The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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Tho Okmmnm Lmmdmr.
4. H. Ragland, Rug.
OKItNt, I I I t OK LA.
Indiana has evolved the sacred
kiss '* The scared kiss Is nu»rv runt
won
News conies from all (he summer re
Sorts that this Is a very (mmI season
for mosquitoes
New Jersey announces the dls
cotrery of ' Ilyina bcdbu**" And they
yet there, just the same
Ixmdon complain* that the hams we
send over are not sufficiently smoked
Well, what can't lie cured must be
endured
According to the fashion page. * hats
are to be bigger next spring * We re
from Missouri- we don't believe such
things can be
King Alfonso bus had s quarrel with
hi* mother in law Rut, then, he is
l>ark>d by the consciousness of his au
thorlly as boss
To l>e mire, the finder of the 150 000
check In Chicago was rewarded with
only two dollars, but the two dollars
was real money
Herewith the coo of the dove, ac-
cording to an eminent scientific au-
thority. takes Its plate among the use-
less and unmeaning noises
Castro hasn't a crown, but that’s
no sign that he doesn't have some
fellow feeling for the sultan, the shah,
the ciar and the shereef of Morocco
Capt. Baldwin's dirigible balloon Is
• little one compared with the Zep-
pelin airship, but success looks Just
as large to one Inventor as to the
other.
It may be true that some of the
ocean liners now are infested by card
sharps, but even If they are. passen-
gers who do not gamble will not lose
their money.
Prof. Herrick says the American
woman asks for cash only. How else
does he expect her is get It? Would
the American man hand it out without
Its being called for?
A New York man who has been
blind can now see at »he age of 89
Some New Yorkers will have to live
longer than that, however, before the)
will be able to see much
The czar was Introduced to a sub
Jeot 126 years old last week. HU
majesty must have been glad to set
at least one man who had evidently
been letting bombs severely alone.
It Is always well to be prejtared foi
any emergency. We should employ t
soli and crop expert to tell us If tht
ground we now devote to basebal
parks would make good onion beds.
A man was shot in a quarrel In Mis
sourl over a ham sandwich and the
man who shot him Is under arrest
without bail Doubtless our vegetarian
frienda will be able to see a moral in
this.
Seven tons of bells will be hung on
the forty-sixth floor of the Metropol-
itan I-lfe Insurance Company's tower,
but If they weighed 70 limes seven
tons they couldn't ring curfew for
New York.
If England wants to keep on talking
about the great self-confidence and
even audacity of American women. It
will have to be reminded that this suf
fragette agitation did not start on our
side of the pond.
An employe in a power company's
plant at Visalia. Cal., while at work
one day last week, received 34.000
volts of electricity In his system and
was knocked senseless, but revived.
If he had received the electric com
panv's bill at the same time the shock
probably would have killed hint.
His big dirigible balloon a mass of
Junk. Count Zeppelin will at once be-
gin the building of another to replace
It. That is the unconquerable spirit
which moves mountains and overrides
all obstacles in the way to success-
ful results. Notwithstanding his age
the aeronaut Is plainly young in de
termination and energy.
l»ndon papers are reviving a dis-
cussion as to the comparative merits
of English and American oratory.
Why don't the British contenders go
out and get a reputation? When they
produce a speeohmaker who can keep
It up for 19 straight hours or one who
can Induce a crowd to cheer contin
uou-dy for SO minutes ft will be time
to talk about an international match.
A contract has been entered Into
for equipping the Qould railroad line*
with 10,000 steel cars, the cost of
w hich will aggregate about $10,000,000
This Indicates the spirit of the man-
agement, which believes that the pres
en. is a good time to spend money fot
betterments, the advantages of which
will be apparent in larger facilitiet
for handling the Increased traffic au
tlelpated.
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM'
Adopted by tke Party Coaveatioa la Seasloa at Taka September 1
1908. la Considered a Strong Docamcnt.
We. the representatives of the dem •
ocrary of the state of Oklahoma, in
stale roiiteniktn assembled, affirming
our belief In and renewing our alleg ,
lame to the principles of the party,
rognlsaut of the increasing signs of
the awakening of the public consci
ence throughout the nation on account
of the depredations and encroach-
ments of predatory wealth, not only
upon the political but also ecoiioiulcul
snd industrial rights of the people,
take pride In that the democratic
party of the republic has aligned it-
self In the pending national political
contest with the cause of the people
for the reined)ing of such wrongs
Rights of the Masses.
In the caily life of our national ex-
istence in the contest between central-
ised power and the rights of th«.
masses, he uei-esslty for the exist-
ence of the democratic party arose
and with the approval of the people.
Thomas Jefferson. Its founder, wan
plated at the head of the administra-
tion of our national government, an-
nouncing the doctrine of equal rights
to all und special privilege* to none
There never was a time in our history
when the application of this doctrine
was more necessary and It can never
be truly applied except when the peo
pie rule not only in letter but In spir-
it.
Dire Prophecies Unfulfilled.
A long suffering people in the twe
territories when they came to their
own by securing the tight to govern
themselves, in adopting the constitu-
tion of this state, readily embraced
.he opportunity to write in such law-
principles by which the people migh;.
rule, and notwithstanding the fact
that there were prophecies of dire
commercial and economic disasters as
the result of its adoption and appli-
eaion. though co-incident with such
adoption and approval, by the tnanlp
illation of this same predatory pow-
er. a great panic was precipitate!
without any cause for existensc. un-
der the republican administration,
contrary to their claim, that panics
came only under denioetalo rule, yet
we are proud to say that we have
our commensurate share of prosper-
ity under such constitution, laws and
democratic government, uotwithstand
ing such panic.
Senators by Direst Vote.
Adhering to the Jeffersonian idea
that the people ha>e the capacity
as well as the inherent right, to rule,
the democratic party stands for Ah*'
election of I'nited States senators by
direct vote of the people, and in pur-
suance of that idea the democratic
members of the first legislature of the
state of Oklahoma niemoralDed con-
gress to submit an amendment to the
constitution of the Untied States, rt
quiring the United States senators to
be so elected: and we endorse and
commend the democratic members of
the United States senate and house
of representatives from Oklahoma, for
Introducing measures in each house
of congress, submitting such amend-
ment. and we charge the responsibil-
ity for Its defeat to the congress
which Is now and has been for the
past 14 years republican in both
houses.
Republican Trick Nipped.
In the re«-ent primary, the demo-
cratic nominee for the i'nited States
senate received more than 46.000
votes and the republican 26.000 votes.
The demand of the republicans in
their state platform, adopted August
20. 1908. to place the names bf such
nominees on the official ballot is
either a swaggering bluff or a cheap
trick, with th** sinister design and
purpose of invalidating the election
this fall and withholding the electoral
vote of Oklahoma from Mr. Bryan, the
splendid standard bearer of democ-
racy. and thus aiding in the election
of Mr. Taft, the confessed enemy of
self-government and the proved en
emy of the man who tolls.
Two-Cent Fare a Saving.
We congratulate the democratic
party for the inserting In our consti-
tution of the two-oent fare provision
on rallw-avs in this state, and the plac-
ing of the same into practical opera-
tion. Such operation shows that it
has come to stay. The railway re-
ports for the fiscal year 1908 show
that the passenger earnings under
the two-cent basis Is In excess of that
the previous year under the three-cen*
fare basis. By this provision alone
the democratic party has made an an
mial saving to the people of Oklahoma
more than the taxes necessary to
support the state gevernment.
Expenses Are Reduced.
We congratulate the democratic ad
ministration now in power in the
stat*. of Oklahoma, for having admin
isteted the affairs of the said state
at less than two-thirds of the expense
at which our republican sister state
Kansas, is being administered, the
sente being practically equal in area
and population.
Commend the Leg'stature.
We point with especial pride to the
following laws enacted by the legi>
lature: First, the creation of a bank
lug board and the depositors guar.tn
{y fund, making a bank deposit In 'h«
itate of Oklahoma as good as cash lit
bands, and thereby bringing into tht*
at ate front etiighboring states, depos-
its equal to 10 per centum of the
money owned by the people of our
state.
Betond. making provision for the
loan of srhocl moneys of the state
upon high-las* securities and giving
preference for the *anie to the farm-
ers of our state.
Third, the enactment of a state
printing board and state printing sys-
tem by which the price of statutes of
the slate are reduced front $21 to
12 *'0. and he session laws front $3.00
and $5 00 to 50 cen'a.
Urge Separata Coach Law.
Fourth—The enactment of a separ-
ate coach law for white and colored
races.
Fifth--The enactment of a primary
election law by wnlch the people
choose their own candidates and
through which candidates for United
States senate must | ass the expres-
sion of the will of the people.
Sixth—The intitlative and referen-
dum act is the most complete and
finished product of the kind ever writ-
ten Into law
Seventh — The antl-lobbylng law
which prevents and punfshea corrup-
tion before legislatures, board of
county commissioners, city councils
and school boards.
Eighth—To make ample provisions
for punishments of public officers for
accepting passes and other favors
from railroads, telegraph, express and
other companies In this state .
Ninth—The graduated land tax pre-
vents land monopoly in the state.
Demand Inheritance Tax.
Tenth—The graduated inheritance
tax. placing proper burdens upon
large estates.
Eleventh—The enactment of the
gross receipts tax upon oil. gas. ex-
press. telegraph, telephone and other
companies owning intangible property
and iucomes. required them to pay
their just portion of revenue.
Twelfth—For the enactment of the
eight hour provision for labor in the
public service.
Thirteenth—For having provided for
a full state government and the pur-
chase of state supplies at one-half
the cost of the state of Kansas for In-
ferior service.
Fourteenth—For having enacted a
complete system of agricultural and
mechanical education for the children
of the state. The same being the most
complete and thorough of any state
in the union.
Commends Legislature.
We commend the legislature of Ok-
lahoma for passing the separate
school law which provides for separ-
ate schools for the white and negro
races.
We further endorse the provision
permitting negroes to select their own
Fchool trustees, from their own race,
for their own separate schools. At the
same time the converse to be neutral,
that the white race, which, under our
law. includes the Indian race, are
permitted to select *hcir own trustees
for their schools.
We favor the purchase of the seg-
regated coal and asphalt lands at a
fair price, to be agreed upon between
the said state au'horities and .he
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub-
ject to the approval of the people of
this state, at the ballot box before the
contract of purchase shall become ef-
fective.
We favor the fullest development of
such land in the interest of the
schools and charitable institution*
and in the production of the cheapest
furl for the people of such state.
We favor as soon as possible and
practicable the sale of the surface
of such segreeated coal and asphalt
lands in small tracts to actual set-
tlers.
Opposes Timber Monooo ies.
We strongly oppose the passing of
the timber lands and other na'.ur I
resources of this state into the hands
•>f | r'vae monopolies
We betieve that the various federal
fctecars in tht-- s'att should hj im-
mediately terminated.
We believed that the estates of
those mentally Incompetent, of what
ever race, should be protected by our
state courts.
We believe that It is the greatest
importance in the development of our
new state to give perfect safety and
assurance so that Invested -capital
will gladly seek investment at the
lowest rate of interest. We draw a
broad line of distinction between capi-
tal invested in honest enterprises and
predatory capital engaged in conspir
acv against the people and the pro-
ceeds of the labor of *he American
people. We oppose those crafty cor-
porations which are artfully contriv-
ing to destroy competition and thus
fix arbitrary prices on the necessities
of life, and on those things whim
aie produced by our people. We do
not intend to encourage predator)
capital in this state. We do intend
to procct our people in the proceeds
of their honest tabor. We favor es-
pecial care for the protection of the
rights and interests of the laboring
people, such as farmers, miners, the
artisan, the small tradesmen and the
women and children of this state.
Development of Resources.
We favor the speedy development of
our natural resources and espec
tally of our oil and gas region.
We favor the development of every
form of manufacture, for which our
natural resources so well qualify the
state.
We recognize (he education of the
people as absolutely essential to the
development of this Mate and to lh>J
continuance of supremacy of the dem
ocrailc party. We pledge the party to
vigorously promote iu every reason
able way our public school system, so
that this atate shall stand in the
front rauk in the educational column*.
We pledge the people of this state
to a continuance of au economical and
faithful administration of its affairs
and that the atate taxes shall be as
low as possible for the conduct of a
state government properly conducted.
Fulfilled Pledges to People.
We commend the first legislature
of Oklahoma for the faithful fulfill-
ment of its pledges to the people. It
was not to be supposed that at its
first session it was physically possible
or practical to pass every law neces-
sary to carry into effect all the pro-
visions of he constitution or that
the public necessity required, and It
was not to be expected that their
work would be that of perfection.
We pledge the people that the dem-
ocratic party of the state will con-
tinue the enactment of laws until
every provision of the constitution is
made effective and that whenever the
laws that may have been passed may
prove to be defective that the same
will be amended by the friends «f
the people and not by their enemies.
We reaffirm the principles and dec-
larations of the state platform of
1907, adopted at Oklahoma City and
of 1908 adopted at Muskogee and en-
dorse the national platform adopted
at Denver In July last.
Command Administration.
We congratulate the people of tho
state of Oklahoma upon the adminis
tration of all the slate officers, the
executive, including all the depart-
ments thereof, the corporation com-
mission, the supreme court and all
courts of inferior jurisdiction.
Believing in the Jeffersonian prin-
ciple of democracy, that the people
should rule and pursuant to such be-
lief, having incorporated the princi-
ple of initiative and referendum into
our organic law. and with commend-
able fidelity, the legislature having
enacted the necessary laws to carry
the same Into effect, not only as to
state but also as to county and mu-
nicipal and district government, when
such provisions are submitted to the
people, either under the inititative or
referendum feature. It is to be cPne
with a view that the voter shall ex-
press his individaul judgment under
his conscience, untraninteled by par-
tisan declarations and to that end wc
declare that a vote upon an initiative
and referendum proposiion is not to
be a test of one's party fealty.
School Lands.
We reiterate that as soon as pos-
sible and practicable the lands held
by this state for educational and
other purposes, should be sold upon
terms that shall be absolutely fair
to the people of the state, reserv-
ing the preference right to the lessee,
as provided in the constitution, to the
end that such land shall become tax-
able and become more productive to
the actual owner, and thereby in-
crease homA-owning. We pledge that
the funds derived from the sale of
such lands shall be faithfully preserv-
ed and invested as provided in tho
constitution.
Educational Inatitutiona.
We believe that the present stale
school Bhould be maintained and that
oher schools and state institutions
should be established equitably
throughout the state and we commend
the state administration for Us zeal-
ous effort to organize the common
schools to the remotest districts of
the state.
Prohibiion.
The democratic party has ever
heeded the voice of the people as
expressed at the ballot box and a*
the people declared for state-wide pro-
hibition. we congratulate the legisla
ture for enacting a law vitalizing and
supplementing in a practical way the
constitutional provision relating to
prohibition and we commend the state
administration for its vigorous and
rigid enforcement of such laws, and
pledge the continuance of the same.
The constitution already provided
that the legislature might create
agencies under the supervision of the
state, for the sale of liquor for medi-
cal and scientific purposes; the legis-
lature. In good faith, enacted such a
law. with a view of only facilitating
the enforcement of prohibition but
also to carry out every provision re
latlng to this subject.
The democratic party, under the
referendum provisions of the consti-
tution. has submitted the agency prop-
ositions for the approval or. rejection
of the voters at the ballot box. We
commend the legislature not only for
passing such a law, but also for sub-
mitting the same to the individual
judgment of the people for their rati-
fication or rejection.
The permanent organization of the
convention follows: Chairman. I-osli>
(5. Niblack of Guthrie; secretary, \V.
W. Hastings, of Talequah; assistant
secretary. W. F Hess, of Norman,
reading clerks. Ham P. Bee. of Ard-
more. X. A. Gordon, of Guthrie; ser
geant at arms. C. C. Hammond, of
I-awton; assistant sergeant-at-arm*.
Pat Oats, of Alva.
Y*ur Druggist Will T*ll Ts*
rkst Murine Eye K«-n*edy Cure*. F.y*^
Make* Wewk Ky«s Ktius* IVmm't Sswtt.
Soothe* Kye Pstn sad Bells for SUk.
Habit, tf not resisted, soon become*
ne.wnsitjr —8t. Augustin*
IP TOl I'lK BALI. BLUR.
Bet Red Gross Ball Blue, the beet Bel
Blue. Law 2 at. package only $ vesta.
Telling the truth acclde.itnlly in npt
to b* embarrassing
Th* man who pays bit debts is trim
(• hi* trust
HOUSE
WORK
Thousand* of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life a burden.
It is to these faithful women that
LYDIA & PINKHAM’S
VERITABLE COMPOUND
comes as a boon and a blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, of
Mayville, N. Y., and to Mrs. W. P.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, PiL, who say:
*' I was not able to do my own work,
owing to th* female trouble from which
1 suffered. Lydin E. Pinkham’s Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and I am so wet* that I can do as big *
dat'i work a' I ever did. I wish every
nick woman votnd try lb
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
1 For thirty yer.rs Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, infk mmation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear-
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
tion,dimness,or nervous prostration.
Why don’t you try it t
i Mrs. Pinkhmm invites all sick
women to write her for advice-
She has guided thousands to
health- Address, Lynn, '—tm.
SICK HEADACHE
ICAKTEKS
III
Positively cwu«d by
th*** Little Pills-
They ala. relieve Dio
trees from Dyspepsia, In-
digestion snd Too Hearty
Eating. A perfect rem-
edy for Dluineaa, Nsu-
ses. Drowsiness, Bsd
Tsste In the Mouth, Cost-
ed Tongue, Psin In th.
Side, TORPID LIVER.
They regulate the Bowels Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
Genuine Must Bear
Fac-Simile Signature
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
DIARRHOEA
If you or tom* member of your family
were taken suddenly to-night with Diar-
rhoea, Dysentery. Flux. Cholera Morbus,
or Cholera Infantum, would you b« pre-
pared to check it ?
Every horn* should have a supply of
Wakefield's
Blackberry Balsam
It is a most reliable remedy for all loose con-
ditions of the bowels. All druggists sell iL
lii uil utiar
This Is ■ genuine
offer ms
r net
i £fnu— --
UmP In every neighborhood. Mai
time* taunt and MUKl than Gas <
Electricity for lighting Homes, Ol
ces. Stores, Halls and Churches. V
ask that you show it to your neig
bors. Send your name and the naa
of nearest express office, and we w
teU you how to get a lamp FRK
.^anjo^croaie,
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