The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT.
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STRANGE THEY DON'T SEE.
Is it not strange that the Okla-
homa Democrats persist in try-
ing to force bogus election laws
on the people of this great state?
It is a source of constant and
continued wonder and surprise
to us that even a Democratic
legislature and a Democratic
WRONG THINIi AT RIGHT TIME, You don't hear very much
It was General Grant who said these days about the Hon. J. B.
that "the Democrats could be Robertson's candidacy for the
depended upon to do the wrong Democratic nomination for gov-
M-++-H
thing at the right time."
> The editor of the Houston
Texas, Post, a Democratic news-
paper, probably had that in mind
when, a few days ago, it pub-
governor should fail to sge this,! lished the following prayer:
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, Norman, Okln., April 28, 1010. "
OKLAHOMA TO BE REPUBLICAN.
Officially Oklahoma is not a
Republican state. The Demo-
cratic party maintains its hold
on the offices, but it is a tempo-
rary and precarious grasp, one
which will be shaken loose in the
very nature of things and in the
not distant future. A conference
of influential Republicans of the
new state will outline the prin-
ciples underlying the only safe
and sane campaign which can
put Oklahoma where it properly
belongs—in the Republican
column.
For Oklahoma is properly Re-
publican. That is to say, it is
peopled by men who are Repub-
licans at heart, according to all
the laws of private and state in-
terest, and who must and will
be Republicans at the ballot box.
The overwhelming majority of
Oklahomans are the sturdy, pa-
triotic and level-headed pioneers
who have fashioned so many of
the great states of the American
Union out of the wilderness
and woodlands of the continent.
Oklahoma contains a large per-
centage of men from states which
have belonged to the so-called
''Solid South," and these men
will continue for a while longer
to vote for Andrew Jackson and
William J. Bryan. But the lash
of "yellow dog" politics is fall-
ing ever and ever more lightly
upon the backs of thes e men and
of the states from which they
came. The time must soon ar-
rive when they will cease to look
through the eyes of the past,
when they will no longer make
a telocope of a lookingglass,
when they will add their votes
to that other geographical
in this day and age of enlighten-
ment, that the greatest thing
they could possibly do to make
their party popular with the
people would be the enactment
of a fair election law.
A law that would be fair to all
voters alike.
A law that would make it per-
fectly easy for every voter—
whether he be learned or illiter-
ate—to cast his vote for the can-
didates of his choice, and be per-
fectly well assured that his vote
would be counted as cast.
But no, the efforts of these
lawmakers are all devoted to the
task of framing an election law
that would be a disgrace to a
nation of barbarians.
A law the intent of which is
to disfranchise the voters, or at
least to prevent the voter from
voting as he desires to vote.
This is the thing that will in-
evitably result in the demoraliza-
tion and ruin of the Democratic
organization in Oklahoma.
There's too many men in this
"Oh, Lord, now that every-
thing is coming our way, purge
every Democratic soul of hot air
and vainglory and insert large
installments of common sense in
every Democratic cranium, and
oh, remember. Lord, our prone-
ness to make fools of ourselves
just when we have the world by
the tail and a down hill pull, and
see that we don't get in bad this
time."
For Oklahoma City to attempt
to take the state capital from
Guthrie reminds us of a great
big man taking candy from a
baby. Oklahoma Cityites ought
to blush for shame.
Dave Francis says Democratic
ernor, and thereby hangs a tale
of the "double-cross." The
story goes that Roy Hoffman
wasn't running the State Board
of Affairs in a manner consistent
with the wishes of certain in-
terests, and steps were taken to
get him to resign. He's too big
a man to fire, or to ignore, so a
place elsewhere must be made
for him. Mr. J. B. Robertson
was judge of the Pott-Lincoln
judicial district. He also had
the gubernatorial bug in his bon-
net. Wouldn't he resign so that
Hoffman could be appointed?
He would, if certain interests
would throw all their influence
to him for the nomination for
governor. They would, and he
resigned and Mr. Hoffman was
appointed—and Mr. Robertson's
gubernatorial boom languisheth
greatly. Probably will never be
heard of any more.
The Kansas City Star says the
success in 1912 is certain if the j result of recent elections for
great body of the American peo- congressmen, wherein Demo-
ple can be convinced that Demo-1 crats were elected in Republican
cratic success does not mean fi- j districts, did not decide any-
nancial disaster or commercial thing; that the Republican can-
revolution. But—there's always didates were "regulars," and
that infernal "if." They have i therefore did not get the votes
been tried and found wanting j of "insurgent" Republicans. It
JAS.D. MAGUIRE
Even/thing in Hardware
Established
1889
Bain Fa *m Wa^on.
Charter Oak 5toves and Ranges
Anchor Buggies
Kingman Cotton and Corn Planters
Zanesville Brown Cultivators
Black hawk Side Drop Planters
The Elwood Hog Fence
The Mr. Bill Middle Breakers
The above lines are
material and workmanshi;
Sole Agency for the Celebrated
Keen kutter Cutlery and Edged Tools
the best of their kind ami
recognized everywhere as
of all are fully guaranteed.
the
gent to allow the bulldozing ku
kluz klan now in the saddle to
continue in power.
The disfranchising election
laws that the Democratic ad-
ministration is trying so foist
upon the people will be repudi-
ated as will be the authors and
sponsors of the abominable laws.
— Pond Creek Vidette.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
It is The Transcript's honest
conviction that the people of
Oklahoma are opposed to the
location of the capital at this
time, and will record that oppo-
sition by an overwhelming vote.
And this, too, regardless of the
question whether they would
favor Oklahoma City, Guthrie,
Shawnee or some other point as
the permanent capital, at the
proper time. The question is
not: What city do you favor as
the permanent capital? but, Are
you in favor of locating the per-
manent capital at this time? On
that phase of the question the
"noes" will have it overwhelm-
ingly, or we miss our guess.
Goodness knows, taxes are
high enough now, and to saddle
another million dollar debt
lost confidence in them.
The feeling between some of
the state officers is getting fierce,
and the confidence they place i t
each other quite altruistic. For
instance, State Examiner Taylor
refuses any future conferences
with Gov. Haskell unless the lat-
ter requests it IN WRITING.
Evidently Mr. Taylor fears a
double-cross from His Majesty,
and don't propose to take any
chances.
The worst that ever happened
was the pardoning of the Coopers
by Gov. Patterson of Tennessee,
in the face of the decision of
the supreme court, affirming
j their sentence of twenty years
for the killing of Senator Car-
mack. It makes former Tennes- {
seans in these parts blush for|
shame fur their state. Patter-
son has announced as a candi-
date for renomination, but it
seem? inconceivable that the
good people of that state will
give him their approval. From
all reports it was a gros3 abuse
of the pardoning power.
state who are honest and intelli- so often that all peoples have | intimates that had the Republi-
can candidates been "insurgents"
they would have been elected.
In other words, the "regulars"
may be depended upon to vote
for the party nominee even if he j
is an "insurger," while the "in-
surgers" will vote for a Demo-
crat if their party nominee is a
"regular." "Out of your own
mouth shall you be condemned."
It has always been maintained
that the insurgent movement was
Farmers, Attention.
I am prepared to write all lines
of Farm Insurance in non union
companies. Rate for combined
insurance including fire, light-
ning. cyclone, tornado, high
winds $2.75 per hundred for a
term of three years. All com-
bined farm insurance written up
to July 1, 1910. Insurance
against all direct loss by hail,
free. Parties wishing insurance
written write me for insurance
blanks.
J. W. Linton,
Insurauce Agent.
Norman, Okla.
Better Plumbing
—Charlie Harbert, the real es-
tate man, made Oklahoma City
a short business visit, Monday.
Mr. Harbert has formed a part-
but a Democratic aid society" and I r\?rshiP with a Mr. McDaniel of
if i*o hoi,,,,. ^ _ vT , Western lexas, and the firm
, ' wonder i now known as Harbert & Mc-
the Democrats in the House and Daniel, with offices in the rear
Senate and Bryan and his hench-j of Mr. Harbert's confectionery
men and the Democratic papers':: -
are patting the insurgents on the
back and praising them to the
skies. "Come oh, Murdock!"
"Sic 'em, Cummins!"
better hath rooms
We have always
v7*-
homes should have
than they now have.
tried not only to do better
plumbing than we ever did
before, but better than any-
body else can do. Tile vol-
ume of work we are now
doing shows how we are suc-
ceeding.
W e use only genuine "StandatnT
plumbing fixtures and employ only
experienced workmen. Our repair-
ing service is prompt and reliable.
FISCHER & VINCENT
PHONE 73 WEST MAIN STREET
President Taft has appointed
Gov. Hughes of New York as as-
sociate justice of the supreme
court in place of Justice Brewer, ; |
deceased. The appointment is j f
received everywhere with high-'t
est praise; for Gov. Hughes, by S
learning, practical experience IX
and hiffh character, seems an 1 f
ideal man for the place. Of i $
course, Wm. J. Bryan objects
the state to help out the real
! estate boosters of Guthrie, Shaw-
Per_ | nee or Oklahoma City is asking
centage which comes from the too much. Of course the boost-
great Republican st \t.-s, and all' ers will say no debt will be cre-
will join together i the splendid ated; that the lots sold adjacent
work of making Oklahoma one to the capital grounds will more
one of the foremost statesof the !'lan ,lu-\ lor 1 '10 building, r
■' —w - representations are
Realizing they are "up against
uPon it," orders have gone out from 11,ut that was to be expected
Democratic headquarters to all;
their speakers to talk about "The i
American Union.
Mere Republican partisanship
will not do it. But Republican-
but such
pure bosh. The bill, if carriei
appropriates AT LEAST $600,000 ^.rn j 0f
—without any further action of
President Taft Hits It a Swat.
,, ,, „ . ,, , . | Washington, April 23.—The
Menance of Socialism and to!bill which Representative Mc-
bitterly denounce Socialism and Quire and others are pushing be-
Socialists. The Democratic pa- j fore the Committee on Indian
pers of the state have also re- Affairs to reopen the rolls of the
ceived the same instructions, i'
; id are obeying with many de-
! Five Civilized Tribes in order to j
That Weil Dressed Fee?
mg
ism is more than politics. It is the legislature becomes a law.
And how much more than the
prosperity and peace and plenty;
it is fertile fields and flaming
factory chimneys and full din-
ner pails and bank accounts—all should
the things that make people hap- before
py and contented, as distinguish-
ed from economic and financial
policies which make people dis-
grunted and hungry and which
have always been attended by
calamity and disaster whenever
tried.
An educational campaign con-
not be started too soon nor car-
ried on too vigorously, for noth-
ing but common sense will ever
make intelligent voters out of
men who have been voting for a
generation against the very poli-
cies which have made them pros-
perous. The reclamation of a
great state like Oklahoma from
the fatuity of Democracy is a
consummation to be wished with
special devoutness. — Kansas City
Journal.
$600,000 will be needed, nobody
knows.
Every phase of the matter
be carefully considered
you vote. There are
many phases of it, too, worthy
your earnest consideration.
driving many Democrats into
the Socialistic ranks.
A HEVf .
dr.pi;
^ILCRA.IN
sons of Indian blood, received a
i jnciations of the socialistic severe blow todav in a letter
ilfairs in Oklahoma.' which Pr .'si bnt Taft wrote to
Fact is, you know, that if there's Ri^ai'd C. Adams of this city,
anything on God's green earth v;ho rep^sen.ts,some °Vhe In-
.... f „ . ,. dians. Mr. Adams and Repre-
would drive a man to socialism j tentative Creager yesterday laid
it's the manner in which affairs j the protests of the Indians
have been conducted by the J ayainst the bill before the Presi-
Ilaskell bunch and it's sure I dent and today Mr. latt voiced
his disapproval of the bill in the
following letter to Mr. Adams:
I "Your letter deals with the
question of claims of Indians
I against the government. Of
course, I am in favor of facilita-
; ting the hearing of those claims
;as much as possible and I ainop-
| posed to the reopening of the
Indian citizenship roll. It seems
t i me it would be like opening a
Pandora's box. Exceptional
cases that present greater equi-
ti \s might be considered by spe-
cial legislation.
"In conclusion, I can only say
that no one is more anxious than
I am to close out these India.i
disputes and put the Indians on
the basis of other citizens insofar
as it is possible to do so without
exp sing those who are unedu-'
i ited and unable to look after
their own'interests to the fraud-
ulent manipulation of unprin-
cipled persons."
It's something that most men appreciate. Some of
them pay pretty high to secure it; others wear our ready-
to-wear and get it for half the money.
We don't ask you to take our word fur the e> cel-
lence of our Clothing, but it would
Please Us Immensely
if you would come in and look at the new Spring St\les.
If vou are a Merchant Tailor's man, we will
tee to surpr se you.
Paying too much and waiting too longr the
to-oider" way. Paying just enough and getting
satisfaction is our way. We lit all shapes; $io ti
;uaran-
"made-
perfect
'$25.
Copyright^ 1909
The House of Kuppcnheiinei
Chicago
X
The Democratic papers are
pleading for a fair ballot and full
count IN THE PRIMARIES.
They don't say anything about
the ELECTION.
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The minute the "weather
has a Spring-like appear-
ance, that minute you begin
to think ol Negligee Shirts
with the s 'ft fronts
Starched fronts are all right
in winter, but save and deliver us from them during Summer.
The ■ Styles Are Ready
Yui.'ll ce many n.-.v patterns that ire different from the
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75c, $1.00, $1.50 to $2.50
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