The Peoples Voice. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 2, 1893 Page: 4 of 8
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mDnAnln'o ' King tlown thecurtain; we (io not ganatonceto r rry out ,he policyj
1 vUlJlv O V Ulvv i care to see the hardships,poverty and; of the Republican administration
I distress of the farmers of other na- lhat had preceded it. An extra ses-
sions and localities of our owncoun- -ion of Congress was called. What
try. The appearances of the hoine*. for? To restore silver to its right-
1 where the farmers of this county live, ful place in the currency of the coun-
I>elie the foregoing article. Small try and to repeal the iniijuitious tar
I cheap box anil sod houses, the kind iff laws of the former administration?
most of our farmers live in. would not | No. Congress was called together
indicate homes where prosperity and l in extra session for the avowed pur-
happiness reigned supreme. The Ok- pose of doing what it had pledged'
lanoma farmers have just passed the people before election it would 1
ALLAN & RIXSE, Publishers.
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mission through all mai}s.
Norman, Saturday, Deo., -•
J. S. A-3L.I_.-A.3Sr, Editor.
TIME TAHIjE—A. T. t . K.
GOING SOUTH,
1 MIT, a. m.
:t :50, p.
5 :35, p. m.
Wlmt
Corn .
Cotton
through four years of hardship inci
dent to the opening of all new lands,
and while he toiled and endured pri-
vation, and in many cases actually
suffered for needed necessities of life,
opening up the virgin prairie, so that
it would respond to cultivation, the
manipulators of Wall Street were as
actively engaged securing the passage
of laws to rob him of the fruits of his
toil. It matters not how bountiful his
crops may yield, the farmer cannot
enjoy prosperity where the conditions
are such, as to render the cost of pro-
duction greater than the value of the
product produced. It is true the far-
4.i cents mers of Cleveland county by reason
j? " of the productiveness of the soil pos-
i. |i*r. iii ; sess advantages over farmers in many
, other localities where nature has be-
A Public office L a public Trust" Slowcd her gifts more sparingly; but
even here in Cleveland County the
farmers cannot enjoy prosperity
while growing wheat at 40 cents per
bu., cotton at 6 or 7 cents per lb. and
fat cattle at from 1# to 2J4 cents
per. lb.
NO. 403
No. 40" stops t Purcell. .
No. 423 Accommodation.
Going north,
no. •
No. 40H 1
No. 422 Accommodation ... ti :•>>. a. m.
Norman Market Report.
said Grover before election. 1 he
people hower, have learned since
electing him that he treats it more in
in the nature of a private
snap.
The Populist Party in Virginia cast
12,000 votes for Weaver & Held in
1892. Their vote in that State this
year reached almost 120,000, electing
25 or 30 members to the legislature;
notwithstanding the fact that Gen-
eral Mahone, the leader of the Re-
publicans in that State, came out a
few days before the election and in-
structed the Republicans to vote the
Democrat ticket. One more such
defeat in Virginia and the Pop's will
be dead—in it, in that State.
The PntUt'i VoiceclatmH tlmt the election
in Kansa* this month waaa cUuiIUimI victory for
the Pop *. John is u great ,,m" with tUfunw.—
Xronwrtpt.
We should smile we were; but in
the Kansas election we were not call-
ed upon to exercise our skill; as the
associatedpress furnished us with the
figures, and here they are. "In the
Kansas county elections in '91 the
Republicans elected 400 officers,
I'opulists 166,Democrats 58;this year
the Republicans 453, Populists 151,
Democrats 24. Do you see where
the Democratic vote went Edward ?
Jt went Republican and notwith-
standing the Populists only lost about
15 county officers in the State. Get
just as much comfort as you can Bro.
Ingle out of the election in Kansas
this fall for you will have use for it
all after the Kansas Pop's gets
through with your decrepit party next
fall.
1 hi* from ami
The man who haw a mortffatffl
voted the Peoples Party ticket
hin farm. —Trunuc ri pt.
The man who has no mortgage on
his farm and votes the Republican
ticket will soon hive one, unless the
tanners, you would oust from their
homes, because existing conditions
have made it impossible for them to
pay off their indebtedness, come to
his rescue by wresting the government
from the shvlocks of the Last. In
not do; to wit: demonetizing silver.
Cleveland and Wall Street, by the
distribution of patronage and liberal
use of money succeeded in stiking
down the use of silver, which had
been used since the dawn of civiliza-
tion as money. The tariff which
they cjaimed was the great cause of
hard times was pigeon holed and
sealed with a pledge to the Republi-
can members that in consideration of
sistance to pass the repeal bill they
in turn would not tamper with the
tariff laws of McKinley.
the good times promised. here
thev are.
Immediately on the election of
Cleveland and a Democratic Con-
gress, their ideas dished up and served
out to them by Wall Street, as to what
legislation would bring about gpod
suddenly becamerevolutiniond. "I.et
us stop the coining of silver money
and things will boom," said the bos-
ses, prompted by Wall Street. The
subsidized press took up the slogan.
John Sherman, the arch-traitor of the
American Republic, must be consult-
ed; and a mutual arrangement was
made and ageeed upon as to future
legislation, and after about 60 days
wrangling and squandering of the
people's money, silver was stricken
down and sure enough everything has
boomed ever since—up Salt River.
Failures and the hosts of unemployed
have increased in number every week.
Agriculture is taxed bare to meet ur-
gent demands; and merchants every-
where are on the verge of bankruptcy
waiting with bated breath for the
clouds to roll by "Jennie." Agricul-
tural products of all kind have been
steadily going down, down, hunting
for the hole in the bottom of the
seive. Numbers of the cities have
been put under martial law, fearing
riots from the unemployed. In the
city of Chicago, alone, 250,000 men
are begging for work, and will have
to make the terrible choice between
starvation and crime.
FRUITS OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
The infamous work of Cleveland's
extra session is repining all around
Money, which performs similar
Good Times.
To some of our readers the above
head lines may appear singular, Pop
ulist papers don't, as a rule, use it
The head line "hard times," is used
so frequently, however, that we fear
some of our Republican and Demo
cratic readers become so irritated
when they see it that they at once
discard the paper and refuse to read
it because of the objectionable head
lines. By adding the words "on ac-
count of the tariff," used to catch the
attention of the Democrats and they
would devour the article greedily,
even though it turned out sour apples
to them; but since the extra session,
they don't wsnt to the hear the tariff
mentioned. The Republicans never
did like the head lines: because their
party was in power, and therefore
largely responsible for the times.
The two old parties, however, have
now become so clossely unified that
the likes and dislikes of their sup-
porters almost correspond. An arti-
cle headed "hard times is pro muncy, wuii.ii ptuuuua anuu,i
dnounced a calamity article by both ; fllnrtions in the body politic to the
and in many oases never read, thus j p]lvsjcai body, grows scarcer every
failing to accomplish the good it (|ay Want and misery are clearly
might otherwise have done, if put j ,ieSpjctef] on the countenances of
under the head of "good times or j numt>erless members, who constitute
great prosperity. For some time we J body politic, by reason of the
have noticed that the articles appear- j scarcjty of this agency which carries
ing in the Peoples Voice on the1
the vitality to the members of the
( hard times and the causes that pro- j |)0(jy politic, as the blood to the
wight to ioo*« duce them has acted something in the : (jjfferent members of the phvsical
' nature of an irritant on the editor of j What use would it be to take
the Transcript and Democrat. From ! nourjshnient into the stomach if there
the little squibs they throw out we j was were no agency by which the same
would rather judge the cold chills cou](] (je distributed throughout the
were tracing up and down their spinal body? What use is a government
column in rapid succession. Repre-1 joes not furnish this agency in
senting two old parties, as they do,j s,,ffjcient volume to distribute the
that have promised better times to | wea|tj, Qf thjs nation to the members
the people for the last twenty
five
,—, . j that constitute it? Oh Christian!
years and each year times growing! j et the Hottentots rest awhile, and
1863 a mortgage was a thing almost jiarder> is it any wonder they become do your ministering to the poor who
unknown to the American farmer. j jrritated at a paper that lays the j wj|j suffer for bread in sight of your
Twenty five yearsof Republican rule, blame for the hard times where ''j doors by reason of iniquitious and
however, has introduced this, hith- belongs—on the legislation of their unjust legislation.
•orto, stranger to the American farmer (Wo beloved idols. For years have , thk outlook as viewed by tom
and to-day almost three-fourths of j the Republicans been saying give us
the farms of America are under; more pretection and times will be
mortgage and pay tribute to this bas better and at every opportunity raised
tard child, begotten by a Republi t])e tarjff jn the interests of the cor-
.ran administration. The question f ations of the F.ast and contracted
may be asked, why does the Ameri-1 t|)e currency so that the vampires of
caniarajsr sink deeper in debt each \\-jH street could more easily prey
on the Industrial class of people.
The Democrats, for an equal period
of time, have been
'Year? The New York Sun answers
the question in two lines: "the aver-
age value of an acre of crops does not
really cover the cost of production."
Because the products of theAmeri-
watsson's paper.
As winter approaches, we shudder
to think of what the poor classes in
the cities will undergo before it ends.
In the country we know compara-
tively little of real privation. House
room is easy to get, work is not hard
to get, and good fires can be had |
without price. But in the cities, j
;iying„ "give us where nothing is free but foul air, [
Leads 'em All!
M. McGINLEY, the family grocer.
The finest line of CHOICE 1EAS and COFFEES,
CANNED and DRIED FRUITS.
Elegant Display of White
queensware,
which i will sell CHF.AP, in order to make room for more
goods. Come early and get first choice.
All kind* of FltKSH I'KODl'CE anil VEU
REMEMBER—that for good goods and lowest prices
M. McGINLEY.
NORMAN'S GROCER I.F.ADS AI.L COMPEtItORS.
EAST MAIN STREE ,
NORMAN, OKLA
, low tariff, and times will grow better." poverty actually brings more punish-
and at the same time their members ment than crime, and the fierce strug-
fan farmer cost more to produce in congress were secretly assisting the gle for existence, trampling out the
ihenatban they are worth after pro- Republicans to contract the currency, better feelings of human nature,leaves
•duceA, therefore forcing him into The people tiring of the prospect to the brute passion and greed in hill
debt and bankruptcy he should lose secure better times through the Re- sway. In such a struggle the weak-
Wls farm, and means of making a live- publican high tariff policy turned the est must fall and die. In all our
Jv hood for himself and family, for reins of government over to the larger cities this winter will be found
refusing longer to perpetuate a J arty «give us a chance." or "Democratic" more wretchedness, and h,ore crime,
in power that has enacted such vici- party, pledged to free coinage of than has been known since the fear-
ous class legislation as to render silver and a reduction of the tarift. ful panic of 1873. I he Demrcratic
the value of products This party, though intensely Demo- crime of 1893' Long will it be re-
less than the cost of produo cratic before its election, on its elec membered. Deep in the hearts of
Sn the reasoning or logic of tion suffered a sudden change of ideas the masses will sink the sense o
I k 1 Transcript What do as to what would bring around bet- wrong, and the false leaders who did
vou Jnk of if Again the Norman 1 ter times; in other words became in- this deed will not be forgotton. No
Transcript says: "The farmers of tensely Republican after election; taxes did they lower. No salaries did
•Cleveland County are tne most pro,-1 and forgetting, or ignoring its promi- J they lower. No rate of interest did
.perous and happy people on earth." ses to the people who elected it, be- (they lower. No, a thousand times
no. What did they lower ? They
lowered the price of the wage earner
from Sea to Sea. They lowered the
demand for work from lakes to gulf.
They lowered the price of wheat and
cotton in all the world. They lowered
the amount of money to be supplied
the people at the very time when com-
merce with trembling voice, when ag-
riculture with famished lip, when la-
bor with outstretched hand and ghast
ly cheek, all, all, pleaded, as they
never plead before, for more money,
to meet the wants of trade! Day
after day, as the leaden winter goes
by, miserable victims will the law de-
mand. Ragged shiverers who stole
clothes; shadows of famine who stole
food; homeless vagrants who drift to
vice and crime when the hope of liv-
ing closes every other door. Prisons
will fill; the coal mines will close over
the convict; the gallows will do its
hideous office. And the world will
say, "It is well. The law must be re-
spected.''
who are the guilty?
But who are the real violators of
the lap ? Who drove these unfortu-
nates to poverty and crime? Who
took away from their eager hands
the work the) were doing? Who
closed,down the mines on them; the
shops; and the mills? Who made it
impossible for them to save the farm,
Who changed the laws so that the
taxes 'vere harder to pay, debts har-
der to pay, money harder to get?
Who violated these laws which affect
the welfare of every citizen of the
Union ?
our rulers are the guilty.
Befo re God they are Cleveland
has violated the law. Carlisle has
violated the law. Congress has, over
and over, violated the laws; and
changed them to the benefit of capi-
tal, and to the utter degredation and
ruin of labor.
the way of the world.
And so it goes. Our rulers violate j
the law,—and the people do all the j
suffering. We crush the smaller |
criminal, while we bestow riches and j
office upon the greater criminal, |
whose violation of law created the j
smaller one.
FLOUR
\\|>
We Buy
:orn', oats,
and
The Best Place to Buy
Groceries and Provis-
ions, Canned Goods,
Sugar, Coffees, and
everything in the line of
Groceries is at
want vou 1
UTTER
: iind:-
—nnd-
obaccoes.
S. A. Waits, N. W. Griffen, E. F.Taylor, W. J. Kelley,
President. Vice President. Cashier. Ass't Cashier.
Farmers & Merchants Bank.
CA PIAL STOCK $50,000.
DIRECTORS who guarantee careful and conservative management:
Pryor Adkins, S. A. Waits, N. W. Griffin,
P. L. Welch, V. A. Wood, L. Payton,
John Merkle, E. F. Taylor, W. J. Kelley,
Does a General Banking Business. Accounts and Collections Solicited.
Safety Fire Proof Vault, Screw Door, Triple Time Lock Safe. Valuable
Papers and Keeords Stored Without Charge.
New Goods,
More
Belief lift,
CHEAPER THAN EVER.
A new broom they say, always sweeps
clean. This may be true and it may
not be; but it is a fact you can get the
very best of meats the market affords
at John Vincent's meat market just east
of the Briggs & Hullom Block.
All hands and the cook have been
kept very busy at J. D. Maguire's this |
week, fitting tip and sending out
heater and cook stoves. When Mac i~
rushed you may know there is a pile of
goods leaving his establishment.
Kemp Kimberlin, the meat market j
man, is meeting with derserved success.
To furnish his customers with the best I
of meats, at the lowest prices possible,
to safely conduct the business is his
aim. His market is located on Main
Street just east of Oklahoma Lumber
Yard.
OUR STORE AGAIN HAS tHE OLD TIME APPEARANCE
We have just what you want, and at
Prices so Low you can't help but buy. We
ask all our old Patrons and as many new
as wish to save Money, to Call and Ex-
amine our Stock, before buying elsewhere.
WE ARE THE
"PEOPLES FRIENDS."
BerrY Bro's.
Norman,
Okla.
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Allan, John S. The Peoples Voice. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 2, 1893, newspaper, December 2, 1893; Norman, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116281/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.