Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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OKLAKOMA STATE REGISTER.
Oklahoma State Register
PuMiibed Every Thursday by
THE OKLAHOMA PRINTING COMPANY
J. M. DOLPH. Pres. JOHN GOLOBIE, Stc.
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Thursday, May 141908.
JOHN GOLOBIE, Kihtok."
KANSAS AM) OKLAHOMA STATE-
HOOI) CKEATIOJIS NO (0.MIWKIS0X.
The Democratic party will have so many sins to
account for to the people that it Is not necessary to
attribute any to it that it has not committed. In a
uigned communication, Williams. Higgins of Bartlesville
falls 6hort of logical marshalling of comparative figures
and facts between the cost of the admission of Kansas
and Oklahoma to statehood. It is a case where figures
wrongly put bring a wrong deduction.
To begin with, there is no comparison in the con-
ditions under which Kansas and Oklahoma were ad-
mitted to statehood. Kansas had no such complex
conditions, as It had not the population Oklahoma has.
In 1861, Then It was admitted, only a tier or two of
counties along the Missouri river were populated, there
was not a single railroad across the river, and none
of the gigantic commercial interests existed, to be taken
care of, as exist in Oklahoma today.
Mr. Higgins' coiitention is, and he gives the figures,
that the cost, all told, of creating Kansas Into a state
being but 1128,000, and the cost of Oklahoma $580,000,
the figures stand against Oklahoma. But he himself
glve6 the population of Kansas at that time at only
141,000, while the census gives Oklahoma 1,414,000, and
Mr. Higgins rightly gives 1,500,000. Take a deduction
of the figures and they stand:
Kansas—141,000 population, cost $128,000, result, 91
cents per capita tax on the population.
Oklahoma—1,414,CMW population, cost $580,000, result
41 cents per capita.
Add to this the fact that the' Kansas legislature
was in session SO days and Oklahoma 160, and It makes
another difference.
Mr. Higgins Is right nbout the Democrats showing
extravagance and looseness In the expenditure of money
right at "the beginning, but their wise or unwise method
of creating a state will have to be Judged in relation
to conditions existing in Oklahoma. It would not be
even fair to compare the two stateB, were Kansas to
create a state now, out of its present population and
resources. Kansas has no such varied interests, with
two separate territories of inharmonious conditions.
Over and above these local conditions, this is an era
of economic reform, that a successful party has to
take cognizance of, in fact being successful shows it
has taken cognizance of, and many things are neces-
sary to he done that were not necessary when Kansas
was created a state. The very mileage of railroads and
wealth in oils and other corporate Interests in Okla-
homa necessitate a class of complicated legislation and
administration never dreamt of in the simple condi-
tions when Kansas was made a state.
There is no comparison between Kansas and Okla-
homa today. How much less can there be a compari-
son of the past. But this isn't saying Democrats are
wise or economical in the making of Oklahoma into a
state.
BUSINESS HONESTY.
The Oklahoma City Times'has the follow-
ing personal note:
John Golobie must be the happiest man
in Oklahoma just at this-time. Juiui has
always had a hard time making the dear
, peojje believe what he-wiid heretofore.
They thought he was justlsore. Now the
pedple tfill recall tmany a scathing edito-
ria}.s(juib about printing graft that has
appeared in the State Register and sit up
and take notice of what John says ifi the
future. Took a long time, John.ibut v'ou
landed at last.
This is but a sample of the press comments
of the week in the same direction. The Tulsa
World had a column editorial on newspaper
honesty and Republican success in Oklahoma
which, leaving out the personal mention, was a
strong commendation of the Register.
It is true in business, as in private life, that
it pays to be "reasonably" honest. Every en-
terprise that goes beyond the accepted princi-
ples of commercial honor suffers tor its un-
natural prosperity by a reaction. A faker
sIc'tis a community and then leaves; but if he
remained public sentiment would withhold its
•confidence. Public sentiment is now punishing
the saloons for their sins of moral disregard
and political dominance. The railroads are
being punished for their excesses in self-enrich-
ment at the expense of the rights of the public.
This reaction may not always be visible in
the individual fortune. It may seem that the
man who gets all he can, no matter how, is
ahead in the community. In exceptional cases
this is true. But such men lose in the injury
they have done the whole town and necessi-
Barily, proportionately, to the further enrich-
ment of themselves. Now, for instance, had
not those who were entrusted by the people to
promote Guthrie's interests, at each opportu-
nity enriched themselves, but truly served the
interests of the whole people, it would now be
the commercial metropolis of the state, and
those who are possibly worth $50,000 and
$1<0O,OOO would be worth $1,000,000 and
$2,000,000. And alon,g with their greater
riches they would have the pleasure of living
in a city to which all the arts of civilization
would come at their command, instead of hav-
ing to go out and seek them elsewhere.
Speaking of the Register—it will be some
day the leading voice in Guthrie. This is in-
evitable. It will grow upon the honest senti-
ment of the community, based upon the con-
fidence in its integrity. If it were so today,
the state at large would not be persecuting the
city as it is. It would be, as it is entitled to
be, the beloved Mecca of the state. The "peo-
ple" of Guthrie deserve the admiration of the
state, and should not be punished for the sins
of the few. There would be no dreams of "New
Jerusalem" capitals out in some wilderness.
Guthrie is the 19-year dream capital city, with
a site for the marble structure worthy of the
state. There would be no incentive, as there
in no need, of looking elsewhere.
GUTHRIE'S NEEDS.
The three hundred and more newspaper ex-
changes ol the state that came to the desk of
the State Register the last two weeks, are filled
with invective against Guthrie, following up
the revelations in which the two daily papers
proved each other to have robbed the taxpay-
ers of the state. In addition to the natural
rivalry of cities, this is a terrific burden for
the capital of Oklahoma to bear—to have the
united press of the state against it because of
the unpopularity of its newspapers.
What the city of Guthrie needs is a news-
paper that will take care of its interests by a
wholesome regard for the welfare of all the
citizens of the state. Such a newspaper at the
seat of government, where it gets its news at
first hand, would create a circulation based up-
on the reliability of its news service, and pros-
per because of the fairness of its opinions ex-
pressed on its editorial page. The difficulty
with the daily papers of Guthrie is that they
are run in the interest of their commercial
manufacturing establishments, and not with a
view of serving public interests; whereas the
city of Guthrie has reached that sta^e where
it should have a press that will be run for the
interest of the greatest number.
It is a piece of genius to conduct a news-
paper that shall appeal wisely to the great read-
ing public, even when the edition has no other
end in view than to serve the righteous inter-
ests of the many as against the unrighteous
power of the few, but when a newspaper's at-
tack or support of public men and measures is
solely with a vie\y of a commercial business of
its own, entirely separate from the public's in-
terest in the paper, the matter is an impossi-
bility.
Using newspapers as a threat for commer-
cial printing is at an end in Oklahoma, and
Guthrie newspapers will find, when it is t'>o
late, that their misuse of public confidence will
react against Guthrie and keep the city from
attaining that importance under which alone
they can exist as metropolitan journals, and
they will have to shrink, when their political
printing is taken away from them, to the size
of the village they have assisted in making of
Guthrie. The State Capital long ago lost its
foundation by helping to lose the state to Re-
publicanism, and now the Leader is making
itself as unpopular with the Democracy of the
state. In the meantime Guthrie suffers at the
hands of the people of the state.
What Guthrie needs is to turn one of its
private commercial sheets into a state paper,
or get a new one.
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Guthrie's Big Low and Medium
Priced Clothing House
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\ ( ASK OF HINDSIGHT.
The Tulsa World has the following belfited *eye-
open$r:
ITg 1 y rumors are in the air concerning a certain
meeting of the Oklahoma delegates to the Chicago
convention and an alleged agreement to bolt the
instructions given them by the people. Uave a
care, gentlemen. You can eliminate yourselves
from the political councils of the# future without
making yourselves despicable to every man who still
places honor and integrity as a thing to be desired.
If this should prove true, the Ufwld, ij^vifttjigly.
would be as much to blame as any Jpewspai^r i wT)kla-
homa. An original, and intensely Taft organ, it
fought to place the Taft interests tn the hands of hfis
enemies. It could not be made to understand, during
the campaign, that the JMi'ii it advocated to lead tfr«-
delegation could not. by their affiliations, and were not
flFor Taft, but simply declared themselves for him, djter
they found out no man coultf go to Chicago on an anti-
Taft platform, in order to b?" in a positimi to go over
to the opposition at the first opportunity that presented
itself.
Why. bless your heart, why d;il suchjfleadly enemies
as the two old factions get together, and why did. and
<l« the certain factional organs wabble around in the
field? Why was Bill Grimes (from Oregon! placed in
charge to bring the fellows" together, with declara-
tions every day that he wanted nothing and that it
was simply a labor of love? Is Bill noted for such al-
truistic sacrifices? ^
Finding that a delegation for none of the alii-s could
be sent to Chicago, the whole scheme of the organi-
zation was for "We are all for Taft." and so fill the
delegation with as many anti-Taft men as possible.
Of course, if Taft has an overwhelming majority, no
movement will be made to prove this assertion, but
should there be a loophole to jump the fence and nomi-
nate another man. a majority of the Oklahoma delega-
tion will find an excuse to go over. Look back a year
or more and see how many had declared themselves
for other candidates. Why. you cannot make certain
"leaders" believe now that Taft will be nominated; they
think they know something the genuine Taft men don't
know.
The State Register, being on the ground, could give
the World the whole conspiracy, names and all. but this
isn't the time, and then, it looks also as though there
will be no show to defeat Taft, and so the whole thing
falls to the ground.
But, had not the World and other honest Taft organs
and local leaders been deceived, a delegation straight
from the people could have been selected and then there
would have been 110 cause to fear treachery, should a
crucial moment present itself in Chicago.
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GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN.
John Golobie is one honest printer in Guth-
rie. Why not give him the state printing?—
Foraker Tribune. •
The editor of the State Register is deri-
sively referred to as a "dreamer" and not hav-
ing sense enough to steal, by those gentlemen
who coin public confidence for private graft;
but state printing has proved fatal to so many
eminent men, noted for honesty during their
meal ticket days, that it is deubtful if even
his impervious honesty could not be invaded
under too strong a temptation.
Really, the editor of the State Register i^
doing so well under the wholesome principles
of just common business honesty (which is not
too stringent to hurt) that the walls of the
printery are bulging out with overwork, like
the walls of a farmer's granary that is over-
loaded. It is a little uncomfortable to be poor,
when yellow jackalls are at your heels, a con-
dition many a man finds himself in in his days
of distress, but on the other hand, a man is
iCosner Harrison and Division
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DO you realize that THE ANNEX is the largest store in
Oklahoma that gives all their attention and best ef-
forts to the Low and Medium Priced Clothing and Shoe
business? Is it not reasonable to suppose that you can get
better goods for the money from a firm that makes it their
exclusive business to buy only the goods upon which they
can save you money? From a firm who buys with an eye
singly for the needs of the poor man, and the frugal man
who hopes to becomc well-to-do by thrift?
We have made a purchase of Bankrupt Goods and have
prices now that should interest every poor man in Logan
county and vicinfty. We have suits for men and boys,
sizes up to 40. that are good enough for anybody (but an
aristocrat), and we are selling them for from $5.00 to $7.50
per suit.
Now do not pass this by as a newspapar advertisement,
iMake up your niin ! that the next time you come to Guth-
rie that you will go to THE ANNEX and see those $5.00
suits.
We have a nice lot of the latest Style Suits at $10.00,
$15.00, $16 50 and $18,00 for those who wish the better
styles, higher priced clothing.
Now a word about Boys' Knee Pant Suits—We have a
lot from this same Bankrupt Stock, suits that are what
you want for boys from 7 years up to 16 years for $2.00,
$2 50 and $3.00, worth a dollsr more on the suit than we
ask. Remember, money is easily made which is saved in
buying, and at
THE ANNEX
You Make EASY MONEY
Old Welcome Grocery Building
equally as bad off for good compapy when he
is unnaturally rich, and everybody, on seeing
mm, savs, "there goes a damned thief!" A
man who is poor has more company—and then,
he has the promise that of such is the kingdom
of heaven, while it is harder for a rich man to
go there than for a camel to ,go through the_
eye of a needle.
Tempt us not with state printing, lest we
fall.
LET EVERYBODY GET INTO POLITICS.
Two ancient professions, that once were
one, are at war in Oklahoma. The ministers
associations, as a rule, are supporting the dis-
pensary law; the doctors' associations, as a
rule, have banded together to not issue any
prescriptions of intoxicants for medicinal pur-
poses. However, though in spirit differing,
they are both helping the -enforcement of the
law. If the doctqps will not prescribe, no one
can take legal advantage of the law through
fraudulent ailments, to get alcoholic liquors for
dipsomaniac purposes, and if the preacho-lay
dispensary agents will sell none except for such
purposes as prescribed, none can be gotten
through that channel for fraternal purposes.
That makes the dispensary system positive
prohibition. But who is to pay the dispensary
agents?
The honorable profession of medicine and
min istry the priest and the doctor-were once one
Are" the 5e two learned bodies to become oppos-
ing political factors in Oklahoma? If so, then
let every trade, every profession and every sub-
division of human labor become a separate or-
ganized force. There are but few needed to
complete the round.
(First Publishtd in Oklahoma State
Register May 14, 1908.)
NOTICE.
State of Oklahoma, County of Logan.
ss.
Notice is hereby given that on the
12th day of May. A. D. 1908, Annie
Swan filed in the County Court of the
County of Logan and State of Oklaho-
ma. a petition praying for Letters of
Administration to be issued to James
Wilson upon the estate of Austin
Swan, deceased, late of the County of
Logan anj State of Oklahoma.
And pursuant to an order of said
'ounty Court. Saturday, the 6th day
of June. A. D. 1908, at the hour of 10 j
o'clock A. M. of said day, that being
a day of the regular May Term. A
D. 1908, of said County Court, has |
been appointed as the time for hear-
ing said application, when and where
any person interested may contest
said petition by filing written opposi-
tion thereto on the ground of incom-
petency of the applicant, or may as-
sert his own rights to the administra-
tion and pray that Letters be issued
to himself.
Witness J. C. Strang, .hidge of the
County Court of the County of Logan,
and the seal of the Court affixed, the
12th day of May. A D. 1908.
(SEAL) J. C. STRANG,
County Judge.
Ami pursuant to an order of said
Court, Saturday, the 13th day of June,
A. D., 1908, at the hour of 10 o'clock
A. .\1. of said day, that being a day of
the regular May term, A. D. 1908, of
sa: I County Court, has been appointed
as the time for hearing said applica-
tion, when and where any person in.
terested may contest said petition by
filing written opposition thereto on
the ground of incompetency of the ap-
plicant, or may assert his own rights
to the administration and pray that
Letters be issued to himself.
Witness J. C. Strang, Judge of the
County Court of the County of liOgan
and the seal of the Court affixed, the
14th day of May, A. D. 1908.
(SEAL) J, c. STRANG,
County Judge.
OASTOniA.
Bom tu Kind Yw Havt Atom BougK
(First Published in Oklahoma State
Register May 14, 1908.)
NOTICE.
State of Oklahoma, County of Logan.
SB.
Notice is hereby given that on the
14tli day of May, A. D. 1908, Walter
N. Kellogg filed in the County Court
of the County of Ixjgan and State of
Oklahoma, a petition praying for Let-
ters of Administration to be issued
to Walter N. Kellogg upon the estate
of Anna L. Kellogg, deceased, late of
the County of Logan and State of Ok-
lahoma.
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