The Peoples' Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, January 28, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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THE PEOPLES' VOICE
VOLUME 18.
Low Prices
On Medicines
Paints, Oils,
Glass and
Wall Paper
Fred Reed
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1910.
POLITICAL COMMITTEES USUPRIMG THE RIGHTS OF THE 1
PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Editor Omer Benedict, of the Peo pie Rule" is a popular motto and
Oklahoma City Times, is something ■. irnrvl .... . , ,
c ,, K d one, but one politicians and of-
of an "Insurgent ' to the extent at
least of fearlessly expressing him- flce ""kers won t live up to or even
self on political management. He attempt to live up to, in Oklahoma
takes the stand that the State Com- as evidenced by present State admin-
mittee is not called upon to endorse istratlon and hy the State Commit-
the action of Congressmen. That , tee of the republican party, at its
Congressmen are accountable to their j last meeting. The press of the state
constituents. He also holds the *9 lacking in spunk or it would pick
view that a State Committee has no ; itself up and put a quietus on ti e
business endorsing or in any way at- politicians and office holding and
tempting to speak for the people on office seeking out fit, who seem to
National Legislation—in other words have an exceedingly *—J " J
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I believes that the State Committee
should attend to business helongit.g
I to it, and let the people attend to
j business belonging to the people.
I'he State Cornmi tee is not the
I party in the State and should not
bad swelled
head as to their importance to the
people of the State. An office hold
erin fact is r servant ot the people,
but in tru'h, assumes the role of a
dictator and boss in Oklahoma. The
political party with the fewest old
Gov. Haskell is certainly a great
apologist ? If you doubt it read his
late message to the legislature.
The excuses he gave or apology he
made for calling the extra session
were also adroitly framed Nothing
however, in the message justifies the
incuring of the expense of the extra
session. In later messages however,
HERE TOWHITE WASH
OUR GRAVES.
Representative Faulkner, a demo-
crat of Kiowa county created some-
thing of a sensation in the house last
Friday by opposing the bill asking
the government for the site of the
Chilocco Indian school for a state
insane asylum. He said the bill was
fathered by congressman McGuire
and that "We are here to white-
wash our own graves, and not to
turn republican." We are crowded
enough already so that the face of
the party is ticking through the
windows." Hon. L. P. Ross also cre.-
ated a sensation by introducing a bill
calling for a legislative investigation
into the expenditures of all the state
boards. It is known that Mr. Ross is
anxious to have the school land board
investigated.
r"- • j ••• ouuuiu nut t— t. j « 'm IUI. itncai uiu
engage in sugar coating pills for the tltue pollticans on its ballot this f?"
party to swallow. As a matter of j wl'l appeal strongly to the people
fact the State Committees of the ! The old republican war horses, b
political parties seem to have en- J cause the people are greatly dissatl
tirely forgotten that the people are ; fled with the present state adtnL.
entitled to a voice in anything pollt- istratlon, think that a republican
ical, save to vote the party ticket, j victory looks bright and the politic-
Mr. Benedict does not seem to j 9ans in that party are stirring their
, | think that a lot of postmasters, Fed- shanks to get a place on the ballot,
e reasons may e g \en eraj office holders and would be can A politican is a person fearfully and
At the present time about all the didates, should arrogate to themsel- J wonderfully interested in a political
reason apparent for calling the extra vps the right to say, what stand the ; machine and party regularity and
session is to give an opportunity to I liarty shall take on any question. | would haye the people endorse every
the legislature to straighten up U mu8t be conceded that the people thing the political machine headed
are becoming exceedingly weary of by (-anon and Aldrlch say endorse
some very bunglesome work and havin(f their cotI,miUee8 do all of The people in Oklahom, are in a
a camai^n*61" ^ 1 e t0 ace I their political thinking for them. better fighting, than endorsing mood
gn' I We doubt very much if one per cent j at the present time They are not
of even the republicans in Oklahoma | interested Insavir.g politicians scalps;
endorse Canon and Aldrichism or ap- [ but rather in scalping them. This
prove of Congressmen voting for the j >a a good year in Oklahoma for the
Payne—Aldrich tarriff bill. For their politicians to ttand aside and give
State Commitee to attempt to force j the people a show. Be good for the
such an endorsement, is to greatly | people and also for the politicians.
Mr. Henry Watterson, writing" in I endanger the sucess of the pirty in The politicians have well nigfl bank-
the Louisville Courier-Journal con- the State in the coming election.
ludes a long editorial in this way: Democrats have a well established
"The Courier-Journal has small hopes reputation for"doing the wrong thing
of a tariff for revenue only through at the wright time," but if
democratic agencies. As to the reform | they are not careful the republican
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i phone ^62. Norman, Oklahoma
HENRY WATTERSON
AS AN INSURGENT.!
rupted the state and the counties
in the management of affairs so as
to give themselves all an office with
a graft as a side line to the salary.
— - — —j | The state needs some business and
of the revenue, the democratic party State Committee, will wrest this | patrotic men to take charge of af-
went to pot under Cleveland. It again (palm from the hands of the democrats fairs for a time, at least men more
went to pot the last session of con
gress. But, even as Chase and Ham
lin, Hale and Trumbull, original de
mocrats were required to form a sue
cessful anti-slavery party, so are
Cummins and LaFollette, Bristow
and Beveridge and Dolliver required
to make a triumphant anti-subsidist
party. To that end we should hate to I eliminated. Gradually he is coming
go under the leadership of Theodore to know that there js no ^ for
Roosevelt but nobody can foretell | him Gradually the people are awak-
| in Oklahoma.
The voters in Oklahoma are on the
look out for men who have the wel-
fare of the state at heart, and not
for men who merely have the welfare
of a lot of hungry office holders and
| office seekers at heart. "Let the
deeply interested in the welfare of
the RKeresta of the state, than in
the preservation of a political party
machine. We believe conditions in
Oklahoma are such at the present
time as warrant independent politi-
cal action on the part of the people.
LEGISLATORS APPROPRIATE
MONE* TO PAT POSTAGE.
Senator Billups introduced a bill
appropriating $2.00 to each legislator
for postage and this was promptly
raised by amendment to $5.00 and
the bill passed with Senator Bilups
vigorously protesting. Before state-
hood, legislators received $4.00 per
day and paid their own postage.
Now they receive $6.00 per day and
appropriate money to pay postage
and may possibly appropriate money
to pay their board at some hotel and
for clothes made at fashionable tailor
shops.
I what will happen in the public life
j of American, whilst all of us know
that politics makes strange bed-fel-
lows"
The taking of the Census in the
Norman School District has just been
completed and the total number of
children of school age foots up 1455
of which 750 are females and 705 are
males.
ELIMINATING THE POLITIGiAN.
ening—awakening by the fact that the
politician is a most improper man to
perform a public trust.
In New York City, there
Tammany Tiger. Tammany
combination of politicians with a
single purpose. That purpose is to
boost its own members—the profes-
sional politicians—into office.
Tammany is a political trust, But
now Tammany is rebuked. Mayor
Gaynor, of the nation's metropolis,
Politics don't pay. Financially the
expert politician is an abject failure
Many a man has said, that, many
a man has thought the same, many I > "* ",vt "«•"*," lucuupun
a politician has exemplified the truth I e cc,et y t"e a'(' ot Tammany vote
from bitter experience, and yet
There are some of the expert poli
ticians remaining. We have some few
of that species of men left who are
interested ,in politics because they
seem to see a chance to make money
This class of men have been th
bane of the nation, This same class
is now a menace, not only to the
national government, but to every
state government and to the govern
ment of cities as well.
But gradually—too slowly perhaps
—the professional politician is being
deal honestly with the candidates.
Discourage the expenditure of mon-
ey and the office hunting mania pos-
sessed by the politician; by refusing
to nominate or support such candi-
dates. Mark all such candidates for
the slaughter in the primary. A failure
on the part of the people to do so,
will under our primary nominating
system virtually turn the officers over
to the men who who are willing to
spend the most money to secure a
nomination.
C ards
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BOOK STORE
almost forgot the Tammany politi-
cians in making his appointments.
all of New York he elevated
but two Tammany men to power and
this was two too many. He should
have named no Tammany men.
But even as it is, Tammany ha-
been dealt with in a manner akin
to the proper manner.
Tammany—the professional poli-
tician of New York will have four
lean years. They may prove that New
York has no place for the profession-
al politician.
And all other cities may profit by
the New York example. The nation
may profit. The lesson is given.
The abov^' editorial appeared
the Oklahoma City Times Sunday
In times long since passed men serv
cd their state or country not because
of the money they received for do
ing so; but rather because of their
love for their state or country and
the service they might render in the
making of governmental condition
better for their fellow citizens. T
I be called to serve their country meant
ill a threat Many instances, to im-.ir
personal sacrifice. In the olden times
a "public office was a public trust,'
and so viewed by the men called up-
on to fill the same. A public office
is still a public trust; bui not so view
ed In the politician. It is an npportu
nity to graft at publi. expense and
use the power or opportunity to en-
rich the i.ffice holder. Th.' -.truggle of
men to get into public office, anil th
money they will spend to le.-ure the
office is tc o great to v.-ti-an; honest
li' Iful service. Pe ipli are not
rr:mti(' in expecting such service
■r >m < ti ce holders making such great
sacrifice of time and money to pro
I cure offic
If the people would expect honest
and faithful service^rom the men
they put into office we people must
PING CONTRACT LET.
The contract for the tuvlng of
one mile of the drives in the Fair
Lawn Cemetery at Oklahoma City
has been let to the California Paying
Company of Chandler at a total cost
of $6000.00or about $1.67 per square
yard. We also notice that city En-
gineer Burke of Oklahoma City is
considering fa;orable recommendat-
ion for the construction of the four
mile Boulevard through Lenwood
Addition, to be paved with Macadam
Asphalt Mr. Burke made a trip to
Chicago to investigate Asphalt.Mac-
adam, such as we have been urging
the city council in Norman to consid-
er, and he has made up his mi nd that
it Is even preferable to Asphalt for
many streets in Oklahoma City.
The way our rail roads have been
built iu the past has produced a great
and lasting evil. For instance, when
a road is to be built that will cost
$50,000,000 a company is organized,
and stock is issued to that amount
and sold. Out of this 150,000,000 re-
cieved from the sale of stock, about
$45,OOC,000 goes into the pockets of
the promoters, which is nothing more
or less than grafting. Then the
Board of Directors has to issue bonds
for that $45,000,000 In order to raise
money, with which to build the road.
When the road is completed, it must
necessarily earn enough money to
BEFORE UNO AFTER
Col Peterby met his colored gard-
ner, Jim Wedester, a short rime ago
Jim had been recently married
How do you like matrimony,
Jim ?"ask Col. Peterby.
Jim shook his head dubiously.
"What's the matter?"
' Yer see, boss, before were married
when I knocked at the dore she used
to -ay : 'Am dat you honeysuckle?'
Now when I come home she bawls
out: 'Cle m off dem boots before you
comes in dat dore, you black moke!1'
Baltimore News.
pay dividends on this $50,000,000 of
stock, of which 90 per cent is water,
and interest on the bonds.
In order to do this, the railroad has
to charge double for the passengers
and freight traffic, whereas, If the
road had been built honestly, it
would only have to pay dividends on
the stock, and could of course trans-
port cheaply. It is the iniquitous
orign of the railroads of this country
that has caused the people to take
such violent action against them,
and for this antagonism the ra'lroade
have no one to blame but themselves
Judge Courtney,of Moore, was in
Norman Monday on business.
Ira Monctte, was a passenger
Purcell Tudsday morning.
B. F Mosely, left for Maysville
Tuesday morning to look after his
farms.
We adjourned the Good Roads
Convention which met in the Co.
Clerks office in the city of Norman
Cleveland Co. Oklahoma on Jan. 10,
1910 it was movd and seconded that
W. P. Maron.v made chairman and
J. W. Armstrong Sect, with power
to issue another call for a Good Roads
Convention to meet at the County
Clerks office in the City Norman
Oklahoma at 10 oclock on the 1st.
Monday in Feb. 1910 it earnestly re-
quested that all township officers be
present and all others that are inter-
ested in good roads for I believe
it is one of the great needs of the
whole County let us all get together
and formulate some plan wherehy
we can more intelligently work the
roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Phlnney, of Noble,
returned home Monday after spend-
ing .Sunday with daughter Mrs. A.
McDaniel of this oity.
The Snodgrass children returned
to their home ah Purcell Monday
morning after a short visit with
their grand parents Mr. and Ira
Monnevte of this city.
Dudley Alexander came in from
Muskogee Monday.
Prof. Roy Hadsell and Walter
VIeier left Tuesday morning for a
weeks ewing around through the
state in the interests of the Univer-
sity.
Mrs. Frank Ephraim and a sister,
Mrs. Ephraim of Chicago, who is vis-
iting here went to Oklahoma City
Monday afternoon to attend a re-
ception given by Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Doughty.
Roy Brewer came down from Okla-
homa City Tuesday. Be informs us
that S A. Brewer and family are
now in Oklahoma City. Mr. Brewer
having accepted a position with the
Oklahoma Farm Mortgage Company.
FOOT CAUGHT IN BUMPERS.
Last Friday a University student
Mr. Manley attempted to cross be-
tween two cars on a train that was
switching, rather than go around or
wait until cars were off crossing.
About the time he got between the
cars, a loose car bumped into stand-
ing cars and his foot,was caught and
held fast until men with Crobars
moved the cars.
He done a fine job of hollowing,
but fortunately his foot was not
badly hurt. It will be some time be-
fore he tries to make such a crossing
again.
A decree of divorce was granted
Mrs. Fannie Lee from C.J. Lee on
the grounds of abandonment. The
plaintiff was a woman 70 years of age !
and was married to the defendant in I
the spring of 1908, the defendunt j
leaving her in the December follow-!
ing, going to Iowa.
THE
STORE
THAT
SATISFIES
Ephraim Clothing Company
Everything Men and
Little Man Wear.
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