Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1902 Page: 4 of 8
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THE LEADER. OcJTHRIi, OKLAHCMA,THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1902.
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THE LEADER
HARMONY GONE MAD. ! tclks. It jg only when ho ge'a over
Tha Re>,uullcan convention yester their own nefarious bodies but here is
~~ leslik o! Ni'black. editor. __ j (la-v was a shadowy event. It wa- they bring him up with a short jerk.
MEMBKK OF THK ASSOf'iATKL) PRESS ,larki>" delegated and darkly conduct Some touches of tne ttrenuoub life
uaiiv except Sunday, by tu«•!et' anc' closed with a darky demon- are !lke to reach down to certain Ke-
_ etratlon not at all in accord with the publican editors in/ Oklahoma who
| selection of the convention. Charges so wantonIv 85saulte(i (he president's
M ol bought up delegates were' freely reclproH,v m„u,ure and
LeaUr r ('< in pan/.
srBSCKIPTIOH KATBft—DAILY
One month, lcllvered la Cily
Onemuntt) oy mail
Tbree mo-iths
Six nionlbh
On«' vear in advance
WEEKLY
81* inonllis ....
One year
may
50 or bought up delegates were
iu made on the streets and many of the Kr|ovousJy efr,, t thrir free
5U0 delegates openly declared they would and (llvers an(, gund other
not support the nominee. gnfn an(] bud
For Delegate to Congress.
WILLIAM CR08S.
| not support the nominee.
j Judge J. C. Falter obtained the
nomination for coucilman and will be
an easy man to beat eomparea with
I Judge Harper fc>. Cunningham. Judg-
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School Books and School Supplies §
AT RENFRO'S DRUG STORF.
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CONVICTS ON ROADS.
The recent Texas Democratic con-
j ing from the injured feelings of large j vention put into its platform a de-
numbers of tho delegates, they will niand for the employment of convict
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
refuse to be lined up under the party labor on the public roads.
Frank Oltimlth
\v it Hrro.t whip and voted like so many eattle.
Kugene Gill
" b Dobson
Sheriff
County Attorney
lit-glHicr oi Deeds
Clerk
treasuier
Probate Judge
Superintendent
Weigher
Coroner
ineihor
ComnitHSioners:
Firsl district
Second district
Third district
rustics of the Peace
John Overbay. F. M. Jay.
Constable*
H. H Dodd, William Taylor.
For c'ouocll.Sd district Mile-* Allen
Inr Representative6th dl«t Edgar Jones
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1902.
A reform of this kind has been ad-
The same old earmarks of the ready vocated, more or less, In nearly every
jFeHx„Atiler ma(lp 3late 0f the ring politicians was state of the south where both the pen-
r iTi / t ilwcii ever-vw,lpre in evidence. Huge chunks itentiary problem and the road ques-
u \ I'attersnii of that same kind of harmony "that tion have given much trouble. It
s M vvriKht figured g0 nuicn in the county con would have been a great thing for
The Largest and Most Complete Stock in the City,,
and we are making reduced prices on School Supplies,
Druggists' Sundries and Stationery. We also carry
Second Hand Books at a very low price. If you are
looking for a good thing you will go to Renfro's ...
Renfro Drug Co
Prescriptions compounded with
fresh drugs a specialty Opposite P. 0.
206 w. Oklahoma Ave.
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John Hedgeoock
ACCOMPLISHED ORATOR.
"See Porter Johnson," was the
punster's announcement of the Hon.
0<orgia if the abie Dodied convicts -r--
who are now leased to companies and TERRiT0RIAl- PRESS COMMENT, that the terrtory is safely Republl-1 JOHN GOLOBIE'S
private parties had been put to work Kay coun,y is Democratic by 500 tan politically. The territory Is
upon the highways of the state l nla-'ority and is Eafe to say that Cross Democratic and the leaders of the Re
MANLY ADDRESS.
This could have been done, and still
will run 200 ahead of his ticket
publican party will not' add another j Outlined His Position and Shelled the
Democratic state, and unless enough Woods With Facts.
a convict farm to pay the expenses of The election of Bill Cross is the Democrats are elected to congress,
One of the largest audiences ever the s(ate>g road fQrce , flr3t gtep t0War(J Bing]e statehood who with the few Republicans who A feature of the Republican repre-
assembled in this city responded, not „ _.llt .... Congress wants to make one state of hold lhe wlshes ot the Pe°Ple above sentative convention yesterday, when
C Porter Johnson's address in this there WQnW haye been enough left fQr
city Saturday night last.
It is folly to expect men whose jobs a)one to see, but to hear and learn
depend on the trust influence to do an(j they were not disappointed,
anything to help the people. They
may talk, but will never act.
Mississippi's experience with her
j penitentiary larms is an ample just-
Oklahoma and the Indian territory, polUical gain' to PasB the blI1> we wil1 I Men-ten was pulled through by the
and if it is demonstrated that Oklaho- not get slatehood. and the Republi- j ring, over the protests or the rank
„ , . . . , . ! flcation of this estimate.
Mr. Johnson is not only a warm, E state and th ma1orltv of ma is Democratic-it being universal- cans wl" rome back ln ,he next cam_! an(1 flle' WM the stand °r John Go,°-
eloquent speaker full of the Are that ^ ^ Qf t * ,y conceded that the Indian territory with the °'d again., hie.
moves mv?n to act, but he has full . ....... . . |a—will hasten to throw thq lines g average Republican cred After Merten
The people or Hobart still rememb- command of his subject, all the facts are moviDg di*"nctly forward in ^ | around' th^latte^0 prefTrdng^o make 11 f"r' being hone^"o7the"statehMd n.ade'hi.rh'aniionT pr^' colob'ie la!
er the "Flynn addition" to that city bearlng on thP preat 8tatehood attd 'matter of road Improvement. lone ^mak; queston They actually believe that
which took $30,000 out of their town- other Issues, and uses them In a log- co«nties have gained much by Rpp^'an'^o'rcreeT''^' th!'Uort lhe leaders of their Par,y favor 'm
B'te moner. lea, and convincing manner working their misdemeanor convicts ge8f^wiirL wni nLTc^^t to medla^ ^'at-hood for Oklahoma, but
His arraignment of Republican du- on ,he >mbllc roads- The superb chert the admission of two Democratic they don t- wouWn't be policy for
It Is a fact worth while to bear in pllc)ty the management of the roadway which traverses almo*t the gia(es on ^ 1nocntte r Repub]lcan congreB8 to admlt a
mind that the present territorial ad- statehood issue is a specific ex-empli- entire length of Fulton county, except p0geg Oklahoman Democratic state and at the same
ministration still continues the same flcation of Senator Quay's general 'he distance through the city pf At ! time throw the numerous office hold-
old sanitarium contract that caused (.f,arge of "mendacious chicanery." 'anta. was built by convict labo^, and ^ ing Republicans of the territory out j of service on the Capital he was fired
Jenkins trouble. g)x yPars 0f promises and six years of the county could not have disposed of I Ralston tree Press: The Republl- of their jobs, and more of it is that: from that paper because he wanted
• fu]l control and six years of failure Its convict labor as advantageously in 1 < an press and public speakers of the the leaders of that party won't stand : the nomination for register of deeds.
Oklahoma lost the only multi-mil- and refusai to do anything, but make any other way. j terr"ory are telling us that we must for any such a deal. If Oklahoma Golobie furnished
called on. In some respects Golobie
is a remarkable man. ne has been
identified with Guthrie and her inter-
ests for thirteen years and has fur-
ntsheu the mental papulum for the
Republican party. He never asked
for office but once. After ten years
lionaire she e\ei laid claim to in the a CU(igei out of a sacred obligation, Many other counties in Georgia are "le Republican ticket in order wants statehood she will have
death of William s Stratton, of ( rip- f,lrn|sh a theme with which the elo- reaping like benefits from the labor ,0 8ecul'e statehood. They even make look to the Democrats for it.
pie Creek lame, of Colorado Springs qllent speaker most ably scored a dc- of their own misdemeanor convicts or the ihreat that if we don't elect a
Sunday night ^Jded victory. those that they hire from other coun-1 RePllblloan Relegate we will not get
——————— | I statehood. But say, Mn. Voter, b-e in- From the distress exhibited by one
Bird McGuire and renegade Crom
well poured liquid air on a Hennessy
audience the other night with the re-
sult so well known since the discov-
ery of thai arcltic agent.
Speaking of Republican records
calls up that extraordinary tax record
on the sliding scale beginning six
years ago at 4 mills and sliding up to
7.8 mills.
dependent, yet honest in this matter, or two Republican editors, the refer
The Republicans have for the past ence of Hon. Bill Cross to "jim crow
six years promised us statehood and newspapers and gimlet-headed edl-
have all this time had the power in tors' much have found a lodgement,
their hands to give it to us. But the It has been suspected for some time
, . , . Texas records show that When the matter that there were few, but no one look-
egslaure will enact such a law as hag com0 Hp ln the house and in the ed for them -to take the shoe-up and
senate the Republicans have, with few Put it in merely because it fit.
water
How's This.
The legal firm of Foster and Mc-
Guire Is quite thrifty. It has thrown
law to the winds and will devote its
time this fall to whipping the black-
THE LAND SHARK The marked improvement of public
AFTER INDIAN LEASES, roads in every section of this Btate is
As is usual in this part of the coun- due largely to the use of convicts in
try, tho land grabber is seeking to road work.
get in his work early, in the Creek it js uncertain whether the
ration.
Leases made in complicated terms. k,(, recent. Democratic convention in
not well understood by the Indians,, lhat gtate ca]|ed for_ but we areJqulte exceptions thrown cold"
are being resorted to with the result, B11_. that . excePuont>. lnrown cold
that in nianv cases the Indian nractic- beneficial to statehood by voting against it, while
I the state. We would like to see some the Democrats have talked, worked We offer °ne Hundred Dollars Re-
a y agrveB to se s an . w en e southern state put Its entire available and voted, in good faith, to secure the ward for any case of Catarrh that
convict force to work on its public passage of a bill granting the same, cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
1 roads for 20 years. | The real facts are that the Republi- Cu7e-
The results would, we believe, with- cans do not want to admit the terrl- F- J- Cheney and Co., Props., Toledo,
in one-fourth of that time ' eoffvlnce tories, believing they will be Demo- Ohio-
There is no necessity
all the editorial
to | matter for the Capital for ten years.
J His friends pushed him in the race
against Merten, but the ring turned
him down, declaring that "Golobie
may have brains but' no money." In
his speech Golobie tore the hair from
his enemies. "Had I robbed and
plundered and saved my paltry sal-
ary, I could have built brick blocks,
too.
"I am a poor man, but the poor man
will some day rise in his might and
smash the parvenu rich."
The crowd seemed to be with
Golobie and he was cheered to the
echo.
law will permit and give the lessee
credit for his improvements.
The scheme is very ingenius and
has been often worked both In private
... ,, . , and public lands. Of course, at the
jacks for votes. Foster is in the ^ Qf ^ ^ , nfg other states of the wisdom and profits cratic states
Painter, 21 delegates from Lincoln
county and twelve purchased negroes.
McGuire, the junior member of the
firm, it is allegedi is running
county attorney although, there
no specific records to that effect.
At the single statehood convention
lar.c fall, R. >0. Wood, F. H. Greer, I).
C 1 ewls, S. B. Bradford, J. W. Hock-
er, Orlando Swain and A. L. V\'e'ah,
will be charged up at such a rate as 'of the P°Iicy and insure such an era in being deceived in this matter. It's F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
to leave the poor Indian a bai-e pit-!"1 road improvement in the south as a plain proposition. If the Republi- and believe him perfectly honorable
tance for his land. |has never been dreamed of, one that cans in congress and .senate vote in all business transactions and finan
During the first few years the sec-1wo,lld add hundreds of millions t<> the against statehood (and the records cially able to carry out any obllga-
for retary of the interior should maintain value o{ the lands and thelr cr°P9 ln show ,hal they have done 30 in the Hons made by their firm.
ar0 careful supervision of the leases as 'hi' section—Atlanta Constitution. |')ast' a°d the Democratic members West and Truax, Wholesale Drug-
he is authorized to do an dshould have — |0' both houses vote and work tor it, gists, Toledo, Oo.; Walding, Kinnan
a reliable special agent on the ground, i The Maine millionaire's son is no: il is p'ainl5r tlle duty of every voter and Marvin, Wholesale Druggists,
After a few years the pressure of j the only one to take to the woods wll° fa^01s statehood for the territor- Toledo, O.
land sharks will not be so great and j during the vacation and stay there ies to use h's best efforts for the Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern-
reliable, actual bona fide lessees will j after school opens, the advocates of t,ec,'on of Demociats to congress and a]|y acting directly upon the blood
readily take all they can get and pay a little Oklahoma have adopted the n<". Pll')li(ans- In the teriitory it is and mucoug surfaces of the system.
DOI1PV to ftPnrl t ll A HomnnfaHo nnmi
same tactics.
For Sale.
Substantial library, containing set
of Century Dictionary, 10 vols.; B?lt
We, the undersigned, have known ,anica' 25 vols" and gulde; many 0,h
er books; well bound. Liberal re-
duction for cash. Call on Mrs. H. tt.
Reaves, 215 South Third street.
vu re appointed ti committee to rir.it. KO()d pl.jces
a memorial to President Roosevol:, |n fhese Indlan leases it ought to
asking him ot include in his message be clearlv provl(led that at the expir-
to congress a request that congress ation of the w&ses thp ,and wou](, ,)P
admit the two territories to single turned ovpr to thp Indjans clear an(|
statehood at the coming session. Ten free on any encumbrance of anv kind
months have passed and now the Re- or character whatever.
Zoller's China Store
113 E. Okla. Ave.
publican Hoppers are very noisy.
policy to send the Democratic nomi
.'nee to congress. While he, of course, druggists
has not vote he will use his influence
j to secure votes for the measure.
j Flynn, McGuire, nor any other Re-
j publican politician wants statehood
| for Oklahoma, unless it's a sure thing
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pilnls are the best.
Estrayed.
One red cow, horns sawed off close
to head, short rope around neck, no
brand. Liberal reward for her return
or information leading to her where-
abouts. Call at or address J. S. Lyon's-
implement store.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms,
at 423 N. Division street.
DON'T BE POOLEpti
1 dke lhe genuine, original
ROCK.' l/OUNTAJN Tf.A
■ ly i>y Al.iJj.4on Veil'"
Madison, W'5. It
"U Kelt. Ou. t,-u.
I on each
n's. N«vc. rriC
Judge Jonn D. DeBols is so
known In this county and his record
everywhere so clean and honorable
thai every person must at once ac-
knowledged his fitness for probate
judge. He is an able lawyer and a
| When the school lands of old Okla
homa and the Cherokee Strip and
w other reservations were first offered
for lease, the land shark was on hand
in all his varied forms, but by care-
ful management his fine Italian hand
was generally discovered and the
—I-
She:
now?"
He:
old
••How
•Fourteen months.'
the baby
lands placed in the hands of actual/,?/aV? T picked ollt a Pro
good busines man, and a large prop bolla ,!de Iessees ression lor ni
erty holder, and taxpayer. His work
in the territorial council was always of the department
im yet?"
n,, . „ . „ Oil, ves! we are
Chief Porter and the special agents make a doctor of him>
going
for the best interest of the people and
he was regarded throughout the terri-
tory as one of the strongest mem-
bers of the legislature. In all tne del-
icate duties incumbent upon the pro-
bate judge. John DeBols will be
found to be the right man in the
right place.
quite able to take
smooth gentlemen.
will no doubt' be
care of these
ROOSEVELT STICKS TO
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
The nearer the approach of tl>e
coming session of congress draws or..
the more i. becomes apparent that
President Rooevelt meant what he
said, when he declared that the Cuban
reciprocity bill wouid be passed as
"sure as fate.'
All the strenuous efforts of his par-
ty to call him off seem unavailing.
Frank Olsmith has been a resident
of Guthrie ever since the opening in
1889. He was a deputy United States
marshal in the wild days before the
opening when men's nerves were
tried and knows what it is to con-
tend with outlawry on the desper- Just whether they will be able and
ate fields of a lonely prairie or shelter dare to effectually checkmate
ed by friendly blackjacks- While he hlm' 18 not -vet clear. His record for
is a brave, cool officer, he is more ca,|sing his adversaries to lead a
than that. His record in behalf of strenuous life are not all reassuring,
good order and decency as police " Roosevelt falls, it wiii De because
judge of the city has been marked by this uijcontrolable element of his
rare good judgment and stern enforce- character. The big trust magnates I
ment of the law, His experience in and their political lobbyists and bos
;busines rounds out the qualifications ses do not want and will not endure
.requisite for a good sherlfT of this an officer that they cannot control,
.county. They do not so much mind how he
"A clod or! Why a doctor?"
' Why, he always seems to be
pleased when he sees anybody
stick out his tongue.
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NOW THEN.
is the time you should con-
sider sticking your plants
in pots, while the weather
is yet mild. They will root
much more readily now
than later on.
WE HAVE
the (lower pots in all sizes, ]
also saucers, if you wish j
them. Get your pots now
before the stock is broken,
and dou't forget to
Choctaw Has Cut a
Harrison Avenue
change
Harrison avenue trade and no prospect of
for the next four months UNLESS "the longest way arounc
is made the Nearest way to the Great Bargains.
Walk in and Look Around
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i Therefore; to the us i.tl great bargains, the New York Racket will add as
X First Premium Si«, teSS?b^?;sJ^5SSi0alt Rociep
i Second Premium
j Third Premium
v
«.. . ,Mter SePtember lst, a °ne dollar purchase of merchandise nt
title the holder to a chance in the drawing to take place Nov °7 at
presence of the ticket holders, at the '
price
Pull Brass Banquet Cupid Lamp
Retail price
The Most Beautiful Hamper Basket
Retail price
$7
$4
$4
50
50
25
onetime will en-
10 o'clock a. m., in
L js the Traep ark of Success." Our business continues to grow. Why? Because our <-oods are
always of the latest weaves; our styles, etc., the most approved and our personal guarantee goes with every'garment
WILLIS,
Oklahoma's Lending Tailor
113 Division Street.
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