The Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 260, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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LA F0LLE1IE CONTRASTS
MURE, HE CANOIDAIE, WITH-
hiions
innot • ni
ptn hmu>[ " After the .opt and
effect of the proposed Ford u«y
a men duo u( Here fully • spotted m
dt bale <>n ih floor of the tuiuse
tbe amendment r«el\( <1. from
nearly 400 ncabem of the bourn
ju*' 14 vole*. And Mcliuire'* was
on«- of (lit ni?
i< r rollrall of im-
tariff < ontetd he
ti *his real < karat
: Miliary republitan
in Oklahoma hut
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WOMEN ARE CITIZENS
Under the d* pn
the
llittl MHiiilrt
multitude by
Cong
used
Thin epit
.onal Re
a tt
of
It alw
pproarh
an.:
commonly appears In the connection
Willi < *J reh I0UH Mich a "popular
clamour." "populism " "so< lal.sin.
etc. Not that steady, baldhcadeo
stnntori or cougreHMiien «a 11 olhti
ft nalor: or ronjin^mm tl, evei
though lliese otliei b« b a Hlalely
and H"' bald headed, objectionable
namt h in tin* Kecord. The ruie
forbid thai. Hot Hie ternc are used
and their Intended applications
made njficiently obvious ror I he
purpose of Hit* ot t anion by means
of devious though parliamentary
language.
Let some citator or « ongretthiii in
urge legislation thai meets the ap-
proval of puhlit opinion or oppo e
a measure ui against (lie public.
Interest . at once some system
It adel an t to "oppose and reprove
Willi the < ry of "demagogue!" The
term inny be wholly Inapplicable It.
its proper meaning. Tht one re.
proved may not be attempting "to
control the multitude" at all, bur
merely trying to secure the pan.
VUgc or defeat of a part M iliar piece
of leglhl itiou in congr-r.. This l«
Immaterial. 8ta etf briefly, If a
member of congreps .taken an atU.
tiidt- in leg! lation distasteful to trie
F> it m leadership in congress, and
^specially If be Is unable to ju lify
In pt itloA by busiip « reason - Hig
Duhlne n reanons preferred lie is
a truckler t« "Popular clamour." a
demagogue!
Now. thoughtful reader, this free
and careless use and abuse of tne
above mentioned term, while it has
servetl statesmen" now and then,
in lieu of argument, lias. by
dwaifing : nd obscuring the original
meaning, practically deprived the
language of a very good designation
for a very bid eitl/en. Meanwhile
no one baa supplied the deficiency
with an apt and titling title for thai
manner of political fraud who "at.
tempts to control the uiultiudc by
specious ami deceitful arts;" who,
foi example, secures his election
to congress by false promises l
publli t nice, and v.lien in office
betrays the tin I of the people wTio
elected linn. Hecaust ll:e language
doe* not afford an appropriate. c.e_
srriptive til e, this roll call is cap. I
tlone<| with the name of Hird Mc. J
(ill ire.
During the two congress', prior
to ihe adtni on of Oklahoma as a
Rtat< Hird Mcliuire w. territorial
delegate in congress lor the terri.
ton of Oklahoma. Oklahoma ana
hfrUn r -it. i. . ompi Ised I he Im|
grcit i.' "■ • ral it>• rvt which in.
fbderal government had et aside as
a home for tli Red Man In
change for I;; native land. It was
a reserve rich in fertility and min-
eral I- +oure The disposition of
Indian lands Hie distribution funds
and the extension privileges in coal
and oil in Indian reserves taavt ever
been oucht and < aeri I <-d as "op.
portuuit' by the inter, is havt
"stood in. As spokesman for the
territory befon it heeame a i-tate.
an 1 a • memher of congress since.
Bird .Met Jul re i i« . taken i eonspic.
uous part in Ha* behalf of iae \.-_
rlous vMiem scheme? to proiuoTe
the game of pet tine, the Indian.'
patrimony into the hand of those
who \ mhI,j use ii to "develop the
counu y. M'-Uttlre has served the
wauled for
the bill p«
mlttim
lend inter
in favor
of
toted in favor of
at this session per.
n olidaiion of «oal
i Al iska and paired
Mli.Hl> 11 Ml
I 111 111
a natural
ion of the
beside
bet
It |
••illative from Oklahoma ill con.
^ress, McCJuirt ia . representative
tom th sv it in iu Oklahoma, lie
xetflscNl a considerable influence
hi shaping the legislation und'lr
which Oklahoma cnterfd Hie union
• a state. More parte ulariy, it
\v.<- largely the small shrewdness
i f Melinite and his knowledge
>f lot a I condlHoii: whit u enabieu
ti . . u ui iiiachint in congress
to divide inc new slate, htrongiy
democrat it. into li\e congressional
dislrit I.-, three of which coiib*
let i republican «ongressuien by
a narrow majority.
In Oklahoma, Mctiulrc has taken
!u cuo from the recognized pro.
/ re. hi \ e aeiiliuienl of his constltli
eucy. In1 Oklahoma MclJuire post
as a « hanipiou of reform, a devotee
of the Roosevelt policies. It
ntrtsHiry in Oklahoma to bo pro.
grcsslve to be elected.
After one is t-let-led, after one IB
in congn . it dm -n't matter. One
may 1 in«> up w it ii Hit' reactionaries
and vote the system program. Blrti
Mctiiiire came lo the Sixtieth Con
nre : with a vole, a fulLfledgeti
t ougreusniau. Iu npiti of Ins
. aiiipai. ii prole sioii •. a < art ful
stuily of i record fails to disclose
a single important ro I «all upon
which McC.uIre failed to lino up
wit ti lit reactionaries for special
inures! ar.ainsl the public inter,
cuts. In his first session as con.
Ki'ci-aiian, Mctjuire was put on the
I important eoiniulltee of publn-
, lauils. Ai lliiu session the pubifc
11; t; 111 com mi I lee reported an Irrlga.
' lion bill giving to the states or
. iiiabo and Wyoming four million
'..ere ui public land. A strong tie.
j maud was made that the grant be
cenditiouc'l upon the gBcertainiuent
I that tin lands wa re being Bold to
j hdinoftt itlera and not tti speculators
or lo big business syndicates. This
demand niel the vigorous opposi-
tion of McOuIre and his kind and
was rejected. Then an attempt
was made suspend t^ie rules aiui
p., < (Iu original measure without
a proper effort to safeguard tlie
public interests involved. The mo-
lion va> dcf".ited. but not f« r want
ti Mt t.aire's vote.
The most important legislation
tif tin 150th cOngrt'BS ware the so.
talle.l emergent y currency bills, the
laud Hill in the house and the Alti-
rich Hill iu tin senate designed to
enable the Standard Oil.Morgan
lin incial vsteni to perfet t its stran
• I' hold upon the money supply of
Hn country. MeOuire voieu for
Ihe V 't'land Hill when it. passed
the house, and paired In favor or
tin Aldrlch Vreeland Conference
Bill tin final passage.
In Ihe second session of the 60th
congress he voted for the ocean
mail ship subsidy bill to author' e
Ihe po iuia 'it til distribute the
shipping Interest approximately
eight millions of dollirs a >lcar.
It w.i- during McGuire's flrsi
term as cong'res: man that the rete-
ntion \ as licfi re the house author.
uu Ihe attorney general to in
-lituie nits to enforce the forfelt.
urt t f thy Californiil.Oregon rail-
road land grint. be< ause ihe rail
rea l had violated the terms of the
riant by ellln^ the land in large
11acts lo timber syndicates Instead
t• selling it «n small tracts to nr.
tun! -I tiers required by the
rant. To tb resolulion. which
was urged by President Roosevelt
and Ilia attorney general, an
amendment was proposed by Con-
gie sinan Fertility. til Michigan,
which was strenuously opposed by
I' tsiilent Roosevelt and his attor.
nt > u 'licral. proposing tt protect
After a Stretch
of Dost and Sunl
stop for a drink of delicious, cooling, refresh-
ing, invigorating
FAN-TAZ
Rich, red, sparkling, pure, wholesome.
Everybody drinks it—everybody likes it.
It's at all good soda fountains. 5c
JUL
W1LUAMSON-HASSF.LL FRAYSER CO.
Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Chickasha nnd Miawnc. , Oklahoma
Sole State Dutributcra
tlouble the Kize of homestead entries
In the so.t all"d semi. arid west.
With this ret ord tin cons«'rvaHon
made in his first session. Hird Mc.
tin ire, r utionary republican tt>u.
gM s.maii retui lied Iti Oklahoma
hnti a iiined the role of Hird Mc.
Cuirc, prtigr- .-u,. republican can.
didate. As a part of hn tampaigii
he i uetl a pi 11 for in. one plank of
which reads a< follows:
The Kooscvt i policies: Hird
Mctluire stand for unfalferinR ad
v I ont • In I In pollcl. Iiiaiiistirateil
by the Iron Chancellor of Amer-
ican politics."
Another plank announced Hint
Hird Melinite favors Ihe election
of Hie committee on rules by the
l ouse and 4 is I against their ap
point nicut by the speaker."
\ i thet plank < t thto platfoiiv
t Hird McCiiiire. progr* sive repub
litau candidate, declared for "free
lumber free wood pulp, and for a
commission.'*
\ftt r the campaign and after his
ret dec Hon for another term, he re-
turned to W ishlngton lor the sec.
ond session of the fith congress.
Hird Mctlulre. henthman of Cannon
icllable. t \er ready ' me loo"' con
greBsman of the system machine. He
began forthwith and has tonllnud
al every opporlunity that has aince
offered to violate In every possible
manner ind on every Issue thai
arose each of these campaign
p.edges of Hird Mt (Hiiro, progres-
siva republican candidate.
When the house management
i,ought to rebuke president Roose-
velt In his war on land grafters by
tutting off i lie appropriation for
ihe employment of the secret ser-
vice In the detection of land frauds
Mcliuire supported, nor Roosevelt
and not the Roosevelt polities, but
ihe reactionaries of the house and
.the interests of the land thieves.
When President Roosevelt wrote to
tongrcss in reference to this action,
ihat "If deliberately introduced for
the purpose of diminishing war
to that end/' McHuire joined the
reaction irit s and voted to affront
the president by laying his mes-
sage on tin- table.
The most pronounced and the
most progressive of the Roosevelt
policies was the inauguration of
the great fight for the conservation
oi natural resources. The most nn.
port ant measure of legislation rec-
ommended by tht president in t ofc
sonantc with this policy, and the ,
recommendation which he repeated
time and time ar,In, was that for
the creation of the Appalachian ami
White • Mountain Forest Reserve
This measure had the unqualified
championship of Pinehot, the great
forester, and Hie endorsement oi
the t onsei vat icn congress of gov.
ernors. Who nthe measure was
piessed to a vote in the house. Hird
Mcliuire w .is among those who vol.
er. to defeat it .
At the opening of the 61st con
gitss Hird McUulre. reactionary
congressman. .Jn violation of the
campaign pledge of Bird Mcliuire.
progressive lundidnte took his
plate in the lanks of the Cannon
mat bine, voted for Cannon for
speaker and for the adoption of the
old rule which gave Cannon the
power of naming the committees of
the house. He voted against the
Clark resolution for a revision of ,
the rules, and vott-d Tor the fake
rules revision of Fitzgerald, the
Tammany democrat.
McGuire violated igain his pledge
to the people of Oklahoma in favor
e election tif committees by tht
house and voted against the Roosc_
vt It polit y of conservation, w hen he
voted lo empower Speaker Cannon
to pack the Pun hoi Halllnger in
vtstigating committee and against
the election of that committee by
Hie house. In the tight for revision
of Hit* house rules along the lines
of his campaign pledge, a. embod-
ied in the Norris resolution of the
piesent session, ho voted on thtr.
teen rollcalls each time in violation
oT that ptedge!
In the contest over the revision
of the tariff Hird Mcliuire, reae.
tionarv rcpubln in congressman. ,
displayed no i«•< ollstUon ol his
identity with Hird McGuiret pro.
grcssive republican candidate. On
every vote he stood unswervingly
foi his her duties, for special inter,
esls He voted against the Tawney
amendment to strike out the duties
'on timber, against the Tawney
amendment to strike out differentia:
duties ind reduce duties on lumber.
' He voted against the Do Armond
amendment providing for the ail.
mission free of uimber from all
(ountrle-.; of the western hemis.
phero. lit voted against the Clartt
ainendni ut for free lumber, and
against every other amendment pro-
viding tree lumber or for a rr.
.Miction of the duty on lumber, and
in voting for the tariff bill on pas-
sage he voted in violation of his
piatform pledges, and without pro-
test, for a duty on wood pulp!
McGuire's only participation tn
; the tariff discussion wn- a plea for
a duty on hides. He "dodged" the
roll-call on the motion to strike
'out, ibe cpuntotvailinc duty ou oil*
HI VITOR OM I NS I'RIslMs
>ii mokiii, to rin: skn vn:.
TIm > Perftirm Half of the Work—
They I'.iy Half of the Taven—
Tlie iM'inantl Is ,lu«>t.
To the Senate and H
resentatives In Congre*
Your memtirialisiB.
the women t>f Ihe Pnited States de-
siring the right of suffrage and now
being represented in national con-
! vent Ion. representing nearly every
late in Ihe union, respectfully dt-
maud the recognition by congress of
the right to vote for those women
of the United States who possess
equal qualiflcat ions with men iu t he-
man er of Intelligence or other con-
ation imposed by the several states
upon Ihe • xefci e of suffrage.
We ask legislation which will pro-
vide that no citizen of the United
States be denied or abridged the
light of vote by the United States or
by any stale on account of sex.
We ask that an amendment he
.submitted fo the fifteenth urticlc ot
the constltiHion of the United States,
I so that it shall read as follows, to-
wlt:
Article XV.
Section 1. The right of citizens of i
the rnit (| Stat to vole shall not ht
denied or abridged by the AJnited
States or by am state on account of
ract. color, sex. or prevlos condition
of servitude.
The reasons for our request are as
follows:
(1) The women of the United
States are citizens tif the Unit 'ti
States, entitled by nature lo an equal
right, lo enjoy the opportunities of
' life.
(2) They perform balf the work
Of the United States.
(I They bear all of Ihe children
of the United States.
(4) They educate these children.
( i They inculcate in /hose < iirr-
tlren lessons of morality, of religion*,
of industry, of civic righteousness,
and of civic duly.
fC) They deserve to be honored
1 by the children of the country us
j entitled to equal dignity and honor ________
post eased by men. ~
17) They pay half of the taxes of vote? This most, untrue and unkina
the United States. 'suggestion has been emphati a ly
(5) They possess half of the prop- and finally answered by history,
erty of the United States, or at leasr which demonstrates that the ;aiiie
they are entitled to possess half of percentage of women volt as men,
the property of the United Slates I>t and that tin vote t I" undesirable
virtue of labor performed and duty women is an utterly negligible quau-
well done. 1 tity. That women arc not to be re-
Their property and their right to garded as bringing to suffrage a prc-
liherty and to life are subject to pondcrance of evil but that their voi.-
law. Thv law controls the property has brought to use of tht 'ait :m
rights of women and the rights of important influence in the interest
women lo life, liberty, and Ihe pur- and well being of children; new* and
suit of h'appiness. and, therefore, we stronger laws for the protection and
demand the right to a voice in the advancement of the interest of chil-
election of representatives to write dren: new autl belter laws for the
these statutes and to execute them, preservation of the public health;
We notify you that the injusO;* new and better laws for xleccney in
of Ihe pasl, denying us these obvious , administration and ill beautifying
rights will no longer be patiently of citii and more worthy candidal a
endured. You can not. in Ihe pros- by all parties are offen d where the
ence of God and with a clear con- women vote.
science, deny the validity of the rea- We demand th. right of suffrage
sons we present justifying our de-i because it is j i>tified by every nai-
tnand. ura' r'gl!t beause it can noi be de-,
Answer these arguments: nied bv const ieutious, thoughtful,
Answer these sound reasons with studious men who desii to deal]
a good conscience, and you are com- justly with all human b«-in. alike.
pelted to yield to the righteous de- We desire these rights.In order to
maud of Hie women of America. raise in di-nity and power the nu"h-
You well know as students "t er of this nation, an ! jor the
statecraft, that the ballot is Ihe right broader reasons, that no nation ever
protective of every other right, and. ri.-es high
: The gentlest and yet the most
satisfying smoke in the shop.
Rich in fragrance and wholesome
in eiTect. It counts its friends
by the millions and by the
decades.
"Little Bobbie" is a faithful reproduction
of the Robert Burns. Half the size, half
the price and ali its quality 5 cents
1
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Ticket
of Ihe bounty and State
lieiMMitl I pon Men.
Guthrie, Okla.. June 25).—"The
n i>aiiiit|.ns of Oklahoma have imiil
next Saturday, July 2, to file can-' tlicial,
didales lor county offices throughout | tickets
the state, and 1 would urgt upon the
republicans everywhere in Oklahoma
Hit it.ipo tan< «• of getting good, clean
platform. For this reason the beat
men the party has in each and every
county should permit their names 'o
go on the primary ballot on August
2, and in doing so they will add
strength to the ticket and make vic-
tory at the polls more certain.
"Since the state convention in
Guthrie on June 16, the republicans
of ihe state have been wide awake
lo the importance of redeeming the
state, and with remarkable activity
they have achieved a great sin cess in
securing such an excellent state, jii-
ongressional and legislative
from which to choose 'he
candidates on August 2. In no in-
t : i nice have I found the republican
| dilatory or unwilling to do their best
lo achieve results, and it is nuist cer-
men to announce men who will be tainly
big enough in every respect to hold fairs.
the offices, if elected, and also men
who will bring honor upon the
party."
l hi; is the statement made toti.iy , fravagance and resulting high taxes.
I-./ ( lidirtnan Janus A. Ii/irri^ of the j "The nece. sarv blanks, for tiling
republican state committee, tie has 'candidates for
a gratifying condition of af-
II means that every repub-
lican in the state ha his mind made
! up to help the party win and to dis-
place the present state administra-
tion with all its mismanagement, ox-
knowing tbi . how will- you
women equal opportunity
deny
o earn
al wages for equal labor?
Will yon suggest that good women
will not vote and bad women
will
m
JULY
SHOES
hnui Nothing up to
$4.00
If you can't hit the mark a
this rate you are certainly
up against it.
Knower
THE SHOE M/XN
ian the motherhood °f
the nation, and the welfare of this
nation is not promote^ by denying
to the mothers tif the nation tlie
elemental right of suffrage which 's
essential, not only to protect tb-Hr
own rights of life, liberty, proper!v.
a ii (j pursuit of hapnines . but lo pro-
test their children, whom the. havt
so loved, from the treacherous pit-
falls that line the pathway of life.
; Very obediently, yours.
ANNA HOW \R1> SHAW,
President of National American
Woman Suffrage A sociation.
RACHKL FOSTER AVERY,
First Vice President.
CATHERINE! WATCH McCUU.OCH
Second Vice President.
MARY WARE DENNETT.
Corresponding Secretary.
ELLA SEASS STEWART,
Rttroi ti n ta-v.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON,
Treasurer.
LAURA CLAY,
"Auditor.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Auditor.
1JF.PI'"HLICAN roi'NTY
COMMITTEE MEETING.
There will be a mc ' ing c
KcnuliU'an County Central
mittee held in Ihe city of Bul l.
District Court rooms >t two o
Saturday. July 2. 1910. Every
milteemap is nrg >d to be n
:ir matters of importance will
up.
C. E. DEWING. Chairmsn.
CHAS. A. HE US ELL, Secretary
6
i en \. > i in-, n . •: .o gv. men on the
state, judicial and legi. lative tickets
throughout the state, auu the fa t
that there is a man announced for
every position speaks volumes ror
the republicans in each county and
district who have responded promp:-
ly to Chairman Harris' call for good
men on the tickets.
"It is ju.st as urgent now," con-
tinued Chairman Harris, "that we
have good men on the county ticket.
To redeem Oklahoma, in November,
the republicans must rely on the
ability and integrity of the men. of-
fered for office as well as on the
ounty offices have
n sent from republican state head-
quarters here tn rvrv county in th,-
slate, making il easy for filing to be
made, and we have additional blanks
at state headquarter in Guthrie to
send to anv and all candidates who
111 IV need them 111 thi / onnet Hon,
il might be of interest to slate that
candidates for judges and clerks ot
Hie sunerlor courts* in counties hav-
ing such courts, should file with the
county election board."
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