The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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The Okeene Leader
OKEENE, OKLAHOMA
J. H. HAGLAND
Editor and Proprietor
Entered at the I'netofflce at Okeene.
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Okkenk, Okla., Auu, 11,1008
Flynn and Ames’ paper says
Governor Haskell ‘Swears «od
lata greasy, dirty people sit
around his office’
We admit it is wrong for Has-
kell to swear but it any man can
choke off the grafters and mo. op
olists that try to b?at their taxes
and oppress the honest people
of this state without cussing
them out sometimes he must be
an angel.
We believe our people would
much rather the governor would
cuss that bunch out than to let
them rob the state. As to
"greasy, dirty people,’* that may
be 60! but they are hottest and
welcome to come into the Gover-
nor's office every time they are
in town and don’t have to be
watched like some other well
dressed ^slick ^fellows.—New*
Estate Tribune.
and reforms in the application
of the writ of injunction which
were absolutely rejected by a
vote of ten to om by tbo con-
vention which adopted the Chi-
cago plat fenny
If Candidate Taft is running
for president on his le'terof ac-
ceptance, why does he accept a
nomination on a platform which
he does not approve in that let-
tar.
The people of the Uuited
States aro entitled to know
which document Taft is ruuniug
on. They are also entitled to
know which document he will
stand on after election, if by any
chance he should be elected.
Will be stand oil tbe Republican
| iatform which was dictated by
Wall street and the special in-
terests, or will he stand on his
letter of acceptance, which is
nothing more or less than a milk
and water imitation of the strong
and virile declaration of prince
pies adopted by th6 Democratic
party at Denver?
Ha Racket Store «f Okeene
’.INCORPORATED.
ie Fourth has come and gone, and we find
our shelves well filled with hot weather goods.
\DV\We 'Dress Soo&s, £»a\cus,
&xv& SAtwiii, £>&A\cs, KLvsses &ti&
£»ow SWs.
jfnyikiny in /4# mmjf #/ Summer 9J/ereAmm«tit0
After repeatedly refusing to
give an opinion as to tbe legulity
ot the national banks in Okla*
horns giving their depositors tbe
benefit of tbebauk deposit guar-
anty fund and admitting in bis
letter te the secretary ot the
treasury that a request for such
an opinion had been on tile in his
office unanswered for five months
Attorney General Bouaparte
has suddenly experienced a
change of heart, and has for-
warded to the secretary of tbe
treasury, without^ any further
request on that official’s part, an
opinion holding that it is a viola-
tion of the national banking law,
for national bank officers to con-
tract for tbe guaranty of their
deposits. It is a peculiar conci
deuce to say the least, that this
sudden change of mind on the
part of the attorney general
should como so quickly on tbo
heels of Candidate Taft's speech
of acceptance in which he de
dares unequivocally agaiust the
idea of a national banking de
posit guaranty law.
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Is Candidate Taft running for
president on the pla.form adopt-
ed by the Republican convention
at Chicago, or is he running on
his letter of acceptance read at
Cincinnatic, Ohio?
If Taft is running on the Chi-
cago platform, why does he in
his letter of acceptance sees to
enlarge that platform by adding
to it the direct election of United
States senators, the publicity of
campaign contributions, the
physical valuation of railroads,
The taxpayers of Oklahoma
cannot afford to allow the sophis-
try and general charges of offi-
cial short-comings made by the
Republican papers of tbe stale
to draw their attention from the
real facts and conditions in Okla-
homa resulting from a Demo-
cratic administration of affairs
of state. A man who has rid-
den a hundred miles on a rail
road in Oklahoma since state-
hood, has to give the Democrats
v.ho wrote the stato constitution
credit for saving him one dollar
in cash. Before statehood, three
cents was the minimum charge
per mile for passenger fare it
Oklahoma. 8ince statehood,
under the Oklahoma Constitu-
tion, two cent* per mile is the
maximum charge. This item
alone means s saving every year
of thousands of dollars to the
people of Oklahoma. When a
taxpayer of Oklahoma buys coal
lumber or groceries or ships his
grain or live stock, be is a direct
beneficiary of tbe reduction in
freight rates made by the Dem-
cratic corporation commission.
Add thousands of dollars more
to the credit of tbe Democratic
party of Oklahoma. When the
taxpayers of Oklahoma come to
pay their taxes they will find
tbe amount they have paid is just
about one half what tbe same
property would be held tor in
the Republican state of Kansas.
The area and population of the
two states are identical. Kansas
this year to maintain her state
government is spending over
three million dollais while the
expense of the state government
in Oklahoma will be less than
one and a half million dollars,
Credit the Democratic party with
a few hundred thousand dollars
saved to the people of the state
on this score. When the Demo-
cratic board of assessors fixed
the value of the railroad proper-
♦fjt We wiUsellat first cost, we mean just
what we say, the wholesale cost
Our stock of Gents Furnishings is complete,
a Overalls, Jumpers, Shirt*, Underwear, Gloves
Tr and Suspenders. A full line of Hats. Star
brand shoes are better.
Yours for business,
E. R. BLACK, MGR.
ties of the state, they valued the
Santa Fe railroad at forty.five
thousand dollars per mile while
Republican territorial board last
year valued it at five thousand
dollars four hundred dollars per
mile. All other roads were
raised in proportion Credit
the Democrat c party ot Okla
boina with the taxes oc that for-
ty thousand per mi'e, wh ch un-
der Republican territorial gov
eminent would have been paid
by the people instead of the rail-
roads.
In addition to tnese material
advantages of the Democratic ad-
ministration to be measured iti
dollars and cents, the reputa-
tion established by the Demo-
cratic slate administration for
honest government, and honest
administration has attracted the
attention of the United States
and is drawing homeseekers by
the thousands. All of these in-
stances of inestimable benefit to
Oklahoma result from a Demo-
cratic administration. To off-
set these the Republican press
of the slate are publishing
groundless charges that certain
state officials are insincere or
dishonest The material results
of the administration are what
counts. "The proof of the pud-
ding is in the eating.”
FALL ATTENDANCE
From present indications the
attendance at the Capital City
Business College of Guthrie,
Okla., the coming fall will be
more than double what it was
j last. We are receiving many
i letters from our former students
who are nd% holding good posi-
tions staling that many of their
jnends will be with us; we are
also receiving a large list of in-
quirise through the mailes for
catalog from those who are con-
templating enrolling with us at
aa early date. We have no reg-
ular fall term with a set date for
opening; our work is practically
all individual instruction from
start to finish, which removes
the nsosstiiy of having term
openings. New students are en-
rolling with ns dailyt onr prac-
tical plaa of Individaal instruc-
tion enables the studeat to enroll
at any time and take up the
work to the very best advantage
he is never discouraged by being
beld back by a dull student nor
crowded too fast by an except-
ionally bright student, but in
able to work right up to his full
capacity at all times. Each
student gets help whenever he
needs it, he is advanced just as
fast as hts ability will permit.
Make your arrage meats to en-
ter just as early as possible: the
sooner you enroll the sooner
your course will be finished and
you will be earning a good sal-
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Ragland, J. H. The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1908, newspaper, August 14, 1908; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172969/m1/3/?q=led+zeppelin: accessed June 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.