The Peoples' Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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The People S Voice, fhousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it.
says liyan. The public pays + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
3ST.H..P .A.
VOICE PUBLISHING CO.
subscription 11.00 per year.
publisped every friday.
Knt«re6 at the poatofflce, .Norman, Oklahoma
for transmlMlon through tne mailt as second,
elate matter.
the interest upon the b6nds and
a dividened upon stock equal-
ling the face of the bonds once,
This is the time of
JOHN s. ALLAN editor
Peoples Party Ticket.
For President
THOS. E. WATSON
of Georgia.
For Vice-president
SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS
of Indiana.
Some people seem to think
that the great question is, "who
shall be President." A much
more important question bow-
ever is "who shall furnish the
money for the people, the gov-
ernment or the banks ? " The
people are not paying the at-
tention to the latter that they
are to the former; yet the lat-
ter effects their welfare, hap-
piness and prosperity much
more than the former.
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+ Peoples Party Platform. *
4*4'*1*4*4**1*4*4**!*4*4"!* 4*4*4*4*4*4*4**!*4**1* year when it is danger-
from ous to 5e without insur-
ance.
diseases that pre- property is consolidated with 1908, with increased confidence in lt8
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
other lines and both bonds and
. stocks are watered sure, and
sidans, *?wi- • every time other consolidations
In the preamble, the Social-
ist platform says: "The wage
workers cannot be freed from
exploitation without conquer-
ing the political power and sub-
stituting collective ownership
for private ownership of land
and the means of production
used for exploitation."
The Socialists in Oklahoma
and particularly in Cleveland
county will no longer deny that
Socialist party favors the col
lective ownership of land. The
Socialists in Oklahoma for the
most part live on farms which
they are going to give up when
Socialist party wins. Of course
they are not figuring now on
the Socialist party winning
soon. If they did so figure
they would not be Socialists
now. They would hardly be
willing to give up title to homes
they have made and improved
or to share same with those
without homes.
It is estimated that the ex-
penditures of the present state
legislature will amount.to some-
thing like four million dollars.
The removal of restrictions Bill
which passed Congress it was
thought would subject most of
the land in the Indian Territory
part of the state to taxation; but
now notice has come that the
Governors of the five civilized
tribes are going to claim exemp-
tion from taxation of all the
allotted land under the pro-
visions of an Indian treaty and
tent themielret are made
with doctoring the effeetn, while the ortij- ;
inul ditcaae undermines the system. I luw-
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
It corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bud
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne-
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. '1 he mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. It stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis-
I tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug-
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle and
book that tells all
about it, both sent free
by mail. Address Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Bing-
bamton.N. Y. When Borneo* Swamp-Root.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
the address, liinghamton, N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but ej
member the name. Swamp-Root. Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Birminghan, N. Y., on every
bottle.
that only the surplus land will
be subject to taxation. If con-
tention of the Indian Governor's
should be up held by the U. S.
Supreme Court some of the
counties in the eastern part of
the state will experience some
difficulty in raising funds to sus-
tain a county government and
the expenses of the state gover-
nment will fall on property sub-
ject to taxation and if all allot-
ted land in the state should be
exempted from taxation, things
in Oklahoma are not going to
be as some people thought.
other waterings fol-
This water goes into the poc-
kets of the man who pumps the
water and it costs the public
just as much; is worth to the
pumper just as much as the se-
curities held by those who fur-
nished the actual cash to build
the road in the first place.
Perhaps the Harrimans and
Goulds can be regulated and to
make the attempt may be bet-
ter than nothing, but so far re-
gulation has not extracted any
great quantity of water. No
flood or freshet has been suf-
ficiently prominent to be notori-
ous.—Joliet News.
MISSOURI WORLD SNAP SHOTS.
THE TRUSTS.
Regulate the trusts, is the
Roosevelt slogan. Own the
public utilities and withdraw
the legal props from under
monopolies, is the Populist rem-
edy.
Regulating railroads, for ex-
ample, is much the same as re-
gulating a wayward woman.
From commercialism the rail-
roads have degenerated into the
predatory class. By the mani-
pulation of securities they
stand morally in a class with
horse-thief combines and the
modern saloonkeeper. They
are out to get it all without re-
turning a fair measure of value.
To commence with, the prop-
erty itself is built wholly upon
bonds, or 95 per cent at least
If you borrowed money at 8
per cent, and loaned it at one
half of one per cent, how long
would it take you to go busted ?
The people are doing that very
thing,—they are borrowing of
the banks at eight per cent, and
through their government are
loaning to the banks at one
half of one per cent.
According to the old parties,
the money question is settled,
but we notice when the plutes
want a little more money legis-
lation they get it promptly.
Put a saddle on your back,
put spurs on Wall Street's
heels and tell it to get on and
ride. That's just what you are
doing by voting the old party
tickets, and we'll be darned if
we don't believe you know it.
Then what kind of a citizen
are you anyhow ?
FINANCES.
CANTON
CULTIVATOR
II you want a Llirter Cultivator with a reputation for rarrtlenrr-here
It ii. The Cantou Sio. 10 i ttwi bent and moxt popular Sled List, r Cultivator
made at an7 price.
It ia a high-KTade mac hi no and one we are proud to recommend to anyone. Come in
and let u* ahow you what a fir«l-claa« Livter Cultivator really looks like. II you arc not
uaioit a Canton Cultivator, you need it il you wi h to keep up with the proceaaion.
Runners are made of Masoned stock, sheathed underneath with sheet iron. The
edges ol the runners are shod with heavy hoop-iron strips.
The gang* can be net clone toBetli«T or w Ide apart, nnd by i*verM-
li>K them, they cau be set to throw the dirt toward* fir away Iron, the row.
The angle ol the gangs can be set in any position required, and when Bel they stay there
until you are ready to change them. The discs are 10, r i nnd 12 inches in size, and ill* y
can be used with the small disc to the center or to the outside
This cultivator has had > phenomenal run during the past lew years, nnd Its success
is due to the lact that it is uiade right—just the way it should be made.
NOLAN & MARTIN
The farmers' sub - treasury
plan in the Omaha platform
raised a howl. This was a pro
posal to lend farmers money on
real estate and crops to build
up the country.
Emergency currency creates a
new condition; causes a de
mand for further inflation. A
forced contraction would cause
another emergency. Mr. Tib-
bies roped by the Bryan boys
still remains strong on some
things. He says of these two
features; incidentally:
The United States treasury
has in it what is called the
"available cash balance, "$250,
000,000, but it has $204,000,000
of that deposited in the nation
al banks without interest, $13,
000,000 of this being to the
credit of disbursing officers and-
the remainder $191,000,000, be
ing to the credit of the United
States treasury.
During the past month the
government has withdrawn
from the banks about $22,000
000 to $50,000,000. If there was
anything in what is called
elastic currency the govern
ment would withdraw the
amount that is now in the nation
al banks and when the crop
moving season came, deposit
again. But there is nothing in
it. The government dare not
withdraw the $200,000,000 now
in the banks as that would pro
duce another panic. The putt
ing out of currency at any time
creates a new financial cond
tion and business immediately
adjust itself to it. The with
drawal creates another cond
tion aud a new adjustment must
be made, which means lower
prices or fewer exchanges.
Votes in the old parties are
not votes for better things.
They do not count, but every
vote for the Pop ilist ticket is a
sledge hammer knocking for
justice. No vote carries with it
so much influence as this.
contentious, reaffirms the declarations
made by its national convention at
Omaha in 1892.
The admonitions of Washington's
farewell; the state papers of Jefferson,
and the words of Lincoln are the teach-
ings of our greatest apostles of human
rights and political liberty. There has
been a departure from the teachings
of these great patriots during recent
administrations. The government has
been so controlled as to place the
ights of property above the rights of
humanity, and has brought tho country
to a condition that is full of danger
to our national well-being. Financial
combinations have had too much pow-
er over Congress and too much influ-
ence with the administrative depart-
ments of the government.
Prerogatives of government have
been unwisely and often corruptly sur
rendered to corporate monopoly and
aggregations of predatory wealth The
supreme duty of the hour is for the
people to insist that these functions of
government be exercised in their own
interest. Not the giver of the "thirty
pieces" of silver has been condemned,
but the "Judas" who received them,
has been execrated through the ages.
The sycophants of monopoly deserve
no better fate.
Money
The issuance of money is a function
of government and should not be del-
egated to corporation or individual.
The constitution gives Congress alone
the power to issue money and regulate
the value thereof; we therefore, de-
mand that all money shall be issued
by the government direct to the peo-
ple without the intervention of banks,
and shall be a full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and in
quantity sufficient to supply the needs
of the country.
The Issue and distribution of full
legal tender money from the Treasury
6hall not be through private banks,
preferred or otherwise, but direct to
the people without interest for the
construction and purchase of Federal
and internal improvements, utilities
and employment of labor.
Land.
The public domain is the sacred
heritage of all the people and should
be held for homesteads for actual set
tiers only. Alien ownership should be
forbidden, and lands now held by aliens
or by corporations who have violated
the conditions of their grants should
be restored to the public domain.
Trusts and Monopoly.
To prevent unjust discriminations
and monopoly the government should
own and control the railroads and
those public utilities which in their
nature are monopolies. To perfect the
postal service the government should
own and operate the general telegraph
and telephone systems and provide a
parcelspOBt.
As to those trusts and monopolies
which are not public utilities or nat-
ural monopolies we demand that those
special privileges which they now en-
joy and which alone enable them to
exist should bo immediately with-
drawn.
Corporations being the creatures of
government should be subjected to
such governmental regulation and
control as will adequately protect the
public. «
We demand the taxation o' monopo-
ly privileges while they remain in
private hands to the extent of the
value of the privilege granted.
We demand that Congress shall en-
act a general law uniformly regulat-
ing the powers and duties of all cor-
porated companies doing interstate
business.
Prevalent-y of Kidney liiseuse
Most people do not realize the alarm- twice or three times over.
I'n8 'ncreaie and remarWaUe ^prevajency If the pioperty paid this easi-i Preamble. i We demand the exclusion
Wh'ilekicineydis-| ly then the stock is Watered;' The People's party of the United American shores of foreign pauper
' mavhe the hnniis tnn Next thp ' States in convention assembled at St. ! labor imported to beat down the wages
'most common ] ma> De lne too. i>ext me | Mi890upii thia 2n(] dav o( Aprll( j of intelligent American workingmen.
We favor the eight hour workday,
and legislation protecting the lives
and limbs of workman through the use
of safety appliances.
We demand the enactment of an
employers Liability Act within con-
stitutional bounds.
We declare against the continuation
of the criminal carelessness of the
operation of mines through which
thousands of miners have lost their
lives to increase tho dividends of stock-
holders and demand the immediate
adoption of precautionary measures to
prevent a repetition of such horrible
catastrophes.
We declare that in times of depres-
sion when workmen are thrown into
enforced idleness that works of public
improvement should be at once in-
augurated and work provided for those
who cannot otherwise secure employ-
ment.
We especially emphasize the de-
claration of the Omaha platform that
"Wealth belongs to him who creates
il and every dollar taken from labor
without a just equivalent is robbery."
We congratulate the farmers of the
country upon the enormous growth of
their splendid organizations and the
good already accomplished, through
them, securing higher prices for farm
products and better conditions gener-
ally for those engaged in agricultural
pursuits. We urge the importance of
maintaining these organizations and
extending their power and influence
Courts.
We condemn all unwarranted as-
sumption of authority by inferior Fed-
eral courts in annulling, by injunction,
the laws of the states, and demand leg
islative action by Congress which will
inhibit such usurpations and will re-
strict to the supreme court of the
United States the exercise of power
in case6 involving state legislation.
We are opposed to gambling In fut-
ures.
We present to all people the forego-
ing declaration of principles and pol-
icies as our deep, earnest abiding con-
victions; and now, before the country
and in the name of ti e great moral
but eternal power in the universe that
makes for right, thinking and right
living, and determines the destiny
ol nations this convention pledges that
the People's party will stand by these
principles and policies in success and in
defeat; that never again will the party
by the siren songs and false promises
of designing politicians be tempted to
change its course or be again drawn
upon the teacherous rocks of fusion.
If you have not al-
ready insured, you had
better call and see
Brewer & Eddington
at once for insurance of
all kinds. Phone 50.
Office in rear of
The National Bank.
For Sale.
A brown Jersey 4-year-old with first
calf at foot nnd a six months old calf.
See MIIS. DRAKE,
Near Ed Johnson's.
Legislature Adjourns.
Last Tuesday night Oklahoma's
first legislative body, after 160 days
of legislative worK adjourned sine
die It's work will now be reviewed
by the people of the state.
I
Corn Wanted
By the Norman Custom Mill
Highest Price Paid
If you come to sell. See us
A. O. HUFFMAN
Opposite Giles Sale Stable.
R. II. PENDLETON,
Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Office oyer Clty National Hank,
Norman O. T.
Office Dour—8 to 12 a. in.: 1 to 4:30 p. ra,
Good Pasture.
Plenty of grass, water and shade.
About 50 head of horses wanted, cat-
tle not wanted. Price 50c per month
Pasture two miles south and three
miles east of Norman F. SAMS.
Do you want to trade your organ
for a piano. If so; see me, Roy King-
kade, 'phone 110.
Initiative and Referendum.
As a means of placing all public
questions directly under the control of
the people we demand that legal pro-
vision be made under which the people
may exercise the inititative, ref-
erendum and proportional representa-
tion, and direct vote for ail publi
officers *Uh the right of recall.
We recommend a federal statue that
will recognize the principle of the
initiative and referendum, and there-
by restore to the voters the right to
instruct their national representa
tlves.
Labor.
We believe in the rightof those who
labor to organize (or their mutual pro
lection and bensflt, and pledge the
efforts of the People's party to pre
K-i ve ib's right invliilutf.
W' 1'ondftin ilo' ei- 1 >-mii t
t oy I" pom i 'I ti ■<! - n
. , h b i. j 'St .' >• " H' ii. r t '1
jun"'ion, uhg u n.; vovt-rnmenl b
. ti j .j i cnon for (ruM government.
We favor the enactment of legisla-
tion looking to the improvement ol
conditions for wage earners.
W" demand 'h abolition of cb d
labor in laetories and mines, anil tht
suppression of sweatshops
We opiMisf thn u-h I onv' -t l ho
in competition with tree labor.
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Allan, John S. The Peoples' Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908, newspaper, May 29, 1908; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118192/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.