The People's Press (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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taring cause with a serious of j tlwy iltoughi it uao
groundleaa criticisms which j twt* lbs hlda-bauud Furthermore, lie la not able to
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publicana liavo made tucb a great |>'o«r«ni tuuved »ff altli »ntliu»iin»ii
howl and raised *o much objec- mwl wlili ■ «ooJ ferUnjr. nrnl llm mil-
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•ad democrota alike drank In for oianty M|Mriau<wl ,
what beaaid. bacaaae u waa lb* lnJ |||rt ,iwilch«*l ,rtt
truth and thejr know it. ^ tD' I him at Uie Ual hour. lloha»
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him if they doubled any thiog he a|)d j# nol jn |„uc|, w,n, n„.
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any speaker could show wherein
the constitution was faulty or
vicious, it would bo Bird mc-
Guiro, und that he would be able
to show up said defects in a forci-
ble and unanswerable manner;
but such was not the case. Mc-
Guire's speach consisted of one
false statement and misrepresen-
tation after another, which were
so bare-faced and easy of detec-
tion, that old time republicans
were heard to remark that they
would not vote for a man who
stood up as he did and told one
lie after another. He told the
voters that the constitution only
provided for a 5-mills school lev-
ey, and put in the greater portion
of his time on this deception.
But, the voters had read the con-
stitution ane knew that he was
lying; they knew that the docu-
ment provides for 17 mills for
school purposes, if the people
want it, on an actuel cash valua-
tion. McGuire's assertion that
property can not be assessed
at its cash value amounts to noth-
ing more than a confession that
the republican party is not able
(or not inclined) to enforce its
own laws. His talk about the
roads in the Indian Territory,
the initiative and referendum,
and all were fully and effectually
answered by Hon. W. L. Eagle-
ton and by B. C. Worral.
As to Murlin, his speach lost
him votes right along. Had he
said nothing people would have
bad a better opinion of him than
they now have.
Every one of the republican
speakers presumed that the
voters are a pack of ignoramuaea
and shaped their speeches ac
cordingly, therefore they could
not hold the people. From the
time ucGoire began to speak the
crowd began to dwindle until the
benches were nearly empty.
When the democrat* took the
stage thing* becan to bom
Reunion Notes
The old settlers didn't settle
—ii rained.
Forest Valley beat Lost Creek
at ball 7 to 5.
The republicans are almofet
heart broken.
Republican day was a lizzie;
democratic day was a flattering
success.
Tell it not in Gath—Ripley
beat Perkins 6 to 0 Friday; but
Perkins turned the score 14 to 4
the next day.
Over zealous republicans are
telling it that Fox was drunk of
Ralph Smith's beer. Of course
Pox was not drunk; but since
they are telling it, what was
Ralph Smith doing here with
beer?
Geo. Hall, the republican can-
didate for county attorney, told
it on the streets that he expects
to vote against the constitution.
He looks just that narrow con:
tracted.
mingled with tho farmers, and
.stands identitlnd with their in-
terests. all of which hi* under
stands; and ho is able to handle
their interests before tho legis-
lature in such a way as to bring
results. Mr. Hallaad is a man
who can got around and take care
of himself as a candidate; he
will receive many votes from the
republicans. Ho made many
friends while at Perkins during
the reunion.
in Ibe Stillwater r*l*b«*«»e o*er * ft eg-tie €0»e l»» Ion.
night to »ut»due llie irrmr. t'rwli munly had n«» man thai
j*. Thtmeare mailereof importance, ^.uuid |*«i him. »«» the rvpubli
■>f Tourw*. and would «di*jw llie «ver there aald, * l! l*a> < ■
t» #l» l-Jb,.- moat aupreme unilinear for the (t,uiily liaan'l a man thai cau
Muivland, the hardware| h||| Ui our wmy ^ >lm lin nt|ll
III thinking. the»e are neither
llie moat important nor Iho moat
can candidates cold feet.
The republican "whirl wind"
speakers couldn't whirl.
Worrall raked 'em fore and
aft.
It makes no difference what
was done at the other end of the
lane, the People's Press had at
least the fairness to advertise
the speakers of both parties
without a show of partiality.
The democrats had the truth
on their side, and with it they
swept away the republicans'
refuge of lies.
W. A. Fox, democratic candi-
date for aheriff, made many
frienda among the farmers.
It WM fairly demonstrated
that J. W. Reece Is the most
Further more, he la nol able to —-——— (|IW u,„„t important no
•ay anything or ioak«» any kind fiallots Will ISe Printed disqualifying things In Ida
of a talk beforoa body of men. r.nti.i'« character or hto career. There
Ho ha* lived here leas than two nro other things that vitally
year*. „ "Tl , f , al«|U.llfy him lor Ui.trle.
/> . . . i ii ii .i i. . election ballots h»* beeu let. * . , „ t ..i..,.,, ill}
On tho other hand Ballard is a t||e lh, Judge. In the Brrt ™
farmer, and has mixed and i ^ Unw was for yenrs tho local attorney
for tho Santa Fo railroad only
resigning tho place loss than
a year ago to bocomo a candidate
for member of the constitution-
al convention. The poople of
his district rightfully declined to
givo him tho nomination for that
place, believing that his rail-
road application disqualified him.
They believed that his habits of
thought if not his self-interest
would lead him for the interests
of the railroads and against the
interests of the pa.>ple. They
were right. It is no disgrace, of
course, to be a railroad lawyer,
that is certainly the best reason
in the would why he should not
be placed upon the bench
His liabilities of thought dis-
uqalify such a man from ad-
ministering justice between his
old clients-the rairoad-and the
common fellow, tho individual.
If Lowery was disqualified from
being a candidate for member
of the constitution last fall by
reason of his railroad applicat
ions, he is all the more disquali-
fied for the duties of a District
Judge. The people of his dis
trict are not rtady to place
Henry Asp and the Santa Fe
railroad in full control of their
courts, to administer justice for
them. Another supreme dis
qualification for Mr. Lowry is
his violent and fanatical opposi
tion to the adoption of the con-
stitution. This, perhaps grows
out of his championship of the
railroad and bis adherence to
their interests and is only in-
cidental to his railroad habits of
thought, for the constitution will
regulate and control the railroads
effectually and hence he is oppos
ed to the constitution. No man
make the old trick work, but
when he got here he fuund that
Alex Ware had the voters with
him.
Not one or two, but a goodly
company of the republicans say
are for Poo. Lowry is a dose
they cannot swallow.
Ralph Smith lost votes right
a[ong; he would better have
stayed away. But anyway Chas.
Matson has him beat, hands
down.
Hick am need not worry; the
democrats are not "nosing
The reunion gave the republic around trying to stir up discord
among the republicans." The
discord already exists, and
Hickam and other helped stir ii
up.
The republicans are between
the devil and the deep sea.
Their self appointed leaders
have tried to justify the tick
men and to support Frantz in his
efforts to "enforce the quarantine
laws, good or bad;" but their
county sheriff got into trouble
with the tick men and their
roaring Bob Lowry was called
to plead for the sheriff, and as
Bob plead he plead himself into
sympathy with the Stockmens'
Protective Association, which
the self styled leaders say is a
bids, and you will see how the
republican!* tried to make a
gruf'< out of the printing. The
Shawnee Herald's (dera.) bid was
4112,440: the Daily Leader's
(dem.), $15,792; und tho Hobart
News Republican's (rep ) $05,000.
The Shawnee Herald got the
contract and J. J. McAlester,
democratic nominee for corpora-
tion commissioner, assured the
pay for the printing. The
voters should remember Mc-
Alester for his liberal hearted-
ness.
If you want anything in
the hardware line, I can sup-
ply you.—Moreland.
Judicial candidates.
Tliere is no office coming so
near to the people as that of
District Judge. Their proper!y
their privileges, their very
liberties are ever and always at
his mercy. From his prejudice
or his infirmities of temper,
character or habits there is no
escape except through t.he long
and expensive methods of appeal
to the higher courts for redress,
course denied to many by
reason of their poverty. More-
over, a Judge on the bench has
much to do with the public ex-
penses, grand juries, pettit
juries and the machinery of the
courts cost a great deal of money;
and the disposition of the judge
on the bench can greatly
add to or diminish the
amount of money needed for the
expenses of the courts. For
these as well as other reasons
the sort of a man placed upon
the bencn is perhaps of more
immediate importance to the
j of mudid l^itUllm m
i *b*>uld u> put into
t -» of 0«lilwui* by Uw
. lUtfv atu du>» to hi* el*M«
, of »uch inaltor* When
ut r» lite clumber,
id (o thero with hi* line of
dearly dunned, and will not
blank, lorreU lo work to
. other fellow')* line of thing*
beat him he caul bo l»-atei.. in*du ready lo hand.
therefore they conceedad lh«» Davis la n man among men,
nomination to Payne county, snd »upable of holding hla own with
tho repuhcana over here put up! the liest of them; snd any
one of their weakeat men to run ! measure ho taken hold of he will
against Davis. ,,avo l,'° resource and ability to
Davis is a man with a go-nl put through. On the other hand,
presentation, h«« a lino appear- his republican opponent is a
ance and favorably impreaaea weakling, Incapable to lead in
the mun who metis him. Ho 1* anything, but forced always to
a man win Is not made up of Mlow where somoone else has
outward show, either. His tine blazed tho way.
speech full of denunciation of
the constitution especially of the
provision controlling the rail-
road.
Being opposed to the Consti-
tution, Lowery is consequently
opposed to every one «>f its
wholesome provisions, opposed
to the 2 cent fare, the railroad
commission, tho provisions
giving power to prescribe and
regulate rates and all the milti-
farious provision for the proper
control of these gigantic cor-
porations within tho State. lie
is opposed to the provisions for
the protection of labor, for secur-
ing a fair deal to every citizen
of the State regardless of his
poverty or weakness. He favors
government by injunction, favors
the continuance of the present
system by which the people of
Oklahoma alone have been robbed
of $4,500,000 per year for twelve
Commends
Clarence Davis
h7 Broadway, Methuon, Mass.
Clarence Davis, Esq.
Esteemed Friend:
Word has reached me "Way
down East" that you have been
nominated for State Senator in
your now home. Allow me to
congratulate you upon the re-
cognition, but more especially,
can I do so far the party giving
you the nomination. I have
always thought the government,
the country, the Republican
party was suffering a loss while
you were giving your ability,
energy and judgment to the
service of a party in the min-
ority, yet I admire the integrity
of purpose you exhibited, ad-
herring to what you believe is
right. 1 sincerely hope that
you will succeed in the election
Judge Eagleton delivered a popular candidate for county
powerful address, completely *tlorner
overturning all that McGaire
had mmL So effect sally did be
answer him that be mads Mc
i; aire look Uke ftOcsats wbe« be
democratic institution; and when
Bob came to write the republi ry 10 .
can countv platform, be wrote 1° xbe ™ml
bis sy.path.es in the platform. ^ ^
and now the doce is to par., J***™* T®,
Harry Donart bas Hamlin FrtnU bad to call the i« b^n M unl®
skinned a coontry biock. »pector*. and the hit* bosses aauoo of *
- * j in Stillwater baa been more
people than the sort of man m hig crtitsm of the con-
elected for any other office not jon tban Mr He
possessing such large discretion ^ voiced his opposition to it
of *4,5<JU,UUU per .year iw
yearsonextortionate freightrates and [ know that if «0, and your
and opposes the fellow servant party arc m tho maj^ty » the
law. If such an enemy of the donate, there w,11 be one vo.ee
constitution is placed upon the ami, one veto east for what
bench to construe and inserpert youth,nklor tne best .nteresU
,f only one result can be expect- or joer oenstltuency and he
ed It would be construed and pnbhe. W Inle I have been a hfe
interpreted as the railroads
demand rather than as the people
desired. Because he is opposed
to the constitution, no democrat
cau vote for Lowery and be
C"u>wer°y has forfieited all claim | from actual knowledge, as yoa
w the vote, ef democrat, by his know I was inst.ee of the p««
opposition to the cnstitntlon. '-r s.x consecat.ve year, and
HeT feitcd all claim to votes ,t the .wo years of your ser>,c« -
Republicans by his conduct - oonnty attorney wer. folly
F . . , / I to any prior to that time,
campaign last fall I Merely wish for your
Poe deservea to be sleeted by
success
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long republican, I have found
good men in the Democratic
party, too good to be dt mocrats.
This was most emphatically the
case in our county while yoa
were county attorney. I speak
has voiceo nis up|yo»iv.w.. — .. _ unanimous \o«e. Lit i. ~ Respectfully,
c • rf ^To-TniT s
L° bav*. Torn it d°"0lbe """ " " ~ $1.50 Trousers at »1
th*n0"ht cvmriM °<* the county con Moreland the hardware Saturday, at Wilson 4
ffortL.il* enuoB he report^ a siu«p man-all new stock.
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Strickland, C. A. The People's Press (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1907, newspaper, August 29, 1907; Perkins, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc304998/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.