Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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In the Meantime Despised Oklahoma is Piling up Public Funds for the Indian Territory V andals to Spend W hen ^ Gets in Power.
ft Seething Caldron Underneath
a Solid Political Crust.
The Democratic convention that met at Oklahoma City Tues-
day to ratify the nomination of the state ticket, was a great disa-
pointment. Many Democrats and all Republicans expected that
chaos and revolution would reign, and that whatever the results,
some of the crimes of the primaries conflict would have to be
threshed out before a united party could be launched in the field.
If nothing worse, at least a contest from Cruce and Hoffman was
expected. The result shows that before a vast convention any dom-
inant man or organization can sweep things with a high liand and
the discontented and wronged members of the party must submit
or be swept outside party recognition. Outside the resolution on
Ambassador Bryce
Guest of the City.
James Bryce, British ambassador to
the United States, reached Guthrie
Monday night after traveling all day in
Western Oklahoma, where he was
greatly impressed with the immensity
of the agricultural resources of the
Southwest. Mr. Bryce frequently made
the statement that there seerfied to be
scarcely an acre of land that at some
Sunspot is Harbinger
Present Reform is From the^op
in many years has been j _ l| t r ° n 11 II
Down, Noi From me Bottom up.
A sunspat anno
gest discovered in many
found on the east line of Old Sol by the
RevJ I. R. Hiok*, of St. Louis, famous
astronomer, who predicted the Galves-
ton tidal wave, snd the recent tornados
and hailstorms.
The spot was first discovered last
Saturday morning by Mr Ilicks and
iticians do not or will not
lornic reform spirit abroad
time could not be reduced to cultivation j then some distauce from the east
line, W hen it was discovered the fol
lowing day Old Sol appeared to be in a
state of terrific eruption, the lines
and used for the support of a large
population.
Citizens of Guthrie met Mr. Bryce
and his party at their train and escort-
ed them to the principal places of in-
terest. He was accompanied by ex-Gov-
ernor David R. Francis, of Missouri, I naV:
Robert S. Brookings, of St. Louis, A. j
J.Davidson, president of the Frisco | is
It is strange that the average pi
understand the present tremendous ec
in the country, neutralizing and distributing the vast accumula-
tions of wealth in the last fifteen years, which have acquired,
naturally in their growth, special powers. There is always a co-
relative force. When a few years ago the manipulators of the
showi ng an area which seemed to be un j country, like Morgan, Rogers, Carnegie and Rockefeller, began by
der a tornado-like whiri. J a merger system to form gigantic trusts for the purpose of absorb-
the | ing and crushing out of existance the smaller competitors, they
Tito spot is easily discerned by
d eye through a piece of colored
. The big spot, the top of which
■art shaped, is dangerous, too,
Railroad company, and Luman F. Pur | acceding to Mr. Hicks, vvtu says that
prohibition, nothing marred the harmony of the convention. Cruce, ker, jr., judge of the United States ] throughout the storm area of the Un-
Hoffman, Furnian, and other defeated candidates made speeches j court in the Northsrndistrict in Indian j ited States the public may look for
for harmony and equiesence in the result. While there was a
seething caldron of discontent beneath the surface, none dared to
break out, intimidated by the vast convention that represented
power in every corner of the new state.
The following ticket was reported by a committee as nomin-
ated and ratified by the convention:
Governor—C. N. Haskell, of Muskogee.
Lieutenant Governor—George Bellamy, of El Reno.
Secretary of State—Col. Bill Cross, of Oklahoma City.
State Auditor—M. E. Trapp.
United States Senator—T. P. Gore, of Lawton.
United States Senator—Col. Robert L. Owens.
Insurance Commissioner—T. J. McComb, of Oklahoma City.
Commissioner of Charities—Kate Bernard, of oklahoma City.
Labor Commissioner-Charles L. Daugherty, of Oklahoma City.
Corporation Commissioners--J. A. Love, J. J. McAlester, of South McAles-
ter, and A. P. Watson.
Attorney Ueneral—Charles West, of Enid.
State Troasurer--J. A. Menefee.
Superintendent of Public Schools-E. D. Cameron.
State Examiner and Inspector—Charles A. Taylor.
State Mine Inspector-Pete Hanraty.
Clerk of Supreme Court—W. H. L. Campbell.
Justices of the Supreme Court-J. D. Taylor, R. L. Williams, Jesse J. Dunn,
M. J. Kaue and S. W. Hayes.
W. J. Bryan made an address at lo o'clock in the morning, and
in the estimation of many, made one of his record speeches. He
said in part of the constitution:
•'You have the best Constitution to-day of any state in the
Union and a better constitution than the Constitution of the United
States," said Mr. Bryan. The delegates cheered with delight.
"This is not extravagant praise," continued Mr. Bryan. "All
the other states have stood as your models. I want to compliment
the cornfield lawyers of Oklahoma, a term used by the New York
Tribune, upon having puttied up all the holes shot into the consti-
tutions of other states by trust and corporation lawyers. Ljt me
suggest that you take as your campaign keynote: "Let the people
rule."
"I want to see it in your campaign and in the national cam-
paign- Corporations have been dominating the politics of the
nation. The nearer you get a government to the people the better
it will We. Don't be afraid of the people. I prefer to risk the many
rather than the few. You have made a constitution your people
can control. I have read it and have been interested and amused
to see how carefylly you inserted clauses to protect
where dangers were greatest.
#"It is experience that has led you to adoot the
referentkini for the control of municipal franchises. The state at
large needs the initiative and referendum as much as the cities. | med
The last thing in your constitution is the initiative and referendum. 'trea
It permits the people to make their constitution what they wish it
to be. For that reason 1 don't se§ how any Republican can vote
against it."
Mr. Bryan then began a discussion of national politic? and
said that if Oklahoma were kept out of statehood because of Re-
publican fear of its seven electoral votes, the resentment in such
states as Kansas, Illinois, and Iowa would more than offset the loss
of the seven votes to the Democratic party.
The only fight in the convention was on prohibition, and a
good "straddle" resolution was adopted, as follows: "The quest-
ion of prohibition has been removed from partisan politics and has
been left to a vote of the people in accordance with the principles
of the referendum.''
An attempt was made by Haskell's campaign manager. Thomas
Ovfren, to add a section pledging the party that if the people adopt-
ed the prohibition plank offered separately, the Democratic party
promises that it will enforce the law to the letter, but the amend-
ment was defeated by a vote of 780 to 371. W. H. Murry support-
ed the resolution, which showed that the Haskell men were trying
to make it appear that they were keeping faith with the prohibi-
tionists, to whose support Haskell's nomination is due. As a re-
sult of this, Moman l'ruett introduced the following amendment:
"Resolved, that we, the representatives of the great rank and
file of the Democratic party of the grand new state of Oklahoma
realizing the invaluable services of the anti-saloon league, of the
new state in bringing about the nomination of C. N. Haskell, of
Muskogee, and that it was through its efforts in support of him, as
a result of his pledge, declaring allegiance to prohibition, that he
was finally the victor Jjjin the race, that we now declare ourselves
unequivocally in favor of absolute prohibition, and urge every
Democrat to use his vote and influence to bring about thead option
territory. At the Eilts' clubroom Mr. j terrific alectric
Bryje was Welcomed by Mayor C. M. by high winds.
Barnes, after which addresses were
made by Chief Justice John H. Bur-
ford, Henry E. Asp, Virgil Hobbs and
others. *
Without committing himself Mr.
Bryce in his speech came nearer ex-
pressing an opit.ion on the Oklahoma
constitution than he has been quoted
elsewhere.
"I had hoped." he said, "To get at
1 more specific views of the people as to
1 the constitution when I reached Guth-
re, but lack of time his interfered.
But petaps it is just as well, as several
gentlemen have promised to give me
the benefit of their opinion at a later
day. Your proposed constitution seems
to have a great many experimental in-
gredients in it. Some of its provisions
have been tried and some are now in
U3e in Switzerland, which 1 regard as
the greatest democracy on earth. The
forbidden field of politics does not per-
mit my telling you what ones have
been tried successfully and what ones
unsuccessfully in the Swiss republic."
Ambassador Bryce is enjoying his
trip in Oklahoma. At Fort Sill his
party started in wagons to ascend
Mount Scott, the eastermost peak of
Wichita mountains. One of the wagons
broke down when near one of the high
pinnaclas. Not to be deprived of his
mountain climbing, Mr. Bryce led the
party up the ascent at a brisk aace for
more than anhour, when the summit
was reached. He was delighted with the
view that lay beneath him. During the
ascent and upon his return he plucked
flowers that grew ;n countless numbers
by the wayside, qu'ckly identified them
and told their closely allied kinsmen in
England and Europe. His wide knowl-
edge of botany surprised his compan-
ions.
stormes accompanied
This will reach the
country between Wednesday and Fri-
day, Just at the time the spot crosses
the meridian of the sun.
The spot will be discernible to people
in this country until! next Saturday.
If it is strong enough to brave the
rotation of the sun, it will again ap-
pear about twelve days from next
Saturday and again "kick up a storm
row."
Fitting Tribute
to the Flag.
A large crowd gathered at the Elec -
trie Parkauditorium "Flag Dav" and
paid tribute to "CMd Glory.". Col. T.
H. Soward, the patriotic instructor
had charge of the program. The flag
drill, by a number of boys under the
direction of Mrs. Emma Billings, was
particularly pleasing, as was also tha
drill by a number of girls under the di-
rection of Mrs. Mae Vsmpner. Miss
Glady's Cavolt sang "Old Glory" in
splendid voice, followed by the Temple
quartette in "Tne Battle Hymn of the
Republic." Judge B. T. Hainer and
Judge Parmenter, of Lawton, delivtr d
the patriotic addresses and the Guthrie
ba.itj furnished music. The exercises
were given under the direction of the
G. A. R„ W. R. C. and S. W. V.of the j
city.
The members of the Kimona club
gave a picnic on the lawn at the home
of Mrs. Henry Thompson, 511 E. Wash
should have known that such vast centralization of capital would
necessitate, as a protection to the masses, new conceptions of tte
rights of capital and new laws for its regulation. Corporate cen-
tralization of wealth places all the people not parties to them,
who before were independent in their own business, dependent
upon them, and changes their attitude in the economic principle
of the greatest good to the greatest number.
Changes of this character are first expressed in the crude feel-
ing of the masses that a condition has taken place to their greater
disadvantage, and popular political parties are organized to express
this feeling and suggest a remedy. These pioneer parties, how-
ever, fail of accomplishment and are followed by others. In time
the principles crudely expressed and despised because expressed
in lowly places, reach acceptance in national administrative coun-
cils and become potent factors.
This is the condition of the present national economic reform
spirit. Those who hooted at it still do so as though they are being
advocated by the populist party, guided by such high priests as
sockless Jerry Simpson and peticoatless Mary Ellen Lease instead
of by the president of the United States. Because he has the
power to put In practice what he preaches, what President Roose-
velt enunciates lifts questions of economics from the plane of phi-
losophy of such men even as Bryan into practical statesmanship.
As such it changes them immediately from the domain of specula-
tive polemics into commercial experiments.
Of the speeches recently made on railroad regulation, inherit-
ance and graduating tax and other reforms, none is of more im-
portance to the real workers than the declarations made in his ad-
dress on Georgia day at the Jamestown Exhibition, in reference to
labor laws. The importance of the address has been somewhat
overlooked, and will startle those who have not looked into the
revolutionary change of attitude of the responsibility of capital to
labor. Here are the "important parts of his speech ;
We need laws for the protection of our children which were not needed
when this country was in its infancy. We need laws for the control of vast
corporations such as were not needed when the industrial fortunes were far
smaller than at present, and when these fortunes were not combined for busi-
ness use. In the same way we need to change our attitude toward labor prob-
lems from what that attitude was in the days when the great bulk of our
the people
initiative and
Will Lynch Stay
Out of Scrap. °3le
his theories regarding- the age limit
They think they ve got me where was introduced in the convention of the
I il have to keep quiet, but they don t national eclectic medical association at
know me," is the ominous statement Los Angeles, Cal. by Dr. C. G. Winter
; by J. Harvey Lynch, secretary-1 of Minneapolis and E. G. Sharp of
surer of the Twin Territorial Fed-^Qut.brie, Ok.. The resolution was re-
| eration of Labor, in discussing the con- ' ferred t0 the advjsory boar,i and win
tinuance of the hearing of the charge be reported back to the convention.
of criminal lieel, preferred against hin; ! •
by C. N. Haskell of Muskogee, victor | Acting Governor
in the Democratic primaries for the Fj, Ucuec PemiUitinn
support of the Democratic party in the | " ISi,Ue;> KeqUISltlOIl.
race for governor. I Acting Governor Charles H. Filson
Will the Democrats be able to keep ■honored a requisition issued by Gover-
Lynch quiet with the charges against Kor CamPbe11 for the return t0 Texas
him? | of J. H. Weir, wanted in Fort Bend
"Maybe so," says Lynch enigmali- ! county for robbery, and under arrest
cally. j here. Sheriff S. J. Winston came here
It is rumored on the streets that after the prisoner.
Lynch will be found actively support- j c..,, n
ing the social Democratic ticket in the ; ^tlll I UShlllg
coming campaign, and that he will not City Improvements
cease his fight on Haskell, despite his j w. H. Coyle pushed further his de-
persecu 10ns. ,, 1 mands for city improvements at last
ou can say, sai< Lynch, that j Tuesday's meeting of the Business
Moman Pru.ett is suffering from a 1 Men-3 L other speaker8 were
severe case of "llaskel.tu; that Paul Mayor Barnes, Judge Lawrence, Jake
Nesbitt has been exposed but has not j DouglaS3. j. A. Shearer, and Morris
ington avenue, Thursday evening. The
gentlemen friends of the club members people lived in the country with no more complex labor relations than is im
were guests. Dainty refreshments ' plied in the connection between the farmer anl ths hired help.
were served. The picnic was given in por exampie, the great increase in I Last winter congress passed a safety
honor of Misses Lizzie and Ruby Mc | mechanical and manufacturing opera-' appliance law which marked a long
Neal, who leavA soon for a three ^ tjona means a corresponding increase j stride in the right direction But there
months tour in Europe. in the number of accidents to the wage should be additional legislation to se-
_ .. - workers employed therein, these in- j cure peeuniarjr compensation to work-
lJr.Snarp Denounces Usler j ciudlng both preventable and inevitable j men suffering from accidents, and when
A resolution denouncing Dr. Willliam accidents. To the ordinary wage work- ' they ate killed to their families. At
der as a medical nihilist and refuting j er's family such a calamity means grim present, toth in the sphere covered by
hardship. As the work is done for the ' national legislation and in the sphere
employer, and therefore ultimately for ! covered by state legislation, the law in
the public, it is a bitter injustice that j too many cases leaves the financial
it should be the wage worker himself, burden of industrial accidents to be
and his wife and children who bear the borne by the injured workmen and their
whole penalty. Legislation should be families; and a workman who suffers
had, alike from the nation and from j from an acclJent either has no case at
sta'es, not only to guard against the
needless multiplication of these acci-
dents, but to relieve the financial fns-
fering due to them.
' all for redress or else must undertake
, a suet for damages against his em-
ployer.
lontinued on paje 8)
of the prohibition amendment to the constitution.
The chair refused to give him recognition to speak to his reso-
lution and he was hissed from the platform.
The resolutions declared for the removal of restrictions in the
Indian Territory, for the sale of the coal and asphalt lands, separ.
Ti
dorses Hryan for president.
ate coaches and the sale of the school lands.
Ahe platform en-
William H. Murry presided as temporary chairman and VV. T.
Fields, of El Reno, as temporary secretary R. A. Biilups, of Cor-
dell, was permanent chairman and Gabriel Parker secretary.
yet succumed, and that U. S. Russel
is also exposed to the complication."
The case against Lynch was contin-
ued until after the election on request
of Haskell's attorneys. The exsct
date of the hearing has not been set.
Brvce
Visited
Indian Chiefs.
Quanah Parker, chief of the Com-
anches, accompanied by six subchiefs
and other leading Comanches, met the
special train bearing James Bryce,
British imbassador to the United
States, President Davidson of the St.
Louis & San Francisco, and others.
They were escorted to Quanah Parker's
mountain hume at the foot of the
Wichitas.
They were taken back to the train at
Cache as the guest of the Comanche
chief, and left for the West, while at
Fort Sill they visited Geronimo, the
old Apache warrior.
Collar. As a result the paving of Har-
rison and Cleveland avenues is assured,
and the erection of another cotton mill
almost certain. Resolutions were
adopted expressing the sense that home
productions be used by citizens where-
ver posible. The league endorsed by
| a vote the policy that the mayor be
paid a salary of one hundred collars a
month so he could devote his whole
time to the city's affairs. The wishes
of the woman's civic club endorsed for
the beautifying of the city and further
improvement of its parks. Mayor
Barnes showed the ^needs of a filtering
plant of one million gallon capacity.
W. H. Coyle, as president of the
Business Men's League is keeping the
city moving.
Logan County Fruit Growers' asso-
ciation received orders for two hun-
dred crates of blackberries from Kan-
sas and Colorado points.
OKLAHOMA METHODIST HOSPrTAL
out mux okla
New M, E. Hospital Building.' crease its capacity about three fold.
This institution is under the control It will be a very beautiful structure,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and ; Uy ita elevation and its frontage to-
is running at full capacity. Since com- ward the city it will be in full view of
ing into possession they have treated nearly all parts of the city and of all
more than a hundred patients, many ] trains passing through. For well
of whom would have been in their I lighted and comfortable rooms, it will
graves had they not had surgical aid. | ')e unexcelled. Its equipment will be
Its success as a .life saving agency is ! first-class in every particular. Its op-
very gratifying. Several of these erating rooms will be as fine as any in.
patients have occupied free beds, and | 'be west. The management is desir-
they are ready to take such whenever ou3 of finding some person who is able
means and capacity will allow.
The Board of Trustees have adopted
plans for a new building that will in-
and willing to erect a monument for
himself by building a Nurses' Home..
This is very much needed.
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Golobie, John. Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1907, newspaper, June 20, 1907; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112552/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.