The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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A GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIAST.
ENID - EVENTS
E\ ERETT PURCELL. Editor.
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ban-1 A vote for McGuire repre«ei.'>
\lton B. Parker said iTjte for Roosevelt. Lei Okl
icrat ic {vote for McGuire just as it
m of tlte executive de-; vote for Roosevelt, and man
□merit which 1 the nation at large tliat Olrfah
compare with any isa patriotic common-wealth, in line
r oeri jd since •." The peo-: to support the nation's proeress and
pie of this nation are thoroughly j assist in fulfilling our grt-at nauon
juaiified to "'compare" and vote ac- destiny. For Oklahoma to go dem
irdinely. I catic would be evidence to ttie
tion that we favored nor.-progre
Matthews represe;it> the "safe and | retrogres>ion and national divider,
sane" democracy. He has alway> ] Let us show our colors and proudly
re- been a iroid man. What are ti* "lit- maintain our great American prin
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The resolution a i
Creek convention.
H. Decker, the ncm
to secure a public t
should close the mouths of t
for all time and put to shame
few narrow contracted pefsot*~- w
because of personal spite desired
. addresses
sponded: "Yes, you see I came from
the north mod 1 think you talk t!ie
prove traitor to political promises cutest. It amuses me so much, just
and disrupt tlie republican party of j ike listening to a negro, and I think
the two count ies by bad faith. A -.our dialect so jolly, indeed I da' I
political promt* should be as sacred , must say tliat lier frank response
as a business promise. And it is so knocked all the wind out of my sails
regarded by tlie great majority of j in a hurry."
Republicans. Tlie resolution annuls ,
tlie contention tliat a man in one puppy Bob Neff, the po't-beilied
part of a legislative district will be iiee.wt,, of Blackwell, published a
people stnn. somewhat as follows, which
safe and insane" democrats and pop-
ulists going to do about it. There is
only one thing to do. Crush the
pseudo. "safes and sanes" by retiring
them from pretenses in defeat.
Senator Mason was quite compli-
mentary ol Enid. In truth the
mere fact that the National Repub-
lican committee sent Mason from
Chicago clear to Oklalwma. just to
make one speech at Enid is in itself
Bryan made two ni3gnilinent strug-
gles only to be discarded by his party
and branded "unsafe and insane,"
while the same party takes up Bi;,s-
zard Grover and calls bis ilk -safe
and sane."' And that dutnmed old
bird is looking all tlie time.
oblivious to tlie needs of tlie ,^,K.^|st
of another part. Might as well con- WM" re.pUblislied by the Guthrie a great compliment to Enid
tend tliat because the delegate «« Leader and the Okiahoman: 'Tlie =====
congress does not live in this county j gvents says tliat the fact that j The Lahoma Sun denies that
we may expect nothing from him ; .ij£on " Frank Matthews is a promi- j Chapek owes it *500. but it does as-
which content ion is foolish. Gener- j nent Mason wjh do him no good in'sett that it has liad a "mlsunder-
ally. in such things, tliecounty which | {|le ?cow all our readers standing" with Chapek in tlie past,
furnishes the candidate secures the know thjs to be a base misrepresen-j Of course. No one expected Mann
honor and the adjoining county se- 11 at ion. Same old democratic trick, to admit the facts. Sever. It runs
cures the benefits. In John H. j Trying to gain votes by distorting: against the grain too muclL
Iiecker the people of the sixth dis-,nto hes_ Afrai(j {0 meet the =====
trict have an able legislator. They | ileputjl icall pan y on honest grounds, j Senator Gorman has superceded
are not sending a no\ice or inesper- to buncomb and gush to Taggart in the management of the
ienced person to represent them ; (qqi the people. Our readers remeir.- democratic national campaign,
the territorial legislature, who wi" j ber that tills faper merely referred Parker didn't think Taggart sutfl-
spend his time in riotous living a"'' t)|C display being given to the j ciently strong so he sent him back
showing off dog. But they arc send-; ,a(.t jjiat Matthews was a Mason and to his Indiana cracker works and in-
ing a man of clean habits, and honest ad(led tJat McGuire had taken all stalled Arthur Pue.
intent, who is perfectly able to either|deprecs of Masonry and that a com-1 ______
secure what las constituents need °r; farjson between Matthews
block further legislation. In John:,.u|re would nol ^^t
' from a Masonic standpoint. Bal
The Kingfisher Free Press says the
editor of t^e Events was "chief high
royal inspector of Peanuts at the
Carnival." We hope it was not so
bad as that.
A man was buried alive at Hinton
the other day. That is he was
placed in a box in the ground, with a
glass over him and 10 cents a look
was charged.
H. Decker Enid has as loyal a friend
as though he lived in our city. The
people of Pond (.'reek and Medford
expect arid desire 110 public buildings,
and the resolution pledging the can-
didate to secure a public building at
Enid was introduced by a Pond Creek
man and seconded by a Medford man.
It was John II. Decker and Captain
Coleman, wlio in trying times of
1*93-94, in our railroad tight, stood
shoulder to shoulder with Enid and
fought a successful finish. And in
bestowing confidence upon the in-
tegrity of the political promi.v-, of
Pond Creek and Grant county, by
and Me-, Xo Bryan democrats or populists
Matthews consistent ly vote for Matthews.
for the reason that a vote for Mat-
~~ thews represents a vote for Parker
s come to such a condi-1 and Parker says that Bryan den.o-
and populists are unsafe and
When thir
tion that one man can order a Strike 1 crat
in several cities and continue it until j insane.
over seven million dollars in wages is
lost and workmen reduced to starva- The patri<
tion. and then compelled to go back Bob Forrest
to work at the old wages, conditions j from
need to be adjusted. Mr. Donelly
has succeeded in setting
forth as an unmitigated ass.
ic stand taken by Col.
is causing much satire
democrats. The democratic
politicians patriotic motives in poli-
himself tics are as unintelligible as Feji
j heiroghyphics to Pruner student.
The world is not a bad place to
live in. provided you know how to
live. The trouble with most of us is.
we have not yet grasped the science
of life.
Matthews has probably "got it in"'
for the Catholic priests and desired
to use his opportunity in stumping
the territory to "get even." Very
well.
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thews is slielli.-ig the w<«ds." Evi-
dently. but when he tinishes he will j
find that he has naught save shells, j 5^
"Hon." Matthews has memorized
all theOklalioman editoiials and in
electing John H. Decker, Enid will in | bis Enid speech unwound them all.
a measure pay the debt of gratitude "Hon" said, just like the paper men- j that he followed^
it owes the loyal citizens of Pond tioned does every day, that he would
Creek and Grant county. This will not have anything to do with the
be the first time we have ever had a passage of the Hamilton bill. Sure
chance to pay that great debt. Let not. "Hon." knows. He knows he
Is the Bryan democrat ready to
acknowledge that he was unsafe and
insane during the two campaigns
that
the tiling he must admit if he fol-
lows the Parker standard.
us do so.
! has no show for election.
There is a charm in Independence,
said the farmer to his son. The
farmer is monarch of all he surveys,
the arbiter of the destinies of Nations
and the progenitor of colossal for-
tunes and large dividends. The
state of the farmer is the ideal, hap-
py one. With 160 acres of indefatig.
uable soil the fanner is satisfied with
life. The merchant, lawyer, banker
or tradesman may worry and seek to
avoid a jolt against the wall—may
sweat as to where his next meal is to
•ome from but the farmer rests se-
cure within his own resources and
neither fears the panic nor business
failure: he knows and is: he acts anil
becomes. As a result the farmer is
the backbone of the common-wealth.
Like Atlas, he stands with the world
n his hand. We have feast and
famine as he gives or withholds. \\ e
depend upon his magninimity and
tank within the borders of his boun-
ty. There can be no higher calling
.1 this world, than tlie call of the
farmer. Ttiere is no nobler occupa-
ion than tliat of tilling the soil. In
< mparison with the farmer, thrones
•rumble, crowns decay and despots
oecome more despisable than lousy
hickens or distempered cats. There
* no friendship better, more endur-
ng. more perfect than that of a
farmer. It is an honest friendship' ncws-
mtnixed with tlie virdid elements of
'ain and greed. If a farmer is your
trierid he is so because lie respects,
i^Biires and likes you: not because he
expect to make money out of the
hiendship. If a farmer is not your
Wend, it is either because he is not
acquainted with you, or, if acquaint-
ed, 1* knows you to be either a fool
The Okiahoman is a foxy grandpa
all right. The Okiahoman would be
the real cucumbers if it wasn't for
one thing. It is on the wrong side.
All its efforts are uphill sledding. It
is compelled to carry too much dead
baggage. It should march over and
align itself 011 the side of the "Lord's
chosen."
Hon. J. P. Hickam was renomi-
nated oy the Republicans of the
Territorial council. Hickam is a
fearless champion of the popular
cause and his election is assured by a
rousing majority.
Matthews refused to speak at El
Reno and cancelled his date because
Bob Forrest and Tom Hensley two
leading democrats of that city are
against him. That was very childish
of little "Hon."
And we presume the "unsafe and
insane" democrats will walk up to
the rack and vote for Matthews, who
endorses Parker and likewise must
endorse his caricatures of Bryan
democrats.
If the Parker brand is the "safe
and sane democarcy" it must follow
that the Bryan brand is the "un-
safe and insane democracy" accord-
ing the ideas of present democratic
leaders.
Sometimes we think that man was Bryan must feel elated with the
made to mourn, and at others that knowledge that lie is expected to ten-
man was made to burn. At all events tatively. at least, support the "safe
there is no division that man was and sane democracy" when even its
made, unless like Topsy, he jes grow- name is intended as an insult to him.
•d,
= Mr. Parker seems to have it in for
Every time Matthews makes a the American navy and the Ameri-
speech he dabs his foot into it. lii.s can Army. However, that will be
caricature of Catholic fathers and all right. Parker will never liave an
Cnlon soldiers in this city last week, opportunity to vent his spite.
The Saturday News of Joliet. Ills.. ZZ
is the new Official populist organ and I
It goes in for Watson and populism ^
in the old vehement spirit.
Senator Mnson's speech In this-city
was great. It was logical and con-
vincing and made hundreds of votes
for Republican:-,:,! here.
"Oh. death where is thy sting: 0I1,
grave where is thy victory? soberly
asks the Grand Republican as it
quietly ducks its head.
A St. Louis woman left her hus-
band because he lost his hearing, j
The fickleness of woman. Her love
wa£ based on ears.
Real Enjoyment.
That's what it is. If you don't believe
it, go to
Mellott's Confectionery
and Ice Cream Parlor
and try some of his delicious Ice Cream,
The best made. The richest delicacies,
Ice Cream Sodas, Sundaes, Sherbets,
Cold Drinks.
Cigars, Tobaccos and Confections.
Special attention given to furnishing
ice cream in bulk for family or enter-
tainments. You will find it at
Tlse Okiahoman says it is "safe
and sane." It means, probably that
it is ferninst the Bryan democrats
and populists.
What populist can look to the past,
contemplate his record of democrat-
ic alliances and not say "buncoed,
be goshl"
Gut brie expects to have a street
railway. This is food news. Guth-
rie needs a street railway very badly.
Frank Matthews speech was a stem
winder. And that little bird was
looking all the time—all the time.
lost him 300 votes in this county. =
— It is strange to know hew many
It is said that the St. Louis Fair j Illinois people there are in this city
was almost as large as the Enid Fair and county. Probably 500 shook
last week. This is certainly good . hands with Mason and they all said
They certainly have a whop- they were from Illinois.
per at St. Louis. -
The Ponca City Courier says
"Southwestward tlie Star of empire
Matthews will find, before election.
that Catholics are not to be impugn- takes its way." The Courier thinks
ed and yet remain silent. Oklahoma may set up a mouarclial
— form of government yet.
It is said that the Russians are
famishing at Mukden. Let it be sc.
They will know better next time.
In defending Cleveland's adminis-
trations Parker places the cap-stone
upon his political doom.
"Cnsafe and Jinsane is itV Faith
and we will show litem wlio it is that
is unsafe and insane?"
"What are the wild waves saying.
Leslie?" "Just two more small bot-
tles, please."
Parker says that Cleveland ism is
"safe and sane." How about tliat.
Bryan men?
The Okiahoman says that 4000 peo-;
pie attended the democratic rully in
this city last week. Ha! hal
I It isn't the money that makes the
A rap ihoe has a new cotton gtn a.tid mare go always. SoxeUmt it W the
tlie Bee is duly elated. whip.
MBLLOrrS.
Phone 417.
A TIP,
The man who says he can't afford a watch is laboring undef
a mistaKen idea. The correct time, close at hand, may
Save
Many a Dollaf
in a short time. Better fill up that lower left hand vest
pocKet with one of our watches, gentlemen. *
We sell the reliable kind and guarantee them at
J. N.WEBSTER,
Enid's Leading Jeweler.
Official Watch Inspector Friico Syitem and D E fit G
For seven years official watch inspector KO; F8 & M at Springfield Mo *
Lancaster flil itary Academj
LANCASTER, TEXAS.
Principal" Gsorge Wbarton, A. M , Jamei F. Greer, A. M.. John A. Mill'
AH. Director of Muiie, Cl*r*n«f 8. Morie. graduate of minis department 0
Harvard Cnitenity alto of New England Connervntory of Muaio. A Strictl
Firit Clan Seleet Boarding Sehool for Boyn and Girla, limited to fifty of e ^'
military diaeipline and drill under a Commandant, for boya, also atbl'ticl n
der a competent director, a beautiful Campus of 9 aerei. aplendid buildirf
•eparate bomea for bo?« and girla. a healthful location, artesian water. V'
pupili enrolled firet year. Art and Elocution taught by beat arti'ta. Writ
for catalogue. (Wbeu writing mention EV&KTS.)
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1904, newspaper, September 22, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc147358/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.