv was vn-imi.-. l,iKlit,ai.<l..l on InstUnions and form ..I
eminent "that Urn., mad.- this nation wli.it it Is today
Mr. Roosevelt .i. in i-r ti"' initiative and referendum. N- -l
at least seventv liv.- per rent, of ti" \merican people
Me favor- the election of I'nited States Senators b\ direet pn
maries, as do a vast majority of tin- voters.
He is for the corrupt practices act, as is everyone, except those
who engage in corrupt methods to get office, or tho-r who profit
cted and executed by corrupt officials.
llalllmnro American, Hep
by corrupt laws enact
id of the re. ,.11 ' 'I
lie propose- a recall of judicial decisions, inst
judges, which i- more radical, but by progressives, believed to be
less effective. t
In fact, Mr. Roosevelt profc—e- endorsement of about all of the
progressive principle- advanced by lb.van and I.a l'oll. tt. but unlike
Bryan and l a Kollcttc. hi- record lias not encouraged confidence in
his sinceritv.
We will not take issue with the American on the charge thai
the ex-president "has become an arrant and dangerous demagogue,
but most emphatically differ with it in its contention thai the
economic principles he announced at Columbus will, if enacted into
law, impair or jeopardize any institution or form of government
worthy of perpetuation.
l'.videntlv, the head and front of Mr. Roosevelt'- offending is
his announced disapproval of the rule of Big Businc- and his ap
proval of the rule of the people in all matters of government
The old Latin phrase "nolumas leges Angelia maturi, was the
cry of the Lords and Barons of England in the feudal ages and
means that "we don't want the laws of England changed." 11 was
the cry of the Roman patrician against the Grachi; it was the slogan
used by the priesthood of a vile and corrupt church against the
reforms of Luther. It was the appeal of the Pharisees against tin-
teachings of Christ. Thus it has been through all the ages and thus it
is today, as shown in the above clipping, the wail of the privileged
few against the rule of the people—against justice and progress.
The American is afraid of the people, and dominates them like
Taft and Bailey as the mob. and charges everyone who advocate*
their cause with being dangerous demagogues.
I!lit no civilization wa- ever destroyed by the people,
when, like Rome before Attilia and France before Napoleon, the
tyrannical oppression of the masses by a few aristocrats became
intolerable and then they wiped out in bloody revolution the wrongs
and injustices of ages.
"The civilizations with whose wreck- the -bore- of time au
strewn owed their destruction to mi-government " \ iciotis men
made vicious laws and vicious rulers enforced them I mcssivc taxa
tion imposed burdens which crushed the victims Privileged order-
exploited non-privileged ma-ses. 1 lie aristocratic few lived tiotoush
at the expense of the democratic many. I he money of the nation
was concentrated in the hands of the dominant cla- I'lu- mans
had to pay extortionate prices for the use of this money I -ury,
protection and other privilege- are vultures which have gorged them-
selves upon the vitals of nations since the dawn of time.
are some of the institutions and forms of government the
American" would perpetuate.
' The aristocratic few have had absolute control of this govern-
ment, almost without interruption, since its discovery. 1 he ma—e-
have had nothing to do with it except to vote every two and font
years for—nominees selected by politicians, and corporation tools
for president, and cougrc-- Nearly a century of unc|llestioin d
power, w ith the legislative, judical and executive departments under
their control .and w hat i- the result
Go into the stret- of anv large city and inquire. \\ hat do von
few and be made to continue the lievver f wood and the drawers of
water.
i Hir I ourtli of July orators, campaign hot air dispensers and
Spring poet- dilate with mock patriot ni i the virtues of our form
of gos eminent, the -plendor of our institution- and the liberty, ltide
pendcticc and happines- of our p< • ■ p 1 ■
I lilt the truth 1- we have ju-t rca -u for shame rather than
pride for condition- in \nicriea today. We have retrograded and
| budded an aristocrat wealth with -p. • ial privileges which con
j -titutc powers leading rapidly into the creation of an autocracy
| instead of a democracy.
In all matter- of government in which the welfare of the com-
; inoii people are involved. America i- not -■ humane nor as ju-t as
; mail) of tile kingdoms of l-.urope. frame. German) and Kngland
I treat their old people, tlu-ir unemployed, their agricultural classe-
j and tlic.r vvorkiiigmen and women more humanely than America
I i- now or has ever treated hers
Tile reason for tin- condition is that people have permitted
I party government to be manipulated and controlled by party ma-
• hincrv for pri\ ate ends.
In cv ei v branch of government, from top t- bottom, a few
politician- organize machines which nominate candidates, carry on
campaign-, elect candidate-, with the aid of party hacks and with
I lu-li fund- from the coffers of Big liu-im wli. . oiitrol their con
due! in office after their eleciion.
To get rid of the machine and the de-tructive influences of the
mercenaries who control the machine, and restore the party govern-
ment to the people, such progrc—ive statesmen as William J.
Bryan, Senator Owen. 1-oik, Wilson, Clark and other-, have launched
and are zealously pushing in every state in the union the organ
ization of the Federation of Precinct Clubs.
These great Democrats believe, as do all other hofiest and patri-
otic citizens, irrespective of party, "that the people have got to get
in the governing business from tin- voters pro met up. for their own
benefit, or be governed from the top down for the benefit of other-."
Under the direction of Dr. Duke, State President, and Dr. Kvans.
State Secretary, the work of organizing Democratic Precinct t lubs
l- now being pushed in a number of countic- in the state.
State < Irganizer ( .11 Armstrong, who has been at work for the
past three or four weeks, reports splendid success. organizing ciHint)
clubs with a membership each of from 50 to 100 members every day.
The Federation i- intended a- a permanent institution.
All Democrats who believe in the rule of the people from the
bottom to the top to be better than the present sy stem of machine
rule from the top to the bottom are invited to join one of these clubs
and lend a hand in wresting the government from the bands of poli-
ticians and Hig-Busine— and re-tore it to the people, it- creators,
defenders and rightful owners.
SEED
and
CORN
Selected and graded, in the ear and
issue
The Pre
for party plac
Commith
Enterprise
Seed Go.
122 West California Oklahoma City
Anil thesi
' Halt inn >ri
md industrious labor
wasting unearned w
their own shame, and to tin -liamc I iniurv of - tin -
hard-working people packed a\\,i\ in v
find little children famished, dirty
clubs, shops, theatres and even wit I
walls of the temple- ot w Tsl;i] 'I
worked and underpaid, and atl I at
find: You find thousands • 1 h>-nc-t
ging work You find the rich and idh
d the
grant
hired thugs, po
find vice and 1
wealth. You >
the -lave and v
These conditions
Christian, but liiaki -
plutocracy or their 111
Who 1- respoti-ii
radatn ti: N-
nation was e\ < r pe
the responsibility of ■
few who have made i
this clas- that the I
government.
1111
ilth to
ui find
!,- and unhealthy street You
half-naked, outside luxurious
the shad w of the towering
1 find men and women ovei
clubbed into submission by
protest agam-t w
ivli religion a ' culture
gambler, and tlu -'arve
■. thinking hum.11 .11
11 the -rat i 1 1 en
■v. ignorance. - n
-111 v endowed b\
WHAT WILL IT BE?
Inequalities and injustices, there i- nothing but inequalities and
injustices in this country under it- present system, especially in
our tariff laws as it applie- to the American farmer.
From the beginning of our government, the manufacturer has
been a beggar. He has constantly stood before Uncle Sam with
his hat in hi- hand and the whine of the mendicant upon his lip-.
Favor after favor ha- been granted him and the limit to hi- insati
ability has never been reached. The cold figures published in the
Statistical Abstract, put forth by the United State-, show that in
addition to a clear plotit of 8 per cent upon aeual investment of
money, the manufacturer cleats $2,(172,000,000, which is more than
three times the annual gross revenue of 1 ,reat Britain.
The American farmer has never asked a favor of the govern-
ment. Never at anv time been a beggar. \- a cla--, they have
in-\ cr u anted any thing more than a clear field and a fair tight. I heir
record i- one of unselfish, patient heroism They have cleared for-
ests, when there were forests to clear; drained swamps, when there
were swamps to drain; fought it- cnemic-. and saved it in time-
of peril.
Furnishing hi- own horse, hi- own ammunition, and his own
rations, he voluntarily rode to King - Mountain, crushed the British
and turned the tide of the Revolutionary war. He followed Andrew
lack-on from Horse-hot llend to New t irlcans id re-cued the llag
of our countrv Ironi the di-gracc which bad bei 11 put upon it by the
(•'astern troops.
Front the Statistic al \bstract. we find that thc-c farmers arc
feeding and clothing the American world, and after contributing
the vast crop- which are annually gathered by the manufacturers,
have nothing hit but a bare living.
What a shame it 1-! Near ill and year out these petted ' id-
ol the privileged class. prote#ed. I -pcvial ^ i-latioti, frame 1 in
-
of the sea and sell them cheaper to foreigners than they -eli them
to their ovv ti neighbor -
I'lte tariff question 1- a big question. Has been a bone 1 ' con-
tent i u between the two great partic- for-, -.e- f years and } ct the
real difference between a protective policv and 1 tariff for revenue
l lic Mckitih v tatiti law. the W'ils- m law.,tilt Payne
1 he poker.
W hat' the mattei Republican and Dem ■ .tic administrat ins
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT CLUBS.
liv r S. Senator Kohert L Owen, Chairman, Organization Committer.
■Shall the People Rule?' Is the Overwhelming Issue." Democratic
National Platform, 190M.
Tin i i-deratlon of Democratic Precinct Clubs .if the r s A. is a
.. I- ,-.ivruing, sell sustaining organization, Incapable of being diverted to,
1.ri v iii.1 i.r s> itish purposes. Its purpose is to enable the rank anil tile of
lie Ii.'inocracv to absolutely eontrol the Demoeratie Party Organization from
|ir<-. iiu' to National Convention, to nominate and elect to tilt- Presidency,
;; Dei rat who believes in the people; to promote the legitimate organlsa-
li,,., ,,1 III,. Democracy and to o verthrow corrupt machine polities within tin-
parly lines: to establish the rule of the people as a concrete faei; 10 enable
1 hi■ people to rule honcatlv by putting an end to enrrupt praetiees in primaries
and elections: to enable the people to rule Intelligently by a system of corn-
leic public!.v to nominate and elect only (hose candiil.iles for party position
and for public office who absolutely believe in the wisdom and honesty
benovcb-iice of the people; to question candidates, to ascertain their vi
to pledge them to the people: to make public til views, records, affiliations
and envlrol ot candidate! for party place or public office, and by ih.s
system to nominate and elect men who are In sympathy with the people and
pledged to put an end to the unlawful and extortionate rule of pri\ilege, and
to give the people complete relief from every injustice, imposition and wrong.
We are about to engage in a Nation-wide contest between the unor-
11 't'd I )e 1111 >< ■ r t1 \ iiid oruani/ed r i \ i I * bet w ■ u the ui i organ i zed people
;.d .ow! i"ed seifishiM'ss en unorganised honesty and organised dls- shelled, several vanet.es. Sample.
""""Mvvv sc. In the organisation of the Federation of Democratic Pre-1""* "" application. Write for cat-
< ill! t Clubs of the 1' S. A., to •• 'ablis: in voting precint t a patriot!* a|ogue 0f all kinds of garden and field
dub of Democrats committed to the declaration of the National platform of
Huts, which declared that the rule of tin people was The overwhelming seeds.
We propose that this organization shall furnish an effective agency j
blishing the rule of the people. The plan Js as follows
inct Clubs of Progressive Democrats will question candidates
and public office, will make public their records, will attend
. wiit« «.o. o, conventions, and primaries, and get out the Democratic vote,
Club to be absolutely self-sustaining and self-governing. 'I he ( lubs are
rated Into Count\ Federations. The Club Presidents comprise the ( ounty
nd elect an Executive Committee The term "council' is used
Instead of Committee, to prevent confusion with the regular Democratic
organization. The President of the County Federation is a member of the
State Committee or Council. The State Committee of ( otincil elects the
State Executive Council. The State Executive Council will elect a State
President, who is a member of the National Council. The National hxecutive
Council, elected by the National Council, will elect the National officers.
The right «if recall eists from the precinct officers to the National officers,
vested in the hands of those who elect, or i n the hands of the Federation.
The Initiative and Referendum and Recall will he used throughout the organi-
zation by postal ballot, as an economical, quick, and Democratic method of
conducting the business of the Federation.
Organization of Progressive Democracy.
By the postal ballot the voice of the organized progressive Democracy
can be obtained on any great National question, and, if found desirable, on
the relative popularity of candidates for the Presidency, or other public or
party positions, before the National Convention meets.
It is proposed by this o rganization to promote progressive policies and
not to permit one-tenth of the Democratic party, which may be reactionary,
to organize and by superior activity or the use of money or corrupt practices,
capture the regular Democratic organization in whole or in part It is
proposed to organize nine-tenths of the Democracy which is at hearty truly
progressive under an organization by which they can govern themselves and
control the regular Democratic organization from top to bottom. In this
way, ambitious commercial Democrats will not be able to act as the secret
allies of the standpat Republican machine, and the Democrats cannot be sold
out at critical times.
The regular Democratic organization, as at present constituted, has
only the function of submitting to the Democratic members of the choice of
the party committeemen in city, county, or State for 1912 The regular party
organization will be content to submit the choice of party delegates to the j
members of the party, but the members of the Democratic party are unor-
ganized and ten per cent of reactionaries or conservatives, with the backing
nt funds, can by their superior activity and superior organisation exercise a
weight in the Democratic organization entirely disproportionate to their
numbers. With the progressive Democrats organized in every precinct ot
the I'nited States, the Democratic army would be marshalled upon the
political field with its armour bright and ciean, with its chosen committeemen
and party officials sincerely in accord with the ambitions of the Democracy'
and with 110 traitors in command.
It is proposed, however, by the Federation of Democratic Precinct
Clubs to ignorp any citizens who claim to be Democratic and believe they
are Democrats, but the system of proportional representation is adopted
under the by-laws so that the conservative Democrats will have their pro-1
portional representation without being discriminated against because of their'
minority.
The people have been betrayed by crafty political bosses; for example,
through the convention and caucus, where the organized few by machine
methods and corrupt practices have nominated candidates whom the people
did not nominate under a mandatory direct primary, safe-guarded by law.
These machine candidates and party officials have sometimes proven to be
honest and efficient, but 011 the whole they have disappointed the people.
and have given them 110 real relief, and this is measureably true of both
parties.
The Democratic party, as a minority party, has been comparatively
free from the corrupting influence of commercialism and special interests, and
offers the most favorable agency through which integrity of government
may now be obtained by the people.
The Democratic party is now about to come into power, and the
special interests who rushed into the Republican party when it came into
power, would gladly transfer their allegiance to the Democratic party, for a
consideration, if they were permitted to do it. The Democracy stands for
the square deal for the people, and also a square deal for every industry
and for every corporation. There is only one way to obtain a square deal for
the people, and that is to place the power of government directly in the
hands of the people so that they may obtain an honest registration law and
an honest election law, so that they may initiate the laws they do want, and
veto the laws they do not want, and so that they may recall officials who are
inefficient or corrupt. The citizens conducting the corporation can take
< are of themselves under any form of government, especially an honest be-
nevolent government under the People's Rule System.
It is amusing to see the advocates of special interest tear their hair
Wanted: Men to I.earn the
Barber Trade
i*
1 ' V
A
SCHWARZE
BARBER COLLEGE
Get Best Northern
Seed Potatoes
From
A. MORRISON
127 W. 1st St. Oklahoma City
MAKE THE
MODEL
CAFETERIA
YOUR HOME
WHILE IN THE CITY
IHE BEST FOR THE
9 N BROADWAY
and raise their lamentation
initiate the laws they want
officers who are inefficient
These are the weapons of 1
deal. These are the mans by whi
deal, and assure themselves horn
by which the weakness of represc
representative government made
made a government truly, faithfu
The Federation of Democra
for party place and for 1
1 veto the Is
rrupt. The
racy Thes
iving the people the right
ley do not want, and recall
wise in their generation.
th> weapons ut' the squrae
people may directly obtain a square
resentation. These are the means
• government will be corrected, and
nir forefathers intend it should be
?cinct Clubs believes in nominating
Clean Rooms, Popular Prices
HOTEL
OLIVER-CALUMET
Earnest M. Rounsavilh
Proprietor
Elegantly Furnished Rooms
217^*221! 2 W. California Ave.
Phone 44S2 Oklahoma City
en
in tin
bei
Demo.
who believ
r t he peopl
ir hearts re
he means t
find means
that the w
disappoint
Wt
nil
if
industrious
.\ people, but v
ilotie at titc 1«
1 it is to tile tc1
woulil o uti i
intellii:
t pi
not.
SHALL THE PEOPLE KULE?
l-'rom ocean 1 tn t lie m. I .aw re nee t ti nl
in ftlmost even rat ■ 1 even Half ,
in the w r!«l ti < vt rwlu tn ti. •n i* "Shall the y\- ruK
From the beginning • . t-tiu ami through every pen. *1 1 the
world's history, the . lew have unjustly and tyrannic \
rult*l and oppreoed the tn .
But today there arc but few places on the habitable globe where
the people are not thinking as thev have never thought beL'ii and
asking by what rca- n the;. >h<nld 1 e ruled and exploited by tin
11 lie tact that there 1- .
producers <>f the nati>
the\ do not see the hat
that they ha\ c builded
tare of which tlu\ .11
that the heretofore pi
instrument oi their lit
The farmers are
\\ hat will it be
l^ain to the >
>n tat ive. The
lie only re.n w >■
are blind to tr
1 hey do not rv
and rocking,
.irnur may he
are drifting by
will, be a eh,
> not ile?ire
1 have of Ut
People's Right to Initiative Laws.
parties who have been and always will be in collusion with
. j , .• 1 . " ,
The F< 1 era tion of Democratic Precinct Clubs propos
such leadership and to make eftYrtive the control of the pa
the government by the people. We ask the patriotic men
operate activ-i in promotim the Federation by contribut
their time and means as th£y think the cause may merit,
that this litt ratlin may be 11 known to e\ery prerim-t
with which to promote the organization, and to meet the cost
printing and postage, and w-, need the active service of ira"
these principles and are willing to give them the time neees
t hem.
Those interested may address Robert L. Owen. Chaii
Committee, Washington, D. C
THE LIVELIEST CITY ON THE MAP.
When Oklahoma Cit
ork on the Capitol, to p
ailroaci, as well as to prep
ater system the whole t ou
it ion ;itid <
need mon
ho believe
to establi
preference for Mr. Martine ot L'nn n >unt> For me that voU 1
conclusive. I think it should be lor every member of the Legislature
W oodrow \\ ilson.
o her old progressive v
V < ity in Okl :
nit 1 : use to Oklahom
>\ which comment is n
Last week that ci
>f Commerce, adding 111
ban 1.200 members, wfc
so, pay $10, $2" and as h ^h
When men are so much in
their city as to voluntarily ^0 dov
in this way. is it any wonder ti
City is not only the pride of the
ltly voted $350.<>ee of bonds to he; t
■ •
the preliminary work of building a great
t up and took notice, and well may they
evidence that she is rapidly getting back
g things
other state, can in truth give anything
honesty and fairness are the standards
SPECIAL SALE
Or. High-Grade
. i II \
ne
m.
the Ch.
otal of
>d "Tht
ider vity
>00 new members, making ;
• •
►rations, or individuals that are able to do
is per month, making the total income
"'e a month, or about $4<>,000 annually.
er« st.'d in the growth and development of
11 into their jeans and dig up the cold cash
■ ••
great young state of Oklahoma; but it is
EASY PAYMENT PLAN
Rest equipped Bicycle shop in
Oklahoma City.
Bic\. lo tires fresh from the fac-
tory Key and lock work.
We want your business.
OKU. SPORTING GOODS CO.
222 W. Main 224 W. Robinson
AGENTS wanted in • very town
in Oklahoma to write Health and
Accident Insurance Kxporience
unnecessary . None but hustlers
wanted.
A. T. BARLOW
430 Lee Bldg. Oklahoma City.
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