Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1907 Page: 1 of 6
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PRAGUE PATRIOT
'A NEWSPAPER OF. BY. AND FOR PRAUUE AND VICINITY.
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Volume 4.
Piague, Linoln County, Okla,, Thusday, August 2M 1007
Numbei 52
Pastusjk Bros, offer special inducements in Groceries and Dry Goods and pay the
Highest fl«r-
Ket Price For
Country Produce
Address To The Public
By W. S. Overstreet, Farmers and Labor Union
Independent Candidate for State Senate
i3th Senatorial District.
Oarla<* th9 c iRipiigu Ust year ttie farunrs union aud labor unions oi
t is ns.v s!a!e tnira tSaa a quirts.' of millioas st.'ong o*ms togathur on cer-
t iia de u in ii a id foranlatjil 24 prjpositioas ttiat ware siensd by 72 of tb°
c mdiditas aal elaote 1 oat of a tital of 112 dalegUes ami these unions
0 jeaeJ bei I4 liners ia th ) c ipital an I we hive la tae Constitution many
demands as written in tbe platforms of tbe people last year
Initlatl ve and Referendum
First to our mlad tae initiative aud rat'jrendum wis the beet feature in
the entire instrument, because it takas the piwer of government out of the
c jrp iratU t ring a id plaois it in tha ua i Is of the people, where all govern
inaat a 11 r jiii^ p > var s i > il I ha. T la iu in t iat is u.H In lavor of the peo
pie's rule aal nat Willi3^ t> trust tha peo.jie, is not only wraoij; constructive
1 / bat ho is a traitor to his country and uuwjrcuy of the contidence aud
ti'a.tB(jf the peopie. Tub trutn is we have argued for referendum for fcf ten
y i irs. Ii e a.j j y jrs taa psjpla ta pus a goad i n th im lelvaa, if a b id le-
Hl itara r.if jiss ti p.ss it la tae iutirests jf tne pajp.e it in a sjasede-
s'.rjys tha tnle of tae po.iticlau anl in ik is every uiiu a member of the
e^isUtura. It taSas a v 1/ the iaaeutlve of bri jc b :u iuaa the bi iber knows
would be foolish to hire a legislature to pass a law that the peeple had
the power tu tarn do*u by referendum law. It is easy to bribe a lew lfcad
era of a law maki ig body out it is different jab to get arouud aud bribe the
people, giving them a few ceuts to steal a lew thousand from themselves-
I - is rap i.'oal tu it tae last ua atia^ of tiia Coustituuoaal delegates killed
the iul iative aud referendum which was the glory of the constitution the
pride of cua pejple self goveruaidut pure and siuiple. Up till after the prj-
mariei wa were lei to believe thit It wis a permanent lixture of the con"
stituiijn, 9'J per cent of the people were iu favor of it aud 7o per cent cf th
delegates were pielged to ita adaption but cjrpjratious asaed lor its deaf
aud it is ao v u its grave and the peopie are at tne mercy of 8n> iock be.
caasa lagisla'.urs is eaipawered to repeal aay act of tae people turning then
acts iatj aa jjsery, Killing tha referendum widens tne power of corpora,
tia is aal strsngtueus the voice of' moaey.
It eat ir jaas tae traits aal da:hrjues the peaple, it makes of the com
mil ^upla bjtr< ail aim nn.sri of taa ui jney mtngers, it install
tha 'ich iaajy at oar capital anl the silo of people into slivery. It ukeB
tlia po#er of goveram aut out of t ic uaads of the people aud placts It iu
tae hauls of tae riu/, it takes tue autaority from tae maa Ueiiiud the plow
and places t in tae h luds of tne man oehind tue desk, it uiokes a hlav
of tie m ,a rfho faruii tne firai aud a master of the man wno (ari^s tae
taroier. I ajk tae i| lesti in wao da you waut to send to tue legislature the
tue mil wia serves tie riug or tae man tha
staudi for the people, itis up to yau tj say when you cist your ballot, iierli
lass voti ig is wisoe! ^i iai1 aai dastruative of good govornuieu , iouk
taj.etj tia an thit lliaer/e tha people thau to the man teat sjrvej
p ir.yii n it is th j later est i of ta p a ipie taat coafroatj us ia tae new state
u it p ,rty vjri up a: t i i ei iam of ta i psjple, let us rej nee if tne people
nrjai.jp/. faa pirty iaiali ait me ira bu. tiastle to get right not tiuce
ti) 0 1/11 III > of J JC- s .It ill jail g ivar.1 u ut u it siaaa tas days of Lyourgus
a i I Jiua n it si us tae 1 lya tfreoi us In lis u 1 traitors lato ex.le evou tae
crime of 18,d waeu capital wita audaciois hand struck down our unit ol
value at the request of aorparated greed. Never has a body beeu trusted
so uiwisely, never Uas a people Oeou deceived so wretchedly never has a
nody beeu ciotaed with so much power that wasted the liberty of the peo-
Witu sucu ruthless hand. The Uecalogue of Moses, the l\.ndecta of Jus-
liu.an, tue moralities of confucious betray no suah a parallel In spirit. For
a leas oriuia the tirecians banished their statesmen iutu ealle instead pi
olei.tiug tueui to olliae of trust aud power. 1'ae peuples respect has beeu
forfeited, their bouor traaipled. It al.ajjt gives tae lie ta every preacu-
aidut of tae temple and the sermon ou tae mount. Suju a cloud of sad-
ness, such a dissapolntment, of tue people, such a pall oi sorrow never hung
over tha people since tue days of tue uru jidxi ju wuon daraness cauie over
ue land and the eartn trembled and shook the thrones oi Kings aud a hush
of sorrow caaie over Jerusalem.
I Am For a Restored Referendum.
I appeal ;o the labor people upuu wuoai the prosperity of the world de-
peuls. By tae iaaar of liaid aad shop tue fires are kept burning iu eveo
farga aad furaaae, tha w leels turai ig ia every mir. aud factory, tu ay p«y
m h, of oae tun au 1 taair dao.j. lie delis feeds tae hungry and clothe
tai naked of tae earta aal faraisu tru.ti; far iaul aud sea, furnishes 65 per
cs.it of our expert trade aal ® i 1/ bill our securities iroai across the sea
au l seep us a prosperous uatiou. 1 ask you in tae name of labor nud j us-
tice wh j are yea gala ; te support at tha pells; reoiemjar tue ballot 19 a
reglsierad opiuioa, is It four opiniou tttat aa ua pactisau lawyer cau serve
yau hatter taa i a .uua «vaa a is Osea oaa of yo i. New these are ijaestlons
of laipertaat ceusldsratioa are yau sa.istl sd wita the past when tuere were
inarcgiges upja the heass of tais ceautry twelve hlllioas uf dollars tua^
caim froia tae werk uf la vyers iu cei^rass wua woraed fur corporations
aal all tue u#s tie pist 1J years a va oeau la tae iuteres, of capital aud
not far Uaer. I'aat il taa reaseu way tun pipital raas tus la miculLery
of oar law mik ug Delias tait is th) ruieu way taat Oe p ,r ceat of the
urai aeues ef t uis c) u ury are uirel ail ,a ir tgaged Homes, that Is tu*
reasaa that 8J par ceat of taa hired laberers are lu rented Uouies, and the
reason of tae 319,122 aonas ia Kansas 212,011 are mo.-tgagod and hired
nenasailof tne l.JJl.Jjj homes in IllUeUs oaly 27d,UJj caa read their
titles clear of eacuinerance, 55,UJO hatnes in the District of Columbia and
only 8,UJJ can raid tueir titles clear, in New York city ti men out of every
101 o va the ho.uss that taaoUdr Ul live in aad of tae 22J.UJJ miles of rail
road ia t ils oeautry eiga^ maa ceatrol mere tola 17.I.O0J wiled Is tin
Diaause 1 iwi'ers serve ta.ia for fees ia every city aud ,u Ceugress, Kecen"
Ir w • a etiadl th it taare were ti? lawyers in tua Uaitad States senate and
and the balance were bankers and capitalists save two and iu tne house
of representatives there was 270lawyers aud the balance ware mostly cap
tails.s aud binkars. Now la the naoia of labor anl h onest brains how can
laberers anl farmars expect favorable laws from such a bunch the .1™',
work for ouarity but for money Is this the reason we cant get better ul!
la taa Stats Legislature? Is tuls the reason the referendum « as killed 7n
the Constitution Coaventlon two many lawyers that want jobs ves It w
the lawyers that acansed Christ and hastened his death and they fell
his scathing denuuolation when he said "woe unto ye Lawyers ve m
msn with burdens ye^lare not touch with tha end of your linuers " it itl
tbay' taat iirit ia the aeit of M ma aud attatnpsed to irivn law to th«
world through tha San Hedrlu the great college of law and autnorlty at
.lerusalam; and they are aspiring to office today from every town and at.
tempting to dictate the political policy of the country. O lord how InnJ
uutil the paaple will Ictew thalr own best Interest and abandon the tempi.
of blind partnaa worship and stand
for the peoples rule let ua place the
in in above the dollar. The dollar has
been on top too long,
WHAT WE BKLIEVE
We believe In taxing the rot ea cf D.vea
aa wall aa the rags of Lazarus. Wc 4l'e-
lieve In taxing the bonds in the vaults
as well aa the plows in the furrows, We
believe ifi taxing the stock i.i the rail-
roads as well as the stock on the farms.
We believe if the railroads tax the peo-
ple high freight rate to make iLteiest
on a capitilizjd voluatiou of $50,000 to
0'J,000 pre mile they ought to pn> tax in
like ratio. We believe that if lanfoad
(.•au haul oil at 9 jeuts per 100 lbs 100
milts iu Kansas they ougfit not ch* r>-e
43 ce its iu Oklahoma
aud haul lumber in Ark for 5 ceuts per
100 pjunds 100 miles they ought not to
charge 14 1-2 ceuts Iu Okla.. aud to haul
wheat from Kansas City through Okla-
homa tu Galveston for 11 12 ceuts per
100 aud ciiargu oO cf.s Irom Oala points
li legalized robbery. We believe a pro*
ttclive tarill is robbery aud a crime
ngaiust labor as it build* a wall arouud
tilts nation beuind which tue people are
rotibed by law. VV e believe American
ma«le goods should be as cheap at home au(j
•is lu Europe. V\ e believe in a restored
letereuQuin iu its origiual power aud
farm products to pay for it. A buggy
under corporation government ia inaae
in iiU hours and 8 minutes aud aella for
#75 iu farm labor or products and the
farmer objects to this difference in
the labor of truats and the every day
citizen. What are you going to do about
it . put a few more lawyers iu Congress.
Nobody so blind as those who Lave
e>es aud will not see.
Such conditions are developing social-
ism wnlcli Is rut the result of au effort
on the part of the people to build up
such a party but it Is a result of affairs
made by greed aud cliques, the control
olrallrjf.da by a lew men, the oil trust
the sugar trust, aud steel trust are re-
solving Inco a few gigantic bodies which
makes it easy for the government to
take tueui Into coatrol and then social-
ism aas oegun yes the trusts are dlg-
glug their uwj graves. We oppose
iru-its and im perialism of wealth as
heartless inovatlou upuu organized soei
ety. It is legalized robbery, uu Ameri-
can unjust. This demoralizing octopus
has brokeu more hearts broke up more
homes aud iai'h aud hope and Uestroy-
od more lives aud transierred more value
Irom the needy to the pockets of the
greedy than all the pickpockets, tnieves
pirates since Christ taught justice
in the laud ot Judea. This oligarchy of
crime hns no conscience, no honor, uo
prestine splendor. Let us ne just to r8l(pecH
all iu m, let us Ouild upon couocienco
aud justice. Tuere are two principles
of ^oVjrn.neut out is iu lavor ol truet
lug lue people aai i.'ie otlier Is to U1b-
U ujL me people, ilie one Id seeking tne
peoples piirticipatiou in goverumeut auU
tue oine is euiieavoring t~ oostruct the '
no people, uu couu-
try, no tlag. it is made up of gieed and
^aul aud villainy—a heartless outlaw
upon the tide of time.
W^ AUK AND HAVE ALWAYS
litiKN A DEMOCRAT.
We stau l for the Constitution and
progress ol ihe people toward popular | lot 11 uur senatorial cm
government, let us speaa liom ULr | l">'Ko aud we praised the reierendum
ueart. tuat we may ne.r Horn tne peo- : "" llltf acm,) ul P^'lectlan iu Koyera-
plea hearts il we .,ie in eaiue.t anil in | meut beL'"uaB believe lu the rule ul
sympathy With tue people we may bjl-'ll10 l^-ople and its Ueatu u the *real
jest luiuluae oi lue Cuuveuttou nud we
pect earoest sympatuy in return. Tne j bUo<1 lul. lu rtJ,tutl,Ul)ll. VVe feel
people can eaoii> tCii wheiner a mau is j uia not get justice iiou only in couut
>iteiodtei-l iu .Lt'.a or in Lioifsli; iet Ud , ' 111 °ut ticket ti) committee
riuieait.erof whom It was saU "the. , |,m'^U head of tickets
! io vote Jul one tate teuator Irum
loved nun because he nrst loved them," ( each county was misleadiug as mau>
il tniB lo ilie peoples goverumeut let It Voters thought it was law wheu ii was
reflect ilie love aud luteili^eui e of the °111 -• u txmmeLdbtlun ol ilie com-
^e^pie null to do tnii we muat have
fauh in ouraelyes aud In oae another.
Our lorui of government is a democracy
aiitl a guverauieut uf the people, let us
uot be lie ourselved and maae it au aria-
cocracy a government of the few. Let
ua trust not a part of the people but all
<jI the people because all of the people
are wiser thau a pare of the people, for
this reason a democracy is t<trougt-r than
a monarchy whose creed Is the imple-
imnts of Wrror. Let us discard this idea
rtud bu Id our Citadel in the hearts of
the people and a governmedt of the peo-
ple will be assured remembering that
"all men are created e^nal" and that
governments are established to protect
the inalienable rights of the pwople and
am not running on partaiaau line.,
that all govrumeuts derive their just though I am a democrat I am a farm-
mittee rttu contrary to the cuustituuuu
no it s.tiu eiect two senators 11 <iui district
at lnrge. inis kind of a piovisiou iu
sured ine election of the Lincolu Co.
cainiidate aud iiMde bousters of the
other three getting votes ior the Lin-
coln county candidate because eact
voter had a vote lor two senators fcu
every tiuie one of the three Pott,
comity candidates got a vote the Liu
coin Co . man got the othtr vo?w
hence he v\as made as strong aa ail
three of us In t.'ie race anil this whh a
special right given him by printed in-
structions hence undemociaf:c. I am I
independent candidate for the state sen |
ate ot tne 13t.li Meuatorial district. I |
was rained on the farm and live on \
\ farm today. I a*k your suff*irge at ;
the polls. 1 feel that 1 aui capable and ;
can satisfy your demands, will vi u sup J
port a man in aympathy with you, I
not running
Spring and summer suits
FANCY VESTS $5 AND UP.
FIRST GLASS TAILORING.
Suits cleaned and presse . #1.50; pants B0 oonts, Ctothes chemically truated.
All worn tailor mads.
See C, M. SADLO, Tailor,
i>rak'ue' Oklahoma.
ROSE HILL STOCK FAWn
C. S. HALE, Prop.
Choice
Pigs for
Sale
•V v'I.
r .. - .<
\
■ y i :' Y
Duroc
Jersey
Hogs
K-vtiui:.
(R. F. D. No 3)
u / k n
Broadway Mi-at Market.
1 > ' * >1 IK & KINShY, Props.
Fresh Heats of ail Kinds.
.s'o.h;nNr hut (heBf-.SI Everything. Highest Market price paid
CHICKENS,$$$
(ilVi: l *S A CALL.
powers from the consent of the
governed. Under corporation
government a wayon i« uiade in 48
hours and 17 minutes and cost in factory
ers and labor union candidate it is up
o you. I belong to no ring no clique
never did never will .
T anting you f r your vote I close
New Restaura
And
SHORT ORDER
Nti-o cl«'itn ant] up to-tl.'tte and tirst class 8«"vic« at
ill tiiiii'.s. We handle everything in the line of cata.-
hlfs, lunrhws i'ud hqdare tnualK. Locatioii, C'Tner
Hr'ialwav and Maui Eattuf 1st National Bank.
Ppoiiipt Service anil Courteous Treatment'
Is Dor ^lotto
c and ruor*
wages |7.19 and takes $70 dollars in 1 awaiting results ou Knpt. 17th
E. E. HARRISON
PLASTER
CLiVlEN T
AM)
MAN
, Centrals itll kinds of Ctmcn Work, Copping
Steps, Walks, Cellar Floors.
ia e
Work Guaranteed.
HARRISON Prague, Oklahoma
Botchers.
We ee|> on liands at all times fresh and
Salted meats, Sausages and Country ren-
dered lard, Fish in their season, also'a
full liue of Heinz pic 'ok and ban Hied
woods,
MEAD BRO'S.
South Broadway Hast Side.
THE GREAT BOHEMIAN
FESTIVAL GYMNRSIUiYI ASSOCIATION
The Bohemian people willg ither^ in Prayu- August 31s, and
Sept 1st and -nd. 1 earns from Okla. City. Yukon, jledt'ord
and I'e.ry. There will he exercises, dramas, pl.iys lat.es, and
best, t >u«'sts will begin to arrive Sat. eye. exercises mi ti.- Bo.
heiiiidn hall Saturday night and in the Park North of i , , Sun-
day- The great state tournament at grounds M inda is nin^
dance and etc- Mr.Sadlo will liave charge of loui
Everybody Invited. Committee.
HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE
K^ai It Yojrself And B,. Convinced.
Tbe tirs' e lltioo of tli<4 ojnstitutluu to arti jls 5, «ctl.io 7, on reror -nduu
laBialature tea U ua follow«: "J'lifl rrfaeivdtioa uf tlie powem oi tL lui.mtut,
,tid referendum lu tills article shall not deprive the L«gnil*ture of ti; li^lit
I r or |j #' nity intasure, which tiMy he cou.ldtuut with tli hli i
,1 ih" Stxte or of the I tilteil .StateK."
Nuw rend sectlou 7, in the new levlied edition, here It la: "The rfl«arvi«'i..;i
of the powers of the Initiative and referendum tu thia nrticle ghai: u d.'l;r ve
the |,ei[l«latui' of the rl«ht to "repeal any law," propuee or pane any u.< neur
which nixy tie co.mlitent with the Constitution of the mati su.l'ii . j. „ , ,
ol tlie L'ul ed States." Now there U just three wurja difference In tlie 1 r-
edition, It adds thsae three words "repeal auy law." Tile lirst edjti.u .ioie n i.
Imve those three words, read the quotations above and sea for y.iarsell a
those three wori-s rutin the people of more power than any thiee worus in j; .
gllsli history. We have heHrd it said th it mother, houie *nd heaven «i> e I «
sweetest words that ever fell from liuuian tongue, hut these three aii,;. . i. h«
the people and clothe) the trust with tue power that Ins cursed the t - r ni
Hah)Ionia dowu totlils good hour and I will, and I hopojou, wlU ssU rvetuijj
referendum.
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