The Peoples Voice. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 20, 1894 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. 3.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 189-1
NO
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.Spring Mylea of Nobby
Suitings. Prices reasou-
able. Call and see goods.
| Norman, • oklahoma.
WILLIAMS <& NEWELL,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Practice in all the courts; also be-
fore the department at Wiudi-
ington ami in the local
land office.
Over Ilofeton Store.
Norman, • oklahoma.
IlKltltY & ALLAN,
ATTOUNKYS.AT-I.AW. Will Prac-
tice in nil courts. Office in the
El ledge block. All work executed
promptly and accurately.
W. C. WELCH,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over Kittredge's Drug Store,
AH calls promptly uttended.
Ross & Brewer,
Attorneys at law. will prue-
lie*, in aii u..4. : i.ii::.* ti n.; n.
Land case* a specialty. Office in the
Cltiswns llank hinbling.
Remember that-
James D. Clare,
The Fashionable Harber and Hair
Dresser, wants your
Trade.
Past Main Street, Norman I Ik la
Dr. C. E. Williams,
[ye, [or ond mrooi specioiisi.
Office over Norman State Hank
Norman, Oklahoma
JOHN H. SCOTT,
Physician 4 Surgeon
Will do a (toners! Practice. Ofl'ce—
Rcoir.s 1-2 over C'.tlEens' bank,
Norman, cklshoma.
Dr. T. H. Williams
Dentist-
Persons desiring to have their
stock branded with the C brand,
please drop me n card at Norman.
W. li.Coles, Agent.
C. S. SHIMER,
Homoeoooitiic Ptiysician 8 surgeon.
Office in Norman State Hank Hld'g.
Chronic diseases and diseases of
rectum a specialty
Pabst Brewing Comp'y
H Moor© -A.gt.
I The Celebrated Pabst
1 Beer and Bottled Goods
. j Crystal Ice, Pop Etc
Prompt Free Delivery.
Hitch up Neighbor,
LET'S GO TO
STUB'S
The Largest Denier and Cheap-
est HARNESS HOUSE in the
Territory.
His Motto Is
Quick Sales
and
Small Profit.
WuhliliiKton Correspondence.
The "'social Question vs. the Tariff.
For generations the politicians of
this country have agreed in almost
every campaign, that the tariff should
be the issue. They have always
found it a convenient bone of con-
tention, over which the masses would
easily divide. It is a splendid issue
upon which to appeal to sectionalism
and arouse party spirit. The leaders
of the democratic and republican
parties have mutually agreed for so
long that the tariff was the great issue
in American politics that the average
voter in these parties without ser-
iously considering the matter and
without any study or investigation
upon his part has settled down tc the
idea that the tariff is really the issue.
The politicians have half the people
attributing all their grievances to the
fact that the tariff is too high and
the other half to the fact that the
tariff is too low.
The democratic campaign commit-
tee has just gotten out a campaign
book of 246 pages,in which it devotes
twelve lines or on hundred ami eighty
words to the silver question. If we
are to judge from what is here said
on the subject, as to the policy of the
democratic party, we are at a loss to
understand how any honest free coin-
age man can have the faintest hope
of ever getting free coinage through
the democratic party. On the en-
tire financial question this campaign )
year 1894 he pays >62.49, j,ls' 60
cents less than in 187a, anil receives
#300 for his crop, a loss of £700.
The wheat farmer paying the
amount of tariff as above received
Si,750 for his crop in 1872, now he
received $500, a loss of $1,250.
In other words these farmers have
been fighting over that $21.12 tariff,
the difference to them between the
democrats and republicans on that
question, while the money power has
steathily stepped in and robbed the
cotton raiser of $700 and the wheat
raiser of $1,250. To the cotton raiser
the money question is as much above
the tariff question as an issue, as
$700 is above $21.12; and to the
wheat raiser as $1,550 is above $21.-
12.
When the farmers of this country
study the financial question, and re-
alize how they have been robbed by
the demonetization of silver and the
destruction of the greenbacks, there
will pe but one issue and that will be
the Money question. J. H. T.
Concern I ii); ('nil dictates.
A Wot thy Young Man.
I.. J. Peterson, the Populist candi-
date for superintendent of public in-
struction is too well known to need
extensive introduction. Coming to
Oklahoma he located in Cleveland
County in the memorable 1889.
His work in the educational line be-
gan with the first organization of the
public schools in the county and has
been characterized by that intelli
book contains five pages, while it de- j &en' energy which always means suc-
votes one hundred and eleven pages j cess> training and management
to the tariff, so it is very plain that ! are Praised in tlie highest terms by
the democrats are going to do every-
thing possible to force the tariff to
the front and try to ignore the finan-
cial question altogether. The repub-
licans are at work on the same line
and are delighted that they can fight
over the same old ground. There
are a great many honest democrats
and republicans who candidly be-
lieve that the tariff is the great issue.
For the benefit of all such, we have
undertaken in this article to prove
that the great overshadowing ques-
tion in American politics today is
the financial question, and that the
tariff is secondary in every particu-
lar.
When one has studied the money
question and sees how the farmer is
robbed and plundered each year by
the money power of the world, the
tariff question at once dwindles into
utter insignificance. Let us now ex-
amine into the naked facts and see
how the farmer has been affected by
vicious financial legislation, and
robbed of his birthright while the
politicians have been crying tariff!
tariff! in order to drown the cries of
a plundered people?
Let 11s take the average crop of the
cotton farmer, ten bales weighing
500 pounds each, a total of 5,000
pounds. We find that the price of
cotton in 1872, the year before silver
was demonetized, was worth from 18
to 25 cents per pound, the average
being about 20 cents. The ten bales
of cotton at that time at 20 cents a
pound would net the farmer $1,000.
The same ten bales of cotton now at
the present price wouid net the far-
mer $300. We find from these fig-
ures that some how or some how else
the cotton farmer has been robbed of
$700 on his years production of cot-
ton. The crop that he produced in
1872 cost no more labor than the
crop he produced in 1894, then why
is the difference of $700?
Let us see now how it is with the
those who know him. His standing
among his fellow teachers was hon-
orably recognized by their own act
of choosing him as county examiner
which position he holds at present.
It can be further said to the credit
of Mr. Peterson that from the narrow-
walls of his own school room in this
county have gone forth some of our
brightest young teachers. He has
been active and progressive in all
that the terms imply and spared no
time or effort in fitting himself for
his work. Having attended the ter-
ritorial normal school at Edmond,
O.T., he comes from that institution
recommended as "A teacher of su-
perior ability and energy or a super-
intendent of schools who would be
of much assistance to his teachers
and an honor to his profession."
Upon the above qualifications and
merits he respectfully submits his
candidacy to the careful considera-
tion of the people of Cleveland
County for this one important office.
Having been a citizen of the County
from its earliest days and a private
in the ranks of the great cause of ed-
ucation, ami realizing by actual ex-
perience, the cost and value of our
present school system; he would nat-
urally feel a grateful pride in receiv-
ing an honorable promotion from the
people of this county that one with-
out this experience could not feel.
The much advertised democratic
barbecue at Moore came off last Sat-
urday. The only thing wanting to
cheer the democratic heart was a
crowd. The beef was good; but like
the feast of old the guests failed to
put in an appearance. A few passer
bys got out their wagons and took a
lunch and went on paying no atten-
tion to the eloquent address of Col.
Johnson and the harangues of Bixler
and Gough. The Norman fellows
who went up to attend the meeting
came home on the first train. The
I_ J. Peterson is a young man of
high educational ability and a
member of the county examining
botnl, chosen by the teachers. Vote
for him for county superintendent.
• ••
T. D. Williams, candidate for
clerk, is daily gaining votes over his
rivals and it is safe to say that he
will receive a majority of the votes
cast. You could not vote for a bet-
ter man.
J. M. Corn materially strengthens
the ticket, and as our next county
surveyor will prove himself the
proper man for the office. Vote for
hiiti as well as every other man on
the ticket.
T. J. Rollins, candidate for coro-
ner, if elected, will prove himself
equal tc every emergency and per-
form the duties of the office to the
entire satisfaction of the public.
Don't forget "Dad" election day.
W. li. Taylor, candidate for re-
corder, is a young man just in the
prime of life and his business quali-
fications fit him for that office. He
is putting in some telling licks for
the entire ticket and is a winner.
Give him your support.
Robert Aniol, candidate for treas-
urer, is a hard worker in the cause
of reform and a gentleman of un-
blemished character. He is well
qualified and would make a model
officer. When you ca£t your ballot
see that you vote for Aniol.
«n «l
A. 1). Hickok and R. J. Nesbitare
entering into the campaign with a
vim. They are both honorable, de
serving men and will faithfully dis
charge their duties. The people of
this county will be proud of the rec
ords they will make in the next leg-
islature. Give them your votes.
H. F. Newblock, candidate for
sheriff, would make an exceptionally
good officer and would conduct the
affairs of the office in a proper man-
ner. The canvass he is making and
words of praise spoken in his favor,
proves without a doubt that he will
be our next sheriff. Work and vote
for Newblock.
J. B. Appleby, candidate for pro-
bate judge, is a reformer of the old
school and has devoted his energies
to the cause of reform for a num-
ber of years past. He is a man fully
competent and capable of discharg-
ing all duties connected with that of-
fice with fairness and impartiality to
all. See that he gets your vote.
John W. Stow and L. P. Barker,
candidates for commissioners, are
well and favorably known to the
citizens of this county. They are
progressive farmers and shrewd con-
servative business men; just the kind
needed for such responsible offices.
Better men could not have been se-
lected. Honesty, sobriety and truth
goes hand in hand with these gentle-
men. They will fill the offices with
credit to the county. Vote for them
by all means.
T. E. Berry, candidate for county
attorney, is loo well and favorably
known to need comment on our part.
Mr. Berry is a lawyer of ability and
as an orator ranks with the fore- Roiott Hollow corr« i>on«ionce.
most of the day. I he old chestnut
... | I ' «• for Hit, fiiluiv are Mime bright-
about his being a chronic office ' i i>rw*iu with our pwipio.
seeker is the veriest bosh and non-1 "M mr,h 14 w*'1 "k"'" 1"1 ">«
sensical. He has cast his lot with ^fc,,lv,"m,p
Oklahoma and sink or swim will re-
main here and make this territory
his future home. You are
" ' are plentiful ami of course they
if great Joys ami prosperity In the
A< <irus are fulling anil |x rk i«< Knowing; the
late front will ripen tin* 'slmuious anil the pos-
sum'* will MMtn l>e fat.
lloln«| On.ll.lat,
yourself and the territory an injus-1 can t«*u i
do not support Ralph
See that your friends
tice if you
Beaumont.
and neighbors also votes for hi
Let every Populist in Cleveland
County take off his coat from now
until the election closes for the suc-
cess of the entire ticket. Let your
faith in reform movement be shewn
by yotir works. Goto your old party
neighbor and plead with him to join
his brother farmers and laborers
in the battle against corporate greed
and tjie sway of English rule in this
country. By judicious work along
this line you can increase the Popu-
list vote in this county many hun-
dreds. Don't let your personal dis-
like of some of the candidates on the
Populist ticket chill your zeal for
the cause of reform. You will show
your good faith by working for the
success of the entire ticket. The
men on the Populist ticket, though
you may have a personal dislike to
some of them, are worthy of your
support.
'I lie old party papers are trying to
create an impression that the times
are picking up; but the farmers and
the wage earners can't sec the im-
provement. This democratic ad-
ministration has cost the cotton
raisers 2 cents per pound on every
pound of cotton raised in this county.
It is estimated that the cotton crop
of this county will be about 3000
bales or about 1,500,000 pounds.
Thus you will see the cotton growers
of this county have paid for their
democracy about $30,000.00. Don't
you th'.nk it is a little expensive.
It is reported to us that the demo-
cratic fixers in this county are going
to deny the Populist a man on the
election boards of this county. We
hardly think this report true. We
are unwilling to believe that the dem-
ocratic party managers in this county
are so lost to all sense of fairness
that they will refuse such a just de-
mand. In case they do we think the
rank and file of the democratic party
in this county will show their dis-
approval of such an act at the polls in
next November.
Greer, of the Stale Capital, has
suddenly awakened to the fact that
John Sherman petrified twenty years
ago. As Sherman has been the idol
of the republican party for a quarter
of a century, Greer must feel some-
what chagrined on discovering that
he has been worshipping a mummy
for lo these many years. We won-
der if he does not feel the pangs of
remorse gnawing at his heart strings
for the vile epithets he has hurled at
the men who refused to pay obeisance
to a petrified man.
future
Tin
IV Is a go<lit ileal of work Inking ilone nenr
liere to uneartli a deposit of gobl, supposed to
have been liiil.len by Mexican* yea in ago. l .lo
not know the particulars as they allow no vl*
itors there is not uiueli to l>e learned an to what
there is connected with Ut« excitement.
We had quite a treat at the school bonne on
tlie night of the first, In the way of an operatio
show,ami a democratic blow; the show was
operated by McCoy A t o., and they gave some
pretty good tricks, comic speeches, etc.
The blow was operated by the would-be
councilor, I'rof. hough, and lasted as long as
his small vocabulury could furnish for him
words to abuse and mtsrepresent the populist.
Try and remember .Mister Editor if your ears
didn't burn on that night. He buI.I that |,e ilUd
been making 'public speeches every sliucho
was twelve years old, but lie did not any how
old he wax then, though Judging from his talk
he must be about thirteen, .lust to bear tlie
i'rof. speak one would not lake him to be a
mail that would turn up such a reformat Ion in
our laws ns lie says he will when he gels to the
council, lie said that he knew how to suit his
speech to the uuilicuce, occasion, etc.; that
made me think of his politics. It seems that
lie can adjust his political views in t lie same
way, as he once edited a lahor paper—The La-
bor Sunbeam, advocating the eunse that lie Is
now lighting; but when he came to this coun-
try his policy, which forms Ills whole makeup,
demanded that he turn his democnitic hide out,
as it was 11 more popular garb here at that
time; and ho lie Is now going uround trying to
make people believe that populist doctrine
tends lo anarchy. He had a great vocabulary
Of names connected with socialism,communism
and anarchy, and tried to ibow tlint the popu-
list party was a branch from the same root,
that they were all one and tlie huiiic, but he re-
minded me of a beginner in l.atin—tnc vocabu-
lury of proper names was all he knew, when it
came to syntax, he lost. The crowd felt greatly
relieved when lie got through so that they
could start the show, an that was what they had
come out to sec. The populist party will never
suffer much onuccouut of such xuen as hough.
The most Injury he could be to It, would he to
Join it again.
[hough tried the republicans and as soon as
he realized that Ins pb, would he cut off ut
the first general election, he made haste
to Join the democrats, lie i*iiuythhig for
ofiice and not worthy of support.—ei '.|
Long may the Von k live to advocate the
cause of this great party, which reminds me of
a great blrtl whose tail flaps the southern gulf;
beak extends over the northern lakes, and
whose win^s tip the Atlantic and Pacific,and
at each vibration it goes higher and higher.
1'OTT.
Chestnut's Grove,
I lie great democrat hurbecue has passed down
Into history. There were great piles of roast
beef, enough for two such crowds. There were
probably three hundred people present— .sev-
enty-live ocruts, one hundred populist*,
fifty republicans, the balance women ami
children. Speakers were plentiful. Mort I,
Hixler was the first to round up and extermi-
nate the populists lu a disconnected harranguc
for about an hour, but sat down amid profound
silence. Next was the Hon Noble Iterry, can
dldate for county superintendent of schools.
He is funnel shaped and full ot wind. At the
end of his soul rasping effort we took a reces*
for dinner, in which every body seemed to
taken lively Interest. After dinner tlicy turn-
ed loose their big gun and fired it offal the pop
uliafs In the grove. At each report the old
moss-backs cheered The Hon. M. M. hough
vituperated blowed pestilous air into the un-
willing earn of n noisy crowd. There was also
a glee club attachment that rendered some very
shallow music, which no one thought was funny
but the club. Taking it all together it wits a
dismal failure and did not gain a single vote.
ho for them Allan, you are hurting them f
know by flu* way they howl When you go in
an orchard you can tell the tree that bears the
good fruit by the clubs that lie ur.der it.
Kefobjieb.
wheat raiser. Take 1,000 bushels of I entl™*lasm of the °ccassion was sola man who has the confidence and
I cool tndt 3 man who npplprifH hi< I of oil lie has probflbly
wheat as the average crop. In 1872 l~ m"n Wh,° neSlecte<1 | respect of all.
the year before silver was demoni- overcoat ra" 8reat danger of taking done more for the reform movement
tized, wheat was worth from $1.65 to 3 ^ !tha" any °"e nlan in the county> lf
«2 IO npr hne),pi ti,„ I ti r> r ., . j not in the territory. His qualifica-
;>2.io per bushel. The 1,000 1 he Populist's campaign speakers1 .• , „ « '
bushels at Si -- in ,s., ,„„„i i u u . tions tor the office cannot be iiues-
uusneis at >1.75 in 1872 wonld have are having great success in their 1
netted the farmer 51,750. Today ■ school house meetings. A good au- 1 '' V ' ,"S c aracler 's above
the price of it is 50 cents per bushel, I dience greets the speakers where re''roach' ote fur I!err>' aml you
and the ,,000 bushels brings the far- ! ever they go and the people show a "eVer CaU,C ^ ' S0"ated, Press tllat the rich man's
da# ; gold is climbing up in proportion as
Ralph Beaumont
Does Gough say anything about the
Populists beingoffice-seekers ? If he
does you should remember the fact
that Gough has continually held ofiice
ever since he came to Oklahoma.
He has been a candidate in every
campaign. Don't you think it would
be well enough to give the poor fel-
low a little vacation and time to rus-
ticate arour.d in a cotton patch.
After a few years of such rustication
he will have no words of abuse to
utter towards the Populist Party.
Resolutions of Condolence
I he folio
The American farmer and wage
earner is, doubtless, some what cha-
grined to see the price of his pro-
ducts and the scale of his wagesgrad-
ually: sliding down but he is not left
comfortless because we see by the as
iiiK resolutions of condolence wore
adopted at a regular meeting of the Coterie,
October Kith, 1HIW:
WllEltKAs, Death has entered the precincts
of our Circle and taken from our midst our be-
loved friend, Mrs. A. I>. Powers. And
Wiiekeam, Her life and character was such,
that she lived as& high example of that which
is grandest and noblest in womanhood, and
which purities, uplifts and blesses all who en-
joy such companionship. Therefore, be it
Kesolved, That we tender to the bereaved
family, our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in
the dark hours following her untimely death,
know ing full well that words ere inadeipiate to
lessen the pain ami desolation of their hearts.
He it
Kesolved, That we send a copy of these reso-
lutions to the bereaved family, and have them
printed in the town papers and record tliein in
the minutes of the society.
Mum. x. White,
Mas. L. J. Ki>wari s,
Mas. F. L. Mai rev.
f go and the people show ;
mer S500. He gets 81,250 less for; deep interest in the Populist cam-1 1 ,
his wheat crop in 1894 than he did paign and unless all signs fail the ; RalPh Beaumont, candidate for do"n products ana
in 1S72. Why is this? What is it Populists will carry two votes to the con8ress> is a nuin of honor and has | #-•-•.
that robs the farmer of this $1,250? democrats one in this county. j devoted years of his life in fighting j There is an old maxim "Silence is
Is it the tariff? From the above, * * I measures calculated to be a detri-16®'den. When (,ough is making
facts we see that the cotton farmer! R- J- ^'esbitt is making the demo- ment 10 the laborers. Hp is hnnr.r- llls wll<1 tl.ra(le against the Populists,
Press Notices.
Evangelist Kdward K. Cowperthwaite, of
Chicago will begin a protracted meeting at the
! (;hrlityan Cbnrob about Nov., 1st and will prob
| ably locntc us permanent pastor. He couics
highly recommended by both press and pulpit,
j ' lie is au eloquent spi a'ter strong and sound,
1 declares the whole counsel of hod ."—Church of
j Christ, Koanoke, III.
"An able, fluent ami interesting speaker. '—
hlobe Democrat, btLouls.
As an orator he has 110 superior in bis district.
Chicago Tribune.
"A speaker of fine ability commanding large
audiences."—Christian Evangelist, St Louis.
A Christian, fearless, logical and oratorical,
draws people to him by his loving way of pro-
claiming the truth.—Church of Christ, Cerro
hordo, 111.
paid $63.09 tariff in 1872,and received
H. W* Stubbeman, Norman, Okla. I $1,000 for his cotton crop, now in the ' tive district.
. li ,1 ( ,1 li, : some good democratic brother should I Keaumont at Norman on the even-
10 tlle fourth reP«senta- j ed and respected by every labor or- [ pll|| his coat-tail and remind liini of ing of the 27th. Let everybody turn
ganization in the United States and! this old maxim. lout.
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