The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1899 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CHANDLER NEWS, FRIDAY, SEFl'EMBER 8, 1899.
THE CHANDLER NEWS bility of federal appointees. It
tries by insinuation and ridicule
to answer facts and arguments,
and it denies the republicanism
HA WRY B. OILSTRAP, Editor
rial columns for a statement ol
facts, yut despite the tendencies
of the editor of the Capital, the
sometimes tell the
reporters
A WOULD-BE CENSOR.
The Guthrie Capital is exercis-
ing itself a good deal in its
capacity as official ajwjlogist for
the territorial administration, and
. , upon various papers
it i> amusing to watch the way 1
it snarls and squeals and says
naughty things about any person
or newspaper that has the
temerity to say anything unfa-
vorable to the officials through
whose favor it i permitted to
get its greedy hands into the
t Tritu: ul treasury. The Capital
of any paper that will not submit truth, and one instance
of this
kind occurred when the reporter
took the official copy of the report
of the investigating committee
to its censorship. In pursuance
of the role it has assumed the
Capital has i'rom time to time
poured the phials of its wrath %nd printed it verbatim, before
The News it was edited by Mr. Greer or
is one of the latest to receive its Mr. Jenkins. This appeared in
attentions, and this because we the Capital of March 1", and
called attention to a 1 Tt11 • • history contained this paragraph:
in connection with the report of
the legislative investigating com-
mittee. The Capital says:
Harry Gilsirap. In his Chandler Nkws. says
he read the Investigation committee report
and knows personally that the insinuation
against Secretary Jenkins was in the report
• Upon the twelfth specification in the reso-
lutions. as to the fees charged and received
b.< the members of the territorial banking
board, there seems to have been nocompensa
tion claimed by any member of the banking
board other than the secretary of the territory
and these of the bank examiner, and npon
neither of these questions has the committee
, . i *- - - taken evidence, although it is a matter of pub-
pretends to be a newspaper, but .ludthaiifUtfotojf sjmebody h id tampered lic recor(] Uiat tbe fees chanted and received
its lack of enterprise and its e\- * the record~ Since < hief Oier.. Keitfer t^e secretary of the territory for tiling the
' 1 * • . . tiad personal charge of the house journal until various affidavits and reports required of the
ti em*-1 li.i 11 o a ness a l e pi o\ er bial it wm flBilly printed in the Journal sod iha- I banks of the territory upon reincorporation
among those who know the,sheet, par®d all the coyv. ihi-. would appear to be a ; un(jer tjje banking act of 1h97, wkiik whijui.y
. -4a*.h to him. Gilstrap is not charitable as jrjfAtfTH 'ftI/.KD HV I.AW. Tnese fees ainount-
and no one expects to find ID it Keiger. When Gilsttap was accused I to several hnndred dollars.
anything but reprint from the ^ Anybody familiar with parlia-
K;« ■ 'tis ( ity and W ichita dailies, .. .. ... ; \ em-,. u -a •• mentarv pracftc' knows that
"taffy" for officials who have tearful lamen,atl'ms .0^r,t'lafter the report of a committee
iJiLstrap should not open up matters liable to "*•v
printing patronage to bestow, i,eeome so personal. - 'has been received and adopted
and advertisements of its book- Here the Capital exhibits some by-the body that appointed the
bindery business. It pretends ! 0f its serpentine qualities by try- committee it is not in the power
to be a republican paper, but it lag to squirm out of an acknowl- of the committee to change its
has no policy but plunder, and i edgeinent of the facts. The report. In this case there is a
such a thing as a sense of loyalty statutes of Oklahoma. 1>'.<3, (sec-' startling lack of evidence that
to party or to friends is abso- tion 3128, page 649,) say that at the committee ever tried to
lutely unknown to the Capital, the close of each session the chief change it. The Capital is a great
The only persons it cares for are cierk shall deliver all papers stickler for strict ad he ranee to
those it can use. J he members pertaining to the business of the| parliamentary forms when such
of a legislature are mighty good session to the.secretaryof the a course subserves its interests,
fellows in the eyes of the Capital territory for safe keeping. This but here it wants the privilege
so long as they do not try to cut Was done by Mr. Keiger, and he of editing the records after the
off its grafts, but when they cannot be held'responsible for legislature adjourns. As to the
start an investigating committee the care of records subsequent "sussed prejudice of such men
to inquiring into t he steals which to adjournment. As to the insin-1 as Gilstrap," whatever thai may
it has perpetrated under the uation touching the conduct of i be, we must say we are honest in
guise of printing contracts they | Mr. Gilstrap as reading clerk, our views and do not express
are a set of dishonest and incom- the Capital knows it is telling a them at the dictation of anybody.
Ijetent men. All county commis- ■ iie, for no such accusation was In regard to Mr. Jenkins we
sioners are good fellows as long
as they allow the Capital to fur-
nish blank books at exorbitant
ever made, so far as we know,j have had little to say, and have
and everybody concerned knows only printed what the record
there was not a particle of l'o inula- j shows -or should show —matters
prices. But the persons whom j tion for it. There was no change which the Capital also published
the Capital love* most are the \ made in the appropriation bill in j at the time. We will say, how-
governor and the secretary of j the matter mentioned. If there ■ ever, in this connection; that we
the territory and the other offi-. had been the legislature would ■ believe that men who advocate
cials who have the control of not have passed it nor would the purity should be pure them-
federal and territorial printing. |governor have signed it, and if selves; that those who plead for
The Capital and these officials the reading clerk had done any-
are practicingreciprocity to"beat! thing irregular no one will doubt
harmony should also work for it:
that those who condemn iutem-
the band." The officials let the
Capital do about $5,00<J to *15,000
worth of printing a year and pay
it from *25,000 to *4-<>,000 for the
work, while the Capital, in return,
that the officials under the Cap- perance among their opponents
ital's chaperonage would have
made it hot for him. It is very
small and pusilanimous of the
Capital to try to divert attention
prints eulogistic articles concern- from its weak cause by counter-
ing these officials, prints the
speeches they make, apologizes
for their blunders and lies about
their misconduct, tiefends them
against the charges their official
acts call forth, and abuses every-
body who doesn't bow the knee
and say "the king can do no
wrong." It goes so far as to
misrepresent and throw the
weight of its feeble inlluence
against those towns and counties
which do not advocate the infalli
accusations which it cannot sub-
stantiate. But the Capital goes
on—
If Mr. Gilstrap cares to be fair and truthful
he will tell what everybody knows, that the
clause about Jenkins was stricken out by the
committee, and fully explained to the house,
as was done also in the council. It got in there
by the sussed partisanship of such men as
Gilstrap, whose prejudices will take them to
any Injustice, however rank, to accomplish
discomfort to some one with whom they don't
politically agree.
If Mr. Gilstrap cares to be fair
and truthful he certainly will not
depend upon the Capital's edito-
should be careful not to endorse
for important offices men who
get drunk and heap indiscrimi-
nate abuse upon the chosen
leaders of their party.
the territory are unfriendly to
him, and thus succceed in hold-
ing their jobs the last official
positions they expect to occupy.
They seek, through the few news-
papers which they are able to ^
control, to create the impression
that all who oppose them and
who disapprove of thkilt official
and personal misconduct are
hostile to President? McKinley.
This is all rot. The republicans
of Oklahoma are with the presi-
dent, we believe, to a man. They*
endorse his policy in regard to
national affairs and theyapprove
of his course in everything except
the selection of some of his Ap-
pointees. They realize that even
in this matter his mistakes were
due to his relying too jnuch on
the advice of friends who were
not very careful as to whom they
recommended, and, however great
has been the dissatisfaction with
territorial officials, the republi-
cans of Oklahoma do not believe
that the president will aflli^t the
territory by reappointing them.
The efforts of federal appointees
to make it appear that j. delega-
tion to be favorable to McKinley's
renomination must be made up
from his appointees is a very
poor compliment to the presi-
dent's popularity and a rank
misrepresentation of the truth.
The best delegation that could be
sent to the national convention
next year would be one not com-
posed of office-seekers or office-
holders, but of men .who like
McKinley for his patriotic and
able administration.
Notice.
Territory of Oklahoma. In probate court
Lincoln county. i" s of said county.
Notice is hereby ffiven that on tte 26th day
of August, a. D.*1800, CharlesM. Prowant filed
in the prebate court of Lincoln county. Okla-
homa territory, a petition praying for letters
of administration to be issued to Anthony
Hoyer, upon 'he estate of Hanson lJurleigti.
deceased, late the county of Lincoln find
territory of Oklahoma.
And pursuant to an order of said probate
court. Monday, the 25th day of September. A.
1). 1899. at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. of said
day. that being a day of tlfb regular Septem-
ber term. A. I). 1899, of said probate court, has
been appointed as the time for hearing said
application, when and where any person inter-
ested may contest said petition by filing writ-
ten opposition thereto on the ground of incom-
petency of the applicant, or may assert his
own rights to the administration and prav that
letters he issued to himself.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 26th
day of August, A. 1). Iw9.
I SEAL] W. L. HAHVKY,
(9-1 9-15) Probate Judge.
Notic
In Probate Court.
Territory of Oklahoma, i s
County of Lincoln. * *
Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day
of August, A. 1). 1899. J. S. Newby tiled in
the probate court of the county of Lincoln
and territory of Oklahoma, a petition praying
for letters of administration to be issued to
him upon the estate of David i\ Johnson,
deceased, late of the county of Lincoln aud
territory of Oklahoma.
And pursuant to an order of said probate
court. Tuesday, the day of August, A 1>.
1899, at the hour of 10o'clock a.m. of said
day, that being 21 day of the regular July
term, A. ! >. IS99. of s;^|d probate court, has
been appointed as the time for hearing said
application, when and where any person in-
They foresee the renomination ^^,5
incompetency of the applicant, or may assert
his own rights to the administration and pray
that letters be issued to himself.
Witness \V. L. Harvey, judge of the probate
court of the county of Lincoln, and the seal
of the court aftlxcd, the 9th day of August,
A. I). 1899. VV L. HAHVKY.
fsBAh. | Probate Judge
all for Mckinley.
Knowing well that there is
little else to commend them,some
territorial appointees are already
endeavoring to make people be-
lieve that they are The only
McKinley men in Oklahoma.
and re-election of President Mc-
Kinley, and they hope that they
may be able to make him believe 1
that all the other republicans in
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Gilstrap, H. B. The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1899, newspaper, September 8, 1899; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc115432/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.