The Wilburton News. (Wilburton, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL IX
WILBURTON CHOCTAW NATION IND TER FRIDAY MORNING MARCH I 1907
Nos 25
P
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New York
“SAIISFAdlON
Now listen at the republicans
holler because the constitutional
convention did not incorporate
the Jim Crow law in the consti-
tution They are not sincere
Thcy knew a republican presi-
dent would turn down the con-
stitution with it in there and
that is just what they wanted
done A democratic legislature
will enact a Jim Crow separate
coach law and the party will be
pledged to it What position
will the republicans take on the
question? But that question is a
needless one The republicans
do not dare to declare for separate
coaches for whites and niggers
as it would disrupt their party
Just wait until we get out from
under the big stick of a republi-
can president and we democrats
will show you where the nigger
will ride when he gets on a rail-
road train— State Democrat
No Need For Guns
Actual views of the new coun-
try will cause a rude shock to
that party of Indiana and Ken-
tucky homeseekers who imagine
that “all one needs to get along
in Oklahoma is a good gun”
Foreigners who believe that
the wild Indian still roams about
America are about as well in-
formed as these men who armed
themselves to the teeth before
starting for their new homes
A big surprise is instore for
these pioneers when they step
off the train at Tulsa or Musko-
gee or any other of the big
towns down there Instead of
mixing with bad men they will
have difficulty keeping out of the
way of trolley cars
Instead of bivouacking in a
blanket beneath the stars they
will retire only after being
whirled in an electric elevator to
the top of a modern hotel No
yelping coyotes will keep them
awake but the whistles of loco-
motives may disturb their slum'
bers if they are not sound sleep
ers
They will find plenty of agents
eager to show them suitable
farms on which they will have
little trouble borrowing -money
These men could have invest-
ed their substance in a better
way than buying firearms The
days of successful gunplay In
the southwest has passed— St
Louis Republic
for BARGAINS
Everything and all
the time the people
go to the old reliable
CDARANTEED OR HONEY
Where you find anything you
want that is kept in a first-
class up-to-date Dry Goods
Store Are you already a
customer? If not come and
try them and then you will he
Satan's Soliloquy
Bjr T J Mlnnla
“If it wasn’t for wine” quoth
the devil one night
“The traffic ju souls would he
woefully light
If it wasn’t for whisky dance
ball and beer
How lonely I’d be in my kingdom
down here
The preachers may scatter the
gospel abroad
As sowers cast seeds o’er the
plow-furrowed sod
But what do I care for the zeal-
ous divine
So long as men dance and drink
the red wine
If it wasn’t for the dance for
whiskey and sin
These parents of vice in their
nurseries of sin
1 think like the Arab I’d fold
my tent
And hang up a sign that bell
was for rent”
Things Worth Knowing
Powdered alum applied to a
fever sore will prevent it from
becoming unsightly or noticeable
If a little flour is sprinkled in
the pan when eggs are being
fried it will prevent the hot
grease from sputtering on the
stove
Hard water can be easily soft-
ened for toilet purposes if a mus
lin bag containg fine oatmeal be
squeezed out in the water before
using Fresh oatmeal should be
nsed every day
” A little fresh cold cream should
be kept on the toilet table during
the cold weather and applied to
the lips and hands every night
if the skin seems at all rough
or chapped
To remove the odor of onions
from a knife dip it into running
cold water then dry and polish
it Hot water tends to set the
odor of onions both on the knife
and hands and for this reason
should be avoided
One of the best preparations
for taking out grease stains is
made4y a mixture of one pint
of deodorized benzine one-half
dram each of chloroform and
alcohol and a few drops of clear
cologne' Apply to the garment
with a silk cloth This mixture
may be used hi water in which
delicate colored silks are washed
since it will not injure the finest
material V ' -
Store
RETURNED’
What hurts the republican
brethren is to see the democrats
of the constitutional convention
redeeming their pre-election
pledges Nobody can ever recall
a like action on the part of the
republicans in Oklahoma
The ignorance of those eastern
senators is the stumbling block
in the way of progress in the In-
dian Territory Until the sur
plus lands over there can be dis-
posed of the advancement of
that portion of the new state will
be retarded yet you cannot con-
vince that bunch of New England
senators of that fact — Ex
No thinking man who wants
statehood who wants political
liberty who wants local self-government
who wants to tear off
the red tape of Washington from
the people of this country will
vote against the ratificatibn of
the constitution No thinking
man who wants to see the unpar-
alelled natural resources of this
wonderful country developed
who wants to make the farming
element land owners instead of
tenants who wants a complete
system of education good roads
and a government of the people
for the people and by the people
will use his influence against the
ratification of the constitution
The defeat of the constitution
means the defeat of statehood it
mpans the loss of the fight on the
very threshold of victory after
twenty years of struggle' It
means the indefinite continuation
of past and ' present conditions
and deskocratic rule from 1500
miles away It means success
for the powerful combination
now being formed to bind the
people once more in political
bondage and it means the supre-
macy of every element at work to
defeat the will of the people and
destroy their political liberty
Of course there will be mnch in
the constitution to condemn much
that iB unpatriotic unconstitu-
tional and unpleasant to vote for
but the remedy is not the defeat
of statehood by the defeat of the
constitution but the ratification
of the constitution the proclama
tion of statehood and then a con
vention under the laws of the
state to write a constitution sat
isfactory to the people — MuskO'
gee Phoenix
Hikes a Difference
Oklahoma Going So
Overwhelmingly
Democratic
Had the Republicans carried
Oklahoma last November would
there be a McGuire and a Caa-
non standing out against an ap-
propriation to meet expenses of
the constitutional convention?
The great injustice of this pres
ent day spectacle of the Oklaho-
ma delegate attempting to foster
debt upon bis own state is
more patent when it is remem-
bered that congress appropriat-
ed but $100000 to defray the
cost of holding an election draft-
ing a state constitution and later
its submission for public ratifi-
cation Of this sum the republi-
can gerrymandering boards of
the two territories drew from
time to time all funds necessary
to further their neferious efforts
to republicanize the new state
Every “election commissioner”
clerk and judge at the polls last
November was paid out of this
fund while the actual expences
of the gerrymandering board
itself must have reached porpor
tions to warrant its exclusion
from public prints
At any rate no statement
ever been made regarding the
individual expenses of the six
men authorized by the enabling
act to district the new state and
establish its first election ma-
chinery Seeing the opportunity to filing
a charge of extravagance in the
face of the democratic party for
the next generation the republi
cans have arranged with Cannon
and McGuire to refuse the con
vention request for financial as'
sistance For an excuse they
trumped up a charge of delay
radical legislation and unneces
sary expense attendant the mak-
ing of the constitution
These allegations are childish
In the first place ufitil the con-
stitution is finally drafted the
structure is open to amendment
Most of the radical measures
complained of were merely prop'
ositions submitted and never
seriously considered by the con-
vention The charge of delay does not
appeal to thoughtful people who
realize the immense amount of
work entailed in the making of a
state constitution according to
democratic ideals Perhaps
some time has been wasted in
unnecessary discussion of per-
sonal and political questions but
then history does not chronicle
a session of more than a half
hundred men where there
been a laxity of individual ex-
pression This rule applies
somewhat to the body over
which Mr Cannon himself pre
sides As a whole the conven-
tion has been busy very busy
from its first day It has been
free from graft and what money
has been expended passed thro
the hands of a republican pay
master representing the federal
government
If after all the real objection
to thevconvention was truly ex
pressed in Washington dispatch-
es wherein ' the president was
quoted as aroused over the sec
tion of the constitution adopted
pertaining to corporations and
labor then the cloven hoof
the scheme to force the delegates
to draft a constitutional accept
able to the republican party and
its corporation connections
disclosed to view and the Me
Guire-Cannon opposition
merely re-enforcements to the
big stick that is being held over
the democratic body elected by
the people to perform a duty
they are seeking to discharge'
What the Convention
Has Done ‘
It has adopted the best bill of
rights ever written in any state
constitution -
It has made the initiative and
referendum modeled after the
Oregon law an integral part of
our constitution
It has provided’ for two cent
railroad fares in the state of Ok-
lahoma It has prevented the importa-
tion of armed forces by corpora-
tions to commit depredations and
terrorize our citizens
It has provided for a fellow
servant law that meets the ap-
proval of federated labor and
that is fair and just to corpora-
tions It has provided for an ade-
quate system of mine inspection
and will abolish child labor
It has forbidden the intermar-
riage of whites and blacks
It has provided a good system
of exemption laws
It has made it impossible for
bank failures to steal our public
school funds
It has provided that the state
may engage in business in or-
der to check encroachment of
corporations
It has put a check upon gov-
ernment by injunction and guar-
anteed to our citizens in all mat-
ters the right of trial by jury
It has provided for a system
of good roads
It has placed the control of all
corporations in the hands of the
people
It has provided the best rail-
road commission law in the
worlds - “
It has given to the people Vf
the state it blanket primary sys
tern so" that all officials may be
chosen by direct vote of the
people
These are some of the great
laws for the benefit of the peo-
ple of Oklahoma that have been
passed
We defy the carpet - bagger
the federal officials the republi
can press bureau or any other
interests who are fighting the
constitution and statehood to
point to one provision in the
constitution that is not for the
benefit of the people of the
whole state — Capital
Candidates for supreme bench
will be dominated by districts
and elected by the state at large
There will be five members of
the court with salaries fixed at
$4000 per annum
We have solved the problem re
garding the abolishment of news'
paper passess and it works like
a ebarm to date Get a bicycle
to tfiake your short trips Long
trips use the old-fashioned side
door system paying the head
brake gentlemaa the customary
fee viz: Four-bits per division
We wouldn’t have a pass— i’ts de-
grading — Welch Watchman
It was to be presumed that El
Reno would be too loyal to the
Rock Island for the Democrat to
perpetrate the following but
did: “A colored gentleman”
rode brisklv into town the other
morning jumped off his horse
and hustled down the street He
met an old acquaintance of the
same hue who demanded “Rastus
what you all so worked up about?’
‘Why Liege I’se gota new ba-
by boy at tnah house” answered
Rastus “A baby boy Rastus?
What yu gwan to call him?” ask-
ed Liege “I going to call him
Rock Island” rejoined Rastus
“cause he was billed to be hyar
at ten o'clock last night and did-
n’t show up till eight this mawn-
in’ ’’—Oklahoman
Washington’s Birthday
Celebrated by Our
Public Schools
PUPILS PR06RESS1N8 NICELY
About 9:30 o’clock on the morn--ing
of Feb 22 a number of the
patrons friends and members "
of the School Board of the Public
School of Wilburtou assembled
at the School Building to attend
exercises in honor of the Great
Washington as had been previ-
ously announced
Before entering the building -we
were greeted with a graceful
nod from “Old Glory” which was
streaming from the top of the
beautiful structure The exer-
cises began in the lower room
conducted by Miss Reed I joined
the crowd as they were conducted
to the primary room where Miss
Fleming with her crowd of little
tots entertained us very pleasant-
ly for thirty minutes The prin-
cipal exercises were songs reci-
tations etc Miss Fleming also
tarried her pupils through some
written and oral exercises which
showed the pupils are doing good
work under her efficient instrn
tion
We were next conducted to Miss
Smith’s loom where a like exer-
cise was carried out by the thin?
and fourth grades We were
much pleased with the work done
by these grades under the faith-
ful instruction of Miss Smith
We were next conducted to Miss
Flower’s room where the higher
grades were visitors i In this
room we found Miss Flower with
her intermediate grades very
much alive to thrr work 'with
many bright-eved boys and girls
who delivered their appropriate
songs and recitations with credit
to themselves and also to Miss
Flower Then came Prof Cowart
with his advanced pupils who
did themselves credit
A special feature of the occa-
sion was the debate of the quest
tion — Resolved that Washington
Mas a greater leader than Napo-
leon The affirmative was rep-
resented by Miss Willie Baird and
Miss Kate Royce The negative
by John Poe Jr and John Hul-
sey Great interest prevailed
during this discussion The de-
cision was given to theaffimalive
It was also decided by the judges
that both sides be commended for
the good work done in preparing
their discussion of this subject
Prof Cowart and his efficient
teachers had the interior of the
entire building appropriately
decorated with pictures paintings
drawings written work and flags
The best of order prevailed thru
out the entire exercises
We all went away feeling that
we have one of the best graded
schools in the Indian Territory
We also realize that there are
some obstacles which we must
overcome Our school building
is too small to accomodate all the
pupils We are very much in
need of a large room for public
entertainments Our
wm boys and
girls are now at the age where
they need a good literary atyi de-
bating society in connection with
their literary training— which la
our opinion is just a9 essential as
any other branch of an education
We heartily endorse these
school entertainments public ex-
aminations etc and recommend
that the parents of the children
and all the patrons of the school
take advantage of every oppor-
tunity to visit the school and thus
show to both teachers and pupils
that you are interested in this
great work of training the future
citizens of our country
Very Respectfully
' J Poe
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