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PRAGUE PATRIOT
Volume 4.
A NEWSPAPCR OP. BY, AND FOR PRAOUE AND VICINITY.
Prague, Lincoln County, Okla., Thursday, December 20, 1906.
Number 16
Pastusek Bros, offer special inducements in Groceries and Dry Goods and pay thejr;;;,.^ Country Produce
GOOD FOADS THE SLOGAN.
On this subject the Daily-Oklahotnan says: "One of the
greatest needs of the new state is Rood roads. Kom«'a path-
way to world empire and commercial supremacy Was over
good roads. Since the ascendency of the empire the value of
well-made highways has never diminished.
"Ttere is no argument against the proposition that the
state possessing good roads, enabling the agricultural class,
to get its products quickly to maiket in all seasons of the
year and promoting an uninterrupted commerce, will us near-
ly realize perennial prosperity as is possible in a world of im
perfect conditions.
"And yet yet it is a glaring fact that the man who would
m >st benefit bv the installation of good roads, the farmer, be
trays as a class a remarkable indifference to this beneficial
movement,
"It would not be true to say that all farmers indifferently
consider this important matter, for the dozen of intelligent,
thoughtful and progressive men who attend the annual larrn
ers' institute in each county are keenly alive to the need and
value of improved highways and manifest their interest when
ever the occasion offers.
'•While a dozea progressive men is good leaven to a coun-
ty, yet its work is slow and practically ineffective where ma
jority rules.
' When the farmers decide that they want good roads they
will find the urban residents reciprocative in the worthy
movement.
"With statehood immediately at hand it is high time tha'
serious consideration be given to this important question i<1
order that the men who will make the laws of the new stati
may be informed as to what is expected of them in this re
spect.
"It should be madij possible for counties to issue bond?
to secure funds for construction and betterment of highway
in a scientific and permanent manner. In most cpses the
question of issuing bonds is closely scrutinized by the tax
payer, out no argument is needed to convince any man that
improved roadways are good investments "
A NEW STATE CAPITAL.
A proposition his bjuri submitted t> the constitutional
convention oy delegate Tucker of Comanche to establish the
stite capital at the geographical center of Oklahoma, the
name of the proposed city to be Indianhoma- He argues that
tbe land could ba hought or coademaed as farm land and the
loti sold and the proceeds used to build state institutions.
From some points ot' vie w this appears to be a good
scheme as the proceeds would prooably be sufti-ient to erect
all the state buildings. On the other hand it is unfair to the
towns which have by thrift and industry built themselves.
The capital would be located in Lincoln county soutu of
Chandler and would kill every town in Lincoln county and
also greatly cripple Guthrie, Oklahoma City and Shawnee. -
Chandler Tribune.
The republican newspapers of Oklahoma are harping on
the difference between republicans and democrats by sayine
that the republicans' do sjmethlng." Prom their past rec
ord we confess they are correct. At least they have "done"
th8 republican party in Oklahoma. -Perry Sentinel.
Suggestions by Mr. Bryan.
Commoner, W. J. Bryan, sent augg '•
tions to Oklahoma'* constlutlon makers
tJ aid them in framing organic lavs.
He said in part: The task which the
citizens of Oklahoma have, by their gen
erous confidence, lm;o*eJ upon yon is a
very Louorable one, as well as a very
tmportaor one. The ( r^anio law of the
state Is in re perm vn« nt than the fat-
ales and therefore greater care should
i e exercised In framing It. You have,
however, the aivan'age of the eiperl-
ence of other states and should profit by
the wndoui and tha mistakes of those
wv>o have prepared former con*tltu'lons.
It * I 1 be y iur own f*ult if you do n *t
frame the best c mail tation ever writ-
ten. Tue fln-tl dra;t of the docutnt-n?
wtiioh you prepare will not ne the w rk
of tne or of a few, I ut *ill ra'her be a
mpotlte production and reflect tho*
Ideas which you hold In common.
Your bill of rights « u<ht to secure to
each Individual freeiotn cf coi.e -l^noe,
tbat he m ;y w rahlp Ool In bin own
way; freedom of speech and of the
ore b; freedom of assembly aadd btte;
security In lii« person ani property and
opportunity ro obtain redress for If ju
rles by sp* edy trial.
The jury ak ould be permitted In ♦ qity
cases as well as In cases at law, If ei her
p rcy deflres a jury, and tbt law should
nut require *n nnanluuua verdtit lit
civil caees I would prefr a v.idlct by
two thirds, but argument may be made
by a inajoii y or by thi •-•fourth s In
olvll ta«es tkie verdict fallows the weight
if t et tnony. and there In no re s n why
the « as * should uot be c n'luu d until
me tde or the other oan convince
twelve men.
Your judges shonld be elected by the
people rasht r man app lnted, ud
wou d be well ror y> ur new conutltutlon
to profi le tta^t t ie accused In any con-
tempt proceedings siihII on demand be
allowed by a jury wti«n tha Hile f d n >&
empt Is committed ou sid-i of the c *urt
room. Tt s Is the re*t point at issue In
the ontrovessy ov^r what| is kuown
government by injunction."
it m*y be well lor you to put a oon
etliutloual limit to ttie leugth of tim
for which Loads cm be Issued. 1 he
present genera ion should noj be per
mltted to burden fu ure generations wi h
a debt incurred lor the teuetit of tkose
now livlngi
Elections should be scrupulously
guarded, and no tetter security 1ms yet
been found than a law giving e ch party
representation on all election bohrds,
The two larger parties ought alwaja to
De repceeeuted, and 11 thnre is a third
party of any considerable strength It
Siiould i ho be represented.
The c jstof elee ions should, as f«r aw
posslbl", be thr )^n np >n tha communi-
ty rather than upon the candidates or
the parilns. If the candidates htive to
«r the expenses the poor will be x
tlve i-4 a i ecessary evil, he is employed
because the people can uot, on account
< f their numbers, act directly upon pub
lie questions. There Is more virtue In
the people than finds * xpresaion.throug h
tuose w h tm they elect; the faults of our
governm nt are not In tbe degeuerficy
of the voters but In the.tepr seutatlve
who uses a public trust for private gain.
The print tple Intf lved In the Initiative
and referei d im Is a sound one, a d ex
perlence has aLuwo that It Is t | o| ul i
principle.
I would also reemtmnd the recall;
the name Is used to describe t e a>stem
whereby the people of a community
may revoke the c« uiuil*ri >n of au offi-
cial who bas betra>ed I la trust. The
Ight of the people to h' nest and lfaith-
ful repreuta Ives is superior ti tbe right
of an official to hold an office or draw a
aalan.
Ne corporation ahOuld be allowed to
wn laud exc-pt as the ownership of
od may be lucidei tal to Iti legitimate
usl .e^s, rtul then the * nnunt shou d
be carefully limited.
Con', irun aud oth r mli.e al lauds
should he lens d r ther tnau sol 1, In so
far as the fate has co trol, and the IwbS-
es should be limited tu dur ii«m and lu
the amount that oue pt*mon or corpora
tion c u coutrwl.
liins ud experience lave Ironght
ought two corporate evi.8, whicn ahou d
te corrected. One Is the duplication of
directorates No pe son fh uld be per
mltted to serve as a dire ct >t of swo or
more corporations that eith r compete
ith e cti other « r deal wi h each other.
No corpo'a'ioti ehould be perm tted to
hold ato k In another c rpora'ioi.
Monopoly of the product Is the s cond
•vil to be prevented. The o'j- ctoftbe
law should be to prev n' mooopoly ra-
h**r than to prevent association togeth-
er for t roduc Ion on a large scale.
Franchise holding corporations shoul 1
uot be created x ept under strict regu-
lation. No franchise ah uld be gr .red
except by a iti*j irlty vi-W of the peo| le
of the city, and then only f- r a *h rt p*'-
i>n, not more than 20 or 25 ye rs. In
some cities franchises worth m-.ny mill
l)us hive been given away by corrupt
councils.
Cities should bo empow^rei to owrn
and operate such municipal plants as
the people, by a m j >rity \ot*, miy de-
cide to be desirable, and the city charter
sh uid b« easily amendable through the
inl-itive and referendum.
Y ur constitu'lon should be clear and
explicit In r^g trd to rallro ds. An elec-
allway conim'ss'on should be ,vested
with power to protect the public against
discrimination, reb« tea and extortionate
rat^a.
The lobbyist, aa he 1s generally
known, should be driven from the capi-
tal.
Labor is d« serving of speclil consider-
ation, for the wage earners of the city
and the farmer* in t e conotry produce
Elevator
COMPANY..
Bu>s Wheat, O sts and Corn at Market Prices.
Wholesales Grain, Feed and Meal |
Exchange Meal, bolted «>r unbolted, and Chops, for
Corn in any quantity, or Chop by the bushel.
ALWAYS HAVING CHOP AND /1!-ALON HAND. *0 W AMINO TO QVIND
Prague Mill & Elevator Co.
Prague, Oklahoma.
J. S. SPARKS,
Real Est ite,
Loans, Farm
I n <ti *a nc
OFPICI : I MKA'lUE,
S KBOADWAY, O T.
walker bro'hers,,
ahe now kuady to supply
TrtH WANTi OF IHK PEOPLB
IN T' E MAHD-WAKE LINI-.
A PART OFYOuK fATRONAOE
IS SOLICITED.
Crop's old stand Walker Bro's
Broadway Meat Market.
OEALERS IN —
ME\T or \LL KIND0, KUESH
ANI) LRKK.
(iO l B NI) IIHANI) OP
HAMS AND BLEAKFAST
ItAl ON.
Hum IC RENOEK-
Kl I AHl>.
UEKH" AM 0 Pi)RK S \LiS vOE"
BOL.')OX\S NU WINN IKS,
MINCE M '.AT,
O YsrUKS, AND
FISH IN
SEASON.
CELERY,
i&C., AC.
No:hinj{ but the BEST ol Everyihinu. Highest Markfl price paid
^$for CHICKENS,
Vobornek & Kinsey, Prop's.
Prague, - - Oklahoma.
J. H. PAITEUSON, dealer in
General Merchandise, Dry Goods,
GROCERIES, BOOTS and SHOES.
Tup Freshest ttml Pes* of Ev rythln|( up-t -lHt >. A nobby Ine of
LADIES' DRESS GOODS, and Novelties Season.
We ooi.rt romp tltl m \ nvlt^ li«p->cti in, pnc«< nd qn.ll'v of gooda
c nilJere^. Ev-rjlo-ly Invi d, Wh mem buiiunm and
Koinit to do It < i(fh .
MoIhr hootfht Hnd anld. H
towns W« rrtine mu'ei, ror
nrM ll exp-rm" Uou't toig t.
•h «t ptlce p ild fur Cn'tn , eq itl n loo l railro>-Q
ml outs on our ranch, k«*^p * on the r > d t.
J. II. PAT1 ERSON, KHIKI-K FAT I.«. Oki.A.
c ti led from iitlioo holdln).', ml to gpenk the wealth of your-tat" aud to a (jrpst
The last bid for the government land in the Kowa tinci
Comanche reservation, known as the "liig Pasture" was re
ceived at 4. o'clock p. to. Saturday at the Lawton land office
The total number ia 7,621. The out'iilng of the bids bcj^ai
Monday morning and will continue t.Vo or three Weeks. I hi
clerks will work without cessation iti three shifts until every
thing is cleaned up.
Hovr would like to be a John D Rockefeller? His income
every day in the year is $154,3^3 50. Every hour of twenty
four, waking'or sleeping, playing golf, or skating, sitting in
church or superinteding the new house at Pocantico, John D.
is sure that $6,840.98 is accumulating for him. This is $114 a
minuie. His fortune accumulates at the rate of $1.90 every
time the clock ticks. Poor John I'an he be happy?
Reference in the president's message to the Japanese
question is provoking bitter criticism among Californians.
They do not take kindly to being called "wicked" because
their board of education has made an order prohibiting adult
Japanese from mingling with white children at public schools.
California republican congressmen say, had the president's
message been made public before election day. the republi-
cans would have sufierdd great loss if not defeat. It is said
"many so-called Japanese children are men from 20 to 25
years old, who have no right to attend schools for boys and
girls. Americans not allowed,
of the t-*inptattou which latge campaign
expenses represent to the officer to re-
Imburea himself at the cjst of the j*b-
lic.
The dlreft primary lii an Improvement
over the eo..v tntlon m thod of t omin*-
ting. tJo' v n'lons ould b« allowed
for tbe fritini .g of platforms and for t'ie
performing of any work which can not
be done by primary vote, but the more
fully the control of the party can be
kept In the hands of the rank and fl!e
the better. Authority comes from the
people, and the more directly annj com-
pletely tke people control, the le s dan-
ger,; h re Is of the thwaning of the
wishes of the voter".
The Inl iailv* ati ! r ferendum ure In
harmony w tli oi r the. ry of government
and should bi) aptilleu f.n far as circum-
stances will pi-rrnl'. The ripresenta
Don't fail to see the great
lecture course Dec. 22nd.
Impersonator at the Prague
extent will hear i s burdens. Tin leg s
lature should be empowered to tlx the
length of the working day on s ate,
oounty and municipal work and to pre-
scribe the maximum length of the con-
traot day as between private itidividu
all.
ARLINGTON
... HOTEL....
RATE5 --$2.00 Per Day.
XS^Ssmple Room and Bsth Iloom In
ooLnertlon. We cater especially to the
traveling trade
8. A.. THOMPSON, Proprietor,
...F. R.VLASAK....
DEALER IN
Groceries, Dry Goods and
. . Flour at . .
Wholesale Prices!
F. R. Vlasak, Propr.
Prague, Oklahoma.
PUBLIC AUCTION DAYS.
I h-iv
tn ti
■ conclu led t > h ive He«u'ar Hale Da; s
secot d and lou^'h SatBtdays each aouth
Now rem ruber dates and if you have anything to sell
Btlng It In. FIokse*, Tatti-k, HoiJiiHOHU OoODi or
Dkv (Jool)S aid ever tlilrg, bring it to
nd 1 will oonvert It Into money.
NOW DONT FORGET DAY-'. HOURS 2 O'Cl.OCKJP. M.
BEN ALEXANDER. Auctioneer
CLUBBING RATES.
Oklahoman *1-00 p2>- year [This Paper $1-00 peryear
Both papers *1-50 per year
Capital (weekly) and Patriot, including Oklahoma Farmer $1.35
St.' liouis Republic, twice a week, a farm paper and Patriot.. .$1.75
nallas News, twice a week, and Patriot $1.75
Kansas City Journal and Patriot
Wichita Eagle and Patriot •• • . ..*1.40
otn Watson's magazine and Patriot (magazinealone $1.50)... 1.75
Patriot and Bryan's Commoner 1-65
HL'ihklK MAKBLK
1 aaSBr—- "2=3323=™-
Q. W. DAWSON, Proprietor
Leading Dealer in Granite and Marble Monuments
and all Kinds of Cemetery Work.
Inquire at this office for Prices.
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