Carney Enterprise. (Carney, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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Carney Enterprise.
VOL. 6.
CARNEY, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1906.
NO. 3.
4
CARNEY ENTERPRISE
Published Every Friday.
H. S. HERBERT.
Editor.
Entered July 10. 1903 at Carney,
Okahoma.as second class matter, un-
der act of CongressMarch 3, 1903.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
OSE $1 MONTHS 50
3 MONTHS 25c
THE INITIATIVE AND REFER-
ENDUM AGAIN.
A Fallis negro says that, includ-
ing the white .people, his town hjis
a population of about 200.
Dead men will please keep away
from London. Ky. 'Ihats where
every dead man found on the streets
is f ned all the money therd in his
pockets.
It is reported that the labor or-
ganizations at Cincinnati will oppose
Congressman Longwprth. tr.Om
his long and frequent vacations it
may be assumed that he^ is^ opposed
to labor.
While you are thinking of things
political,remember that a debauched
ballot is-a;-meng,ce to free govern-
ment, a crime against its citizens,
and a reproach to our system of
government. Give us clean elec-
tions.
A subscriber from a distant state
calls our attention to the fact tftrft
the Enterprise readers in other
s'tates are interested in tlae crop
conditions in Oklahoma and would
like to see more frequent mention
of the weather and the prospects in
general. The point is well taken.
;(•
A naturalist says that every time
a farmer shoots a hawk he throws
a $50 bill in the fire., for though the
bird takes an occasional chicken, it
destroys at least a thousand rats,
mice and moles every year. Not a
bird that flies is of mare benefit to
the farmer.
The meat consumer catch it com-
ing and going. He has to pay for
the meat inspection, thanks to a
Republican congress, and has to
pay the beef trust what it sees fit
to charge to make up for the loss
of business by the packers in con-
sequence of the meat inspection.
Why is it that Norway is con-
stantly increasing her merchant ma-
rine and b'-ilt 65 steamers besides
sailing vessels during the past year,
and yet she pays no subsidy? Is
it because Norway has a tariff
tor revenue and the United States
stands pat for protection that fos
lers trusts and high prices?
The Chandler News said, April
last, on the foregoing question :
"For our part we believe that an
intelligent people with the right of
free speech and plenty of good
newspapers are about all the Initia-
tive we need."
"As to the Referendum we had
about $1,000 worth of t"hat last fall
on the county high school question."
He further refers to the above
question as "the Tribune's resurect-
ed platform." '.'In-tiative and Ref-
erendum hullabaloo." etc., and gets
"amused" at the Tiibune's stupid-
ity as he terms it in supporting the
same.
In a recent issue his piper says
"the Initiative and Refe;endum in
Oregon is of Republican origin and
we don't know that we ar; opposed
to it," or words to that effect—say
isn't il about our turn to get "amus-
ed."
Mr. Gjlstrap's attitude leads us
to ask : Is he aftaid to advocate the
Initiative and Referendum for fear
the'tfosses of the ;C9rporations will
turn him down ; or is he actually
opposed to it; or is he getting
rqajdy to try to -tjpake a graceful
■flop? .-&C•
As to the latter we concede that
we had not only $1,000 worth but
$407000 worth, for if the people
had not had their say at the polls,
it (thejCounty High School) would
have cost the county $50,000 be-
sides an endless tax for maintain-
ing an almost'tiSfetS institution.
We have here an example of a
graft being knocked out by the
Initiative and referendum, and we
are now using our belovetT A. & M.
college instead of a little Chandler
High School.
As to the latter, the Referendum,
it would have a tendency to elevate
the press. The press would then
discuss political quetffions- on their
merits instead of throwing mud at the
opposite party's nominees till you
could not tell whether he was mud
or man. They would i.ot wait as
some papers do now, till the people
forced them to take up an issue, but
would be more likely to act intel-
ligently and take ti e lead—educa-
tors lead. They would not wait to
see which corpc ation would offer
the biggest si ush fund, or which
boss the best patronaged Post Office
etc., but wcrdd have to deal with
questions on their merits.
The Initiative gives the people
the right to propose a law by pe-
tition. The Referendum gives them
the right to have a law referred to
them for their approval or veto. Of
course the boss will say "imprac-
tical ! Making laws is too difficult
for the masses to monkey .'Kith."
Making laws would not be more
difficult than ammending our state
constitutions; the people do that
in nearly every state in the union.
Further it would cause the unread
to read. It would cause them to
study measures instead of men ; po-
litical questions instead of boodling
politicians whom no man can under-
stand. It would add a stimulus to ed-
ucation which nothing else could do.
In New York City a Street R. R.
company bought five aldermen for
$500,000 and secured a franchise
'worth $50,000,000, against the pro-
test of the people. A leading paper
took a vote in an average ward and
found the people not 16 to 1 against
'but 81 to 1 against granting the
franchise. Similar instances might
be sighted in Chicago,Cincinnati, St.
Louis and in nearly every city and
state in our great liberty loving
America—land of the free and home
of the brave? Money can buy, has
and does buy, the sufferage of the
people through politicians and the
press. It can buy city councils and
legislatures, but it cannot buy the
whole people.
Political platforms are often made
to catch voters, then after election,
torn into kindling wood to burn the
liberties of the people. An anti,
Mr. Stackpole, Republican spelL-
binder in Riley Co., Kan., upon be-
ing cOtnered acknowledged that his
party put a silver plank in its plat-
form to catch votes.
About half of your party platform
suits you ; your interests ; the re-
mainder doesn't, but you have to
swallow the whole "cheese" or
none. What would you th-nk if
you went hungry to a restaurant and
the bill of fare was apple pie and
rats and you were compelled to eat
pie, rats and all Cr starve?
Initiative and Referendum would
obliterate party.line.s ;,/we.jCOuld then
vote for the good and against the
bad andfcci'on down the line. It
would banish hide-bound partisan
politics, and the "yaller" dog reg-
ime and restore the government to
the people. Very many other ad-
vantages of the above all important
question might be mentioned but to
be brief, It would open the door, to
all reforms. We would then Have
a government by the masses instead
of a government by the classes.
He who approves Initiative and Ref-
erendum approves self government.
Respectfully,
G. B. Rogers.
P. S. I do not wish to say that all
of the press is corrupt but I do wish
to say that much of it is.
G. B. R.
Lone Star.
Mr. and Mrs. Pence, of Cushing,
are visiting Mrs. Pence's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold and
other relatives.
Ray Spurgeon returned home
from Merrick Saturday after a few
days visit with friends, Messrs.
Denton and Davis accompanied him
home.
Mrs. C. C. Teitzel and nephew
went to fallis Saturday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Teitzel.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Baldwin re-
turned Sunday to their home at
Stroud, Okla., af,ter a visit with
relatives. \ >. v
DR. W. W. TAGGART.
The Edmond Eye Specialist,
Will be at Carney On his regular
four weeks trip on August 29th, for
one day.
Every Fourth Wednesday.
The consolidation of rural schools
ought to be a live question in Ok;
lahoma at this time. It is to bi
hoped that the township school fn'ajf
be inaugurated right at the start ia
that part of Oklahoma hitherto
known as the'lndian Territory. Thf:
building of a multiplicity of school
houses in small districts which
would have to be consolidated later,
would be nothing less than folly in
the light of present knowledge.—
Farmers'Magazine. •
A Summer Trip
To Mexico.
Mexico City is one of the most
delightful summer resorts on the
continent—the mean average tem-
perature during the summer months
is lower here than it is in Dallas or
St. Louis.
And, it is a trip so decidedly in-
teresting and different that it charms
and attracts the tourist at onoe.
A Very Low Rate.
On August 1.5th to September 1st
inclusive the M. K. & T- Ry.
sell round trip tickets to Mexico
City at very low rates. Tickets
are good returning ninety days.
Mexico is no longer a foreign
country. It is reached by through
Pullman sleepers via the M. K. &
T. Ry., consuming but little more
time than it requires to make a trip
to New York.
I woulld like to send you my book
"Mexico" and give you detail in-
formation about the trip. Address
W. S. ST. GEORGE
General Passenger Agent M.K.& T.
! Railway
St. Louis, Missouri.
MCCOWN'S STORE
Is the oldest established General erchandise business in Carney.
Experience counts. We can save you money on
Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes, Clothing,
or anything else in our line.
A DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR GAINED.
This is one ot the reasons why our customers are the most prosperosn
people in the community.
O. A. MCCOWN.
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