The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1908 Page: 2 of 9
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ENID - EVENTS
Saunui to to« Ci«rtl«!4 Cccaty
fcttubilc.n and Cor.'re lve !«
subscription PEIC8 feb year
f-sts. We believe, as he sa>«. thai
be is the j>eo|)le' only pro.'-. :oj 11
present and we are glad we have
him, even though he t« but a small
oasis In the great desert of political
debamhment which surrounds us.
worthless cegro will he; back
in
Ent*rel at Postal
ciui r*ttar.
F. EVERETT PURCELL Editor
LABEL
<UNI0N
Republican Ticket.
For President—
WILLIAM H. TAFT, of Ohio.
For Vice-President—
JAMlfiS S. SHERMAN, of N.
For Congressman. First District.
BIRDS. McGUIRE.
For United States Senator.
DENNIS T. FLYNN.
For State Senator. Eighth Distric
W. P. LIGHTFOOT.
1SKIX BOY
JOHVHTOV
Bird McQulre is cleaning up jrouuj: ;
Mr. Johnston hide. hair, tallow and j
all. Johnston was the ••prancing;
pygmy ' of the last legislature, one .
cf Charley Haskell's and Bill Mur-
ray handy, alias bell boy*. When-
ever Johnston wanted to go out in
town he always held up his hand
and asked permitfion of either Bill
or Charley. And when a Mil came
up Johnston was Just sure to inquire
as to the lordly will of the governor
and our squaw-man boss, as to how
he was to vote. Whatever program
they outlined to him he stood by
with all the tenacity and persever-
ance of a Stoic. We take it that the
people of the first congressional dis-
trict desire to be represented in con-
gress by a man, by an Individual, by
one who has demonstrated his capa-
city and has an exalted idea both of
reputable,
swayed.
Result:
Spouting Johnson, the dutiful fi-
t-ant to his masters, the performer
of e?:est£. the *-a :er of permis-
sion" will be defeated a'xsut 5000
votes in this first congressional dis-
trict.
of its $<4,600 paid in.
•jther words Garfield county do-!
nated ISS.300 to the other counties
s< HimiI. LAND
yiKSTioN:
scio: 1
terrl-
of the state and received do tajt i
money (rom the school lands wbatsc- !
ever. |
V wonder Ch sue Hat ; -il and 0'. arc
t.: bun i ci political fre. Jterr ^ou nQ Iancr how ba<l you art-
were so ani:oj> to pollute Johnston, ,
Ellis and all other Oklahoma deit>-
rats aad use them against the rstc
rf sciiocl lacds!
AcJ ret, ."jh: r.as the gall •
aci ti-; feopie of the first district.
every county of which has 4 SO ;ar.;
| morel quarters of sthco! laniib. ti
:iect him to re^res;nt them to
j cress—him. the \ery tasl whi r?z~
jsed mcst effectively ti defeat the
>ale of s-::col lands last legislature
—and Angle Worm Ellis .rants to
j be re-olected upon the record of his
^ trechery just because he has a
speakership mess cf pottage in his
j pocket.
Fie on such traitors to public duty
The Events is for the sale of the
Unfortunate
unfortunate enontfh to have to ubc- a irus*, ne can
For Representative, First District.
JOSEPH M. PORTER.
a .j-* permission. Therefore they w ill vote
For Representative, Second (District ,
A TI'I I McGuire, nor consider that
For Representative, Flotorlal District
EUGENE WATROD8.
WEST
ICKI'IJKH!
The Events is in receipts of the |
following letter from Attorney Gen.I
eral Charles West under date of j
September 15. The letter is straight
to the point and speaks for itself:
"The Enid Events,
For si many vears. ieei
ruts not to tiie contrary, t
land question has been i.n
0.'lahoma.
Bird S. McGuire was e
congress all three times uj
publican platform favoring
cf the lands. Faithful to
form he introduced aEd t
be passed by the National
an enabling act adm:tt::jz
hood Oklahoma and the Ind
tories. in which enabling act was
certain clauses providing for the sale | _
of Oklahoma school lands and stipu. school lands and believes all it= Open all night
lating only, that the state legislature j ,.pjPrE shouiJ vote for surh sale fo- j
should promulgate such rales and , ^ following reasons: !
regulations a- might be necessary to First: Garfield county pays $45,- ( =—
guarantee the regulation of such I r>00 a year to the state school fund. ;
duty and the Interests of his consti- [ sale; the enabling act further pro- j in rentals from school lands and only
tuency, rather than by one who bows ; vided that preference right in sale! receives back $6,000 per year.
the supple knee to a twin coterie , must be given to the lessee. : Second:—If the 480 school quar.
petty 'Misses and is afraid to expee- A constitution was adopted by the', ter8 0f this county were sold, long,
torate without first asking their j state, a part of wh:-h constitution j tjme payments, our interest on the,
was the ena lin^ act, duly ratified 1 ga]e price would amount to almost .
for Bird McGuire. nor consider that I and adopted.
••Handy Boy" Johnston has the; In the state campaign one year
slightest claim upon their support, j ago both the republican and demo-
The presumptiousnesH of Johnston j cratic parties adopted, platforms fav-
in desiring an election to congress j oring the sale of school lands pre.
were remarkable. ' ference right given to the lessees.
How did he—one who has nothing ! The election resulted in an over-
to commend him—come to get the whelming democratic victory, as we
democratic nomination without op- all know.
position In the primary? Under the enabling act, which was
Wealso lead in everything: in the drug line
See Lampion's before buying paint.
Owl Drug Co.
the prin-;
Simple indeed.
Haskell and Murray cleared the
way.
When It was announced that John-
ston was slated to be the democratic
•Enid, Oklahoma. candidate in the first district, a num-
•I do not know whether your edi-. ()r 0f leading democrats, realizing his
torlal of the 10th was for the pur-|
pose of "ribbing up" something or
whether you mean all that you nay
there, but one thing 1 do know, and
that Is that if I should resign that
resignation would be nuts for Has.
kell. If it Is true that he controls
the Supreme Court and that there
Is some reason for thinking it we
will all admit, If It is true that he
controls every department of the
government e>Jcept the Corporation
Commission and myself—and there I*
some reason for thinking that,—
then my resignation giving him the
light to appoint my successor would
be to take down the last bar- weak
though It may l.v between him and
and the rights of the people. Al-
though that bar may continue weak
and tottering, It will not surrender.
''Respectfully,
•'CHAS. WEST."
Charley manifests the old militant
spirit In his letter. Our argument
for his resignation was based upon
unfitness, protested against him and
declared their intention to launch
an opposing: candidate with which
;o defeat him in the primary.
There anj tnen is where Bill an
Churloy showed rp, and they showed
up hard. They informed the repre-
sentative democrats who protested
against Johnston that if they raised
opposition to him or his candidacy
they need expect no further recopr-
nation from the administration or
the democratic organization. That
all who opposed Johnston died po-
litically. Ae a result the leading
democrats, not desirous of bringing
down upon themselves thet wrath of
the supreme bosses, acquiesced an 1
allowed Johnston to be nominated
without opposition.
It was a forced deal.
Another case of bossiBm riding
roughshod over the rights of the
rank and file and the foisting upon
them an undesirable and unfit can
iklatP, whose sole recommendation
what might he the easiest and beat' i'or preferment consisted in ti.l fact ol
road to ultimate victory. However,
as Mr. West seems to think he can
better serve the people of the state
by continuing In his position of at.
torney general, all well and good.
Everybody over here and most of the
people of the state know that West
is earnest, honest, and positive in his
Ideas of the best government. He
possesses unusual legal ability and
Insight and is one of the hardest hit-
ters for the right thing that we ever
met. That he has been sincere In
his efforts to curb the oil and "Dal
trust we are all aware, and that he
would have grandly succeeded in
those efforts had he not been Ibalk
cd by the machinations of the state's
governor through a measley consti.
tutlonal provision inserted in the
constitution by himself, for his ex
[(beted Individual benefit, is conceded
by everybody.
However, Inasmuch as It is npimr
ent that Mir. West has been balked In
hlR efforts In behalf of the people,
by the governor, the question arises
as to what Is the best future policy
In order to rid the state of Haskell
ism, thus to protect the people from
the encroachments of trusts and pre.
datory wealth. Our opinion was that
he should resign and go before the
voters for his justification thus to
secure r greater triumph and n more
complete humiliation for the state's
enemlos. But West thinks he should
remain In office as attorney general
nnd work from there. Perhaps h •'*
right. He's the party most interest-
ed from an individual standpoint and
If he chooses tho wrong c/nirse he
must suffer most. We hope his Judg-
ment Is Justified and the IT. fi. Su-
preme Court reverses the decision of
the state court.
flo far as the Events Is concerned
if will *lvn Its unqualified support to
West In whatever course he parities
in behalf of the state's best Inter.
his senile obedience to the behests of
(ho i" datory crew which u present,
control our state affairs.
Further—
Haskell and Murray Informed tho
representative democrats that, if
Johnston was nominated, they per-
sonally, would conduct hlB campaign,
would place campaign money galore
into the district, whereas, If he was
defeated they would keep their hands
off, the campaign In the first dis
trlct and refuse to assist.
Squelchmenf supreme.
And, true to their word, we now
find the two bosses, assisted by Led
better and Bafb Williams, taking per.
sonal charge of Johnston's campaign
in this district.
Anil why should they not? Is he
not their "little troy", and won't he
do Just as they say si le any other
messenger boy that they could em-
ploy?
Cert!
The result Is that a campaign fund
of $9,000 has already been raised
for Johnston and a still hunt cam-
pn,l'gfri y>rganJ/.od. 'Johnsljin Ibeata
the tom-toms with his nasal weak
voice, while the hunt goes on.
What is a still hunt campaign?
Just this.
Bohemian emissaries, with their
.pockets full of money will be sent
Into Bohemian settlements all over
the district. German emissaries Into
German settlements, Russian emls.
surles into Russian settlements and
negro emissaries Into negro settle-
ments for the purpose of converting
votes In bulk from McGuire to John-
ston, and, Incidentally, to the support
of democratic legislative nominees.
Oh—its n "great" campaign which
Is outlined, but a mistaken campaign.
Our stalwnrt Bohemians, Germans
and Russians will repudiate the emis-
saries sent Just as all free lentlblu
American would, and only the ills.
and is paramount to the constitution
and any initiative and referendums
therein contained, the authorization
for the sale of school lands was in
order. The victorious democratic
party was pledged to such sale.
However,
When the democracy felt itself
fairly in the saddle it bsgan to hedge.
The Indian territory members of the
legislature, who had no school lands
were opposed to a 3ale of Oklaho-
ma's school lands. They desired to
milk us dry and the democratic leg-
islators from old Oklahoma were
afraid to oppose the democrats of In.
dian territory.
Result: —
Heriry S. Johnston, of Perry, presi-
dent pro-tem, of the last senate, as.
sisted by A. H. Ellis, of Garfield
county, were the instruments in de-
feating the sale of schol lands last
legislature. Johnston was presid-
ing officer of the Senate, made a hur-
rah speech of a half hour, talked
school lands to death and the bill
died. Haskell and Murray promised
to make Ellis speaker of the next
house if he would come In with them
and defeat the sale of school lands,
and Ellis, like the weak, windy vacil-
lating thing that he is. sold his in.
tegrity for the hope of a mess of slop
political pottage.
Final result: —
Instead of settling the school land
matter, as the enabling act clearly
Iset forth, the democratic legisla-
ture dodged the issue and "left it
to a vote of the people," this fall.
Hence, whether the school lands
shall be retained or sold will be set-
tled by the people at the coming
election.
The republican state platform,
adopted for this campaign, com.
mends and urges the immediate Bale
of school lands, and all republican
nominees are pledged in that be-
half.
The democratic state platform,
adopted at Tulsa, as the pledges for
performance If successful this cam-
paign ignores the school land ques.
tion all together, not even mention-
ing it.
In fact, the democratic party in-
tends to defeat the sale of school
lands if possible.
And why?
Because the bulk of the demo,
cratic vote comes from the old In-
dian territory, which part of the
state has no school lands whatever.
What difference does It make?
Just this;—
Every county In old Oklahoma has
school lands which rent for so much,
the rental of which Is pro-rated
among all the schools of the state.
Thus the Indian territory counties
which have no school lands secure
their share of the school land ren-
tals of Garfield county which has
school lands.
For Instance: —
Garfield county has 4R0 school
quarters which brought In an annual
rental of $44,fi00 last year. This
money was paid Into the state treas-
ury to be pro-rated among the varl.
ous counties of the state. It was
prorated, Garfield county receiving
$6,000 and we would hav
cipal as a perpetual fund.
Third:—There would be no chance
for democratic grafters to dissipate
the school fund sale money, as the
lands would be sold on tw-enty and
thirty year's time.
Fourth: If the school lands were
gold Garfield county would receive
$19,200 a year taxes from them,
'.;ased on a taxable valuation of $40
a quarter for 480 quarters, whereas
now the county does not receive one
cent. And that $19,200 in direct
taxes would dso our county and our
schools Just $13,200 more good than
we are receiving now, even if we
never see a cent of the purchase
price or interest accruing from the
sale of school lands.
The retention of the school lands
is simply another infamous scheme
to milk the resources and prosperity
of old Oklahoma for the benefit of
such counties of the state as have
no school lands.
Therefore, the Events urges all its
readers to work for and vote for the
sale of school lands, believing that
our individual interests are thereby
vastly and unquestionably Bubserved.
THE MIGHT
OF THE LAW!
When the Honorable Judge Hora-
tius Asher, of the Supreme Court in
and for Enid's Justitia, poised the
festive inkstand in his torawny arm
above his dome of thought, contem-
plating the bringing of the. same
with a swishing spilling sound In
deadly awful contact with the cho-
colate cocoanut of one D. L. F.
Banks, negro lawyer and a fro-Amer.
ican luminary, the other aay fie
demonstrated the supreme requisite
of man and re-exemplified that anci-
ent tenet that "law is might and
might is law."
However—Attorney Banks, per-
ceiving the portentious import of
Judge Asher's raised arm, did dodge
behind the form of an unsuspecting
woman witness at the trial, thus es.
caping, as with a hair's breadth, the
crushing consequences of the Judge's
intentions, performed had they not
been arrested by his desire not to
crush the life out of a woman.
Expert testimony differs.
Some experts say that, even if
Judge Asher had hurled the awful
missle at the dusky pate of the el).
ony Banks, and had the heavy fnk
bottle, thrown with such hurculanean
force, lunged against the aforesaid
cocoanut of the said Banks, it had
glanced off as the droppings of water
upon the duck's back, never a scar.
Others are found who contend that
had Judge Asher's sinewy arm spent
its force in hurtling the glassen Ink
stand against the aforesaid charcoal
noodle of the said alleged Banks, he
had been crushed to Innoxious des-
uetude and eeked out his oozing life-
blood upon the cement floor of the
"Temple of Justice."
However,, when wise men differ
all must keep still. And whether
BankB would have lived or died after
having come in contact with Judge
Asher's force, must remain as the
unsolved riddle. Suffice us to say
that the ink stand was not thrown,
Banks still lives and Judge Asher
continues to dispense the ingredl.
enti of the *'Irrelevant and immat
lal" at the old stand.
How/belt, Enid's dusky attorney
will hesitate somewhat before he
again riles up tho righteousness
wrath of Judge Asher.
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Take It |
Along J
When +
You J
Go for a :
Picnic t
| Witk ail Edison and a good supply of records
I you will have the best possible entertainer. •
It We shall be pleased to supply you from the j
i largest stock in \Vestern Oklahoma. £
? When you'r ready we are with the biggest and *
i best stock of pianos ever in Enid. _ |
Let us show you something new at prices and *
upon terms that will suit you. $
Asher (El Jacobus :
x, Oldest Established Music House in Enid ;
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COKE for FUEL
Lav in your winter supply now, Give it a 1'air 1 rial and decide
for yourself why it is used so extensively in large cities
no Smoke, nO ash.
We de not retail it but your coal dealer will fill your* orders.
Enid Electric and Gas Company
0.1. FLEMING. Pres.
S. .T, ALTON. V. P.
frank V letson cuhl*
Bank of Enid
All Deposits Fully Guaranteed.
CAPITAL FULLY PAID $1000,000
Anyone wishing tbe services of a;flrst-claes banking institution is
requested to call and see us, Safe snd conservative management
Absolute security,
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F. H. Lttaon
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John Currmn
M. Godschalk
J, D. Minton
A. E. Sterenaon
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No Interest Paid on Deposit*
— J. M. Cooper
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GENITO URINARY DISEASES
or MEN AND WOMEN
Over Owl Drug Store Enid. Okla
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1908, newspaper, September 24, 1908; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc159941/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.