The People's Press (Perkins, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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farm. Hot Henry t* not a lac-
tam iA llw puuple,—"Know ye
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whom yuu obey?" and ibere
lore roiiltl uui be expected to
serve others than hie matter*.
Tlw railroada and oilier big cor
porale iniereala do not wanl any
law thai will put It within the
power of the people to correct
the abuses of legislation. They
do not waul the |>eople to he ablo
to repeal or veto any trust favor-
ing law past by a corrupted or
hireling legislature. Ami the
purpose of these special interests
ami all their iulluences is now,
and has been, to discourage all
sentiment in favor of the initia-
tive and referendum, and to pre
judice enough people against it
to keep it from becoming a part
of the constitution. And the
G reat Santa Fe Solicitor, as
champion and floor manager of
the cohorts of special interest,
to carry out the program, ulust
uecds not only oppose the initia-
tive aud refrendum ou the floor of
the convention, but he must also
omit it from his socalled "able
document." For should Asp
endorse, or ever countenance,
in the leastthis popular measure
the day would l»e irretrievably
lost to the railroads and trusts,
and the constitution bo adopted
hands dowu. It is a bold trick,
but it is only one by which the
interests at stake can hope to
win. Furthermore, a more able
champion of thoir interests could
not be found, nor one whose
schemes are more interlinked
with those of the machine poli-
ticians and wire pullers of the
Flynn aud McGuire factions.
These special interests can ex-
pect nothing from the demo-
cratic party; the few democrats
who might be influenced are in-
considerable. This is demon-
strated by the fact that only one
of the 100 democratic delegates
in the convention registered his
vote against the initiative and
referendum.
As the result of his investiga-
tion Attorney General Cromwell
(a republican) has found that the
railroads have annually robbed
the people of Oklahoma of $4,500;
000 by over charges, during the
past 12 > ears. And it is boasted
that the railroads expect tospend
hundreds of thousands of dollars,
if nccessary, to defeat the con-
stitution. Other interests have
their thousands to spend—and
out of so much stolen wealth they
can afford to spend a few hun-
arei thoaaaods to continue their
spoliation. The "maker" of tlw
' republican" eoostitsU* ooeld
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Tuesday.
S M Clifton and I U. Andrew iJII%iu,.
member*ldp to the |*» drute over l« SHIIwater M-nday
Slble number It »* only natural evening. rooms
for the nail seeking tnlereeta. Walter Pierce r.io*ed In* family f»»r
IhruUgli Uwir aj;enl, lo plead joW|| fllOPJ Stillwater the !»r*t of
economy for thi* preteniioua ,|l0 Week.
position. Hulls it oconomy b»
»vo. I.« huudr«l Joll.r, 8l||lwtUjr rt,ltor. the »r,.
not allowing s sufhcient namber
of legislator* lo give the smaller " »e •
communities a fair represenla- P. O. Ina|H?ctor Osburn *#*
tion In the assembly, whilo leav- here Monday checking up the
in|; the gaps down for the rail- postoftlce.
road wolicitors and their crowd to ^ rs Schwab and son Will
rush in and pass laws which will woro couniry visitors Monday,
permit the railroads to rob the1 at Qrval Ball's.
j>eopleof the new state of $4,300,-
000 in one year? How do you
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farmer on rtmie I railed Tlinr* '
day lo renew hi* faith l«i ll
uuly Stale
lour* o|ien for
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nld taiuk huildiug and the
are -,-v ally at ra.iKcd r "PP-"1*' *»'•' Kielli-
the IsmaiPK buslnra* |
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Al Williams atwI Toui Mrf.a»«l. UDd<r<uod
is asaured for thS'n."
figure economy? It will bo a 100
time cheaper for the people to
hire a few more representatives
from their own ranks and pay
them *0 a day for 60 days, than to
be annually robbed of #4,500,000,
they have been under the nose of
Asp controlled legislatures in
this territory for the past 12 j
years; as Attorney General
Cromwell has shown.
Mrs. I). W. Collier and daught-
er luitell came up from S|iarks
Friday for s few day's visit with
relatives. They returned Tues-
day, nccompanicd by Mrs. W. A.
Copeland aud daughter Kuth of
Mendon, Ohio who have been
W E. Pierce and Al man Green visiting relatives here and in
were hero from Stillwater the other parts of Oklahoma.
tirst of the week. B. G. Williams was hero from
Mrs. Fred Wilson and children Perkins Wednesday. Mr. Wil-
left Saturday for Tulsa, their liams intends to depart
future home.
Not Expected to
Have an Opinion
The Republicans will not take
action until their convention in
May, Until that time wo under-
stand Republicans will not be
expected to have any opinions
about the constitution.—Wichita
Eagle (rep.)
Democratic Call
A meeting of the Cemocratic
and Populist County Central
Committee is hereby called to
meet in Stillwater at Athletic
Club room on Saturday April 6th
at 1 o'clock p. m. Every mem-
ber must be present as business
of great importance is to be
transacted.
A. J. Hartenbower, Chairman.
J. W. Reece, Secretary.
next
week for Seatle, Wash., where
T, he has two sons who have grown
Deputy Sheriff Tom Hoyt. was J ^ Jn & fcw am, whfiro
herefrom Stillwater on official i h<j wjU make hlg houie>_StilI.
business Monday. water Gazett0<
C. L. Osborn aud family of: A Copeland and family of
Stillwater are visiting this week I ^ who wero here
with their son Lee. visiting relatives, visit at the
^Mrs. W. A. Knipe has returned j honio o£ tho editor Friday. Mr.
from her visit in Kansas and i (j0peland is very favorably im-
western Oklahoma. pressed with Oklahoma, and is
Loyd Neidig has sold his resi- thinking some of returning to
dence property to George Howe J locatc.
Ray Speed is now in Echo,
Oregon, lie wrote his parents
and moved lo a farm.
J. A. Hert of Perkius was in
city
-Pawnee
the city Thursday
Cour ier-Dispatc b.
Mesdames H. Frame and W.
C. Hill visited at the home of
Jerome Fields Easter.
Mrs. R. Hicks and daughters,
Florence and Jamie, spent East-
er ii Oklahoma City.
last week stating that he is visit-
ing at his aunt's for a few days,
but expects to begin work soon.
Wages are good, from $2 to
per day for common labor.
Jim Carr, a young farmer east
of town, handed the editor a
dollar on subscription Monday.
Jim is preparing to hit the cotton
Mr. Henshen has returned ; crop hard this year; he has sever-
from EIReno, but expects to j al cotton raising families on his
leave soon for the west. j place.
Hr. Thomas handed "His
Edith and Madline Harding
Stillwater visitors Monday
being lilted u|i
pottuttce.
Will Wilder. Fred <ti«rkeu and
Kpli Yate* were county »e«t
yinitori from Perklu* Wwlne*
day. -GaXelle.
Mr*. J. N. Stnnabury and
daughter Mis* Maine spent a
couple of days in Perkins this
week. — Agra Times.
Noisy "Chel," the ice man
dropped the price of a year's sub-
scription iuto tho editor's ox-
tended palm Thursday.
F. B. Potter, a prosperous
farmer on route il called Thurs-
day afternoon to renew his sub-1
scription lo tho Press.
T. J. Wilson, tho hustling
merchant at the upper ond of the
street, received credit this week
for two years' subscription.
G. W. Sumpter of Perry was
in the city the lirat of the week
tixitig up the papery, closing the
sale of his farm to Dr. Sexton.
F. C. Eden, formerly of near
Eden Chapel, is now located at
Floris, Okla., and writes us to
send him the Press at that place.
Mrs. George Wright died Sun-
day at tho home of her son Lafo,
south of town. Her husband
died some eight or ten years ago*
1 of tlw
Tlw teen
.due. and il may tw
l*i<|i| a* lo laws aw»'
jaary for llw immediate preaerta*
llirthdJt> jwrt) jii«uef tlw piitdb- I*wee, Iwallll
Aturprhwpariy and eggmea4.«ir aaloiy) «»iilwr by jieiiUoo,
wn* irlten Monday eiening si *igtied by llw (5) |»'r rentam of
Ihe home of lluolie Agee iu j tbe legal *o|er*. or by the Iwgla'
honor to his fin Kmmett. il he-1 lalure, a*other bills are enacted.
ing hi* 21 birthday. A Ur>e
company of young folk* wero
present and refwrt s very
enjayal4e time.
liaraca
The young men of the Haplist
Churchof Perkins haveorgauiwd
a Haruca class for tho purpose of
trotting other young men Into tho
Sunday Schools.
Good literature together with
athletic sports will bo tho amuse-
ments. One night of each week
will be given to Bible study.
Lacy Captured
Bill Lacy, charged with selling
whiseoy, who jumped his appear-
ance bond, was captured tho tirst
of the week in Arkansas. He
was located by means of a register-
ed letter at his old home, and was
arrested by the authrities there.
City marshal O. W. Annis wont
after him Sunday, returning
yesterday. Lacy is now in jail at
Stillwater awaiting a hearing.
The ralio and per i-onlum of le-
gal voter* herein before elated
»hall lie upon llie total number
of votes com I at jlie last election
for the Slate oflleo receiving the
highest number of voiee el such
election.
Sec, 3. Iteferendum petition
ahall lie tiled with the Secretary
of Stoto not ruoro than nlnly (U0)
days after the Una! udjornment
of the session of tho L^gieletare
which passed the bill on which
the referendum is demanded.
The veto power of the governor
shall not extend to measures vot«
ed on by tho people. All elec-
tions on measures referred to
the people of tho Stato shall be
had at tho next general election
through out tho Stato except
when the legislature or Ihe Gov-
ernor shall order special election
for tho express purpose oi' mak-
ing snch reference. Any meas-
ure referred to tho people shall
lake effect and be in froce when
it shall have been approved by a
majority of the votes cast there-
on, and not otherwise.
The style of all bills shall be;
lie it Enacted By the People of
BARGAINS
Three pkgs. of raisens or I items in Stillwater Advance.
Mrs. Fulwider and daughter
were|Nibs," the editor a dollar, say-
! ing, "'Send the Press to my
| brother in Tho masv'lle, Miss.,
Al Williams was a Perkins , an(j jet ^jm know what the demo
visitor Monday.—Oak Grove ; crats are doing here.
R. J.. Smith received a letter
and Perkins
diamond.
Vicetims of Wine.
Monday evening a party from j tjl0 state of Oklahoma."
the Santa Fo extra gang work-' Petitions aud orders for the in-
ing near Quay came into town. | jtiative and the referendum shall
Two of the nubmer, D. M. Jones ^ with the Secretary of
a 17 year old boy from Mayetta, , Sta.to and addressed to tiieGov-
Kausas, and Fred Poo a young crnor 0f the States, who shall
man from Skedee, are said to submit the same to the people,
have drank, 1| gallons of wine Mpi,0 Legislature shall make suit-
during the fore part of the night j provisions for carrying into
and started home in a drunken L^ect the provisions of thisarti-
played Saturday Jcondition some time after mid-1 ciG) and if said Logislature shall
sen Forest Valley njght. From appearances it is j faij to mai{0 such provisions, or
supposed they lay down on tl»e i stia>n make inadequate provis-
We are in receipt of a com-
munication from the Haddau
brothers, who have opened an
art studo at Eureka Springs,
Ark.
The tirst base ball game of the
season will be
afternoon between
on the Perkins
John Wagner has purchased
railway track about a mile north
of town. Here a passing train
C. B. Carson residence, I ran over and killed them, their
the
paying $1,250. His deal for the
Dyer residence did not go
through. Mr. Carson is talking
of moving to Guthrie.
wero
Oakland and had not located yet
butwere going on up to Bellevue,, chag
Arch Ethridjre, a prominent!started
farmer of Clayton township, was , Paris, Canada, a point 2."i0 miles an j^ded weight <>f
Perkins on business Saturday,! northeast of Detroit. Paris is
currants for 25c. Wesley Burton, Wallace Dickey tj,e rst of the week from the! Drjvjng Through
- Four cans of sweet corn and J5m Fulwider have all pur Hall brothers. They wero at'
chased buggies the last week.
for Zoe.
- jesa Mathews and mother, and
Nineteen pounds of granu- Jyssie Flovrprs drove to Perkins,
lated sugar for $1.00. Sunday.-Kendrick Dispatch.
Butter and eggs the same BilIy aQ iowa Indian,
as cash. died Saturday from consumption.
John Wagner. BUly was a Union war veteran,
S. J. Uaaary. one of the good
_ _ _ .. - democratic farmer's on ronte 2,
36 inch. Black Peai-De- caiurf SfclonlaT 4nd bad the
Soie* 89c per yard at Wilson PreM ^,1 to h4 brother a law
k Tboroughman s. i. jii^sn.
bfxlies being horribly mangled.
The remains were brought to
Yale and prepared for burial by
Undertaker Reed, being interred
yesterday in the Yale cemetery.
This closes another of the many
sad lessons upon the evils of • Legislature in the same manner
to Canada strong drink. But is the lesson j ,n which such power may be ex-
F. C. French and wife, parents ;endedv We know not what L^ised against one or more
French, the drayman, motj,er j8 (eft to mourn, what, i items, sections or parts of an act
overland Sunday for father remains to bend beneath ; si,ajj not delay the remainder of
ions, then the Governor of the
State shall, by executive order,
make such rules as may be nec-
essary to carry these provisions
into effect.
Sec. 4. The referendum may
be demanded by the people
against one or more items, sec-
tions or parts of any act of the
what
such act from becoming opera-
m
and took occasion to
name added to on list.
T. T. I»wery and
Allen Jennings »nd
business visitors in
Friday.
. Mrs. Bessie Koipe Tbotnsa and
other loving relative gric
have his about 1200 miles from here, and «p|,e jes9on not yet ended for
it will make a long and tendious
journey for two old people
* *nd make in a buggy. Mr. Fren
these.
wife
rife were
Stillwater
Is it clot
-Yale R«
to
make in a buggy. Mr. French man
thinks he will make the trip iu
i days. They go to visit his We ask J'OUT
sister aod other relatives, who ^Jy jf gyp prii
live there, aad expect to r~'~
this fall.
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and
patron
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the test.—The Mod
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referendam, re-
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