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The .Norman Democrat-Topic
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY.
VOLUME 23.
NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, I RIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1912,
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house was built and the other two
commissioners looked to him to see
that the contractor carried out the
contract, l'he result has proven that
Cleveland county ha* the best court
house in Oklahoma today for tin
money and not a single kick was or
I'as cur been offered by the kickers
Hi- judgment is good and his word
is a> good as a government bond He
will be elected by an overwhelming
majority.
The democratic nominees were
nominated by the democrats in a pri-
mary and by a secret ballot. F.e.v
voter went to the polls and voted for
the man of his choice. The democratic
nominees were the choice of a free
and untrammeled- vote. The demo
cracy of Cleveland county cat) and
we believe will vote for these nomi-
nees on the 5th day of November.
We further believe that th ticket
will appeal to the voters of other pc
litical parties who are in favor n
a competent set of officers to look-
after the county's business.
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•: BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY
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From New Vorb World
In his speech at Son <3 rt. N J., on Jutm 17. fiovenmi Wilson pointed out
that, jis the result of so muni vor.rs of Ilr puhlhnn iiiiuilnistrntion. the fooling
throughout the nation Is thai • im-n him- irone m idtnd ulle.vs and have had
tu climb out often enough Now tlie.v propose t« lind an open road for them
•elves "
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES OPEM
CAMPAIGN.
Beginning at Lexington Saturday
night, October 5, the democratic
county nominees will open the cam
paign for election to be held on No-
vember 5. Every candidate was 110111
inated fairly at the August primary
and is entftled to the support uf every
cotton and shucked the last ear of
corn in time to take charge of the
clerk's office 011 January 1st. He
knows what hard work is and will
be on the job early and late.
For the first time in Cleveland
county's history the office of count)
superintendent will be filled by a
Woman. Kate Barbour was raised on
a farm, attended country schools
democrat at the November election, i taught country schools and know
1 he nominees are united and will! their needs. For a number of year-
work until the last vote is polled fori s'u> walked two miles to the Uni
the job until
j got her degree. She also holds a
b) j We certificate in Oklahoma and a
the election of the national, state and | versity and staid
county ticket.
The national ticket headed
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. I f'rst grade certificate in Texa-. Sh
Marshall battling for the great prin-■ >s now teaching in the Norrian high
ciples enunciated in the Baltimore ! school.
platform has inspired the democ '■ For county assessor J. N Brown
racy of the nation which will cause • °f Noble township won the nomina-
the rank and file of the democratic 11 on by asplendid majority. For two
party besides thousands of dissatis- years he was assessor in Noble
fied republicans to go to the polls 0111 township and in the primary his
November 5th and vote the demo j township gave him almost a unanim-
cratic ticket. j ous vote. He is :onpeteut and will
The state ticket including the con 1 K«ve everybody a -<jiiare iu ti
gressmen and members of the legis | Honest John I Taylor will give
lature are men of well known ability , you a weigher's certificate that will
and who will be true and loyal to the be accepted by every person without
people's interests. j question. He i- the candidate for
The democratic nominees are thor ' ccunty weigher and the confidence of
oughly competent and will fill the the people will never be betrayed by
various offices with credit. ; him.
F. B. Swank, J E Carrier Ton T L. Davis served four years a-
Cheat wood and W. R. Jennings are
asking for re-election for the same
offices they are now filling with
ability. J. I). Grigsby for county : i
torney has no opposition. That he
will make a splendid record in this
important office i- the prediction of
his many friends.
For sheriff Jim Stogner showed
his splendid campaign ability in the
primary and when he conies under
the wire November 5th his oppon of every voter in the first district
ents will be at least 1,000 votes be \\ . I). Milam, nominee in the sec
hind. He is in the prime of life, full ond district, i- a successful business
of energy, honest and fearless ami man and farmer. Ilo has resided in
will strictly enforce every law under that district for a number of years
his jurisdiction. You can bet your and knows the needs of his people
last dollar that Jim Stogner will not! He knows how to finance his owi
wink at lawbreaking. busine-- which is a splendid endorse
I lie county s finances will be tak nicut for taking care of the county'
en care of by that splendid and com busine-s.
petent young man, R. F. (Buck) ]n the third distrfct, the name •
county surveyor, dropped out four
>eai s and w as called 011 the job again.
He has a good, practical knowledge
of surveying and when he run- a line
it is there to stay.
No better man ever filled the office
of county commissioner than \Y R.
Jennings who at present represent-
ee first district. He is serving his
first term and has made good.
Mr. Jennings deserves the support
WOMAN'S DEMOCRATIC
LEAGUE.
The Woman's National Democratic
League was established on June 1
1(MJ, in Washington, 1). C., by prom
incut democratic women A strong
and representative executive boar*!
board has been elected, including ten
active officers, six additional direc
tors, and headed by the waives of the
nominees of the Baltimore conven-
tion,—Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs Thomas R. Marshall as honor
ary president and honorary vice-pres
ident of the league.
Each state will be under the direct
supervision of a state vice-president
Each city, town and hamlet should
now organize its own clubs according
to its own strength, and develop the
work most important in that city
through its local leader who should
be president of the local club.
Who will organize the first wom-
an's democratic club as a branch of
the Woman's National Democratic
League iu your city?
This is the first national demo
cratic movement ever attempted for
v. omen, and it has swept the state
enrolling members from the remote
corners of the union.
W ho is ready to work for the cause
and assist in the election of the Wil-
son-Marshall ticket?
This is a democratic organization
for women, each woman is free
choose her own line of work, and its
chief object is to organize women, to
promote the principles of democracy
and to a--i-t in the election of the
regular nominees of the democratic
party.
Send the names of such prominent
v omen, loyal, democratic and repre-
sentative, as would be interested in
the movement and write for further
information to
MRS. STEVEN B. AYRES,
Corresponding Secretary
Headquarters, 1123 Broadway, New
York City.
Clement. He know- every detail t
the office.
J. B. Wheelis for county clerk i
a young man of strong personality.
J F. Denison i- a household word
lie served Cleveland county for near
ly five years a- county commissioner
ml he was on the job all of the time
who will have picked the last boll "t During his administration the court
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Now That
The New University Law Building,
The New Canadian River Bridge,
The Interurban Oklahoma City to Norman,
The Splendid Crop Prospects,
The good road movement all over the country,
Are all assured will make investments in Norman
City property and Cleveland County farm land more at
tractive than at any time since the Opening.
We have some bargains to offer which can be purch
ased practically at your own price and terms
We are still making farm and city loans at cheap
rates and money promptly furnished. It will pay you to
Greismer 4 Forman
A SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN-
TION.
There was an interesting township
Sunday school convention held at
Spring Mill school house on Sunday,
September 29. It was an all-day meet-
ing and the good people of the
neighborhood brought and served a
bountiful dinner during the noon in-
termission. The young pastor of the
M. I'., church, south. Rev. Miller,
gave an excellent address on the re
sponsibility of the teacher and his
wife sang a solo.
Other local workers took part, also
Rev. J. Fairchild and Mrs, Lulu Fair-
child and Mr- F. M Alexander from
Norman.
The meeting was planned by the
county secretary, Mr-. 1) N. kelley,
of Lexington, and was effective and
inspirational.
Mr- Kelley publicly thanked the
Spring Hill Sunday school for their
liberal support of the county and
state Sunday school work.
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The democratic candidates of
Cleveland County \n ill open
their campaign in Lexington,
Saturday, October 5. 1012, at
7:30 p. m.
Meetings will be held next
week as follows:
At Noble,
October 7
At Pleasant Valley, District
Number 26.
Wednesday, October 0, at ~ 30
At Moore.
October 11
p. m.
(iood speaking and special
music will be furnished at each
meeting, and Wilson-Marshall
clubs will be organized
Every body invited. Special
invitation to the ladie-
BEN WILLIAMS,
Campaign Manager
F. O. MILLER, Secretary
Baptist Church.
Sunday -chool at 10 o'clock.
Classes for everybody. Come and
join us.
At 11 o'clock will be held the quar-
terly communion service. All new
members will receive the hand of fel
lowship.
A union young people's meeting
will be held at 6:30.
Evening worship and sermon at
7:30.
M. E. Church, South.
Preaching next Sunday morning
and evening by the pastor. Morning
theme: "The Shining Life." Even-
ing, "The Non-Conformist."
Sunday school at 9:50, I has Bowl-
ing superintendent, ('lasses for young
and old.
Epworth League service at 6:45
R. L OWN BEY, Pastor
Where, Oh, where are the children
going? To Toler's Little Candy kitch-
en for pure home made candies. 98 2
INSTALLATION SERVICES
At the Presbyterian Church, Tues-
day Evening, October 8th, at 7:30
o'Clock.
The Presbyterian church of Nor
man has called Rev. Frank M. Alex
ander to return again to this pastor
ate. The Presbytery of Oklahoma,
accordingly, arranged at its fall meet
ing for Mr. Alexander's installation,
appointing a committee of three to
conduct the service in accordance with
the form of government of the Pres-
byterian church.
The Rev. George O Nichols of
Guthrie is to preach the sermon; the
Rev. J. A. B. Oglevee of Edmond :s
to deliver the charge to the pastor
and the Rev. F. F. Cowden of Okla
homa City is to give the charge to
the people.
This installation service is a mat
er of mutual interest and concern to
hurch and pastor, and its significance
and value are dependent on the pres
ence and the fidelity of all who are
concerned.
Let all our people be present at this
service and at the services of the
hurch next Sunday. Jhere will be a
special message with reference to
the installation.
NO. 99.
1 HE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
Th<
B.
C. BARKER GOES TO
CANADA.
B. ( . Barker, of the Barker Luin
ber Company leaves tomorrow for
Winnipeg, Canada, where he ha- ac
cepted a position with the Beaver
Lumber Company, one of the laive-t
lumber companies in Canada. Mr
Barker has been manager of the
lumber company here for -everaV
years and has proven to be one 1
the best lumbermen iu the state. IU
will retain his interests here
Mr H. G. Lindsay, who lias been
nnected with the Barker Lumber
Company for several years, will as
ume active charge of the yard The
many friends of Mr Barker wi-i l.im
uccess in his new venture.
DIET AND HEALTH
HINTS
CHEE8E VS. MEAT.
Dr. C. F. Langworthy of the
department of agriculture, has
determined by experiment that
cheese is superior to meat, in
the proportion of 84 to 82, repre-
senting the heat and energy pro-
ducing power of the two foods
in calories. He concludes that
cheese is as digestible as meat.
Of course there are several
kinds of meat and several kinds
of cheese, and this experiment
takes no account of the differ-
ence in the two foods after they
have passed the stomach. Both
serve principally as flesh form-
ers. Neither Is necessary In an
Ideal diet, but if either is used,
cheese should be preferred, on
account of its freedom from uric
acid producing elements and on
aocount of the far greater ten-
dency of meat of any kind to In-
jurious fermentation In the In-
testlnes tending, especially In
combination with fine frr-h
white bread, to develop the c
dition favorable to appendicitis
and to maintain autointoxica-
tion. If a high proteid food must
be used, cheese Is to be pre-
ferred to meat, and the best
cheese Is that known as cottage
cheese, which can be made at
nome from skim milk.
adjournment of the first regu
lar session of tin first democratic
congress in -ixteen years makes this
an appropriate time to consider the
record made by that congress—using
the term congress as it is usually em
ployed to describe the national house
of representatives. No congress in re-
cent years and few congresses that
have assembled in all the nation's his
tory, has so much good legislation to
its credit.
Ii began with a restoration of tin
principles of popular government ii
the organization of the house. Instead
of electing a speaker and then
powering him to appoint the commit-
tees, it took from the speaker the
power of appointment and entrusted
the selection of committees to the
house itself, each party selecting it-
sharc of the members of each com
mittee This was a revolution and a
far-reaching one. Under the old rule,
the speaker had used the patronage
of the office to secure the covcted
place and to retain it, and then, hav-
ing entrenched himself in power, he
used his power of appointment to
coerce the house into obedience to
his will 1 he power to designate the
minority members as well as the ma
jority opened the door to abuses
which lessened the vigor of the mi
nority party in presenting its pro
tests.
The change secured by the demo-
crats leaves the speaker to exert a
moral influence over his party and in-
him to aspire to a higher kind
of leadership than is possible where
coercion i- employed The enlarge-
ment of the committee 011 rules was
another step toward more popular
government and gave a better repre
sentation to the various sections of
the country
At the beginning of the special
session, Speaker Clark outlined a pro-
gram that embodied the most import-
ant planks of the national platform
at Denver in 1908. The first was the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people This re
form was declared by the platform to
be the gateway to other reform-
While Andrew Johnson had once
recommended it, some forty-five years
ago in a message to congrcss; while
the prohibition party had indorsed i:
in its platform forty years ago, and
while the populist party had indor-
ed it in its platform twenty-eight
years ago, the democratic party en-
joys the distinction of putting the n<
cessary resolution through the na
tional house of representatives for
the first time in 1892. The next con-
gress, also democratic, also passed
the resolution. Sentiment has con
tinually grown under democratic
leadership until the entire country
has taken the matter up and the sen
ate has been forced to yield to the
popular demand. For more than a
year, the resolution was in conference
between the two houses because the
resolution was radically amended by
the senate. Under the present method
the state determines the time and
manner of selecting senators, and the
house in its resolution sought to pr<
serve to the states this right of cor.
trol. The senate, on the other hand,
insisted upon changing the wording
of the resolution in such a way as to
reserve federal supervision. A- the
i-sue thus raised was an old one be-
tween the two parties, it looked for
a while as if neither party would
yield, but finally the democrat <
of the house showed the inten
sity of their devotion to the cause of
popular elections by accepting the
senate amendment rather than risk-
delay in securing the reform. The
test to which the two parties were
subjected in this matter recalls the
mothers who contested before Sob'
mon for a child—the real mother be
ing discovered by her willingness to
give up the custody of the child rath-
er than jeopardize it- life. If the dem-
ocratic house had done nothing els.*
than secure this organic change in
the method of electing senators i*
would deserve the gratitude of the
nation With the senate converted in-
to a popular body, responsive to the
people's will this branch of congress
ought to become the highest legisla-
tive body in the world and seats in it
should be reserved for those who in
less conspicuous stations have de
monstrated their capacity for gov
ernmental affairs and their fidelity
to the interests of the people
The second reform embraced in
the democratic program had in view
the purifying of politics. Probably in
no other line has progress been more
apparent than in the effort to purge
politics of the contaminating influ
ence of money secretly contributed
for the purpose of controlling the in-
strumentalities of government. Until
within a decade, it seemed impo-si
ble to make the average voter under
stand the extent to which the preda
tory interests controlled administra-
tions through campaign contributions
The democratic party had much car
lier than that called attention to the
fat-frying processes employed by re-
publican committees wheneby pro
tectcd interests were compelled to
return in contributions a part of the
money given them through special
legislation. A little later, in the cam
paign of 1896, complaint was made of
the enormous sum put up by financial
interests to carry the election, but the
investigations that followed the ck*
tion in 1904 made a much deeper im-
pression than the democrats ha\
been able to make and the disclosures
resulted in the enactment of a law
prohibiting contributions from cor-
porations. Tlii- was the beginning of
remedial legislation of tlii- character
but the law was no sooner enacted
than it was discovered that it could
be evaded by large individual contri-
bution- on the part of trust magnate
and big financiers. Then came the de
maud for publicity as to individual
contributions and by the time the
campaign of 1908 opened the issue
was so acute that the two leading
parties were united in demanding pub-
licity, the democrats insisting that
the publication shbuld be made be-
fore the election while the republi-
can- protested that the publication < "
the names of contributors be delayed
until after election. It seems a little
ludicrous now that anyone should
have seriously objected to publicity
before tlie election but lii-t<>ry record
that both President Roosevelt and
Candidate Taft advanced arguments
against any publication of contribu-
tions before the election. On no sub
ject, however, has the weep of pub
lie opinion been wider or more rapid
and it was not two years after the
law was enacted providing for pub-
licity after election before it was
amended so as to provide publicity
fore the election, and the amend-
ment received a unanimous vote of
the house and encountered no oppo-
sition' in the senate. The amending
measure even went so far as to apply
the publicity to the preliminary con-
tests for the house and senate and it
fixed a maximum of five thousand
dollars to a congressman'- rxpendi
tures and ten thousand to the expert
ditures which a senatorial candidate
can lawfully make
But comprehensive as was this pub-
licity law it soon lagged behind pub
lie sentiment on this subject and the
house has within the last nine month-
taken three steps in advance In one
bill it asked the president to make
public the recommendations, written
and verbal, on which he appoint-
United States judges; in a second, it
sought to extend the doctrine of pub
licity to the period before prcsiden
tial conventions so as to inform the
public regarding contributions made
to aid in the nomination of prcsiden
tial candidates; and the third compel-
newspapers to disclose their owner-
ship The last named measure was
by far the most important of the three
and it has recently become a law in
the signing of the post office appro
priation bill In the senate, the meas
ure was improved by the addition of
a provision requiring all advertising
matter to be so marked as to dis-
tinguish it from editorials and legiti
mate news. It is difficult to overe-ti
mate the good influence that this pub-
licity law will exert. Heretofore, tin
exploiting interests have been able
to use newspapers against the public j
either by secret ownership or through
editorials and news items inserted
for pay. It h a real victory for the
pure food law to have it applied to
our newspaper diet; next to having
political poison kept out of the news
papers we can be grateful to the
present congress for properly label
ing it.
I11 the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico the house did a long de
layed act of justice to these two de
serving territories and in the word
ing of the resolutions, the house set
a precedent and rendered a great ser
vice to the people of the territory
When President Taft threatened to
veto the Arizona statehood bill be
cause the state's constitution contain
ed a provision for the recall, the
house made the admission depend up
on a separate vote of the people be i i •
taken upon the retention or rejection
of the recall provision. And when the
president so stretched the veto privi
l< g' as to return this bill without hi-
;ippro\.il the house passed a second
bill making the rejection of the re
call provision a condition precedent
to admission The house acted wisely
in affording this prompt protection
to the people of Arizona, for it would
have been a grievous hardship to
have delayed statehood and required
the reassembling of a new constitu
tional conventoin. The condition im-
posed upon Arizona had the advant-
age of opening the way to the grant-
ing of a privilege to New Mexico.
The constitution of the latter state
contained a provision that made
amendment exceedingly difficult and
the people were permitted to vote
separateh upon a provision making
nieudmcnt easier. They promptly
availed themselves of the opportunity
much to their relief, while the peo-
ple ot Arizona a- promptly rejected
the t« .ill provision with the under
standing that it would be restored as
on a- statehood was secured.
I he platform pledges as to labor
legislation have been carried out to
the iti I t< tii>n of the wage earner.
It 1- impossible to cover all the
• '"i.d things done by the democratic
hou-' within the limits of this article
' ut th « heretofore mentioned stand
"tit a- of special importance. I have
reserved for the last, the subject that
ha- a roused the most discussion and
upon which partisan feeling has oper-
ated most largely, namely, the tariff
question The democratic house wa-
pled 14ed to tariff reduction; in fact
the election of the democratic house
was largely due to the split in the
republican party over the tariff que*
tion The house committee adopted
tin plan advocated by Senator Clark
—a plan employed twenty years be
fore by a democratic congress—of
attacking the tariff wall with bills
dealing with separate schedules. In
the special session, and again in the
first regular session, the house sought
to redeem the pledge and reduce the
tariff. The woolen schedule, the cot-
ton schedule, the metal schedule, and
the chemical schedule were all sub-
jected to radical revisions downward
While the reductions were probably
not as great as they would have been
if tbt democrats had had a majority
in both houses, still they were so sub-
stantial as to afford a large measure
of relief. It is creditable to the pro-
gres-ive republicans in both the sen-
ate and the house that in several cases
they joined with the democrats in
passing these measures, although in
some instances, they insisted upon an
increase in the rates above those de-
sired by the house. In addition to
these reduction bills, the democrats
embodied in a farmer's free list bill
number of reductions intended to
bring special advantage to the agri-
cultural clas- Another bill sought to
uive the public entire relief from the
tax on sugar and still a third bill im-
posed a tax on income. It will be
-een that the democratic plan for re-
ducing the burden of taxation was a
very comprehensive one and but for
tin v« toes interposed by the presi-
dent, relief to the extent of hundreds
"I million- would have been secured
to the people The house, I repeat,
made a splendid record—one that
will b< very helpful to the party i*i
the present campaign.—Bryan's Com-
moner.
On Monday afternoon, October 7,
at 4:30 at the I niver-ity chapel, Mrs
F. M. Alexander will address the
young ladies of the Y W. C. A 011
"The Attractivene-s of the Bible."
' adie ■ of the city, not connected with
the V. W < \, but interested in the
subject of bible study will be wel-
comed 011 this occasion.
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