The El Reno Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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The EL RENO DEMOCRAT
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dcmocrat • THE official CITY AND COUNTY
by the bcmocrat publishing company
WEEKLY EDITION
PAPER.
J*
hotnu In regaid to railroad buldtn*
an.! I believe that most of tb* farmer.
would encourage railroad building in
every part of the Mate where y
are n.edcd, an.l would l* willing to
meet them half ay on any reasonable
proposition. Hut 1 don't think that
many of them w II t>e hoodwinked iW'
voting a ay what little protection they
i have J. B. Stevens, Nllee, Okla
Tfcraa Hm*
In y*ar, wiMn< I* elty ....
In crty ..
daliv^M) to o«y
4*ilv*r*4 III *nT . •
i car ...
4 W. MAHIR, Pr l#^L
P. P. OLFfY. IwM'T
T. W. HAHt*. Tf^-*'
A romniiKKioii form of rove™m*nt onUm
would probably *ave coniinisiioM
which may be expressed, and
Vote aFHintt the ret*al ot Section
9, Article and vote NO s-o tb mi t<"
capital questlcn. . w ,
f A capital vote nut Saturday would
be U) Tote against the capital loca
tlon at this time. •
«,fcl *■" • ~
The El Keno sanitarium is most
excellent institution, and it is doing
work in this oommun ty: and Us
Jf""1 %. .
'natation for rapplybm the ery best
f attention Is well established
of attention
throughout the entire state
then honesty try to analyse the mo-
tive back of this enmivv. Nine times
out of t n it Will t«- found to be envy,
or the inspiration of chronic fault find-
ins. During the iirimary the Demo,
rial will play no favoiit'*- May the
bet.t man win, and win without the
blemish ol having done anything un
worthy a good citizen. Then let vic-
tor and vanquished work together for
VICTORY. - f
Will El Keno celebrate the glorious
fourth? If so something shoui 1 t"'
'doing. Tile celebration last ye;.r on j
ill r the auspices of the 'Sifters was a|
hummer. Thousands of visitors were
here from all portions of the county. J H
an,I th* affair was a grand MM •«
every way. The 'Stters will not take
the matter up this year: they cont-m
plate a big picnic later in the a ■aw.a.
But With regard to the coming Fourth.
The Democrat would suggest a taili-
erlng of some kind, at which music,
speech making and reading of the
Declaration of Independence could he
featured. The lessonsof the .lav are
too important to be Ignored.
things mentioned herein could lie don.
K nothing iise.
A Federal lUalth Board would not
of itself do one thing to prevent dis-
ease. If stale and municipal health
law a. are contained In «fc* .oo.ttld | <«• to think of «*< *>' • ,
Hon of Oklahoma, and give us a* ef I the capital ^ ftfl |
flclent cori>< raUon commlaakiu as th' gratify ihe <>► u
■ ra, a^ul throw a heavy uurnen
state ot Oklahoma and then will Kan
tuts r ap the rewards due to its l>eo
|)le.
boards already In existence with am.
pie law s to support their dictum can-
not prevent the spread of disease
NINE REASONS WHY.
To the Voters of Oklahoma :
The following are some reasons why
you should vote "NO" on proposed Sec-
tion 49 to Article «, June
1. Note NO If you want the two
rent fare restored.
2. Vote NO if you want reasonable
able freight rates re-established In
the state.
Vote NO If you want railway
construction to continue In the state.
The larue system have not construct-
ed n new mile of road in the state in
tlin past two years. The small inde-
pendent I ties have built 2">0 miles or
over. What the independent lines
have done, the large roads could have
done had they so desired.
4 Vote NO means that the little
roads can continue their construction
The without interference by the big road.
1 5. Vote NO if you want the people
to have something to say about what
the ra lroads shall do and what they
shall not do.
6. Vote NO if you want the people
to control the railroads Instead of the
railroads oppressing the people.
7. Vote NO and let the world under-
stand that the people of Oklahoma are
federal authority could not hope to do J legitimate way agalnt corporate gieed
more A multiplication of officials will , and usurpation. •-" --
will be hog
ti. Vote NO and do not be deceive'!
the some money that would he ex- j by false prota ses. 1-ook the facts
-ended annually on this proposed de.J square in the face and act for you.
partment r.r bureau were to be expend- f interest, and that oM.ie gieat s , ^
cd for Improving the housing of the, Oklahoma.
our great cities and thereby j {>. Vote NO, Or you
condition-- to i tied, and you know what that means,
federal judge holds
tbe string. _j -
j. K l.OVE.
federal depart,nm orj Note -'flic railroads have hired
I Vneti ti) be at every precinct on dec-
__ , - <1* t J Hon day to giv^ out statements
mislead the voters. ^ atch
I
iel.
-Hm lessen the tendency to disease. If |
jioor in
pivinp better sanitary | --
Ibf congested districts of our great Especially when
4JMm. more practical good would re-j
mlt than could possibly follow the
creation of
hurtau.
Almost M ,hl5 oMli" ,1.' ','a,r ,hP,u d0 not be misled.
ture fsir Edinbiifgh, Scotland, an
cpate at large to the Presbyte ian
ecnme.nlcal council, William .lennings
Brvan touched upon the political on -
look in this country in such a manner
ns to convince the severest of his crit-
ic. that his view of the situation is
comprehensive and sane. Assuming
that the next congress will be Demo.
cra,iC_n reasonable assumption
enough the question that occur, to
Mr Bryan and to every thoughtful
member of. and sympathizer with, Ills
Is how an organization so long
and responsibility
these shall
out for
It is to
YOl'R interest to vote against the
railroad amendment. 1 give you this
advice on my honor, and 1 could have
no motive in misleading you.
DEMOCRATIC PRESS BUREAU
NOTES.
Tbe Republican press of the slate
are continually condemning the xtra
session tif the legislature, and with
reckletF juggling of figures and a
cold-blooded perversion of trutl. they
are seeking to present themselves to
the people upon another "platform of
tm|K>sture " But w hen the ele*toiate
of Oklahoma once know fully what
the Democrats in that legislature did
and what the Republican* refused to
do. 'such a wave of resentment will
(weep over the state that tbe Re pub
lican press will he anxloU to forgei
that such a session was ever held
Quickly they will change their effort
to let the people know Into a fiantic
effort to help the people forget Bm
In fo e they cast this frazzled Ivsue
into the political morgue, let tbem
please tell to the public why Repute
lican members of that special session
voted solidly
1. Against the law reducing laxa
tlon.
2 Against the law establishing a
corporation, franchise, or privilege
tax.
3. Against a fair county officers
fee and salary law.
4. Will they also explain to a lis-
tening people why the Republican ma
chine in the legislature prolonged that
special session, thereby Increasing
the expense to the people, by block-
ing necessary legislation.
Shake a red rag at a range bull or
the Bank Guaranty law at a Republi-
can politician and you explode the
falacy of the ancient proverb, "Hell
hath no fury like a woman scorned."
The acrobatic gyrations of ,U>e Mc.
Neal demonstrated fully a,nd finally
that the devil's proverb list must
undergo a revision. In llie loiirf ago,
one time before the Democrats took
Oklahoma, a female scorned might
have raised some hulla-ba loo in
Hades, but she must now perform be-
fore empty benches while "lorty per-
cent Joe" is on the boards. Aigumg
ad finem that it Is outrageous for f
banker to return borrowed money
especially when the moue is lior.
rowed from farmers, merchants, and
meclianlcts. the hustings with epithets
and expletives. "Freak legislation
"Socialistic doctrine." "Bow Wow
Woof— ■- "
But why not open the records and
let the story of the Bank Guaranty
law be read as it appears on the leg
islatlvc pages of the past. The idea
had passed into legislative enactment
long befofe Oklahoma's Halite appea
ed In the geography of the union, am.
many decades before American Soc-
ialism had pipped its shell.
1. New York, which is sometimes
Democratic, oTtener Republican, and
always capitalistic, passed a bank
guaranty law in 1831.
2. Vermont, tilways Republican,
;vid never having enough D inocrats
for the Republican spell.binders to
use for "horrible examples," passed
a bank guaranty law in 1834.
3. Republican Michigan passed a
bank guaranty law yea s before the
Civil war.
"Let the people know.
That Mr TaJt has failed in hi* ad
minUtratlun surpr t.-s uo student a
miliar with the story ot the past
The e is no Instance in political h.s
ti r« where a candidate sw ung into of
flee on another mans e *t tail and
• as at" awards able Ui deliver tb
gcrjd*
tlonal exiiense ui«on the slate
favor of the capital re.
re it is unt 1 at l* st 1M:;
the Kuabling Ai'
to vote uiion the
to be a bill pre-
"I am n
mainlng wh
as provided for in
and when it comes
question I want it
,tared by the legislature, not one
pared by .t bunch or scio n *
rle is en tied to hold lb
Guth.ie do.* everything possible to
take caie of the states officers and
the legislative assemblies /uaii
county has given up her commodious,
two Statements of tbe I .pit ndid new court housr
I „f th- stale offices Guthrie has budt
CiUlh-
capital
Will some veracity expert pleas*
reconcile th
Republican pie** that tbe Itemocra <
party isopposed to education and
that he Democratic patty is giv.ug
Oklahoma too many schools. Tb'
Wizard of Watonga might exercise
bis magic to an advantage in reconcil.
.ating these two contra ies.
$ 1 OO.liO'l convention hall, undoubt
ed'y one of the best In the southwest
meeting worked In baroMnjr with hi*
colleagues for the best Intermits of
, ,, ri.HR tountv In hN campaign for
oflice he has always been free from
r> ..ersonal comment U|>on his np_
; ineiit, and he always ha> the resect
rind admiration of every man he m:n.
^les witn. He Is a man that takes
! leasure in his work, and It u a
plea.urc to work with him. As a mem-
ber of the county board of comotiv
sinner, he has proven himself a ve y
valuable members, and It is Ike duty
of the people of his district to return
him to the place he has so abry filled
It is conceded that Rich will have nc,
opi>oidtion in the primaries, and his
election is an assured fact. Of his
candidacy tbe Yukon Sua, his hint
paper, says:
Th*- many frie,art* of ft- J. Th«Hnp-
ani this is turned over by Guthrie to 1 son will be pleased to learn that h.
and bis 1. h.s has consented to become a candidate
the state for *1 per ^ ,hej for re-election to the office of coun
commissioner for the Second d'l
Corncernlng the fa.lure of tbe Co
lumbia Bank k Trust Company, a Re
publican paper said "A state bank
failure in Oklahoma creates less dis-
ttirbance than a than a clog fight."
A Democratic paper said of the
same failure: "A state bank fa lure in
Oklahoma is so orderly and polit*
that If oue ever occurs here again, w<
will report it in our society column.' I mil, for the
' the test of courts, and
AGAINST THE CAPITAL SCHEME
The De-nincrat has .never taken a d>
cideil stand upon the proposed capital
location scheme, for all the time w>
have believed il was merely a political
strife between th'ee cities—Shawnee,
Guthrie and Oklahoma City. Opin
ion has been divided among the tneni
liers of The Democrat, but .1. W. Ma
her, president of The Democrat, is un
shown her ability to t ike care
State officers and the legislatures, and
the people of that city are hospitable,
a.nd do everything possible tc make
life pleasant for those within the city
borders.
Even thinkinc taxpayer will vote
NO on the capital location scheme, the
product of Oklahoma city S schemers.
Kven thought the bill would carry In
favor of Oklahoma City, that town amy that ha.<
will not get the capital until after-[out
ty
trict of Canadian county During tlx
two year, that "Rich" Thompson has
served as county commissioner he has
demonstrated that h is peculiarly
fitted t< r the place. Without b Ing
niggardly in handling just ckum*
acainst the county, he and his
colleagues have practiced a rigid econ'
pulled Canadian county
of a condition of practical bank,
schemer will no, stand | ruptcy and placed it In splendid finan
Will only be! c Hi condition, and today its warrant-
added expense by this election. The I are worth every-
thing to do is Stamp your disapprovr
of Oklahoma City tr*i,'ig to
capital Note NO.'
J. K. Stone for County Treasurer.
(Political Advertising )
The Democrat Is authorized today to
present the nam" of .1
the olfic
nt their face calls
for. He ts a methodical business man,
teal the honest, capable, and no bettef reeogu:
Ition of his meritorious work could be
liven than by continuing him in th-
office."
K. Stone for
of comity treasurer, to the
alterably opposed to Oklahoma City j voters of Canadian county. Mr. Stone
been a lite long Democrat and has
for the capital, under the present elec-
tion bill. In denouncing tbe scheme
Mr. Maher says: "In my travels over
the state I find that the principal top
Ic of conversation at this time consists
of tire cap tnl location scheme, and th^
proposed repeal oT Section Nine, Ai.
ticle Nine of our Constitution. 1 am
opposed to both of them that Is, the
butchering of our Co.usttiution, or the
butchering of the Enabling Act.
MILLIONS IN "DRY FARMING."
It is o,nly a few years since the pro.
cess called "dry" farming was un.
known. Yet throng lithe new methods
vast areas of land in western state-
that formerly were considered practi-
a resident of Canadian county fo1'j cal]y worthless are today utilized prof-
and Is jtahiy. A wonderful transformation
i.n the county | has bpt,n broUght about through ex-
settler. who pprimjntatlon and teaching the farm-
ers. Plans arc
ha
be,
the past twenty yean
known to every voter
and especially to the old
remember well when Mr
Stone held
be:.ng carried out on
the office of county clerk ot this coun. j immense scale by offers of the d
tv. The record he made at that tiin«' fnrn1jna ronuress, which has head
still stan.Is and any of the old timers
will vouch for the fact that during Mr.
Stone's regime the office was kept up
In the first place the two territor i to the standard n.ml that his admin s.
one state accepted t rat ion was a model of Integrity, accu-
racy and capability. After serving two
terms as clerk Mr Stone retired to.
could eas lv
ies combining
the terms of the Enabling Act in toto
and when our representatives met to
draft the Constitution they did so in, private life although he could eas-iy
accordance with the Rnabling Act have been elected to the office^ for
accordance wnn me
This Act made bv Congress prescribes I andother term should he have desired,
that the capital of the state shall reJ but believing steadfastly in Democrat
main at Guthrie until 1913. and I he- ic principles he gracefully stepped
lieve that we should abide by'that down and out to give place to another.
There is plenty of time I If Mr. Stone is nominated his election
s assured and the people of Canadian
county can be certain that the offic-
of county treasurer will be conducted
in a callable manner and that the fin-
ances of the county will be In
hands.
safe
that the
REGARDING THE REPEAL OF ART
9, SEC. 6.
Editor El Reno Democrat: , tried in
I noticed in last week's Democrat | Wank Guaranty law has be. n
. the Commercial club of El Reno other
part v
deprived of power
shall acquit itself when
come to it Speaking of the prospects
of thu presidency, Mr. Bryan said.
"Evervthing depe.nds upon what kind
Of a record the Democratic congress
makes. We had 6,500,000 votes in the
last presidential election. We ought
to cain at least 1.000,000 more In the
next election. That would elect a
Democratic president.'
ind that It has prevented
where
bad met and passed resolutions urg
ing the voters to vote for the repeal
of Section 9, Article 9. of the consti.
omS!« w«b 0,«lr ! <"
been assured b> the presiueni ui m ;
Ft Smith and Western railroad that , ning been able
if this obnoxious section was changed mission.
panics in this.
1. Why do corporations so persis-
tently denounce tbe statte corporation
commission? Because they have nev.
agreement
to locate the capital, and when we do
we want to locate it by a plan that Is
prepared by the legislature, not bv a
few land grafters at Oklahoma t ity. j
This matter has been talked of at the |
three state legislatures, and the repre. [
sentatives of the people prepared a
bill for that purpose, but it didn't j Praises "Rich" Thompson.
suit the Oklahoma City scheme s AVi(h this lssue of the Enterprise
They got together and framed a ski,n j appears the announcement of R. .1.
ante putting in the towns of Shaw. Thompson lor re-nomination to the of.
fice or commissioner from the Second
district. Mr. Thompson is the present
incumbent a,nd has discharged the du
ties of the office with credit to him
self and his constituency, and will
doubtless be nominated and elected
without opposition. Mr. Thompson s
experience as commissioner will en
able hi into discharge the duties of the
to a better advantage, though
the taxpayers are h'ghly pleased with
bis present administration, in Hu-
mane savings and improvements that
have been effected. Mr. Thompson
has done a great deal for this part of
the county in the way of uiu-h no- ded
steel bridges, and has let a contract
Price and .Tones'
gai
nee and Guthrie, along with their own,
to make It look feasible. .
Why didn't they give El Reno, Enid.
Chickasha, lawton. Muskogee, Tulsa
or any of the oth.r large towns or the
state, a chance to get on the ticket
They didn't want the other cities on,
but merely added two of their nearest
neighbors simply to fool the people.
Everyone should vote against the bill | office
as it is a nefarious measure resulting
from the clever scheming g-afting
minds of a few selfish vampires or Ok
lahoma City. If Oklahoma City can
not trust the legislature to frame a
capital location bill, then llie voters of
farming congres
quarters in Spokane. They state that
results in territory where dry farm,
his is practiced show that the produ
tion'of wheat can be Increased by at
least five bushels per acre, taking it
on the La-is of the present acreage
this means a total of 166,175,000 bush
els additional yearly in the western
states alone. Figured on a nominal in-
crease, which they place on double th* ^
present acreage, this would amount
to an Jimual wheat production of "02,
864,000 bushels in the western states
or almost equal the yield of the entire
country In 1909.
The enthusiasts hack of the move-
ment. profess to believe that if the dry
farm propaganda is pushed to its lim-
it, 200,000,000 acres of unoccupied
lands in the western states can be
placed under the plow wtlhin the nex'
four yearsand of this fully 50,000,000
acres will be wheat.producing land
These figures are stupendoirf, but til''
serve to give an idea of the Import-
ance of the dry farming theory and it'
successful working out. Its future in
fluence is bound to be felt over th-
whole country to an extent that can
hardly be calculated. Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
control that com.
work would begin at once to extend
the Ft. Smith a.nd Western southwest
from El Reno to some point in the
southwest. We grangers as a rule sit
back aud look on and listen to wkat
tbe other fellow says and by the time
I election day rolls around we receive
so much instruction regarding the way
™rrrr,:rr: r
county being strong ■ (hat m08t of u. would fail to get
U" ,mPTnTb?\gnorTd The per., our soles in at all. Now this is a
""Vilas or prejudice of some men new idea for ns famers and if we were
T l th I s o r that candidate should compelled to wait to pla.nt our cop.
considered Voters will look until we would ask to have an election
.not be
for competency and honesty and will
not be swayed by the opinion of some
men or set of men who nurse personal
resentment. The list of candidates
for primary endorsement contains the
names of mighty good and efficient, infiue.nced by any kind
r°0r, r%«LTa: TrneTof'Tf a cTubb NOW I have no, heard but
o'to Vlw'. I" ' - r"
"-I" "'7 777 °"
thpm with fairness,' this question, but 1
In/not permit themselves to become 9 of Sec. 'J is the kind of a ^ ^,,,oth#a
-""^/itrsm^whir^ro: z:z:zrz:\M * ; ->
rir:: nr.• .he,,,... ^ ^ ,1, «.•
ment or protest. Size up the anlag. The farmer knows the -cds oMHd.i-
called to change the Constitution we
wouldn't burden the railroads so much
hauling our farm products to market
' Now these are questions on which I
| think every one who is entitled to a
I vote ought to know how to vote on
Because the commission has taken
them by the throat and told then, to
obey tbe laws of tbe state.
Because the commission has Insist-
ed on their meeting the requirements
of their charters. Because the com-
ntssion has warned them that honesty
is the best policy.
■2. Why does the Republican press
of Oklahoma sympath ze with the cor
potations in their war on the Corpo-
ration Commission?
Because fron, time immemorial it
has been perfectly natural for a par-
ent to sympathize with its child.
That the Oklahoma Republican
press should attack the State Corpor.
ton Commsslo.n is immaterial. It is
their policy to attack everything thai
bears the Democratic trademark. But
the opinion of the Commission held
by the Republican pres. of
states is more material, because of
their unprejudiced attitude and be
cause of their absolute disinterested-
ness.
The leading Republican da^ly or To-
peka. Kansas, said recently of tbe Ok
lahoma Corporation Commission and
its laws:
"Give Kansas as good corporation
to frame one. Another feature, that is! ^ ^ ^
the source of much trouble to our road
overseer. The voters will express
their appreciation of Mr. Thompson's
efforst by returning him to the office.
—Mustang Enterprise.
at
Oklahoma cannot trust Oklahoma lily
e one. Another feature, that
a business ,"ie. we are not now in con
ditioh to locate a capital. That is
the taxpayers have enough of burdens
for the present. The state has built.
O, located, in two vears and a half
many buildings. There are the two
Normal schools, one at Durant and the
other at Ada: the big penitentiary at
McAlester, and the reformatory
Granite; the asylum at Vinita, and the
remodeling of the buildings
Supply; an agricultural
Tishomingo, and one at
elri's industrial school at Chickasha , he now so ably fills, subject to tb.
and other buildings throughout the Democratic primaries, August 2, 1910.
state until today there is not a dollar -Rich" Thompson has been a resi
in' the building fund of Oklahoma, and .lent of Canadian county since the
the warrants for building purposes go; opening of the country, April, 22, 1SS9,
begging for buyers. We do not criti locating, and homesteadfng, the place
the legislature for k>oating any he now lives on eight miles southeast
R. J. Thompson For Commissioner,
(Political Advertising.)
Richard .1. Thompson, one of Cana.
Fort] ilian county's efficient county commis
school at sinners, announces that be will be a
Warner, a candidate for re-election for the office
of the above mentioned public build of Yukon, and hl quarter section of
ines They are needed, and we refer land has been improved and farmed so
to then,
simply to show how much the well that it is one of the best in Cana
people are bu dened with building
debts already. The citizens erf Chicka-
sha are raising a fund among them-
selves to carry out the project of
building tbe girls' industrial school.
Now when taxes are high, on account
of building a new ship of state, and
'not a dollar in the building fund why
Han county. During his entire resi.
dence here he has been an important
factor in the up building of the coun-
ty, and his rriends are legion.
As a servant or the people there Is
none better than Rich Thompson. He
has been painstaking and vigilant in
all the duties that have come to his
MAN IS A FAILURE.
When he has no confidence in him-
self nor bis fellow men.
When he values success more thai
character and self respect.
When he does not try to make 1, e
work a little better each day.
When he becomes so absorbed i^
his work that he cannot see that lil
is greater than work.
When he lets a day go by with
making someone happier and more
comfortable. .
When be tries to rule others by bill J
lying instead of by example.
When he values wealth above
il. ill! . self-respect and the good op'ff
ion of others.
When lie is burdened by his bus -
ness that he finds no time for rest
and recreation.
When he loves his own plans ai
interests more than humanity.
When his friends like him fo w,,'!
he has more than for what he i--
When he knows that he I* in til*
- hut is afraid to admit it.
When he e.nvies others because 111
have more ability, talent or w,-*i
than he has.
When he does not care what hi,
pens to his neighbor or to his friend
so long as he is prosperous.
When he is so busy doing that
- no time for .miles or cheering
words.
should the people burden themseivc s, observance. He never sihrks his duty,
with an additional $600,000 to start a8 has been proven by the fact that
with and possible $:t,000,000 more be. he has never missed a meeting of the
fore w* get through. It is preposte''- .boArd of commissioners, and at every
B g Business Transfer.
Welter Bros cab and bus line wa
sold today to the Jones El Reno Buv
and Carriage Co. This does not
elude the livery and boarding sta'"'
part of the Welter business. This bi
consolidation is a good one for all "on
cerned. The consideration is stat*'
at $14,500.
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The El Reno Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1910, newspaper, June 9, 1910; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc120891/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.