The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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Peoples Voice
VOLUME 15.
GOOD CITIZENS
WILL WORK FOR
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUL\ 1-
1907
NUMBER '<■!
The Establishment of the
Third Party.
This country has recently listened
to a discussion about "the Democrat-
ic party, the Democratic candidates
the probability and possibilities of
Democratic success."
We would have every ifttelligent
Democrat in this county, especially
those that read this newspaper,to give
some thought to the condition and
prospects of the Democratic party,
based upon a public statement of one
of the Democracy's most cunning,
most influential and most shamelessly
corrupt leaders, Patrick H. McCarren
State Senator from Brooklyn.
McCarren's statement was called
forth by Governor Hughes demand
for a recount of the votes cast for
mayor in New York City in 1905
Nobody knows better than I'utrick
H. McCarren and the political crim-
inals associated with him in the
stealing of votes what the result
must be in an honest recount of those
fraudulently counted ballots that put
a dishonest man in office to serve dis-
honest trusts that own him.
Lilce McClellan, the fraudulent
mayor, McCarren is the corrupt
agent of the trusts that fear honesty
in office.
McCarren represented those trusts
and he shed brilliant light upon the
actual condition of the Democratic
party in the attack that he made up-
on Hughes when the latter demand
ed the recount bill.
McCarren spoke in sudden fear and
anger, and he told the truth that was
in his mind when he said to the Her-
ald reporter, speaking of Huges mes-
sage to the Senate demanding the
passage of the recount bill:
"This man Hughes is an ingrate.
He is .doing something that will
plague him as long as he lives.
There is no demand for this bill.
Even the man who protesses that he
was elected over Mayor McClellen
does not want it. This is a drive at
the Mavor and myself. I elect him.
If it had not been for the Mayor and
myself, Hughe's opponent would have
been elected by one hundred thous-
and. I do not .know what the mayor
will do, but I know that an outrage
has been perpetrated today by the
Governor of the state."
Men -#ho pin their faith to the
Democratic party will please read
over that statement by a typically
cunning political criminal who ac-
tually leads and controls Democratic
voles They will please think of the
meaning of this statement concern
ing an election in the greatest Dem
ocratic ci£y and in what should be
the greatest Democratic state in the
Union.
Patrick H. McCarren said of
Hughes:
"I eleet him. If it had not been
for the mayor and myself Hughe's
opponent would have been elected by
one hundred thousand."
Every man acquainted with the
facts in New York knows that Pat
McCarren tells the truth when he
elected Hughes governor. He regis-
tered the repeaters and paid them.
He brought the repeaters, after they
had voted in New York City against
Hearst, over to vote against him
again in Brooklyn, under different
names
He and McClellan did indeed pre-
vent the election of Hughe's oppo-
nent by one hundred thousand. In
doing this McCarren. did the work of
the trusts that own him. He did the
work of the Standard Oil Trust that
pays him an annual salary, as Thomas
W. Lawson has testified under oath.
He did the work of Ryan and and oth-
er owners of gas and street car trusts
that did not want in office a man be-
yond their control.
We want our readers and all Dem-
ocrats to understand these facts,
when they consider the future of the
Demoecatic party and its possibilities
of usefulness.
The Democratic candidate for gov-
ernor of New York running against
Mr. Hughes was beaten not by Re -
publicans but by Democratic leaders
and office-holders. It was McCarren
with his repeaters and his trust mon-
ey, McClellan with his coerced office
holders and trust money that defeat-
ed the Democratic party in the elec-
tion for governor last fall. And they
are both called Democrats.
In the same way Dunne was de-
feated in Chicago, not by Republi-
cans, but by Democratic leaders ser-
vile to the corporations that disap-
proved of Dunne.
In New York in the governorship
election, and in Chicago in the late
Mayoralty election, and all overthe
country if an election, is important,
if the name on the Democratic ticket
means menace to trust dishonesty,
the Democratic candidate is defeated
not by Republican voters or the Re-
publican party, but by so-called Dem-
ocratic leaders and Democratic office-
holders that knife the Democratic
candidates in obedience to trust or-
ders.
What hope is there for a sincere
Democrat to secure the success of
Democratic principles and the elec-
tion of candidates devoted to true
democracy through the Democratic
party?
What hope is there for a minority
party—the Democratic party—which
can become a majority party only by
declaring for principles that will ap
peal to independent Republicans and
patriotic citizens generally, and
which is knifed from within by its
own leaders, trust owned, whenever
it does declare through its candidates
for progress and popular principals?
What life is there in a Democratic
party that does not dare Advocate
democracy?
What hope of honor is there in a
party led by a band of political Molly
Maguires, hired ruffians of the trusts
always ready to do the trusts dirty
work and to destroy any measure or
assassinate any candidate that cor-
rupt political speculators have mark-
ed with their disapproval?
Can a machine do honest and use-
ful work if the engineers that direct
its energies are fundamentally dis-
honest men?
Can a party controlled by corrup
tion benefit the people?
Is not the Democratic party like a
cannon that is turned against its
owners instead of being turned
against the enemy? A cannon with
a traitor for a gunner is no more
dangerous than a political party led
by traitors to the people.
The country demands a new party,
a party of independence, one that
will work today for the people as the
Democratic party of Jefferson worked
in the past.
Throughout this country the Inde-
pendence League, made up of inde-
pendent men. is growing and organi-
zing. A statement such as that made
by the political criminal and "Dem-
ocratic" leader, McCarren, should
send hundreds of thousands of Demo-
cratic votei s into the Independence
League.
The Independent party offers a
field of legitmate activity to Jeffer-
sonian Democrats and to Lincoln Re-
publicans.
It is the party that will be able sue
cessfully to combat those Wall street
Whiskey Case Dismissed.
Last Wednesday the trial of
Echols charged with selling a minor
whiskey was called in Judge Sharps
court: but prosecuting witness could
no where be found necessitating dis-
missal of the case. The boy was
gone and the mother found it con-
venient it seems, to be in Tulsa when
case was called. This is no unusual
termination of such cases, especially
when case is a strong one against
saloon keeper. On the 4th there
were about 50 Indians in Norman and
all drunk notwithstanding law against
sellling liquor to Indians. The officer s
were engaged most of the day and
night lugging drunken Indians to
calaboose. A few minutes devoted
to some vigilant work on part of
officers discovering who it was that
was furnishing Indians with iiquor
and arresting such parties would
have been more effective in keeping
Indians sober than by lugging drunk
Indian to calaboose or tying his
heels up to a tree in wagon yard as
we are informed some of the squaws
treated their drunken husbands.
Fairbanks a Hero
Roosevelt's Ambition to
Break The Solid South
In a dispatch from Atlanta Gi, to
Globe Democrat President Roosevelt
is credited with saying on lloorgia
day at the Jamestown Exposition if
1 could be positively assured of the
electoral vote of a single southern
state I would gladly be a candidate
for the presidency next year. Ac-
cording to reports John Temple
Graves, of Geogia Is said to have as-
sured Mr. Roosevelt that he could
carry Georgia and probably t«o or
three other southern states. The
south has never regarded Bryan's
candidacy favorable and this is rea-
son, perhaps, Bryan announced some
time ago that should Roosevelt be
nominated he would not oppose him.
It is barely possible that Bryan scen-
ted danger of his carrying some of
the southern states over Roosevelt.
In 1890 Kentucky elected one McKln-
ley elector and he came close to
capturing entire electoral vote of
the state. The condition of the dem-
ocratic party today hardly justifies
hope, other than in 1908 it will be more
badly defeated than in 1901.
Vice President Fairbanks, a few
days ago while resting on a porch at
a hotel in Yellow Stone Park was at-
tracted by the screams of a woman
and running to lake saw a woman
drownding. The Vice President shed
his coat and plunged into the lake
swimming to woman and bringing her
out. With some difficulty woman
was recussitace and proved tt) be a
waitress in hotel. The Vice Presi-
ident no doubt will receive a Carnagie
medal, and may also receive repub-
lican presidential nomination in 1908
as a reward for Wis heroism.
Democrats and Wall street Republi-
cans that have united In the past and
that unite now to defeat all the peo-
ple to favor a few plutocrats.
Can any independent, honest voter
in the Unied States deny that his
vote and a million others are out-
weighed by dishonesty of leadership
in the old political parties?
Can any Democrat free himself
from a feeling of shame at following
such men as McCarren, Taggart and
others that would smile cynically at
the mere suggestion of honesty in
politics.
Good citizens will work' for the es-
tablishment of a third *party, the
party of the Independence Lsagu e,
that can unite honest citizenship and
reject trust alliances and trust con-
trol.
Republican Convention
Last Monday the republic ns held
county convention in Norman and
elected 22 delegates to aitend the
Republican State Convention to be
held at Tulsa. D. L. Larsh was
chosen as state committeeman to
succeed Jay Sherman.
The convention lauded President
Roosevelt and his administration
very high and commended Governor
Frantz's administration very highly
instructing delegates to vote as a
unit for his nomination for governor
should a state ticket be named at
Tulsa, also endorsed congressman
McGuires work as delegate, declared
in favor of statehood but solidly
against adoption of constitution as
now framed. The convention was
tame, only Mosier attempting to get
off some oratory and J. B. Glenn not
desiring delegates to be instructed
to vote for Frantz's nomination. The
attendance at the convention was
light but representative incharacter.
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M'GINLEY'S
Take noticeof a few of the BARGAINS
we are offering. Call and examine these
with the many others for yourself. : : :
Muslin Underwear.
Underwear worth $1.25
July Bargain QQ**
price only «70v
Underwear worth 75c
July Bargain
price only
Underwear wortli $1.75
and $2.00. July Bargain
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White Underskirts
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Underskirts
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Underskirts reduced
from $1.00 to
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Underskirts reduced
from $3.00 to 04 A A
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Corset covers
$1.25 July Bar-
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Corset covers
$1.00 July Bar-
gain price only..
Corset covers
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price only
Corset Covers.
worth
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White Parasols.
Parasols were $2.50
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Parasols were $3.50
July Bargain |*A TIC
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Waists.
Waists white and fig-
ured ONE FOURTH off.
Take this opportunity of supplping
your wants. We guarantee the quality
to compare with the former prices. : : :
M'GINLEY'S
East Main Street.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.
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A Bad Case.
The coroners jury in the Winstead
Hodges case found that Hodges came
to his death as a result of gun shot
wounds unlawfully and feloniously in-
flicted by TomiHarrison and charged
neglect of county physician. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Harrison. It seems that the case
of Hodges, who was confined in the
county jail failed to receive the med-
ical care and attention from county"
officials he should have received and
county officials are coming in for
some severe criticism. If county
confines in county jail a prisoner
dangerously wounded, county should
see to it that he receives the proper
medical care and attention and if
stories be true concerning the Hodges
case it would seem that county com-
missioners and officials having him
in charge neglected the case bidly.
Frank Ballew Dead
Last Friday morning Dr. Clark of
the Sanitarium .Co. received a tele-
gram from Roswell New Mexico
notifying him of the death of Frank
Ballew who, for the past two years
has served us one of the superintend-
ents at Sanitarium. About three
weeks prior to his death he left for
Roswell in the hope that it might
prove of benefit to his health and
same day telegram was received a
letter came saying that his health
seemed to be improving. His sudden
death was doubtless caused by a
hemorage, he having suffered from
one before leaving Norman. The
body was shipped to old home in
Lenora South Carolina for burial,
and wife and child who were in Nor-
man left for Lenora to be present at
funeral.
FRUIT JARS.
HAVE you bought your fruit
jars? If you haven't, it will
pay you to buy your supply now.
People who bought Jars early in
the season last year saved money.
The same condition will exist this
year.
We believe you will save money
by buying your supply NOW.
We have a good stock of Mason's
and Economy Jars,
It will pay you to get our prices
before you buy.
Jar Rubbers.
The best grade, pure rubber Jar
Rings per dozen 10c
4 doz. Jar Rings 25c
12 dozen jar Rings 65c
The above are extra wide, full
thickness, best grade the regular 10c
rubbers.
"If it's Good to Eat,"
You'll Find it at
BROCKETT'S
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Favorite Soil.
Missouri seems to be grooming O. , |
R, Frances as a ' favorite son" for1:
the Demooratle Presidential nomina- j I
tion in li'08. Frances would make an
Ideal candidate to succeed Parker as
Democratic leuder. While equally
aligned with' the special interests
he would be a more magnetic candi-
date than Parker proved to be In
11)04
Joe Quien Dead.
Joe yuien, of Edmond. well known
to the Newspaper men and promln"
ent in the councils of the republican
! party died at his home in Edmond
I ast Sunday.
Phillips &Srygley's
Closing Out Sale still
continues. For the
past week customers
have crowded the
store carrying away
big bargains in Gro-
ceries, Dry Goods,
Hats, Shoes, and
Clothing. There are
many bargains to be
j secured at our store
: yet, and if you have
j not secured your share
j of same you should
! lose no time in visit-
I ing our store. Re-
I member the store.
Pleased With New Home.
A letter from W. Sam Carter, who
recently sold his farm in the north-
west part of this county and pur-
bhased a farm 2i miles from Apache,
Oklahoma, informs us that he is well
pleased with his new home. Has 75
acres of fine corn, 15 acres of good
cotton, 10 acres of kaffir, 4 acres of
cane and li acres of broom corn, fine
fishing In Cache Creek; family well
and children raising cane with him
to have the Peoples Voice to read
once a week—God bless the children,
they know a good paper. The women
and children have always been num-
bered among the most loyal Peoples
Voice supporters.
A Soaking Rain,
Last Tuesday about noon a general
rain began to fall and continued for
several hours to patter down slowly
and again Wednesday morning a like
rain fell all forenoon thoroughly
soaking the ground. This puts the
corn fields in fine shape and another
such rain in two weees will insure a
bumper corn crop. The rain was also
fine for young cotton recently
cleaned and for cotton fields well
cultivated. It will <ilso make it
easier to clean out fields not too foul.
It was a timely and fine rain, in fact
one of the most thoroughly appre-
ciated rains of the season.
Boy Missing.
IDS
East Main St.
Norman, Okla.
Friday of last week, James Jones,
the 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Jones of this city, mounted his
pony and started out to hunt up the
family cow. He did not find the cow
but was still in Norman late Friday
afternoon; but he never came home
and Wednesday his folks had not
heard from him. His father thinks
that he went to the country with
some acquaintances to secure a job of
chopping cotton but would line to
know his whereabouts.
'Mayor Schmitz Sentenced.
| Mayor Eugene Schmitz, of San
Fransisco who was convicted by a
I jury on a charge of extortion was
sentenced last Monday by Judge
Dunne to serve a term of five years
in the penitentiary.
Marriage License.
Andrew J. Whatley ;®'j
Estella Tevant'
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