The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1904 Page: 2 of 4
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ENID
8UB8CKIPTIO S F&CE SUM FTJt TEAK.
EVENTS tbeed:tor of this But We have been toid that the It "~sed to be" that a few fel-
now we con .oer it an open mat- "Enid Ring" will ,pend ~5,00C lows could work political tricks Do ^ Oil
:er, and instead 01 shielding par- to defeat tL candidacy of this on the people of Enid and Gar-
ue.co-gnalty with Houston we editor for National Delegate. In field count* =cd -clean thngs Wqilt
w.' t 14 GirfM
4 C «aftf bea
F. EVERETT PLRCELL. Editor.
\Vbo«rer is endorsed for Na-
tional delegate by the Republi-
can convection of Garfield coun-
ty wili be perfectly satisfactory
to the Events and its editor. It
either Mr. Frantz or Mr. Hor-
ner has the largest number of
votes in the convention either of deed.
them is our selection and we
will go into the territorial con-
vention, help them make combi-
nations and do all we can for
them. We don't intend to make
any''fight." We will spend no
money and indulge in no spleen.
Neither will any of our friends.
Both Mr. Horner and Mr.
Frantz are worthy gentlemen,
will give the actual facts con- other words, they think"that by up" politically. But things are
cjrcing t^ena. This editor bas the use of money and whisieT not like they used to be.
been threatened. We have b«er, they can defeat the endorse- ;
told, through the public print*, inent of this editor in the Re- The P
jy *elf ^onstitulec basses, that pcb.ican county convention. We i* probably the neatest and
we con,d not go as a delegate to will observe right cow, that most original newspaper in O
the national convention becacse while this "Ring' has manipu- "
we exposed grafts and secured lated things in the past, scrne-
tae removal of a schoolland de- times, and while it mar be able
lauiter. The boyish impudence topurchase the floating votes
thi threats are laughable in- around towns in the county, the
But treating them seri- farmers and respectable repub-
a Good Farm cheap or a de-
nee Times Democrat sirable residence property in
lahoma, in point of make up and next pea
contents. Gray is a good editor.
sell your property?
and see me.
OMly, we will say, as we have licans are incorruptible and they
sa.u. that *e do not desire to be ■ are in the majority. We de not
a del _-ate to the National con-
Russia
; of its glo
pects to
is now in the heighth
-y. The old grizzly ex- \ TVC'C
g this war ten
if
depend upon political shysters
for support, and do not believe
the convention of Garfield coun-
ty Republicans will allow them
to dictate its course.
yean- and fioally wind up
the entire east in its fist.
wi'h
we must enter into
childish compacts with men
whom wc know to be dishonest
;n order to do so. We will not
sacrifice one jot of our princi-
dles in order to have bestowed
upon us any honor or prece-
and entitled .o consideration, dence—for the honor would be
We possibly may have been fired ri;j if conferred by intellectual
a little in the past by the tnrcats babes and overgrown sucklings
and discourtesies of men who We believe that the time is at it: "The old shack is gone and
are enemies to this paper, and hand for the Republican party no one is sorry, except the loss
who pretend allegiance to the ^ to clear itself of the fleas and of the records is greatly de-
cam.iuacies of the other two vcrmine which have heretofore p'.ored."
gentlemen, because this paper pestered it in JOklahoma, and it
bas exposed certain grafts they j, 0nr opinion that at the nest j We are told that a Republican ! ^mpUng.
This paper is against grafts
land grafters, rascals and rascal-
• it)", and will assist to relegate
all such to the rear in the inter-
est of good government.
The Cleveland county court
house was destroyed by fire last
week and all the records de-
stroyed. This is the way the
Nor pan Transcript speaks of
to XeW York 01
• in Cask mill be naid to ?tnjr pnrchai*r of
Word, H&rrron at,#! (Vmpany't properties. If
after vi-itlDf >• w YorK a sinjria ini-rejr^en-
ta:lon fiz.w\ in or advertUenf'Uts. If you
; I urcha-e a lot ta Greater N-w Y< r k and visit
; the proprrtj vlthin o veer hecredltd
on aer ouur of the purchase pr'ce 4lO e<-ures
a J?ID Jot. Th* rre&test opjH-rtunitv «ver pre-
I to reaifr" >rp*- pr f?U Tcra a umall
! lrife tni€Dt and with abaolote safety.
D. W. EASTMAN. Agent.
The Wrong
Glasses
preFtn'ftil to gi7e
and eotiiii ri there
h.n, wroof. 1, u Jour
*...* oryour K\ t
Vital Ques-
Em'd? Do }-ou want to go to "["hat's
the World's Fair at St. Louis
Do von want to tion With ycu.
Trip
Either is bad enough and
shou'd be attended to at
once. We tell yon what
you ought to do— you may
do it if you like.
T. C. PARKER,
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
At C C Parker's Book Store
I he Carmen-Alva figbt is at- rj[ (J (jiyp j 11
trading* a great deal of attea i
fraught „hh ^""'loklahoma.
interest to the
Kansas men.
former western
The farmers of Oklahoma can
j gain greater profits from a
cotton cro > than any other crop.
Sixteen cent cotton is very
; one must rustle; must see the
j live real estate agent and get
j good bargains in farms or citv
| property. SEE ME IN
wmj., .^Udi. .;<«« d«„ ;b" The Garden Spot
and clean into corrupt politics, while vJti KnA a- ^ . r ,• . — I
w.«.r jias j ^jaaaaas.,ria:,s L* of the world.
of grafters or dishonest men, rubbish hean and dUrarrfprf . • i * " 10 and an ofiice-holdmg politician
«*• T"'
publican principles. |We have only as breeders of disease, publican beneficiary,'eh? c—tJ JS "e agree 00 aprice'
seen th<rm trade, traffic, oppose Whereunon thP r.< .k;. d . , !
a«puMk.o ,h S appo,°' ^ <*** ^
I w i not very clear and whose record
iw cuicr me
help elect democratic candidates consideration of the convention
becauaeit f.uited their corrupt 0f our party, with ^he remain-
ed to do so. and we believe der of the humble party workers
The Grafting combine at
Guthrie has been writing letters
their politics to be simply a and our desires for selection as 'around over the territo^ k,n,
of Cboic. no, ..Idol^fo,he
political principle. It is be-; tion disposed of without dicta-
cause of the misrepresentation-. tions of petty "bosses." by the
threats and abuse of these per- assembled convention of the
sons that we may have {delivered party. in other word*, we do
a few hot shots through the-e not take the "No" of the bigoted
columns recently. This paper boobies as final. Their actions
has been in the attitude of op- in this matter remind us forci-
posing the other two candidates bly of the booby and the marble
only in attempting to defend its game. They appear to be try-
editor against the injustice and mg to "run their sandy" and
unfair methods adopted by j hang onto all the mirbles. If
those indiscreet persons whoop- the "high officials" have said
pose us for the reasons stated, what newspapers recently re-
Tbere if nothing at stake in the port them as saying the judg-
national delegateship except an raent they exhibit would hardly-
empty honor, and the honor
too empty to cause a political
figbt. We have enjoyed the
campaign thus far, haye made
many friends over the county,
increased our circulation greatly
and done well generally. But
the attempts at dirty work, In-
dulged in by dirty, fence corner
politicians of this city is be-
neath notice. This paper do«s
not espouse the candidacy of
anyone.
entitle them to feed swine or
herd chickens to say nothing of
occupying administrative posi-
tions. Howbeit, we will see.
A member of the Grafting
Combine has a Sooner record
tout will make juicy reading. It
is a record wherein the guilty
man, who now occupies a feder-
al position, had many contests
... - .against his homestead entry on
Its editor is a candi- tu„ tv, . .
>„ i ground that he was a sooner,
time he settled the
help prevent the selection of
this editor for National dele
gate. The Grafting Combine is
becoming quite complimentary.
A man who came near being
sent to the penitentiary for
Soonerism once, and later came
near being sent to the pen for
defrauding the government is
in no position to cast pebbles on
other peoples straw sheds.
Hon. C. P. Lincoln, of El
Reno, is a candidate for delegate
to the National Republican con-
vention. Lincoln is mayor of
El Reno, an able man and a de-
serving Republican. He ought
to be selected.
as a partisan yery bad had best
keep their hands off politics
What does the farmer think
about keeping men in public
positions who came into Okla-
homa as a "sooner?"
A mau who "soonered" into
Oklahoma is |in no position to
throw stones at some other fel-
lows glass house.
List your proerty with ne. I
have farms for sale, city prop-
erty for sale, I can show you
if you are from Missouri or
any other old state.
SEE IjOlOSSijj
: if Is« wail ti Dijj or iii! Bin Esuit
If you want to bur a house and lot, a vacant
hon«e or a tore building.
If yoa v. ant to yeiit a house or store
if you want to buy or m-II a farm
If you h h house or aiore to rent.
If >< ii wrtr.t U< borrow inouej,
If you want to baiid a bouse easv payment*
We have a larye list to select from
See Bobbins & Co.
10221^ Monroe St., North Side Sijuare,
R. T. WILLIAMS
Writes Insurance
Bonded Abstractor.
Three years experience «vith county
Records in Eeg. of Deed' office
Room 7, over Faubion's Store
V/e Make
Call On Me
0.
Long Time. Low Rates
Easy Terms.
Money advanced to make Fir,al Proof
See L C £' EftjrK
HSU! 15 fiver IHOCffi S Srccsry, Hons Manager p:nid Branch OtCc« or write
uiflp Sijuare, Eain, Dkia. Winne & Winne. Wichita Ks
There never will be a time
when al! around libertines will
control the Republican party of
Garfield county.
dateforthis county's endorse- and eacjj
ment for National delegate. So
is Mr. Frantz and Mr. Horner.
Whoever i* the choice of the
convention of our party is our
choice, and wc will do all wc can
for them after their endorse-
ment.
contests bv buying off the con-
testant. In the melee of those
early days, the side partner of
this man, who was also a Sooner
and took a farm adjoining that
of this man, was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary. But
the wily individual, who has suc-
It seems that the Houston j ceeded since in fastening him-
matter is on for another airinj self upon the Republican paitv
.md undoubted!}' the publication °f Oklahoma, escaped some wav
of the real "inside" to that mat al' - now assays to dictate to the
ter will prove very interesting, party relative to wbo it shall
When the pot was boiling last jHcn{las National delegate.
summer this paper endeavored j
to and did shield certain per-: A W. Baldridge, editor of the
sons from their part in the mat- Arapahoe Bee, is among the cdi-
ter, but late assinine perfor-l tors of Oklahoma who" is not
manccs Oand boyish flapdoodle|afraid to exercise common
No one man or set of men
have a right to dispose of any
man's candidacy for a public
position. His aspirations in
that particular are subject to
the will of his party's conven
tion.
Enid Feed and Grisf Mill
524 South Grand Ave Phone No 363
Wholesale and Retail Corn, Chop, Bran. Flour, Meal,
,°^ts> Corn- Ha>' and all kinds of Grain. Will give special
\j \r ■ • 1 • ■, , i Pnces oa 5°° pounds or 1000 pound lots. Hav bv the hale
Mrs. May brick is said to be | ton or car. Prjces guaranteed consistent with oual tv We
happy in the enjoyment of her, may be (out talked) but not outdone
freedom, which seems to be the fal anil cpp nc ^.,,11 1 -\r ' ^ ,
<*•<■ ' to all parts of the city. P 3°3' ^
\ours for square business,
Enid Feed and Grist Mill.
C. L. OGILV1E, Prop.
No. 524 South Grand Ave, Phone 363
February 12 was Lincoln's!
birthday and it was appropri-j
ately observed in various parts of
the Union.
indulged in by presumed "poli
ticians," who, were they politi-
cians of breadth or power,
should have had better sense,
has caused us to desire to give
the inside, tell the connection of
sense to see a proposition and
courage to act upon it. If it
not for fear aud a desire for
post office pap or something
else, newspapers would be of
more force in the land. Bald-
Kingfisher has a candidate for
National delegate in the | person
of the venerable Jim Robb. As
Kingfisher generally gets wl a'
it goes after Robb's chances for
re-election are relatively good.
A "disturber and fault-finder"
is sometimes seriously consider-
ed. Evidently some grafts have
been disturbed, or some politi-
cal head is in danger of being
disturbed.
President Roosevelt issued
his proclamation of neutrality
last week, warning the people of
the United States that their duty
is to aid neither Russia or
Japan.
Poor old Dick Hanson went to
the Penitentiary, but his side
partner was appointed to office.
"It is better to go dawn with
the right than to go up with the
wrong" says Senator Hickam,
A man who will squander
public funds while a public offi-
cial is unfit for pubiic service.
The Experiment Station says
thatkafii.- corn is profitable.
No one has d iii, '. it yet.
| Guarantee Bonds
i EAULE R. LEE is agent for tbo
I U S Fidelity and Guarantee Co
£ arid can mane bond, for officials, Trustee*, Liquor Dealers and oth-
ers on quick notice.
Also writes Fire and Tornado Insurance
i °tarv Pnbl.e in office at all time., City clerk's office. Room IS
^ Anheuser-Busch Block
IED_A.Ib
"R
LEE
When the Japs and the Bears
clinch the wall eyed babes
be squeezed to death.
ill the interested parties, who ridge stands erect, however, and
iretend influence and standing,
ind show up the entire matter.
When we get to it, we will veri-
fy what we publish by public
locuments and signed letters
c.-nd statements. Along about
ist July there were any amount
>f letters written, and the pub-
ication of some of them will
iave a startling effect upon the
iublic mind. We had consider-
ed the Houston matter la closed
acident until the reccnt sensa-
tional fabrications conccrning
is not beguiled by misrepresen-
tations,
Omer K. Ilenedictis a candi-
date for National Delegate from
Kiowa county. Benedict is the
editor of the Hobart News-Re-
publican, one of the brightest
papers in Oklahoma.
The longer the war is pro-
longed the better for Russia. If
Japan cannot win in a rush it
cannot win at all.
We will publish Chapter 1, of
an interesting serial story en-
titled "The Sooner, or the man
who skinned the farmers," as
we have time to compile it.
It is almost time for the Rank
and File to ring the chestnut
bell on the bloviating "sooner,'
in his attempts to stir up fac
tional strife in the party.
The agreements of "fixers'
are not binding on anybody ex-
cept themselves.
lie came in a "sooner" and
will probably go out "sooner"
than he expects.
il'Vl?" t
Anybody can spring a lie. It
takes some courage, however, to
tell the truth.
S,
A man who was found to be
$14,000 short in his accounts had
best lay dead.
W hen Adjutant General Les-
lie G. Niblack locks horns with
Colonel Roy Hoffman there will
be a mixing of the military ele-
ments.
Senator Hanna made a
fight for his life.
valiant
A shortage of $14,000 is of two
great consequence to be passed
over lightly.
The question is will the Brit-
ish joy be turned into mourning.
Who spent $14,000 of Garfield
count% money?
The king is dead,
the king.
Lon<r live
Garfield Exchange Bank old stand. Northeast corner Sq,
Only exclusive jewelry store in Oklahoma. Finest line o
and ^bleware in the southwest.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry riminc •
Jewelry, Solid Sterling silverware
Special attention given to repairing (ne watches. See us.
J. N. WEBSTER. Mgr.
-PPM •;-.;.C!iaEi33GEi3D np
Plenty of Money
To Loan on Good Security atfthe
American State Bank.
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1904, newspaper, February 18, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc147326/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.