The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1910 Page: 4 of 8
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THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT. REALIZATION VS. ANTICIPATION.
Oklahoma City people are not
by any means unanimous in their
approval of Gov. Hasi ell'a proc-
lamation declaring tha their city
is NOW the capial of Oklahoma
Published Every Thursday By
BURKE & BRIGHAM
Krtrrro at tne puttomcr at Norman Ok la .
*oc trannjioriatir.il through th w mail* a* arcond
*.a* mail matter.
J. J. BURKE, Editor.
ED H. BURKE
R. A. BRIGHAM
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year
Six month*
Three months
DEMOCRATIC AUTHORITY JUDGE BURFORD'S OPINION
H*SKELL There is no gainsaying that
The Muskogee Times-Demo- er.-Chief Justice Burford is one
r u6 J*??" at i138 of the greatest constitutional
Gov Haskell s great friend in lawyers in the Southwest And
, ... . Oklahoma in good and evil re- in his argument at Guthrie, in
In addition to the- far t that it pute. does not mince its words in answer to \ttorney General
puts their papers and all their its condemnation of Haskell's, West, he stated that he was
speakers and the whole town in latest break. It says in its Mon-1 more th-n readv t0 join with Mr
the attitude of handing rhe peo- <iay lMue: | West jn gettjng ^ capjtal joca_
Publishers ple °[ 'he, a Paka*e of., A dispatch tells us today that tion suit into the supreme court
gross bad faith (for they all de- the Governor and the Secretary 0{ the state at the earliest possi-
clared, and reiterated it, that of State have defied and ignored ble mome ,t, and was ready to
there was no intention of moving the injunction granted Guthrie j abide by the decision of that
the capital until after 1913), they citizens to prevent the state of- court. Further he staked his
•5'5j are finding out that Realization
_J is not near as beneficial to them
in a financial way as Anticipa-
a rrk
All advertising will ran and charge! for | ~
until ordrrerf our. AU copf lor •dvertUias tlOn. r act IS, to a big tOWM the
be in the office bv Wednaariay of rueh '
state capital is only a drop in the
bucket—a few hundred employes
and a few thousands of dollars
spent in salaries and a few more
visitors daily. To a small city
like Guthrie it is a big thing; to
If ron hare visitors,or if you know on* Item
a big city like Oklahoma it is not
which would be of interest to the reader* of : „ .
T"* Trmnacrlpt. we would appreciate a note or near a8 important.
a telephone mewaife to that effect Or ,f an p . ... . ,
><t'trailer "f unuxial intere«t trnr.^pire* a r> I5UI Anticipation.
porter will be on hand to to get full particular# f ^h t
i birfarie card* of thanki and resolutions of
te«pect wi ! charged or at the rat* of % c
*>r line .%lan a)| notice* of public f^'b^ringa
where money ia expected to be raided for any
•urpose.
Norman, Okl ., June 9, 1910.
NO APOLOGY TO OFFER.
Well, the agony is over.
And in this connection The
Transcript desires to say that
it has no apology to offer for its
position in the matter.
No apology is necessary.
It believed and still believes it
was everlastingly and eternally
RIGHT, and would have been
derelict in its duty had it not so
stated and given its reasons
therefor.
That a large majority of the
voters of Cleveland county did
not agree with it, makes not the
slightest difference.
It is easy to go with the tide.
Anybody can do that. The hard
thing to do is to battle with an
overwhelming flood that threat-
ens to engulf you; fight against
it just because your inherent
love of right and justice, as you
view it, gives you no other alter-
native.
Hundreds of the best friends
The Transcript has, many o.
them warm personal friends,
were arrayed on the other side.
Oklahoma City is naturally its
town. To locate the capital
there would certainly redound
to the good of Norman and there-
fore to The Transcript's finan-
cial benefit. Everything would
naturally make it Oklahoma
City's friend.
Just think
that could have
been put forth by the army of
boosters to boost up the prices
- and sell the lots. "Glory! The
Capital of the State has been
located here and in 1913 the
whole push will be moved down
from Guthrie and housed in a
grand capital building we are
going to build. The tremendous
impetus it is going to give us
cannot be told in figures; it can
only be imagined. Now is the
time to get in on the ground
floor." Just imagine the spiels
that could and would be made
by the boosters!
But when she's got it, and it
is shown that, after all, it is a
"Dead Sea" fruit, what is it go-
ing to profit her particularly?
They might have sold lots on
Anticipation; can they do it on
Realization?
HASKELL'S CAPITAL.
Ctesarsaid: "Wherever I am
there is Rome." Haskell says:
I am the State. Wherever I
fices and the state archives from professional reputation on the
being moved to Oklahoma City, .statement that no court had ever
until a hearing could be regular- held that the terms of the enah-
> ar upon the matter. If this ijng act are not binding upon a
is true, those officials surely can- state after it had been admitted,
not be senous in their indirectly! And in this connection it is
expressed contempt for the, worthy to note that the State
court s mr ndate and the pnn- Supreme Court and judges there-
ciple of fair play and legal pro- 0f, and the Court of Criminal
ce ure. buch conduct is beneatB■ Appeals and its judges, are not
the dignity of high-grade state moving to Oklahoma City, but
officials and not in consonance doing business in Guthrie.
with such official decorum as the
public had a right to expect from i ,,
the chief executive of this grand ! ,.n, 5 ^he esteemed Tulsa World:
commonwealth. The injunction , ^ispoMtion °f Attorney
denied and so contemptously ig- pe"®ral efl tf' ^lk- discloses
nored was one granted by a state ,° f, people of Oklahoma the
court - not by the oppressive f ! near'y a milli°n hilars
federal court and a decent re- T ,State warrants are on
gard for the rights and opinions J? market without a bu>'er-
of others should have deterred 1 he ^rney general advises the
our officials from over-riding the governor ,t0 sel1 them to the corn-
law and the reasonable mandate ™°n pe°ple lf l,he bankers and
of a lawfully constituted state l™"Cler\W°" , have them"
tribunal. If the Governor ha<= ! ' We should llke to ask- is
done this thing it will surely re- tbere an>' reason for believing
dound to his discredit and ^-he People of the sUte are anx-
Oklahoma City's lasting embar- !0US,t0 tak? securities that the
rassment Oklahoma City may ba"ks and bankers refuse?
have won fairly, but his high- 'JS W
handed contempt for law is un- ! • r, .
worthy of a chief executive of a ClerS- Athe state s credit has
great state." i reached the point where its pap-
Thatis sure "hot stuff," com 'S a drug on the market then
ing from the source it does. Ithe nece3Slt>' for a change in ad-
; ministrative circles becomes all
OKLAHOMA CITY'S VOTE. the more apparent."
Oklahoma City is growing and Give the people the facts.
growing rapidly. At the Char- —
ter election a few days ago she
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JAS.D. MAGUIRE
Established Even/thing in Hardware 1889
Bain Farm Wagon.
Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges
Anchor Buggies
Kingman Cotton and Corn Planters
Zanesviile Brown Cultivators
Black Hawk Side Drop Planters
The Elwood Hog Fence
The Mr. Bill Middle Breakers
Sole Agency for th<; Celebrated
keen kutter Cutlery and Edged Tools
rhe above line.- are recognized everywhere as the best of their kind anil che
material and workmanship of all are fully guaranteed.
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SALE ENDS JULY FOURTH
Let
why these state war-
rants are refused by the finan
polled about 8,000 votes- and | 'ZiTT*
hang up my hat. there is the S.'"i-'SSrherfLT whleTLTbe 1'"
Capital of Oklahoma.'' j For location 13 153 hv th , " f"
And he is not going to recede Against location 924 ^Ued b> the Cf°UrutS as merei>'
from that position, regardless of ',klaho"ia City 13.280 ™ e^e.,s,on °J the
what r,„nr n„n« „ a I Shawnee 25 t"e people, and not binding from
Whatever the '! ther"1 *0 °' I SuthArie 63 le ai standpoint, is proof suf-
Whatever the other Depart-; for Amendment 6,599 i ficient that the people desire the
ments of State may do, Haskell ] Against 5,185 caDital at oklahoma fin-
is going to retain the executive! What we cannot understand is So, even -though the"'supreme
offices in Oklahoma City. To! the 924 votes "against location."
make their acts legal, the other \ Is it possible the big city has that
Departments—the courts, etc. — j many conscientious voters?
may have to keep their offices at ~ "
Guthrie, at the capital, if the: The "Unabling" act, is what
| courts decide that Guthrie is still ihe Oklahoma City contingent
But, from its viewpoint, it:
couldn't be, and retain its self- ^P'tal—but not Haskell,
respect. It believed to locate Undoubtedly, he can keep it
the capital NOW would be a in the courts until Jan. 11, 1911
derisively call it. Maybe so.
The Transcript takes off its
when his term expires! and then hat !!?e 0klahoma City boost
repudiation of a solemn contract, —— jels
a stultification—and it couldn't hand over the trouble to his sue- "
stand for it cessor. That is undoubtedly
It has no fault to find with what he PTOP°ses to do.
those who thought otherwise.
That is their business.
They are certainly
stuff"—right or wrong.
court of the United States should
decide that this vote was a viola-
tion of the spirit ar,J i te of
the enabling act, (as the 7r. •-
script believes it will), the vole
on location AFTER 1913 (ar.d
such a vote will undoubtedly
have to be taken) will be purely
a ratification. Until that time
'hot jthe temporary capital will re-
j main at Guthrie.
J The injunction and court pro-
Well, Mr. Haskell has evi- ceedings of the Guthrie people
I dently put another one over— !wi" undoubtedly tie up the $600,-
„ , , i Already some of those who square over the plate. Mighty 1000 appropriation so that none of
very ub must stand on its voted "for" locating are seeing smooth guy is the governor. ! it will be available for the pur-
own jottom. Every man must the handwriting on the wall. chase of capital grounds. But
orm his own opinion of what is; We have heard dozens of Demo- Although the matter is ii that will not deter the Oklahoma
| crats and Republicans say, since the courts on the question of the j City boosters. Anyhow, Putnam
° ,T ''rats ana Kepublicans say, since tne courts on the question of thf 1 'ty boosters. Anyhow, Putnam
HE ranscript is sure of one! Haskell's latest coup d'atet, that insufficiency of the petition and j has offered 2000 acres of land for
ing, an< that is that it will re-, had they had any idea that such other matters, Gov. Haskell has1 $1 and "love and appreciation,"
jiin every nend worth having., a Rr08s violation of good faith ordered that an election be held and they can take that, lay it out
they
rp, , , f ° a vjumuun ui gxK)a iaun uiueieu mat an election n>e neifl ailu can iaKe inat, lay it out
,, " er ,u°r i n count- would have been attempted they at the August primarv on the into town lots and sell enough to
•nendship that demands your ^ould not have voted as they ' grandfather clause," which commence capital buildings and
services, right or wrong, isn't j did, but ^ek?, to, disfranchise negroes, anything lacking after 1913 can
worth having
Time proves all things, and
time will prove that The Tran-
script's position has been ab-
solutely correct It can afford
to all w time to vindicate it
Oh, shucks, what's the use?
M?HMkell hOlittte u« M«TnoI ry'~nm* T7uanT 111"
respect for courts. j appropriated by the Legisla-
ture.
Reports from Guthrie are
that the darkies are moving to
Oklahoma City in large numbers,
saying "Boss, youse can't move
the capital any quicker than we
can move."
THE VALUE OF
GOOD PLUMBING
Only about 170 votes in Cleve-
land county against location.
The Transcript is not surprised,
however. When the issue is
plainly drawn between self-inter-
est and adherence to a principle,
principle has to take a back seat.
'Twas ever thus from the begin-
ning of the world; 'twj|l be so,
we suppose, as long as time en-
(iiirtss, Tjie iUillgnjiim is not yet
With H*.
Oklahoma City certainly he
j the oyster, and will open it.
Good plumbing is one of the most important features of the
home and should receive your careful attention at all times.
When you consider that the health
of the entire household is largely
governed by domestic sanitary condi-
tions, you can readily see the extreme
necessity of equipping your home with
only the best and most sanitary fixtures
to be had.
"Standard" fixtures and our expert
plumbing will make your bathroom
beautiful, modern and sanitary. Esti-
mates cheerfully furnished.
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FISCHER & V1NCFNT
PHONF 7J
WEST MAIN stf f-t
—Clarence Ambrister arrived
l'rom Columbia, Mo., Tuesday.
Clarence graduated from the law
department >1 the Missouri State
University this year, and is now
preparing to take the state ex-
aminatii n to practice his profes-
sion. He will probably locate at
Muskogee. We sure wish him
all kinds of success.
— "It cured me" or " It saved
the life of my child" are the ex-
pressions you hear every day
a'iout Chamberlain's Colic, Col-
era and Diarh ea Remedy. This
is true the \ < ic . ver whtjrethis
valuable rcrre ;ts been intro-
duced. No other medicine in use-
for diarrhoea or bowel com-
plaints has received such general
approval. The secret of the suc-
cess o/ Cir.T.berlniii's Colic Chol-
Special Sale on Men's and
Boy's Suits. The price is cut
25 per cent. It will be dollars
saved if you buy now. We have
bought too heavy this spring and
must unload before our Fall clo-
thing comes in.
Many people need new clothes
for the 4th of July celebrations.
So here is a chance to save you
from paying the regular price for
a new suit.
Our prices are guaranteed to be ex-
actly as advertised.
$2).00 Men's Suits cut to only $18.75
$22.50 " " " '
120.00 "
118.00 "
$ll>. 5U " 11 "
$15.00
$12.50
$81: ) " 11 1' 1
Hoy's Knee h.nt -uiit- at $6.75
? 1 ou " " " " $6.38
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$15.00
$13.50
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Dr.ri'lirK.ji Remedy
lq by all dryg-
They DressTheMen And Boys
; SALE ENDS JULY FOURTH
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