The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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Lawton Constitution.
(Successor to the Elgin Eagle)
* tion believes thai REPUBLICAN POLIXI-
Judge Smith, the republican candidate CIANS AND NEGROES
for mayor, is also honest. He is honest j
. .1 i„ _i.n! The republican organ in oaiuraay «
PUBLISHED BY THt CONSTITUTION CO • ""«" <" , twj I isiue made a Herculean effort to con-
v ■. Andomnn. I'res. 8.i.McKih«e , I stand by linn and if he could be electeu
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W.H.Anderson, I*"
8. K. ItirsH AM It H. M. Tilto*. Managers.
j. Hot w1 1.1.1 a ms. Kdltor.
OH la lll.Flltk St red T«Mmm N - ' ■
Knterml as «woiid-cl«M matter May t.'th,
1904 Ht the postolBce lit Lawton, Oki# ( un
d«'th. Actol" 'o„l(rf..,o( March M. IBM
TERMS:
Weekly, per year •I <M
Daily per week "*■
Dally, per year, by mall
Dally, per year, tiy carrier ■<*>
mayor he would see to it that the ne
groes who reside in Lawton were soon
joined by their relatives and friends
whom they have left behind. With
Judge Smith as mayor, the negro
swains would no longer be compelled
to sing, "The Uirl I Left Behind Me "
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Dally dell?erod In city by carrier ev^ry
evening e*cept Hunday.
Democratic City Ticket.
Dick Jonei
Heck Thomas
.11. N Whalln
.H. E. Ij. Morgan
II. W. Letninger
iv L. itOlilr
- John Donald
M. H. Wllnon
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For Mayor
For Marshal
For CUv Attorney
For Police J ml g«
For City Clerk
For street Comnilwilon
For City Treasurer
For City Aueaaor.
For Treasurer Hchool Hoard It. L. H
FOR COUNCILMAN.
First Ward Jn<>- B. Mavlty
Hecotid Ward C.M. Touch
Third Ward. Sidney Denham
Fourth Ward C. G. Nice warner
Fifth Ward J- C. Norman
FOB hoard of bdocatloh.
First Ward W. N. Purmort
tosi'lu. l ne vjin i "vii 11 •i,x* •—v
* ■ • • | ! uroes arc being prefered over white
She would be brought to Lawton with ■""" *>
, . i it men in other cities of the territory
her father and mother, uncles and; •
. . i, , I under republican rule, and that the
aunts, and nearest Un. Colonel P r h- u"
. . ... active republican politicians arc
ley, who wa« chairman of the republi-
" , : todying to the negroes in this campaign
can convention, is frank enough to ad- 1
..... I in this city, any statement that may
mil that he has no objection to increas- (
i .• ki. he made by the repuhliean organ to
ine the negro population of this city , j
, . the effect that the politicians of its
and he is bold enough to threaten that,
. . party do not love the ebonied liued
whathis party will do to the opposition •
, , , . , „„ voters, wil have to be taken with con-
will be a plenty when the ro .nforce-1
A Kansas philosopher says the rose
that smells the sweetest is the first to
, fade, the boy that runs the fleetest is
The republican organ in Saturday's J t|ie one to soonest jade. The brightest
of the evenings has the gloomiest dawn.
The man who buys the biggest yard
must cut the biggest lawn. The fellow
that gets on in life is always full of
gall. The soup that is the cleanest is
the first to show the flies. The fellow
who would sell the goods must pay to
advertise. The hen that lays the big-
gest egg will be the first to set, and the
thing we always hanker for is the last
of all we get. The simple ways are al-
ways best, and yet we pass thorn by to
dabble with the tinseled shams that
catch and fool the eye.
vince the people that the republican
party can get along without the negro
and that he would not be given the
preference over Lawton white men in
the event of the election of a republi-
can mayor.
In the face of the fact that the ne-
Becond \"ard
Third Ward
Fourth Ward.
Fifth Ward
. I). 11. Itnnkln
A. h. Reaves
....L. Ilurton
.. Lafo Owens
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incuts are brought up. Elect Dick
auten Jones and prevent the negro detach-
ments from joining the main army of
republican politicians in Lawton. With
a democratic mayor the black cloud
will disappear.
Is conversation with W. O. Weaver,
chairman of the board of county com-
missiouers, that g^ntVman expresses
the hope that -people who file bills
against the county to be acted upon at
i,'..* April term, will be very careful
In making out their accounts, itemize
them in full and be sure that the
measures are just and reasonable. The
siderable salt.
The republican organ published an
alleged communication by one L.J .Wil-
son, an alleged democrat, in which the
race issue in local politics was deplored
Thk News-Republican makes a mis-
take and tells the truth now and then.
It says only ignora.:* fools will be in-
fluenced by the editorials in the Con-
stitution, and in proof of its statement
devotes its editorial page to this news-
paper and "liaby Williams". l<riday
has a head on him like a pin. He ac
. t it i lif..,,i. quired tl.at sickly grin laughing at his
The Constitution has made a diligent ,
search to locate this man Wilson but ;ow 11 ^ok(
has been unable to find him or to find
$20,000
Worth of Implements, Buggies
and Wagons.
Tlvat D* th«- amount I am going to slaughter
within the- n#xt) 60' otays. My line consists of the
best makes on the niwrket. My price is one-third
hm. I handte tluwe makes of Thresher outfits.
Se^me for bargains..
DONT FORGCT:
I DONT KEEP Bt'litilES, H
SELL THEM.
Q. W. Broe, Hardware,
Lawton and Walter, Okla
ORSHIP.
CITY DEMOCRATIC." t'OMM 1TTEK.
I«ul« ( "Ill; mar.
J. A. MflondnfTor
Floyd Klmlwll * ir"r
First Ward.. J. 0. Tiitmnrtue, Maek Barker
second Ward... A. 11. March, L. 1'. Caldwell
Third Ward W. H. Anderson, T. orr
Vnnrth Ward John(>/n an,J.A.IMltlendalTer | .
Fifth Ward. J.D.F.Jennliigi,Floyd Kimball, >oard is going to be very particular in
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THE COLORADO GOVERN- 10 <-,ut ma"'j account or to rc"
turn it for correction A great deal of
time and trouble will be saved by filing
In casting about to find the meanest th< accounts correctly. It is a dis-
man in Colorado, we have decided to agreeable duty for the board to cut
cast our vote for J. F. McDonald, who 1 any man's account; but they will fol-
ia now acting as governor of the state. low the law strictly and will allow no
In the November election, Alva Adams 1 bills that are not meritorious. The
democrat, and Jas. F. Peabody, repub- board is not particularly anxious to
lican, were candidates for governor. make a record by taking a meat ax to
Adams had been governor before and |accounts tiled against the county, but
is a man of the highest character. Pea- the members desire to make a
body may be called the Grand Duke record for an honest, economical acl-
Sergius of Colorado. Ho is a mane of. ministration of the affairs of the
ono redeeming quality, namely that o! jcounty. and 'ins can bedone by allow-
ncrve. In the election Adams received jaR only such accounts as are consistent
a majority of about 11,000 votes, and j witli this policy
was duly installed as governor. Poa-
Mr. Kkkb.ns doubtless feels pretty
well because Niedringhaus got left;
the latter is pleased because Kerens
failed in the genatorihip, and the peo-
ple of Missouri arc to be congratulated
that both of them have been shelved.
Warner is the most creditable selection
that the republicans of Missouri could
have made.
The repub!ioan party in tWeity of
Perry has nominated Tallilerio. a ne-
gro, for the council, and Willis, a ne-
gro, for th-e school board. I**gro offic-
ialism follows negro immigration and
negro immigration follows the success
any man who is accquaintcd with him
or his whereabouts. It has come to
the conclusion that he is as mythical
as the alleged argument of the repub-
lican organ wherein it attempts to
prove that it poxesses no love for a
coon.
These are the facts , let them speak
for themselves:
There is not a republican city or
county in this territory where the ne-
gro does not contribute to the republi-
can majority.
The black counties are the republi-
can strong holds. . .
, , ,1 „ rnnnbli- of the republican ticket. Its to the
Logan county, the banner repuDii- r 4u„.,
ninrt- people of Lawton whether or aot they
can county, has a negro « ,nty clerk, P
body thereupon instituted a contest,
claiming that if the fradulent votes
were eliminated, he would have a ma-
jority. The contest unfortunately was
made before the legislature which was
overwhelmingly republican. A con-
siderable number of democratic votes
were thrown out, while all the ques
tionable republican votes wore retain-
ed. When partisan unscrupulousness
•bad done its worst, Adams still had a
Bead of 2,000 votes. Peabody, ill the
face of this, demanded that the legis-
lature declare him elected, lhere
were several republican legislators
honest enough to gag at this, but not
honest enough to vote to seal a demo-
crat who had been elected. Thereupon
some rascal suggested that the leg-
islature should seat l'eabody wilnih' I t|loug],t. They are I
distinct understanding that In should j , t ^ i
resign and that the Lieirtena.it-Gov- j
ernor, McDonald, should become gov- j
ernor. This program was carried out.
The actually elected governor, Adams,
promptly wiped his hands of the whole j
bunch of thieves and retired with the
respect of the entire state. What does
the whole transaction mean.' It
means, in tho first place, that the re-
publicans in the legislature admitted
that 1'ealHKly had not been elected. It
means that they affixed their names
to a deliberate lie when they declared
him elected. It means that they be-
came participant* in a carefully laid
plan to swindle the man who had been
elected, and put in his place a man
who had not received a single vote for
governor. It means that Peabody him-
self admits that he was defeated, and
had not the manliness to accept his
medicine. It means that his contest
was a bunko game, pure and simple
But while we may condemn the re-
publican legislators as thieves and l'ea-
body as a highway robber, we must
have an even profounder contempt for
the man McDonald, who acted the
part of the "fence" and received the
stolen goods. If he ad had a
spark of manliness or decency, he
would have indignantly declined to be
a party to the despicable rape of the
governorship.- Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
H. K. L. Morgan will be re-elected
police judge in a walk. Hob is no
crank. He gives thoso brought before
l square
In a recent day's session of a New
York court the divorce mill ran right
merrily. Sixty-two married couples
presented themselves for an annul-
ment of their contracts. The judge
went to work and did the best he
could. In three hours and forty-seven
minutes he disposed of twenty-one
cases, the average time taken in the
trial of each case being only a little
more than ten minutes. One case re-
quired half an hour for examination,
and another took only a minute, thir-
teen of the couples appealing for di-
vorce were childless. To the other
eight couples there had been born eight
children.
Neither Friday Wright or his pop-
gun a4snciat>- ever had an independent
pair
and Judys that open their heads when
Jake llamon manipulates their jaws,
and their utterances are the only evi-
dences that Jake is not smart, but then
it is different when it comes to making
a fool of one's self or one of some other
fellow. Jake laughs when he makes
fools out
ribs sl.ake as do also those of Lieuten-
ant McLennan's when they read the
republican organ.
and the republicans always have a
negro upon the ticket.
Guthrie, the banner republican city
of the territory, has negro justices of
the peacc and negroes on the school
board, and others of African decent
acting in official capacities.
The republican legislature recently
adjourned, refused to pass a bill by
Senator Niblack against negro offic-
ialism ui the city of Guthrie.
The republican party in the city of
Perry a few days ago nominated! a
negro, C. T. Talliferio for the city
council.
The negroes are not strong enough in
Lawton yet for the republicans to
place them upon their ticket, but they
are getting a foot-hold and the repub-
lican politicians are doing all within
their power to encourage them.
The republican organ speaks of the
many republicans in Lawton who
would be opposed to negro officialism
and who would be opposed to negroes
taking the places of white laboring
men in the city. The Constitution
believes there are many of those and
that they will vote for Dick Jones. It
would be just as much a detriment to
of Punch the republican property holders to
have Lawton over-run with negroes
as it would be to the democratic
property holder ; but what does the re-
publican politician care for that.' He
is the fellow that is doing the mischief
and its votes that he is after. The
wish to follow In the footsteps of
Guthrie ar(d l^rry.
Wori.ii to Go'i that all good litizens
of Perry could have been present at
tho republican eonvention lass week
and witnessed the "social equality" of
white and black as exemplefied) in the
first and last acts* Environments-were
so much alike it was hard to tcHil the
color. Pity 'tis, 'tis true.—Perry Sen-
tinel.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Is THK republican party ashamed of
its colors'.'
Vote for HoneM Dick Jones and a
white man's town.
Jno. Donald for city treasurer will
be the right man in the right place.
\"ote for Dick Jones and protect
Lawton from bci'ig over-run by Kansas
niggers.
Heck TnoMAH-has had a life times
experience as an officer, an't he is a
good one.
THE WHY OF POVERTY.
"Why are people- poor?" was the
qriest ion discussed at a recent meet-
ing of a women's elub. The answers
were many and. wide apart. Here are
a few of them boiled, down.
Thrinll.
Laxi ness.
Theaters.
Charg? accounts.
InabiMty to plan faraliead.
The desire tooutshiue one'Mieighbor.
Lavish display of goods by stiorc-
keepersv
Indilfernnce of men. to the neette of
home.
Womarfs- ignorance- of domesiic
economy.
High food prioes and buying in small
quantities
The habit of doing without iwoes-
sities to sijanndor for luxuries.
Lack of plain business-understanding
between husband and wife.
It will be noticed that the Indies
avoided ivny reference- to the bargain 1
counters ;u d sales in wllicl one dollar
articles, iu* offered ror n.iiBty-oiglit
I cents. __
j Jno. S. M.wity, the democratic
nominee fbr the ooaneil in U' o First
I ward, is a* suitable man for the place.
' He is a property ho'Jier, a representa-
tive citiawi and is interested* in the
I growth aodi prosperity, of our city. A.
vote for Mr. Mavity. is a vote fcur a goo<li
man.
Bright Boys Wanted.
Every bright boy in Comanche
county, from 11 to 18 years of ago in-
clusive, wanted to join my Corn Cul-
ture class and help to make Oklahoma
the best and most profitable corn pro-
ducing section in the Uuion. It can
be done.
Fifty dollars in cash to be awarded
at the t9<id ant.ua) meeting o! the Co-
manche County Farmers' Institute,
for the best ten ears of com—twen*y
doltors first prizB, fifteen dollars sec-
ond prize, ten dollars third prize and
five dollars fourth prize, and four Co-
manche county boys are going to win
Che pviaes. Will you be one of them.
Write me a l«tter at once, giving
your age, name in full awl postofflce
addreM, e-rerything plainly written
and enclose a two eent stamp with the
letter. In return I will furnish you
fiULpartieufars so. you can win, if you
try Address,
Horxce J. Newberry,
Lone Wolf, Okla.
Haktjt Gii.stk.*a of tho Chandler
News, a leading ropubliciuu journal,
tries to console his party with the
statement that the late- Oklah oma
legislature was no worse than the
average.
Thk election of the democratic ticket
means a clean, capable administration
of city affairs.
M. H. Wilson will make a good city
assessor. He has been here since the ^
early days and is a first-rate judge of
values.
K. L. Scoi tks, the d ttnocraric nomi- j
nee for treasurer of the school board.
negroes
vote is just as good to him as is a tine old gentleman. He stands
aUe laughs when ne mbk,s = ^ ^ bctt(jr> bcc.uae he | well in the city
of the other fellows, and his J i
White Plymouth Rocks.
In order to introduce my pri"c Will- !
ningS. C. White Leghorn an<J Whits,
Ply moth llocks, will sell eggs this sea-
son $1.00 foe 13. U. C. Motfi.nuR.,
81ii B St. or Lawton Grocery Co. Jw
Brick and S-tone Masons.
Brick aad SfcotfB Masons' Union meets
every Monday rjght at 7:30,. at the
Heatherington hill.
B, P. Wooo pres.,
A. DaEKCUEffi, Kinan. Sec.
W( do job- printing. Phone 78.
Cattle Stealing Cases.
Robert Barbee who is jointly charged
with Chas. Barfcee and J. S'.<>in, with
stealing fourteen head of catale in the
big pasture ovtsr a year ago, is on trial
today.
Aniiy and (Jid Davie who were con-
victed laet term- of court of the same
crimi,.and sentenced to s«>veii years in
the panitentiary, were he-Id here as
witnesses ia the cade.
Adny IDavis- testifies that Robert
Bihrbee tcld him that Stein was watch-
ing the officers wliile he and his
brother were dsiving the cattle out.
He testified that he worked for Robert
Barber from tie middle of the year of
1902 iiMil the same time 190I5. He told
now aix years ago he finished up a
terra of eleven months and twenty days
in the Texas penitentiary.
Thi- Chase Hide and Fur h®u.«" will
buy all your hides, rubber and junk
and pay the highest cash j>ric«s. 419
Third street, south of land oSlce. tf
Ma.iok raspi.ktti8 right in his de-
termination to protect the Indians
under his charge from the money
sharks. The money shark is second
only to the boot-legger and the monte
dealer as the enemy of the Indian, if
Poor Lo looks upon these classes as
the representatives of civilization, no
wonder that he desires to return to Ins
blanket and tepee. Unless he can be
protected -om these evils he would be
a thousand times better off, never to
have laid eyes upon a pale face.
It skkms that the republican party is
making no other claim for the election
of iti ticket, than that it will encour-
age negro immigration to Lawton. 'I he
people of the city are not prepared to
take up the white man's burden and it
never will be taken up here in Lawton ;
besides, the local republican politicians
aro a sorry lot to attempt to Chris-
tianize and civiM^e any race.
H. W. Lw!/N KRis an ideal man for
city clerk./He knows how to keep the
a most obliging man.
can control it
(inly last week the republican nomi-
nee for councilman in the First ward
slated in the presence of two gentle-
men at the city hall, that the negro
who exhibited his registration certifi-
cate could get a drink in a certain re-
publican saloon. His statement is
corroborated not only by the evidences
of the negroes who register, but by
their intoxicated condition, lhe ne-
groes can have what they want in Law-
ton until after the election if the re-
publican campaign funds hold out.
Do not be deceived ; the negr'' - na-
tion is a burning issue in this cam-
paign. Ho not extend them a stand-
ing invitation to come to Lawton by
electing republican officials.
Hoskst I'll k J.o,sk8 is a successful
business man. He will use the same
care with the affajrs of the city that he
does with his own.
The Mirror of the
Crtiil having Im-
oUUIs. p&irvd night need
ing gl&s.***. call «t my
office the lirst ten days o.
oach mi Mill h.
Old papers for sal** at this office.
I. C. DISS, Optical Specialist
office, 411 Ave S, Itoora No. 1. Phone Si5.
Thiktkkn negroes as delegates in the
republican convention out of lifty. Of
course they were entitled to at least a
member of the council —Perry Sentinel
Bii.ly Pdrhout is a good man any-
where you put him. He is the best
kind of material for the school board
and he will be olected from the First
ward.
Strket Commissioner St. Ci.aik has
saved the voters of Lawton 92.00 each
on their poll tax. They should not
forget this when it comes to voting for
a street commissioner.
If Japan wants to take the Philippine
Islands off of our hands there should
be no fight over it. This is a form of
the "yellow peril" that has no terrors
for many of us.
Um le Heck Thomas, chief of police,
has been kind to the editor of the
News-Republican, and his personal
Hings at the old Arc fighter are ako-
gethsr out of place. Friday Wright, it
seems, has little sense of gratitude.
The county depository law passed
by the last legislature authorizes the
county commissioners to select a de-
pository forthecounty money. This law-
will save the taxpayers some money.
John Jennings remarked after a
democratic love feast a few nights ago
that he had not before realized there
was so much material in Lawton for
congressional timber. John made a
speech himself upon the occasion.
Farming Tools!
We handle the famous Moline line of Implements..
''GOOD ENOUGH" sulky and gang j 'jws.
"BEST EVER" foot lift sulky and pmg plows.
Stalk Cutters. One ami two row Cottou and Corn Planters.
The only one row riding cotton planter on the market that is
correctly balanced on the wheels. It is a hummer. Be sure to
see this planter.
All kinds of Cultivators on hand. The famous "Captain
Kid<f' Disc Cultivator is here.
Call and see our goods and get prices,
Benbow=Horton
Hardware Co.
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Cor. 4th and C, Lawton.
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