The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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THE BATTLE OF TAINTED POLITICS
THE TIRES
!Personal Mention
l-.i. Uo l-. Jr. •* ***** ,or ° l
Aiionwy l+m Ttnl* •" •* A,,IM
laatfiy.
(AfWv'KMi * 4 > r*TT«"iLfci«
ll I IMOTMUM « l** ««*•••
•r ct*UUalk> bat H*« or
Tk. struggle «" • ««• « 00 w
rrr^r.ro.'rr-
"«.c - • - -
tb.r. are •" corr^po«d-n«-
writ* U 4 description* ot the «
fllct but lb* reeults '• •#r* ur
reaching to >r*eeut °* future •••
•radon* than the ' of Kurape
Tb* rubber tlra has b«« maneuver-
In. for point of nunc* for several
yrars and luu capture •
nortant poelilooe In tnUlf. but 11
now pitch.* m «e«lel*e * !• with
Ita Iron competitor by hurling a mil
lion "Jitneys" at the street railway*
and the battle la raging from ocean
to ocean Upon tha result of tba
struggle depends tha futura of u e
rubber tire If It la compelled to ra-
treat. Ita doom la aealed. but tf It win
tha battle It will revolutionise tha
transportation methods of tbla nation.
If tba rubber tlra conyuers tha
street traffic Ita neit struggle la with
the rallruada of tha country, and then
tba greatest battle between economic
forcea ever fought out on tha faca
Of tbla earth la on. for Iron la the un-
disputed mauler In transportation, and
|g fortified behind bllliona of dollara.
and mllllona of men.
Stephenson applied the ateel tiro
to an Iron rail In 1814. but It waa 186
before the golden spike waa driven
at Promontory Point, which bound
the country together with bands of
ateel. It took the Iron tire fifty-five,
years to creep from ocean to ocean,
but the rubber tire while warm from
the creative mind of the Inventive
genius sped across the continent like
an arrow shot from the bow of Llys-
aea The roadbed was already pre-
pared and therein Ilea the power of
tba rubber tire over that of Iron, for
government builds and maintains the
public highway.
But Iron is a stubborn metal and
(t has mastered every wheel that
turns; has fought battles with every
element above and beneath the earth
and has never tasted the wormwood
of defeat, and when rubber hurlB Its
full force against this monarch of
the Mineral Kingdom. It may rebound
to the factory atunned beyond recov-
"^The rubber tire first made Ita ap-
pearance on the bicycle, but it proved
a frivolous servant and was dismissed
for incompetency. It has always been
too much Inclined to revel In luxury
to be taken seriously as a utility ma-
chine and ita reputation Is not one to
Inspire confidence In heavy traffic
performance.
But to those who care to waft Into
dreamland. It Is enchanting to note
that there will be a marvelous differ-
ence between a rubber and an iron
age The rubber tire will scatter the
cities throughout the valleys for with
transportation at every man's door,
why a city? It will traverse the con-
tinent with a net work of Macadam
highways as beautiful as the boule-
vard built by Napoleon. It will par-
alyze the law making bodies of this
natien for how could the legislatures
run without the railroads to operate
on?
federal industrial
ur. frank h. Mctlregur a« al icu
City Wedaaaday night
Wo bnt sarotid hand
Oklahoma Purnltaro Co.
Kdltor C. It. HI" of tha
■r nw
This eoentry to «f^M mof tro*
laiafd poliwoe ih*a * to
mM, at th. *
Mavcly a ca t*Ua*
pUif r 4.«aaa4 .rttiaa or • '
.ur. vaacted Into « w thai
carry tb. taint of p-r-eal «•*•*
some politician «* political f~Uoa
mora blue sky" la «*•;
paign promise. Of many prtae. waa ovar from tlraalto
running for ofllra than wa ■ ^
lalnttd in tha proepectusee of ,b"
..t pvowutrra of chimerical bu*in-*a
Mh.in.-a There ara more aaaM1 oo
blnatlona formed by
nam. of My Country than yjgg
formed under any and all
aliases There are mor. polWcal £
ha.ea hidden la tba phraM. "BoU •«
acted than w.r. over concealed «
dor any and all otb.r disguises.
The Inordinate thirst for
power and unrestrained paM «■tor
roastery ha. caused more dl£> M.
tbla nation than the gr~<If*
and It ought to b« regulated by law
No busln.as combination ever P
their competitor, as raloal ®
visited mora heartless crueUX ^
their customer, than a
that a 'eka to make Junk .
dustry. or cripple a buslne.. for .arty
auccess. through tariff measure., po-
llllcal .upervl.lon and ortllira ^ ^
atructlve legislation. Many l ^
platforms are as alluring to
as the story of the rainbow with "J
pot of gold and their consummation
abcut aa far-fetched. Self gain
first law In politics There are many
men In office today who. U*'Jt
could not shake plume off th®
American liberty or cut a me on taken
from t'ncle 8am a
have less desire to serve the publlO.
The country Is surfeiting with_ patrl
ots. who will bare their breast to bul
let. in defense of their <=0"nt£^
there are few men in public 11
will bare their breast to voters or run
the gauntlet of party disfavor-In d
fense of agriculture or *Jn
representative of the people, who will
permit personal prejudice to dethrone
ss^ ■—••• v: ""is
reason or the rancor of a pom^
campaign to influence Judgment
render capable service. miTT
The preservation of our .
depends upon wisdom. c°urage ™r.
honesty in government, and Am
lean voter should seek these attrl
bute. as implicitly as the Wl.o Men
followed the Star of Petblehem and
they will often be found to re*^™t
the stable; the plow or the stair o
,the Shepherd. The surest cure for
tainted politics and machine rule ^
K,r.:rir ,."re=
membership in legislative
of the trouble in government will dl
appear.
. oa^ao i pinco ron piomtii^
w 1 tioodp***** •
mm rurwlt.rw t uwoaay. aaowor% m 1 ^ jBtTt lll4 y h Raato
u«. aight p* no No f41 brwaghl otwr fro* tirnaM. Mooday
fc.tthTl Mya Im hlaa^t j om*na by Marahal ♦ rh*f|1'"4
• ^ .ua nihtmg Thoy pa l-4 o
farnlt.r.
Iladvl
Knt.r
Mot.
«r~>- "i .H° XT C
pay mora or wr«e J W. C.
ntopb.ua. Kood. Oktobo«a. ad.
Mr and Mr. W H OIHUnad rw
tarn d Monday to thair hoa « n«
jchUltooth., T« aa. after a w«~h. via
\i h V. at lb. W K How man bow
Mr. J A. Kowlar of th®.
«.p -rated on nt « >• «ord.r h.wpltal
tbto wa k for a minor Th. opara
Uon wm performed W-dneaday nnd
ah. l" rMtlng well today
C I* Hamilton returned Saturday
alglit from a brl.f vlalt at Kan.a«
cur.
J. N Cobb, of Willow, waa a bual
nM visitor here th. Uat of th
weak.
B. B. Tlmmona. of th. Heed rom
munltv. was a county ent vhltor
Tuaaday.
Chas and I>. D. Roger., of the Blair
community, were Mangum vlalton
Monday.
Ola Smith, one of Blake's progres
slve hog raisers, was a county «e.M
visitor Saturday.
John Armstrong, a prominent far
mer of the Whlto Flat community,
was here Monday.
p 8. Edmonson, of New Meilco
was operated on at the Border hos
pltal this week for kidney trouble.
rnh flaming Thay poH-4 off a
ly ftotir fuaday night, la
which Mrk got bla to r of b«to«.
and black >" They "•**
aad co.t. amounUng u IIS w
Wm the December bt aloe« P«*
Ing tbruaah «h. P«r-a 1 offtoo of
<*unnlngham A Wehw Th.y do tb.
biggest husln.aa and mak. the h#«
farm loan, oa Oklahoma and T.*a
landa.
ruNBNAL omtcTon AHO t*
•ALtotn
w. I OoodpI^~-« th. Oh ^o-
_a rumitur. fompaay •"
ralto. day or alaM UV
Itt. atthi phoa. tit
All kinds of first class repair anl
upholstering work done at the Okla-
homa Furniture Co. 31 ltad
Attorney W. J. Counts returned to
his home in Hollis. Sunday, after at-
tending district court here throug-i
the week.
W. R. Baumgardner left Wednesday
for Dallas with his litle daughter
who will receive the attention of an
eye specialist.
Roy Bradshaw returned Sunday to
his home at Vici. He was called here
last week by the death of his moth-
er, Mrs. Lucy Nance.
j D. Smith, rottoo etarfc at th. W
y a Northwaatarn mat Ion. we. re
i«-aaad from Mrvlc. Mood.y On th.
•am. day. II M. Trlck.y. of Krlkland
T.-iaa, a a. pat on a. third operator.
FOR RKNT—To party without child
dren. nicely furnl.h**d. modem nine
room boa..; «* e In; good neighbor-
hood; rent reasonable. Will want
possession first of June. See JONKrt
at Hannah". Drug Store. *• *"
Unclaimed Lmt.ra, Jan. 17. Iflf
Bullock. Jim.
I lounge. Sallle. Mr..
Ferguson. O. W.
Greer, O. 8.
Hudson. W. P.
Johnson. !<ake.
I.ongs, Nellie, Miss.
Pettle. Nellie. MM.
Shlpman. J. R-
Wlnnlngham. U. V.
York. R. A.
When calling for any of the above,
please say "advertised Jan. 18." To
insure prompt delivery have your
mall addressed to rural route, street,
pos toff Ice box and general delivery
G. B. TOWNSEND. P. M..
Mangum, Oklahoma.
7 ACRC CHICKEN RANCH FOR
•ALB
Join. Mangum on eMt; nice penrb
orchard nnd 5 room bouM. Thl. It
a snap for n .rood rhlrh.n ranch or
dairy. Price llflon half cash; balance
jguod term. ZACK T PRYSK. ltad
HOW'S THIIf
W. offw One^Hundred MUM.
ward for nny «^e of Calarrh ttei
i.noot be cored by HnU". t tarhfc
CW*r J ( IIKNKT A CO - Toledo. O
W. the undcr.lgned ha*, known
K J Ch.n.y for tb. U.«
and b.H.v. him p.rtertly bonornblo
In nil busing. transnctloM fi-
nancial) I abl. to rnrry oot .ny obli-
gations mad. by his n"" _
sat.onal bank
Hair, c atarrh Cure la t.kea Intaj
nslly. acting d.rectly upon the blood
and mu> ous surfa. es of th^.t*-
Te.Hmonl.1* wat fre*.
I par botue. Sold by nil drugglsta.
Tak. Hall'. Family PM« tor coostl-
—
pation.
LOWtoJSS fares
NOW IN EFFECT
to the
to the
SOUTHEAST
AND
SOUTHWEST
For full information write to
or call on
TICKET AGENT. ROCK ISLAND UNES
TAT THOMPSON
DW. Paaa. A*l. Oklafc—a <-"
&
Red Cross
Drug STORE
H. RICHARDS. Prop.
The logical place to get your
prescriptions filled. Our drug
stock is fresh and very com-
plete. We will fill your pres
criptions accurately — accord-
ing to the "doctor's orders."
Come in and see us.
That LaGrippe
Is Dangerous!
STOP IT NOW!
WE GUARANTEE
Hannah's Cold Tablets
and Hannah's Menthol-
ated Pine Cough Syrup
to stop any couuh or bad
cold Order some today!
Send us your Perscriptions.
Eventually—why not now?
Hannah's Drug Store
2 'Phones—88 and 444
appear. g
watered ^securities j just Arrived!
By Peter Radford.
The recent Investigation of the
United States Commission of Indus-
trial Relations brought together the
extremes of society and has given the
public an opportunity to view the rep-
resentatives of distinct classes, side
by side, and to atudy their views in
parallel columns.
Capital and labor have always been
glaring at each other over gulfs of
misunderstanding and if the Federal j
Industrial Commission attempts to |
bridge the chasm, it will render the
public a distinct service.
The farmer has been sitting on the
fence watching capital and labor flght
for many years and incidentally furn-
ishing the sinews of war and It is
quite gratifying to find them talking
with. Instead of about, each other
When honest men smile and look into
each other's souls, it always makes
the world better and far more satis-
factory to the farmer, who In the end,
tb. burden of conflict, tta.
resolutions, speeches or pamphlets
containing charges and counter*
charges.^e for JuBtlce makes the
whole world kin. Understanding is an
arbiter far more powerful than the
mandates of government, for there is
no authority quite so commanding as
an honest conscience; there is no de-
cree quite so binding as that of the
Supreme Court of Common Sense and
no sheriff can keep the peace quite so.
perfect as Understanding.
We suppose the time will never
come when capital and labor will not
be occasionally blinded by the light-
ning flashes of avarice or frightened,
by the thunder peals of discontent.
But I'n derstanding is a Prince of
Peace that ever holds out the olive
branch to men who want to do right.
A man s income la always a sacred
thing for in it are the hope, ambition
and opportunity of himself, and fam-
ily but there is nothing In a human
heart quite so divine aa Justice and
Understanding ia It* handmaid**.
By Peter Radford.
Much has been said and mora• writ
ten about the evils of watered_stock*
big business concerns and the far
ers of this nation belleve that every
dollar written into the life of ar*
business organization, shoulId
to say "I know that n>y Redeemer
llveth." but farming is the bigges
business on earth, and there^ is^more
water in its financial transaction than
that of any other industry. Th<er
as much water in a fa"°® lnterest
drawing eight or ten per cent interest
tr. „tb.r lines 0<
money for four or five per cent pi3
annum, as there is in a business pay
ing a reasonable compensation upon
IS ?.c. value ot ..curlUe. r.P^
.entlng «n lnve.tment >t only «TO
cents on the dollar. The only a«-
ference Is, the water 1b in the interest
rate in one instance and in the secur-
ities in the other.
The promoter ofttimes takes chances
and his success Is contingent upo
the development of the prope y
volved but the usurer, as a rule, takes
no chances and his success cripples
the property involved. There may b |
industries that cry louder but none
that suffer -more severely from finan-
cial immorality in both law and cus-
tom than that of agriculture.
The farmers of America today
paying $200,000,000 per aQnu^in
usury on real estate and chattel
loans, and this interest capitalized
at five per cent, represents $000,000.
000 of fictitious values which the farm-
er is paying Interest on. This sum oi
money is almost equal to the annuij
value of crops produced In the United
StThe" earning power of the banner s
note based upon bis interest rate very
nearly divides likes the earth s sur-
face—three-fourths water and one-
fourth land. The largest body of wa-
ter that floats upon the fina^cial *e™a
isphere now rests upon the farms
and its waves are dashing and ft*
billows are rolling against seven mik
lion homes threatening
aster to the prosperity of the nation.
Will our public servants who under-
■tand how to drain the liquid off in
dustrial properties turn tbe^faucet and
let the water off the farms.
Almost every week we
receive new furniture. We
iuvite you to call at any
time and see the new piec-
es. whether or not you in-
tend to buy,
This week we received a
shipment of rugs that can
not be surpassed in quality
and beauty. They're very
moderately priced Also,
we received a number ol
handsome rocking chairs
this week. They are well
worth coming to see.
I. - jt
ti;
For The Children's
School Books
Start early in forming ideas of neat-
ness and order in the mtnds of the young.
School days are days of frolic and
books are apt to be roughly handled.
Olofec^VcrmcUe
Bookcases
\ REVELATION IN
TINE DAVENPORTS
You couldn't resist the appeal to come and see
the elegant new Push Back Davenports we just
received if you had any idea of their beauty and
great mechanical advantages. Perfectly made
in every detail, and the Special Oil Tempered
Steel Springs will last for many years without a
We can't describe them properly. Be sure
It is an admitted economic fact that
there can be no permanent prosperity
without a permanent agriculture
Agriculture :s re<r>gniied as the
greatest of all industries and a prt -
perotu^ progreeal*e and enlightened
agricultural population Is the surest
Itfocuard of clvUliaUoo. •
embalmers
G. V. FORRESTER, Mgr.
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Anderson, A. W. The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1916, newspaper, January 20, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281270/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.