The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1912 Page: 6 of 6
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|(Paid Advertising.)
SOCIALISM
New Barber
i have opened a bar-
ber shop at the old
stand tirst door south
First National Rank.
I am an old hand at
the business and a
trial will convince you.
I solicit a share of
your patronage and
hope that 1 may be
able to successfully
retain it.
Yours for courteous
treatment,
G. W. Woody
.1. IC. IMM.MM'li
Physician and Surgeon
Day phone 25; night phone 44.
All calls promptly answered day
and night. Office two doors south
of Post Office.
•bruary
Kingfisher,
Go To
California
This W inter
Summer lives eternally along her
beaches, her fields are solid rugs of
flowers—her streets ;ire hedged with
pepper trees ami roses.
*! Wnen you go, yd by way of the 1
Rock Island
Lines
—make the journev part of your outing
Sunshine all the Way
by the direct route of low altitudes—
via El Paso and New Mexico. Big
berths, splendid meals. Perfect train
service over a smooth road-bed makes
tbe trip to the most delightful land in
the universe one of
fj?"r7l pleasure.
Let rue quote fares and
help you plan a trip.
FAY THOMPSON
* Division Passenger Agent
Oklahoma City, Okla.
J. B. PLUM
1 icket Agent Rock Island Lines
Cashion, Oklahoma.
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ES Til K ISSI K TODAY.
STANLY J. CLARK will speak in Kingfisher County.
2 ;d to 29th, inclusive.
Hennessey, February 23, 7:30 p. m., Opera House.
Sheridan, February 24, 7:30 p. m.
Kingfisher, Sunday. Feb. 25, 3 p. m., Opera House
Altoona, February 26, 7:30 p. m.
Cashion, Febr.iary 27, 7:30 p. m.
Hanbright's School House, 8 miles south-east of
February 28, 7130 p m. j
Omega, February 29, 7 130 p. m.
It is not the mission of Socialism to take the land from the farm-
er. It is the mission of Capitalism to take tbe land from the f um-
er", and this, the*Capitalist is doing all right, all right.
When the Capitalist has taken the land from the farmer it is tlie-
mission of Socialism to restore the land to the faimer.
In this state there are 93816 tenant farmers. In this county ev-
! ery third man is a renter.
No matter how much it rains, or how great the crop yield, every
third year is an absolute and complete failure for the rentei. llc
l must "divide up."
! It is not the mission of Socialism to disturb the farmer who farms.
1 the land, whether he be renter or owner, but it is the mission of So-
eialism to disturb the farmer who farms the farmer.
The following is the Farmer's Program of the Socialist Party of |
: (oklahoma:
Farmer's Program
I Art. 1.—The retention and constant enlargement of the public
I domain:
By retaining school and other public lands.
By purchase of arid and overflow lands and the state reclamation
of all such lands now held by the state or that may be acquired by
the state.
By the purchase of all lands sold for the non-payment of taxes
Bv the purchase of segregated and unallotted Indian lands.
By the retention of leased lands after the expiration of leases and
the payment of the improvements thereon at an appraised valuation.
Art. 2. Separation of the department of agriculture from the po-
litical government bv means of
Election of all members and officers 01 the Board 01
Agriculture by the direct vote of the actual farmers.
'introduction of the merit system among tbe employees
Art. 3.—Erection by the state of grain elevators and
warehouses for the storage of farm products; these eleva-
tors and Warehouses to be managed by the Board of Ag-
riculture. , r ,
1 Art. 4.—Organization by the Board of Agriculture of tree agri-
cultural education and the establishment of model farms.
Art. 5.—Encouragement by the Board of Agriculture of co opera-
I tive societies of farmers
For the buying of seed nid fertilizer.
?or the purchase and common use of implements and machinery,
.'or the preparing and sale of produce.
For the working of land by groups.
Art. 6.—Organization by the state for loans on mort-
gages and warehouses certificates, the interest charges to
cover cost only.
Art. 7. State insurance against diseases of animals, diseases or
plants, ;nse6t pests, hail, flood, storm and lire.
j Art S.- Aid and encouragement to be given the actual workers
of the farms in the formation of district co-operative associations
! which shall be given the power to issue bonds for the purchase of
I suitable farming lands bonds to be redeemable in forty years. In
jdividuals purchasing such lands shall pay the purchase price of land
in share or cash annual or semi-annual rentals extending over a per-
iod of forty years, or may at their option pay in full any given nurn
; ber of years. .
An Exemption from taxation and execution of dwellings,
I tools, farm animals, implements and improvements to the extent of
! one thousand dollars.
H)._A graduated tax on the value of rented land
and land held for speculasion.
—Absentee landlords to assess their own lands,
the state reserving the right to purchase such lands at
their assessed value plus 10 per cent.
Yrt , . Land now in the possession of the state or hereafter ae
quired thru purchase, reclamation or tax sales to be rented to land-
less farmers under the supervision of the Board of Agriculture at
the prevailing rate of share rent or its equivalent. The payment
of such rent to cease as soon as the total amount oi rent
paid is equal to the value of the land and the lenant there
by acquires for himself and his children the right of occu-
pancy. The title to all such lands remaining with the
commonwealth.
Automobile Accessories I
and Supplies, such as ;
Tires, inner tubes on*
short notice, tubes _ al- :
ready in stock; all kinds*
of blow-out patches and *
ignition-ware, wire, car-;
bide, spark plugs, gas, :
oil, batteries, vulcaniz-;
ing, self-sticking and ce-:
ment patches, reflectors, ;
burner tips, primers, I
magneto and carburator *
! supplies. If you don't I
! see what you want, call *
for it. We can suit you. I
( l yni & < o.. |
*< i A HACiK HKI'Allt SIMM' r,
Meat
MarKet
u
carry a complete line
Fresh and Salt Meats
A good line of Smoked
Meats and Sausages. Fish
of
and Oysters
Cash paid for
us for Pure,
ered Lard.
Sundays from
o'clock a. tu.
in Season.
Hides. See
Home-rend -
Shop open
to 10
Ryser Bros.
r
■ /
\ o t a v y I" S8 l i i <
Real Estate and
Insurance. In-
sures Farm and
C i t y Property.
IN THE NEW BRICK
KINGFISHER. OKLA
It is better to vote for what you want and not gel
I than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
it,
Dr. G. W. Wyatt
Dentist
of Guthrie, will be at the
old Dr. Raymond office in
Cashion, the fourth Monday
I in each month and remains
all week.
Get an appointment early
in the week.
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Barnard, W. F. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1912, newspaper, February 22, 1912; Cashion, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107694/m1/6/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.