The Weekly Herald-Democrat. (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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TAOF. KOTTK
WEEK I. Y HKRAI.n-DHMOmAl .
Thursday. September 28, 1911
HERALD-DEMOCRAT
—BY—
MCALESTER PUBLISHING CO.
W. n. Anthony President
E. J. Garner Managing Bditor
"Entered 88 second-class matter
September 13, 1910, at the post of-
tlco at McAlester. Oklahoma, under
the Act of March 3 1 879.
Subscript ion Kate—Weekly
One year
Six months
Thtee months
$1.00
.60
Published at No. 20 E. Grand Avenii'i
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla
Ing argument used against recipro-
city was "annexation." The con-
servatives loading the fight against
reciprocity appealed to the patrio-
tism of the people, telling them that
reciprocity was the first step In an-
nexation, and the "Cannucks" riz
up and said they wouldn't be an-
nexed—"By Gum A'mighty."
THURSDAY, Si:i"!'i:Mltl It l! l
One thing is certain, when Col.
McAlester is governor he does what
there Is to do, and there is no fool-
ishness about it.
chump Clark says democracy 's
looking out over the promised land
from the summit of Ml. Victory. You
bet! And always the soldiers of
democracy hiiv >een the white plume
of Champ of Old Mlzzou as he has
led charge after charge against the
fortifications of t lie enoniy.
A millionaire hubby of Ny Yo !i
Is shed !'ig (ears because his wife
decided to ta'ke up her abode with
the son of a plummer. Who can
blame any woman for wanting to
hotter hor financial condition by
quitting a millionaire to join the
fortunes of -a jj^unmer.
Governor McAlester seems to have
been running the pardoning mill
overtime with a full crew on duty.
At the rate he was going it would
be but a short time until a "For
Rent" sign would have been In
proper form hanging on the peni-
tentiary door$ at McAlester.—Crow-
dor City Guardian.
Don't worry. One morning when
five were let out, ten more came in,
and that doesn't look much like there
.would be an empty house soon.
Now It seems we are to pay the
penalty of reciprocity agitation. No
sooner was the news of Canada's re-
jection of reciprocity made know ..
than up went the prices rft cerlal
food products. Of course that
will affect those people who live on
Wisconson and Michigan products of
gizzard grits, baled alfalfa, petrifi-
ed peelings, fried flaEes, frizzled
fakes, sweetened wind puffs, and
hot air toasties, but down here in
the south where "we'uns" live on
cornbread and buttermilk, we don't
give a rap. Tho only place they
catch ui Is on the high price of
sugnr and coffee—dern 'em.
There was a time when President
Taft said tiie wool schedule of the
tariff was indefensible—that is, it
is loo high. The democrats and
insurgents true to the stand they
took before election revised that
schedule of the tariff law, and Taft
vetoed it. He now is saying that ho
wanted to hear the report of the
tariff commission—to know that the
manufacturers can stand a reduc-
tion. .Now the question is: How
did President know, when he was
running for office, that the wool
schedule was indefensible—that it
is too high; and how did he come
to the conclusion that It would not
do to reduce tho schedule until he
heard from his commission?
thing, according to the plat'ona of
the republican party—and inciden-
tally, that does not mean anything
to me, except that I have been giv-
en the Job according to that plat-
form, is to try to get the cost of pro-
duction. I thank you all, gentle-
men, that you did not laugh.
Laughter.) * * * I frankly say
light here that this Idea of settling
things on cost alone by any mathe-
matical or algebraical or geometric
ratio or problem or theory, is all
nonsense. You must not think I am
joking about this thing, but there is
a joke about it, and the joke is
this: I have no powers whatsoever.
The tariff board has no powers.
There is really no such thing as a
tariff board. The law says that
for certain purposes the president
may employ such persons as he sees
fit. I am one of such persons. That
ts all." (Laughter and applause.)' "
Down in Texas a suggestion has
been made that the Lone Star state
"recall" Stump Ashby from Okla-
homa to succeed the "Tin god of
Texas" for United States Senator.
Much as Oklahomans jilove Texas
and Texans, they do not feel they
ran spare Stump Ashby for any
purposes whatsoever.
Taft says he wants to wait for
tariff revision until his tariff com-
mission reports before tinkering
with the tariff. After ten months
of supposed work the tariff com-
mission reported to congress that
it had nothing to report. Congress
will convene again in December,
and if nothing more has been done
than was done in the first ten
months, ther^will be still nothing
to report. meantime the wool
manufacturers will be playing the
same old skin game, and President
Taft no doubt will insist on waiting
for the tariff board to report. It's
a great game. Wasn't it Bryan who
once dubbed the president the
"great postponer?"
KI1.LK1) HIS MOTHER.
"Two Years Penalty for Killing
Mother" reads the headline of a
news story that tells of the convic-
tion of a young man who killed his
mother. Two years in the peniten-
tiary for •killing the mother who
gave him birth—tVo years for tak-
ing the life of the woman who gave
him life—two years for murdering
MOTHER—for killing the love that
was stronger than death—the love
that nursed his young life through
the tender years—the love that
wiped away his tears and smoothed
out his boyhood troubles—the love
that, gave him a thousand little
sympathies and attentions that drew
•.) her physical bank account and
added to his. With what foundness
she had watched him grow out o:
childhood to youth, and then to
manhoods sturdy form. How many
times she had called his attention
to the paths of right and prayed
that he might be a useful citizen
and an honor to her. One night
he came home drunk and killed her
—killed the best friend he had in
the world—the best friend he would
have now If she could be recalled.
The jury may have said "two
years;" the judge may have pro-
nounced the sentence "two years,"
but the sentence of humanity will
last as long as the sun shines, and
the curs© of God will linger through
all etejijity and harrow his soul
through endless night.
HINDSIGHTS
(From Hugo Husonian)
" '*• .
U . V-.t.M.,
"'-■nn denies that Bird Mc-
"••'s have run htm
<ays he
for
. v, irils
jjonnis can still
uory of free homes
your weapons, boys, and
>he rust. The gathering
democracy are preparing to
ie allied forces of republicans,
allies are so widely separated
....ti they will newer be able to unite
in time to save the day. No shirk-
ing! No deserting! When the drums
sound the war notes, fall in line
and march to victory. The spirit of
Andy .Jackson still lives.
The'high toned set over in Ny
Yo'k marry on the Methodist plan—-
take a wife or hubby on probation.
It Is said that Mr. Walter Llspe-
nard Suydam is grieving because his
wife is trying out a new one—the
son of a plummer. So exercised was
this scion of a ^wealthy family about
the actions of his wife that lie call-
ed at the home of her paramour to
"talk matters over." It Is reported
that she almost convinced him that
it was best to let her bask in the
smiles of the other fellow, although
hubby says she treated his "just
'•um" and he promised to take
.(Vt philosophically. Yah!
Is It any wojider the western man
still clings to his six shooter?
Oklahoman Is using a cut of John
the Baptist as a likeness tof Lieuten-
ant-Governor McAlester.
Republicans nowadays have to
take a political survey of tliefflselves
every morning to tell "where they
are at." There are siandpat repub-
licans, and lnsurgants; reciprocity
republicans and anti-reciprocity re-
publicans, and some standpatters are
for reciprocity and some Insurgents
are against it; and last but not
least, tlier/ are Taft republicans
and LaFollette republicans. In the
mean time the unterrlfled democracy
Is marching on to victory.
The Cannucks voted against reci-
procity because they feared It meant
annexation to the I'nlled States,
tlun along chillens! If the I'nitcd
Rtatesr had wanted your old Ice floe
they would have annexed It when
George Washington held that little
military confab with Cornwallls
down at Yorktown, Shucks! Who
would want snow banks and bliz-
zards when they can have sunshine
and blossoms; magnolia blooms and
cotton fields.
WILL THROW A FIT.
Leslie's Weekly will have another
conniption fit. After several years
manipulation of steel stock, combi-
nation and trust formation, the
thing went to pieces a few days ago,
and Wall Street saw another panic.
Of course tho blame is laid at the
door of the government for its at-
tempt to investigate and get at the
bottom of the monopoly In the handn
of the United Stales Steel corpora-
tion. Every time any corporation
is made to respect the law, Leslie's
throws a fit, and spills a wash bowj
full of tears over the loss to the
dear stock holders.
Of course it never enters the in-
ferior of the editorial incubator of
that religious journal tftit there arc
] ninot > million people on the consum-
ers' side of the question to a few
I thousand stockholders on the other,
and the consumers have been getting
the worst of the deal ever since the
steel trust glommed Its fingers on
i tho steel business of the country,
i Surrounded by stockholders, breath-
ing the atmosphere they breathe
and eating the brend they buy, one
could hardly expect anything else
, from Leslie's.
Reciprocity is lost. After one of
the most hotly contested campaigns
evor held in Canada, the people of
that dominion decided they didn't
want anything to do with the "yan-
kees." Although it seems like a
Joke to Americans, the most convlnc-
IT'S A JOKE.
President Taft says he wants to
know positively and without any
guess work j^st what is the dif-
ference in the cost of production in
the United States and foreign coun-
tries. Good Idea. Good noise. Good
joke. Here is what Chairman Emery,
j who was appointed by President
^ Taft as a member of that same tar-
(Iff board—at a banquet of the!
American Association of Woolinand
; Worsted Manufactures, December 8,
| 1910—said about It:
" 'There are certain things that
I are very difficult to get, and one
Irrigation editor of the Oklaho-
man sighs for the good old terri-
torial days.
Special I^iquor Enforcement Of-
ficer Caudill has made so vigorous
a campaign against 341 booze joints
at Oklahoma City two of them have
been forced out of business. He has
Issued a letter of thanks.
Friends of Campbell Russell fear
for his health. He made but twenty-
three speeches last week, but was
hampered by slow train service.
John Goloble, an aspirant for re-
publican npmin(i|ion| for United
States senator, has editorially given
Dennl Flynn permission to leave
the state and stay away. •
Republican Committeeman Harris
Is building business houses in front
of the Muskogee newspaper offices.
Another case of stopping power and
vision of the press.
MONEY Ol'T—MIST CLOSE
(Continued from page 1.)
for such purpose. . .ie further holds
that a school district must use its
income and revenue for a given
year to maintain the schools of the
district for that year, that no part
of the income or revenue provided
tor one year can be used to pay a
supposed indebtedness incurrt
prior to that year.
"He also holds that no deficit
can be created, except where a levy
has been made sufficient to provide
funds to maintain the school and
the district has failed to collect full
amount of the taxes. In this event,
an outstanding warrant would be a
valid obligation against the district
and might be termed a deficit. In
this ease, such warrants might then
be funded Into bonds nnder the
provision of article 7, chanter 8, of
the compiled laws of Oklahoma,
1909.
"When the levy for any school dis-
trict lias been exhausted it has no
power to make a purchase without
a vote of the people. This is not
a vlclons law, as many seom to
tlvlr.'k, but i« intended only, to pro-
tect the interest of the people. It
oerlinps would have been well to
have provided for the taking care
of the payment of all outstanding
warrants before this law went into
effect. Practically all of these war-
rants have been given in good faith
by the board and are being held
by innocent purchasers. I do not
believe it is the intention of any
district or school officer to avoid
the payment of any just claims. On
the other hand, the people need pro-
tection and school boards should be
cautious In the Issuance of war-
rants in excess of the levy made.
"The new district warrant stubb,
If properly kept will furnish Infor-
mation that will protect tho cle.k
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In this particular. Certainly the
schools in the future will have to
close when the levy is exhausted,
regardless of the term contracted
for."
novi.E ox .ion
Ed Doyle, state mine inspector
was called to McCurtain last week
to inspect mine No. 2, that was be-
ing worked under conditions in vio-
lation of the state mining law. Aft-
er ivestigation Inspector Doyle or-
dered the mine closed. He insists
that as long as he is mine inspector,
the laws of the state must be obey-
ed. Ed Boyle Knows the business,
and is making an efficient official.
OCT. 1 IS KENTUCKY DAY.
The Kentucky society of Okla-
homa will celebrate October 4 as
its day at the siate fair in Oklahoma
City. All former residents of the
Blue Grass state are cordially invited
to be present. Judge J. R. Keaton
has beeu elected president, D. A.
Duncan secretary and Scott Thomp-
son treasurer. There win be a big
dinner and other entertainment and
the old Kentucklans will mix and
mingle as only sons of the "dark
and bloody ground" know how. Vir-
ginians will nlso have their day at
the big fair October 4.
Miss Lenore Porter returned Fri-
day from a trip abroad. ,->he visited
England, Germany, Switzerland,
Italy and France.
DR. WILEY IS NONENTITY
IN PURE FOOD DEP'MENT.
Report that Taft's Exoneration Restored Him to
Power Said to be Mistake.—Washington News.
(By John W. Flenner.i
Washington, D. C., Sept. 27.—
Presidem Taft's exoneration of Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley carried with it
tlie impression in many quarters that
Wiley's authority has been restor-
ed. Such is not the case. Wiley re-
mains a nonentity so far as the en-
forcement of the pure food act Is
concerned. As this fact becomes
generally known tho popular approval
of President Taft's aciion subsides,
and evidence accumulates that the
the people are dissatisfied. His ex-
oneration of Wiley has been dis-
counted. Even If the president con-
.emplatod dismissing Wiley at the
Instance of high officials who Bought
his scalp, he might well have hesi-
tated to do so In the face of the un-
iversal demand for his retention in
office. Hut the president Btopped
with exoneration and left Wiley as
helpless as a game rooster with a
wooden leg.
Nothing has boen done up to this
time to change the conditions so
graphically described before the
Moss investigating committee. The
board of food and drug inspection
continues in control of the admin-
istration of the pure food and drug
act. It still consists of Wiley, Mc-
Cabe and Dunlap, and it is incon-
ceivable that their relations will
be more harmonious because of tho
failure of the scheme of McCabe
and Dunlap io oust Wiley. The lat-
ter testified that the vote was so
often two to one against him that
lie generally refrained from voting
and the public Is inquiring whether
there will continue to be a two to
one vote in the future whenever a
Question arises between the inter-
ests of the doped-food manufacturers
uri.v the ,n,erests of the people.
ithoui a thorough house-cleaning
at the department of agriculture the
Interests and lienlth of the people
will have profited lutie by the presi-
den t action and tho most pertinent
question now Is whether there Is to
be a much needed house-cleaning
(Continued on Page 5.)
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Garner, E. J. The Weekly Herald-Democrat. (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 1911, newspaper, September 28, 1911; McAlester, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc146763/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.