Cherokee Republican (Sallisaw, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
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Cherokee Republican
PubliaMErciy TWNhy
J 9 HILLMAN Publisher
(intend Meh week M Moond-clus nail matter
) at Um PoetofHee at Balliaaw Oklahoma
order Act of Concreaa of March 9 1879
$100 Per Year Invariably In Advance
Don’t disparage the idea that
Taft will be nominated Horace
Greeley once had an ambition
akin to La Follette’s
v Where was Hadley of Missouri
when the republican editors of
that'state indorsed the adminis
tration of President Taft?
An editorial in the Hominy
News-Republican ' piinted in
pamphlet forgi and y dis-
tributed throughbut ‘ the jBtate
has aroused the-irq pf "Senator
Owen who thinks they ought ‘‘ter
quit kickin’ his dawg er roun
But to add reason to courtesy
it matters not who the dem-
ocrats nominate the result wil
be the same -there’s no courtesy
in electing a democrat president
and there is still less reason in
expecting any needed reform i:'
he is elected
The best evidence available
that a man is not a knocker is by
the example he sets by his treat-
ment of others rather than by
the empty sound of words
Senator Haskell is too apt to
have the sound of an “R” some-
where in the name to be pleas-
ing to the people of a great state
like Oklahoma
But still there are those who
maintain tnat there is much in a
name
Mars Watterson believes in
complete vindication even
though it does cost Wilson a mul-
tude of iies
“Be courteous” says an ex-
ohange Good advice And
will someone be courteous
enough to tell the democrats
that Harmon will be the demo-
cratic nominee for president?
Bryan’s dose of harmony fails
to accomplish the desired aim in
Missouri It had a rather weak-
ening effect An emetic within
itself naturally fails to strength
en a patient and Dr Bryan dis-
pensed all of his tonics several
years ago
Can it be possible that it is
anything to beat Taft? That
isn’t fair and should the insur
gents fail to accomplish their
pitiable aim they will bemoan
a fate such as befelf the element
that once shouted the slogan
“Anything to beat Grant”
The national democratic con-
vention at Baltimore next sum-
mer will not be the first national
convention ever held in the city
Turmoil and diesention marked
the other one Will history re
peat itself?
Lost— The power of speech to
proclaim that I am not a candi-
date for president
Theodore Roosevelt
Perhaps “Dynamite” Ed will
speak for you Teddy since the
Coalgate convention
But Ed Perry still persists that
Roosevelt will be the next presi-
dent The 4th district conven-
tion also had a few desires to be
supplied Why is Ed so per
sistent?
The latest from Dr Wiley is
his condemnation of the treating
habit his statement being that
the American custom of “good
fellowship drinking is responsible
for a vast amount of intemper-
ance” Dees this apply to the
people o f eastern Oklahoma?
And where is a feller to git his
licker?
The scare over the meningitis
germ seems to be just about at
an end in Texas as it is reported
that doctors have the disease
pretty well under control From
Dallas where the disease took
it’s biggest hold comes word
that SO per cent of the victims
of the germ will recover and
there are very few cases originat
ing — Texhoma Times
Farewell Insurfente 1
From present indications the
insurgent will collapse 1&'
fora tti£ meeting 'olUhe Rpubih
caff national convention ml
first practical evidence of the
weakness of insurgency as -an
element of the party was shown
in the meeting in Chicago in
October which had been advertis-j
ed weeks ahead and which was
designed to put La Follette in the
race for the candidacy Nearly
all the real leaders turned up
missing Bourne the head of
the so-called Progressive Re-
publican national league was
absent So were Bristow Cum-
mins Murdock Norris Works
Osborne and most of the others
who had been numbered among
the Republican insurgents Re-
port at the time said that the Wis-
consin senator was disappointed
at the meager attendance at the
gs thering He has had more ser-
ious reasons for disappointment
at the showing of Insurgent “nd '“I alwa)'s f°°? ”po1’ thc
since that time and it is hkel I brM1 ptotOTm o( the BrCiltel
to collapse as an active element
of party disturbance before a
general showing of hands is fore-
SPICY SPLASHES
RpWl yNE$ET
V : “T- I 'i p
- Backwoods OjcLC Jan 2$
Editor ItErcBUCAN : Will you
kindly permit an old soldier to
“vociferate” a few pent' up tho’ts
through the columns of your pa
per? If so here-goes If not
don’t lose any sleep through fear
that I will dynamite your office
In the first place I wish to
state that we (the American peo-
ple) are just entering upon the
season of “mirth” with which we
have been regaled every four
years since the wah ! The Re-
publican party from the days of
the martyed Lincoln to the pres-
ent time has always approached
the time of nominating and elect-
ing a new president with a deep
sense of its importance to the
people of the whole country In
fact the Republican party stands
ed in the convention— Pawnee!
Times-Demccrat
good to the greatest number”
with “equal and exact justice to
all” Its glorious achievements
from the dawn of its national ex-
istence to this good hour are
sufficient evidence te prove its
heaven-ordained mission Born
amid sceres of blood and wrap-
Clara Barton famous as a Red
Cross worker is past ninety
years of age Many are those
who were benefitted by her gentle
ministrations and their prayers
and blessings are her comfort in
her declining years
The country is being floodec
with literaturecontaning the offic
ial record of La Follette and
his worthiness to preside over
the destinies of the nation After
Taft’s nomination the paper can
be used to kindle the fires or
other ambitions until the con
fiagration of a settled hope sheds
its radiant lustre over the throng
of Chautauqua patrons
One bad republican or democrat
does not warrant us in condemn-
ing the whole political party
—New State Tribune
Good logic for to judge the
whole democratic party by the
lowly standard of one Haskell
would be too unreasonable to expect
Of the many cases that have
come before the district court
here the one perhaps of the
most absorbing interst was the
Kirk murder case The cases of
four of the bovs accused of the
crime were stricken from the
docket and the case of the fifth
party Barney Tisher resulted
in a hung jury
The Texhoma Times comes to
our desk this week under the
editorial management of Wm E
Krieger Mr Krieger is a print
er of several years experience and
a writer of exceptional ability
Among other things Mr Krieger
says in salutation:
“There will be no rash promises
made a to vvliat will be done and
what will net be done but we
think and hope that the furure
of this paper will justify every-
one in being on the side of suc-
cess not failure ardif this be
the case as we trust it will The
Texhoma Times will be a bright
light in your home in your town
and in your community for the
many years to come
The democrats in congress are
tariff reformers insofar as the
schedules affected by a reduction
of tariff rates are not those in
which their constituents are con-
cerned E G —The representa-
tives of Colorado advanced to the
line of battle to fight for an in-
crease in rates on zinc and lead
The apnointmentof C 0 Frye
as postmaster calls for the un-
qualified approval of the people
of this city Having once served
in that official capacity and hav-
ingmetits duties with prompti-
tude it is but a just and reasonable
claim that he should fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Postmaster Hannah
L 0 Greontiield and W H
Harrison of Harrison were in
the city Saturday attending to
business in connection with the
new school building that is un-
der consideration in district No
17 Both gentlemen are pro-
gressive citizens of Sequoyah
county and their zealous efforts
toward improved conditions in
the educational affairs in their
district evinces a modern and
cultured spirit that receives
just commendation
Republican Editors Endorse Taft
The administration of Presi-
dent Taft was unequivocally andlped in the swaddling clothes of
unanimously indorsed by the treason and rebellion in its own
members of the Republican Edi- home it has overridden every
norial Association of Missouri national and international storm
just before it adjourned its evercome every obstacle in its
eleventh annual meeting at the pathway and brought peace and
Coats house yesterday Govern- prosperity to the whole nation
or Hadley’s administration was I make these statements in gen-
similarly indorsed The resold-1 era) terms but the record stands
tions contained no mention of as a bulwark of proof
heodore Roosevelt and the ques- Now for the “funny” part
tion of Presidential choice was As the presidential campaign of
not touched upon 1 1512 opens up pseudo statesmen
Those Roosevelt boomers who padded politicians and subsidized
lad hoped to make capital out of journals are working overtime
the editorial meeting went home and forming all sorts of alliances
dissapointed Not at any time to overthrow the saviour and
during the convention of editors preserver of American liberty
did anything faintly resembling Their methods are what amuse
a Roosevelt indorsement find its me more than anything else
way into the proceedings There has never been a presiden
President Taft was indorsed tial campaign since the war that
in this language: has not witnessed from three to
“We heartily indorse the ad- six organized parties in the field
minislration of President Taft as with a candidate in the race and
wise patriotic safe and sound a hobby to ride There was the
and take great pleasure in the Greenback party— hobby paper
fact that the pledges made to the I money Populist party— hobby
people in the platform adopted I keep the middle of the road Pro-
at the national convention at hibition party -hobby water
Chicago in 190 have been and wagon Federalist party— hobby
are now being put into success-1 most any old thing Socialist
ful operation by the administra- party— divvy or burn and die
tion Never did the people of land now comes the irrepressible
the nation enjoy peace prosper- Democratic party with the hack
ityand happiness to agreater de-Jneyed hobby of “tariff reform
gree than at the present time The only reason I can assign for
The administration is replete the bulldog tenacity of the Dem
with magnificant accomplish- ocratic party is that the leaders
mentsand the entire nation is en- are so inordinately eager for of
joying a greater degree of mater- Ace that they haven't sense
ial developement industrial pros- enough to know that they are
perity moral and intellectual pr?- hopelessly dead politically of
mittee and came near causing a
No Third Term
course They always open theii
campaign with a war of words
Oklahoma’s Mineral Output I sling mud all along the way and
According to statistics of the come in on the home stretch with
‘nited States Geological Stir- their pantaloons down The fol-
vey recently received by the lowin inciJont illust’rates the
workings of the Democratic par-
loolngical Survey of Ok ahoina L Z r
’ ’ ty to a finish: Prior to the war
onr State occupies a prominent (jen u S Grant was a Demo-
place in the ranks of the miner- crat Soon after he was elected
al producing states of the Union president by the Republican par
During 11)0! Oklahoma produced tV an okl jje-sonal friend Jrom
29000000 dollars worth of min
E F Spies operator for the
Phillip S Ray Moving Picture
Company culled at 1 Lis office
Monday in company with E II
Bugher manager of the Lyric
Theatre Mr Spies is a an agree-
able young man to meet is in-
tellectual in conversation and
possess! s a ready wit teat at
o ce amuses and entertains
Mr Bugher well everyone
knows lhigler
Illinois who was still a Demo-
crat called at the White House
eral products and 1)3000000 Bnd uring hig interview with
dollars worth in 1910 -a gain of the president he asked General
10 per cent in one year Grant why it 'was that he had
These figures give Oklahoma chanBed from the Democratic to
I the Republican party Grant sat
Hth place among the states of i-
for a few moments in meditation
le Union as a mineral producer when he looked his interrogator
A mong the states west of the in the eye and replied: “Well
Mississippi river she occupies Judge there is one thing the
0th place while among the Democratic party can always be
states of the western plains with depended upon to do” "And
which she has to compete she what is that?” asked the judge
holds second place being sur-1 “Make d— fools of themselves'
passed by Missouri only
Considering t f it long continu-
ed drouth in Oulahomu it is con-
sidered tint these figures nri ex-
tremely fi-iitering The officials
of the Oklahoma Geographical
Survey Vo "in 'in believe that
in spile of the tinancinl depres-
sions 1 1 1 ! 1 the state will make
a vi rv aijp record ii lier
mineral output
replied Grant without a smile
and-the conversation was chang-
ed immediately
The Democrats have started
'out this year rs they always do
by making a “rough house'' in
their national c inmittce meeting
a few week ago W J Bryan
who declares emphatically Unit
ho wiu not run for president
undertook to dictuto to the com-
riotjnthe ranks Tberqaje five Ootpjght of his election to
or six prominent aspirants fdr j tojhe presidency in November
the empty' honor ' of f-rnnning1904: Mr Roosevelt made this
from” the presidency on the public statement voluntarily:
Democratic ticket and it may be “On the fourth of March next
that they will have two or three I shall have served three and
nets of candidates in the field be- a half years and this three and
fore the election The Demo- a half years constitute my first
cratic party has been known to term The wise custom which
do such foolish things in past limits the president to two terms
years Poor fellows they don’t regards the substance and not
know any better and yet they the form And under no circum-
thmkthey are fully competent stances will I be a candidate for
to conduct this great and grow- or accept another nomination”
ing government with its multi-1 On the eleventh of December
tudinous interests of which the 1907 Mr Roosevelt wishing
tariff is only a factor It reminds then to nominate and elect Mr
me of the little boy who was ab- Taft in 1908 republished the
sent from school one day When above and added these words:
he appeared the next day his “I have not changed and shall
teacher who was an earnest dis- not change that decision thus
qiple of Christian Science asked announced”
what excuse he had for his ab- Today we find in many states
sence My papa was sick and of the union the hnost intimate
had to stay at home” replied friends of the ex-president open-
the lad O your papa wasn’t ly advocating a third term and
sick at all he just thought he in Missouri a weak vain and
was sick” said the lady A few ambitious governor is perhaps
days afterward the little bov the most eager of the lot in ap-
was absent again and on his re- plaudmg the first step toward
turn to school she asked: “WellCaesarism He hopes to sit
Johnny what excuse have you to near the throne
offer for your absence this time?” In spite of what Mr Roosevelt
t PeasG ma’am my dear papa said twice in sober moments the
thought’ he died and we had to best that can be had from him
bury him” now is: “I am not a candidate
So we have to bury the Demo- for the presidency and never
cratic party every four years have been but if there is a need
school or no school but unlike for me to serve my country that
the boy s papa and the philoso- is a duty I could not evade”
phy of the teacher it hasn’t Here we have the necessary
gumption” enough to even man this indispensible man
think it has climbed the golden willing to sacrifice himself t
stair save his country! That is the
Five months in advance of the note that despotism has sounded
nominating convention the party ever since the dawn of civiliza-
of bluff and bluster is showing tion
its assinine hand by trying to We do not marvel much at Mr
crucify each other upon a cross Roosevelt’s attitude He is' the
of gas and gobble Democratic colossal egotist of the age and it
Lord Henry Watterson is dishing takes an egotist to subvert a re-
up through thd daily papers public or to establish a one-man
some very forcible though inel- government We are not great-
egant expletives against Gov ly surprised either at the po-
Woodrow Wilson the leading sition assumed by Governor
candidate for the nomination at Hadley He is pliable and am-
Baltimore Watterson calls Wil- bitious and be is not too scrupu-
son a double-deck liar etc and lous Caesar had many such
asserts that he stands ready to friends
prove his assertion Champ What excites our wonder is
Clark Joe Folk Gov Harmon that considerable numbers of
Joe Bailey and even Jeff Davis Americans in their enthusiasm
of Arkansas and W J Bryan for a man forget honor and faith
of Nebraska are sitting back and precedent and policy theteach-
laughing “in ghoulish glee” at ings of experience and the lessons
the prospect of Wilson’s slaugh- of history
ter with the hope of stepping to We do not for an instant be-
the front and bearing the “crown lieve that there will ever be a
of thorns and cross of gold” to — third-term president If a poli-
defeat in November tical party is ever so abandoned
W hile all this is going on in the as to committ itself to such a pro-
ranks of our friends the enemy’ gram we have full confidence
the Republican party the party that the people will put it where
of ideas and industry the party it belongs
of activity and achievements the But it is a shame none the less
party of and for popular govern- to this American' people that lor
mont instead of petty pothouse reason or for any excuse a man
politicians is moving right along unce president of the United
without ostentation or display of States can be persuaded against
acrimonious vindictiveness We his word and his better judgment
have but two candidates for the that his services are necessary
nomination in tho field— Prosi- and that in the train of his flat-
dent Y II Taft and ex-President terers and followers should ap-
Theodore Roosevelt one of whom pear the governor of Missouri
will be tho next president It -St Louis Republic
matters little which one it may -
bo They have both been tried Injudicial discord marks every
and have proven to the American move the advance guard of
people and to the world that they democratic party But wby
despair? Woodward county has
endorsed Haskell for United
are competent honest and faitlp
ful That is sufficient
Oklahoma is- essentially a Re-
publican State Through the
manipulation of grafters and
chronic offioe-seekers on the one
land and lethargy and indiffer-
ence of Republicans on the other
she has been thrown into the
Democratic column As eight
years of Democratic rule under
resident Cleveland came very
nearly bankrupting the United
States government so eight
years of the same kind of “taffy”
n Oklahoma will demonstrate to
tho taxpayers the utter unfitness
of the Democratic party to con
luctoven a State govern mont on
safe and sound business basis
It is well known Mint Sequoy-
ah county is Repubik-un by two
to four hundred votes and et
the Democrats have every office
except one county commissioner
Lot ‘us walce up and a-seri our
rights— "only Miis nun nothing
more” for this tim
States Senator
IJnclk Purr 'days!
A New Depot at the Iron Mt
The erection of a new depot
in lieu of the very inadequate
one now in use by the Iron Moun-
tain road at- this place will be an
improvement that the people of
Sallisaw will gladly herald
The attention of the Iron
Mountain officials has been
directed innumerable times' to
the need of a new stracture hut
rot until recently was the mat-
ter firmly settled that the want
should be supplied Agent Gar-
ret of this place do so ves nt d
will receive just commendation
the active part he Ins taken
in ii cii ing tlie i -Uici Is Inaction
In itv-pniiso io i feu- from VIr
uii rent cailin- ui lei-tinu to In-'
PivsMii lid (1 Superintendent
Willnem si ic thi Wo (m
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