Okeene Eagle. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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OKEENE EAGLE.
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VOL. XIII.
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OKEENE, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUG. 23. 1907.
NO. 44
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jfranh jfrant3, trinammousl^ nomtnatcD for
Governor at Gulsa, Huoust lot.
S3Ji.LT ihY (ARFIELD AND GOV.
FFANTZ AT TULSA.
TnVft Ansn.st IT.—Tbo brief visit of
James R. Garfield. who, accompanied
by Governor Frantz and party, arrived
over the Katy from Oklahoma City,
Thursday, gives promise of the best re-
sults in the matters of interest to the
oil men and the Indian, which must
necesearly be worked out through the
department which the Secretary gov-
erns. At an informal reception held
here Secretary .Garfield h>ard the
greivencies of the oil men, promising
to lend his best efforts to the work
which will improve the conditions
which exist, both for the Indian and
, the man who is operating bis laud.
Governor Frantz declined to speak, say-
ingthat he would not take advantage
of the meeting, because of its nature,
E by delivering a political address. "I
c 1 am making political speeches only ’’
HASKELL REFUSES TO MEET
CARDWELL.
Not Fighting Statehood.
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in twenty-four out of the more than
thirty amendments which have b«-en
Oklahoma City, August 17 “C
Haskell, gupst of a Muskogee hotel,
formerly of Cal Brice fame in Ohio,
will not meet W. D. Cardwell, who
has also announced for Governor, in
joint deljate. He dare not. He seeks
In the desperate strait in which the “ado in it since the first draft was
democratic party finds itself, attempting carried to the jimpsoo patch, near
to navigate a rudderless vessel and, Tishomingo. »
while vety f'nsy at that, endeavoring to j It is true that the republican party
keep Jim Crow s grave in decent order, has a ticket in the field. That is neces-
the charge comes from the rudderless *“r>’ in order to preserve party unity
ship and the cemetery of buried prom- aiul retain a place upon the official bai-
lees that the R* publican party is tight- 101,1 v>otl1 Ht ttai* »««*-neceeding elections
ing statehood. It bears a “Hark, from
to evade the issue thrust up to him by I the tombs," etc., sound and needs no
one of the men who supported Lee j denial from the student of Oklahoma
Crnce before the late democratic pri- history, nor yet will it be given credence
whether it be in ik.taie or a territory.
The party stands for ihe elimination of
the objectionable and unfair provisions
of the document. If it is adopted and
niaries and whom he contempuonsly by any one who knows aught of the Hie republican party goes into power,
called an ex convict. ’ This was the History of Oklahoma and tbe struggle
statement of a prominent Crnce demo- f(,t statehood instituted and championed
crat today. Continuing he said "A-j by republicans before a republican con-
fraid to make a statement himself, he gress and assisted by republican officers,
climbs in l>ehind carpetbagger Joe congressmen, senators and men of note
Thompson, chairman of the Haskellitc I jn the land, all of whom were and are
< "lnmltte. He is well aware that Card- republicans. It is due to the efforts of
well is fully familiar with his miser-J the republican party, and republican
erable record back in Ohio, when he j dogates in congress from Oklahoma
was robbing poor farmers and laborers that every bill for an enabling act was
p. ssrtd the Governor, “and for that rea of money earned by the sweat of their introduced, Hnd it is due to a republican
1 son will only say that the matters nn- " “ ----- -■
der discussion are very interesting to
me and that it is my earnest desire that
5 the people of Indian Territory become
it stands for elimination and amend-
ment to make tbe organic law one for
the people and not for a jarty, nor d.ies
it matter what tb* name of the party
maybe The r* publican party is for
ihe people and tbe t eople’a rights re. W
as it always him 1>. e-i
Tboimbt Wei! \>[ in Arizona.
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“Perhaps no election heretofore held
brow. He is afraid Cardwell may tell delegate and a republican congress that x . . . 4. . .
the people of Oklahoma something of the present enabling act was given the j ZZnterrxt tin A \ -m Hnp’gnaeatily a*
women and children back in Ohio, be- Does that indicate that the republican
^ acquainted with Secietai y Gai field in cause of his failure to pay men who party is or has ever been tig lit ing state-
such a way that you may work hand j had worked for him. He is afraid1 hood. No!
SCORES FULTON AND MANAGERS. tZ "SSSSsI !TZL L* 7
Democrat Editor and Delegate to tie Convenlion Ferguson and of his career in Oltlaho- with the present regulations was alone Muskogee, which represents countless in politics, but ia‘totter das-ed with
nm let ns take up Mr. Fulton s case ' au indication of the good feeling which Rhed by p^,,- wuuu,u a„d children that of novices. The platform leaves
u__ and see what he has done for Oklahoma j exist8 between the operators and the in-
that the people should reward him by terior department. The questions dis-
sending him to congress An actor up- 1
M Nominated Fulton Comes out tor
Tf'M N. FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS.
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cuss, d were; the matter of earthen
whose husbands aud fathers were the the question cf the constitution wholly
victims of liis railroad promoting | with the judgment and conscience of
schemes. He fears that Cardwell might the voter. That is right. Rut because
T) PatrleCitv \ews ha« bolted F r", l,*‘fou the foot‘ tankage, the operator being compelled inquire how he conld pretend to write ,,f this democracy charges that the
T nS l “T r r’ t0 w * r°yalty °n HU 011 fitored a constitution aimed at the trusts and party is lighting s.ateh.....I If there is
in the second district The editor \ ' * °'! ' '* ew *| isagoa e WBy when it is taken from the wells; corporations, when he, himself, is the a tight being made bv the party or by
nTTh i , M W L ClIm w fi ‘,)an;ioD,ng T‘ this time pipe lines as common carriers; and oth- j or>rHnizer „nd promoter of and princi- individuals therein of influence'and of
of the News, Air. w. u. uiem. was i. as a luwyer, defending a corporation in „r mjn(ir niMitei -. The Secretary , . ,, ,. . , , . ......
delegate iu the second district deuio- Pawnee county against the rights of the | promi*ed to give the two most import 1" * ** 0 ‘ °r ln
eratic convention which nominated farmer, ns the court records show. An
Fulton, but the campaign of mendacity attorney for the insurance companies,
inaugurat'd and conducted by Gault to fight for those big companies against
and the oil men has disgusted the tbe lights of the poor man. Too iiulo-
editor of the News, who repudiates the p.ut to succeed at anything else he
ant matters mentioued careful and
of such note that their opinions are given
the-e concerns. There are many other weight, it is but the fight of judgment,
• hings in his record which he fears and one ouly directed toward the docu-
thorough investigation and said that Cardwell, might inquire into an l there ment of political buucomo and coneln-
au effort was already being made to te- i j r bc wjn have no j. iut debat.s. He si..ns tinned with fallacy blown in the
Here the situation last referred to. I ,llaqe H bluff on the joint debate \ ropo- bottle with the label “1 be Best Ever."
A large crowd gathered last night at | git ion with Leo Crnce. and recent suppose the republican party hai
democratic candidate in the following moV,d down into the second district wh^e'the' T™' ,77 'T"1""" ,,a.
A , Idtb; l,«s than a year ago to raw for . * 1 in* St a want Jl tomZ ft *t0 **** *fe " ' Wt wf T'iU"
• Tbe editor of fids paper is » Demo- selected a man for bis manager who ■ "‘.r m . , * I n .M“',lar h,"nt b°‘We ^ ^ which offers the people a mas
crat. has always been . ne, but when divides hu tune between the most un- unUe the le-s anxi. us to shake hands'
i -i rt iiiiuii riitut tun »» v «*•* ** »**« r tzi i»>mv it mi ll i t i i* u
he most Tin° *he Interior, they w*ere ^jppgyy g(.ntb.|nan -from ^nyettville, • uf legislative matter and partisan con-
Arkansaw and Cal -Brie dom. conclusions, would that bo a tigiit
---against siatehocKlI! Agtiu. ho. The
dnee Company's offiicr.
P. N. F.DPERT.
that need not bo tinkered or changed at
the behest or direction of bankers,
lawyers, trie-r agents and corporation I terms,
emissaries a< the present docniuent was
we see with our own eyes the party truthful slander about the nominee for wjtb Governor Frantz Tbe fact i
SESs i it rr, | s«4 s,.. s
most .k gn,cdnl mud slinging- vie ous m. ’wSr^e^iple Goteruor^'rundwminent ^ > I have a thotnand bushels of good don.me.it lair to all just between the
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paign now being carried on in the “w‘- wh . has never done anything lor Okbt- |he fact that the Ardmore Democrat 1 wheat call on me at the Okceno Pro
Olfd cougt t-ssional district by L. L. Ful- bouia aud who has not the ability to do wLicb bn atlpportod the democratic
ton and his mill., mure campaign man- anything in congress, where it is con- |k.ket in evCTV siuce its first is
ager. Frank l.ault. we Wl.eve it is toe cmled ,.ven by the party that nou.i- ! gn ba8 dl.clamj optIllv ia itH editorial
duty of every relf respcs.-tlug Democratic n^ted him .hat he w. aid be « »e.-e ! ]amm ^uut ,he Relf et,tubUshed
adherent of Jeff*rsonmu principles to nonet.tity. Not much! The sane peo- j ..boM,.- ,)f tbe democialic party in Okla-
stop right there. W e.e we to fo.low ple prerer to send a man who is one of j , Q ^ |g of the wave which
this corrupt protesMoti, the unjustnes. them in sympathy and work and i»-ho j over both territories, break-
of it would hound our waking moments will get everything within the power , u‘ ^ day in a>| nn]ooktd for
and haunt our dreams Let us draw a of any one man for his constituents. [ p]ace Not t.oultIlt witb reft,ri„g to
parallelfor tlw be unfit of our readers* A man who has been triad and found , Ha#kell M -the cbeif of t0J?W ,he
While Tom Ferguson was out here in , -not wanting." j Damocnt conclndw by ^ ..We
western Oklahoma •‘rngghug with the, A man whose career as Governor we I anllolU)Cft bere and now that until
rest of the pn neers to build a home for can point to with pride. A man whose Htlskell di,prove8 the hundre<ls of chai-
bis family, setting type for lml. tie _ public and private life has never been j of business aud prditical crimes
paper, every line ot which breathed a: touched by a breath of scandal. You j agalnit hilII IU,d retracts or
message of encouragement and b°l)e *•> j have only to inquire of people in Blaine I prove8 tbo slandetons charges he has
the weary_ an. discouraged settler;, ^nty who have been h.s neighbors for who blln
every line bieatbing confidence4u beau- fifteen years to know how Torn Fergu- . . .. . «.
fnl wistern Oklahoma, the garden spot jgyn atandB. Mr. Fulton is trying in I ° * “'.P 1 ’ ’\ t f *
of the world, where whs FultonT Step 1 vain t0 UaU.b un igene tmt of iying * .ta. I « ^ HU lum"t man to caHt a VOte f°r
bv step the editor of that little paper • representations concerning the Capitol U1’
ascended the ladder of success each National Hank failure fhst everyone
i ins gem aril ,
does that which is ws*« to lie held in
Oklahoma This interest is fsirn of ihe
great respect si ciatlv and in a business
way in which Hon l ,-ank Frantz, the
republican candid ite fer goveraor. is
held throughout Avii. ini.
“Governor Frsnt* hub for years u
resident of this ter rtory and it is safe
to say that nociti* n w ns held in higiit-r
esteem than lit- by all w ho cnuie iu c in-
tact with him in h business or s<Hiiil
way, and Arif mi at b-rge has no hesi-
tancy in standing sjs.n-.or for one of
her favorite sett’s, ev> n laoiigb eiicnm-
stauces were stu-h to ftnee him k»
forsake her in Lis ei.inb ip tbo ladder
of fam*.
“The gisid people • f Oklahoma will
make no mistake in i h«s*iag Frank
Frantz to ateorber slop of state througU
the dangerous reels o, early statelnetd."
—-Ar;z nn Gazet'e.
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On the streets ot Om ••ae. Anan-t 17,
a black shawl Owi.cr can have same
by calling at Okceio- Hotel aud p .y o g
for this notice.
for S ic.
My residence pis»pert'-, two 1m US"S
and three lots, geo oc*tiufi. Easy
G. D.uciv.
SINGLE DISC GRAIN DRILLS
The Machines of Quality.
round ol which was buildeil by iiard kt'ows all about. How the Territorial
work nml sound principles backed by were all covered by gilt-edged se-
the eltmeuMof genuine umuhood. All euritiea and that the Territory never
■luring tliat gra.luil evo ntion fiom the ]ll3( a lt.m, but rtceived all the original
editor of nn huiubli country uewapaper anm together with an additiotial a-,
to ttie position of g"\ei nor of thi * young more than could lmve been got-
territory did be h ihere to the right. jt,u tls on the nmount. The I
GOOD REASONS
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WIT T. B. FergiisoD sionll De Elcc’tfl t# ;;Y:
Mr
Consress Irom the 2Bd District.
and ever battle f >r the rights of tbe
people know »U about this and tile
common p-ople-d wbom he was pn-ud other matter* about which this bunch j Tlie Book Trust ia fighting him and
to be one. Timing tl.t f^ur years of hts ()f peanut politicians are busy fulaify- .. r i-.-u
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Het.K.k up the I Lb hr > ; telligent. They .an not be deceived He baa lived among the people for fi'.
syndicate and it is a household .lory th, diM,„,e u lh, riJn)1(bll.. \r, “ teen years and know., what they need
how he succeeded and with what af- Z grl rZJ uniTt wi!l grow W ?
fection the.....ppn-el m-ttlera, regard lender and louder until the seventeenth man m Oklahoma.1** 0,1
him. He took up the tight ''^i'^^of September, when it will be found j ’ Hu ......,rd a* Cover, or of Oklahoma
rnp 0ni:n,.p,” c ’.."w „. \,r that this roar bad completely a.,...hi- ; that ,.V(,rv citizen of the terri-
4ory can iefer to with pride.
The congress in Which he will serve,
if elected, is already elected end is Re-
publican by a large majority.
He was a friend to the Hotre*te»d<-rs
JS 5 J! 0 fu s
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and selling of legislation. He made a jafWj Mr Fulton and his millionaire
fight to force all corporations d< itig omnpaigu committee from the pages ot
busimss in the state to observe the luw, (jgiHboin;i politics and it will be discov-
thereby rtaelving the displeasure of end tbat Hoaeet Tom Ferguson is
several of them, which are now epariug eIeotw« bv (l Iar,,„t „.aiorttv ev. r
, ' •' llle "* • 1 luajoricy <\ti no was a inenu w> toe non eiK-aucrs
no effort to deleat him ror t iugiessanu drf.nmed of it will i>» found tbut .
.......Mr Fulton in his msll- . ... .“ . when they needed protection lor Hair
are assisting Mr. Fultoa iu his inili
cions slnrderbig csmtisign against Tom
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fieople have spoken and that they wil
have a irpnsmilalive iu coiigiaaw iu
Ferguson for congress. In th- matter whmu tbey can tntHt; Ksgle Vlty '
of taxation Ferguson wage.l with -u n.a ' . eynaicaie
crops iu tbetr efforts to wrest Western
Oklahoma from the grasp of the cattle
cess the fight that ail raii-’oads should
pay taxes iu the suuie proportion as |
those paid by the farmer and business !
man \\ e might go on f«»r w<i>ks tell-
ing aieuit thing* Fergus u has done for Bhip met last Monday and nominated
the betterment of the |M-ojile he served the following tii^et
Township Ticket Nominated.
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Tli.‘ Republicans of Cimarron town
but space forbid". But while serving
the people as their governor, hr was
Corrvnor snd wan never controlled or
iuflntuced by any man. tet'uf men or
rf oraSl 'n. guided only by the dietr
Trustee John Rucker,
Treasurer Adolph Ruth,
Clerk Vie Klee nun.
Justices U. H. Allen. Ham Phillips,
('unstable*—James He worth, O. M,
lion of Ills eotiaclenc" and a desire to do Kelley.
Ills four years as Governor of Okla- y
bouia lias brought him in contact with »
public affairs in a manner that will eti- I
iib.e I im to do more for n cimsiitueuts j
thsn an inexj arieuci d man.
lie ia a man of the people and i>y ;
j liiird woik and eci uomr ha- mull iq a
> husiuess and home among tin- po pie ot
j rids western country. While his n, po
in-lit has only lived in Oklahoma a
[ short time and tins been iu the hi t u t
but a few mouths.
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Modern farmers use modern methods. They have definite
ideas ol how their grain should be planted. That is why the
output of Van Brunt Disc Drills has doubled within 3 years.
It you do not know them, it will pay you to invt btigate.
They make every acre count. With lanch going up in value
by leaps and bounds farmers cannot afford t > waste a foot of
it. A first-class job of seeding is the necessary step to tho
best crop returns. j* »«
We warrant Van Bri nt Disc Drills to bc well made of the test material, to co first
class wor!c in any soil capable of being: seeded and not to cloj or choke tip in mud,
gumbo, sticky or trashy ground. For Sale by
dU. HOGKADAY & CO.
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Adams, B. E., Jr. & Kelley, M. C. Okeene Eagle. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907, newspaper, August 23, 1907; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172647/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.