The Lincoln County Journal. (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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The Lincoln Co. Journal.
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mr nmil fatoratdr to intlrprnil- IMf PBrsiOfM and Ttir HOTRai*
rmt in politic*. The party la»h JUWtuB>
Ium> it* terror* when it i» > ft* Thc lh.t Present
nole. «»., tr,in* to whip oth. Hoow>,„ h«. decide .
er fellow* into trie mpport of
me absurdities or local
POLITICS
opposite nlrn* Party commit-
Im «>n*v get jeered nt when in
the kumr county they nre ex-
pected to unge campaign* for
fellows standing on two or
three opposing platforms. Whrn
successor to Justice Brown of
the Federal Supreme Court
who in safe ami sane on “the
question* of states’ righto and
the negro," and that hi* future
7“"V’ . I the party triTitor h»> only to »PI»l»t»e»U to the beneh
1 hi* » to ben «rent venr fori roM n Hr(,H|n Iim. in or(|cr will take into uceou.lt “the
independent »ot,o« throutfhout 1)c |hc curing the im|Mtrtinl con.id-
the new state of Oklahoma es-1 . . . , . .....
■« The *|,'Ht of m,lend. Z ~
eme perwtdes tlie atmosphere |||rcl|tj| 0j ex-communication
front ocean to ocean throughout h||Vc rffect on thc inUivW.
the Republic, and the conditions,
prevailing in the political organ. ,,a ¥° er
! . , v* «... Because of these absurdities
nations of the New State are . . r , , ....
. , .»« ..... , arising from local politics, and
pecnhnrly fertile with mdepend- ,^ „„rrowi „f
ent|H>,.,bihtie*. | Held from Suite to con.titu-
ror once the usually astute .. . .. . . . _ .. , . . .
, , , , , .... tionnl district, political mde-
ntid fore-handed politicians seem . ...
, , . pendente will receive a great
to have allowed chaos to exist . . . .. v, . ..
, . I impetus in the New State. Min-
in their partisan empires. No .. , .. , ,. ,,
1 , ... , . 1 it long continue, to the bless-
state convention of either of the . . , . . .. .
, . , . , , _ ing of the people and the bet- .... -
leading parties has been held for . . . v. ...
, * * , . , , • terment of the great New State tion
the state, and nobotlv having 1 * p
not hesi-
ruliug of
the Beef
authority to speak has adopted
or declared a platform of prin-
ciples. Some of the committee*
have * recommended’ certain de-
clarations for adoption by local
conventions; but in at least
one of the leading political or-
ganizations. there are still two
distinct central committees, one
for each portion. In fact, there
is no coherence, no centraliza-
tion, no unity of voice or effort
in any party throughout the
state. Hence, there is more or
less chaos, confusion and disor-
der in party lines, and a great
growth ol personal independence
among the people seems to have
cast off the politicians and each
locality goes its own way and
adops the platform that suits
its own people, regardless of how
the adjoining locality may de-
clare on the same propositions
in the same party platforms. In
like manner, individual voters
are also making up their minds
to cast their ballots as they see
fit, regardless of how their par-
ty associates may view the mat-
ter.
Of course, such conditions lead
to many absurdities,in the same
party. In one constitutional
district, a political party may
declare for the opposite of what
it adopts in another. At Enid
it declares specially for integral
constitutional prohibition, at
Stillwater it ignores the ques-
tion, and at Ripley delares for
separate submission. A bolter
in one district is in good stand-
ing in the district adjoining. In
one district it declares for the
initiative and referendum, in an-
other for neither. And in some
districts all parties are practi-
cally agreed upon their plat-
forms, and their candidates
“run” on their personal popu-
larity. One party endorses
Roosevelt at all times, as the
other does Bryan; and then
their lines mingle and meet till
it is impossible for men to tell
which, by the resolutions they
adopt or the ideas they indorse.
We even know of one district
where all the political parties
have resolved in favor of sepa-
rate schools.
Manifestly, such conditions
MR ROOSEVELT AND THE SENATE.
The country has accepted—
has been obliged to accept—
President Roosevelt’s declara-
tion that he would not again
be a candidate for the Presi-
dency. Incidentally the ques-
tion as to what su -h a man as
President Roosevelt would do
on retirement from thc most
eminent office of the nation is
at least infereutially answered
bv the persistent rumor that if
left to him t«> choose he would
take a New York Senatorship.
And all in all it would he a
source of much satisfaction to
the people of this country, who
have upheld the President, who
who have been led and inspired
by his record of achievements,
to know that his services in
national affairs would not end
with his retirement front the
Presidency.
And why should he not ac-
cept a Senatorship? The idea
is wholly compatible with the
principles of American govern-
ment. A people which chooses
its Chief Executive from the
ranks also retires them to thc
ranks in accordance with an
unwritten law that has been
faithfully observed. And is it
not about time that the coun-
try had a conspicuous exam-
ple of the fact that no man is
too good fora United States
Senatorship, with its great
possibilities for good, its great
responsibilities to the people?
And especially, would it not be
a fine thing for the state of
New York, the foremost com-
monwealth in the Union to
make amends to the nation for
its present representation in
the Senate by naming Theodore
Roosevelt as the successor of
Senator Platt?
of the proposed inheritance tax
law." bear* all the marks of
verity.
The President d*d
tate tvi censure the
Judge Humphrey in
trust cases. He declared the
positive conviction that the
"immunity decision" came
very near “making a farce of
the American legal administra-
It is entirely consistent
with the President’s conception
of representative government
that he should believe that
tlie Judiciary, quite as well us
the Legislative and Executive
departments of the govern-
ment, should represent the
people.
There are doubtless many
eminent counsel for the defense
and many learned practitioners
who would be horrified at what
they would call an attempt to
"pad” the Supreme Court.
But suppose those positions
were elective—as most of the
judicial places in tlie state
goverments are—would not the
people consider whether the
candidates were predisposed to-
ward public interests or to the
privileges of corporations and
classes ?
The only reason for vesting
the selection of Federal judges
with the President was the as-
sumption that the Chief Execu-
tive could make a choice unin-
fluenced by the accidents of
politics. He stands in the at-
titude of a public guardian.
What moral excuse could there
be for the I’residential trustee
not to act for the people, as
he is morally certain they
would act for themselves?
—Times.
A Possible Expla ation.
FARMERS. ATTENTION
The Farmers’ & Merchants’ Gin is still in our hands
and we have in mo way obligated ourselves to anv
cotton company. We will be glad to see all of our
old customers and as many new ones as we can get.
^\e have repaired the plant and are not afraid to
guarantee satisfaction. We expect to gin custom
cotton at the same old prices, or buy either in seed
or bales, if we can see any money in it.
Yours for business.
HALL & UNGLESBE.
It is believed that an explan-
ation has been found for the
seemingly unjust and ridiculous
policy of maintaining an econo-
mic system in the United States
which compels the people of this
country to pay from 22 to 47
per cent, more for various arti-
cles and commodities in com-
mon use than the seller asks for
them in Europe after paying
the cost of exportation.
You know if there is one thing
which the devotees of protection
regard with actual horror, it is
“paupers from the old World.
“Pauper labor” from Europe
is their hue and cry in every
general campaign. Now, recall-
ing this incident of protection,
can’t you see what the tariff he-
rons througli their useful serv-
ant, the Government, arr trv-
ing to do? The whole situation
is perfectly clear. They are
making various things which
the people need and are selling
them in Europe at prices that
will keep the paupers at home
However low the average of
intelligence among the Euro-
pean immigrants to this coun-
try may be, they are not so be-
nighted as not to learn, through
the force of tariff lessons, the ad-
vantages of the cheap prices
which the protected interests in-
sure to them in their own coun-
tries, at thc eost of the patient
American consumer
A CAMPAIGN OFFER
Only io Cents.
Hesiring to enlarge the Journal’s field of useful-
ness and get the people of Lincoln County ac-
quainted with this paper, we will send - - - -
The Lincoln County Journal
Every week from date until January 1st, 11*07,
to new subscribers residing in Lincoln County
for the smnll sum of - - -----
10 Cents-
The Journal is an independent political newspa-
per. We believe in men and measures, and we
believe that the constitution should be made
for the whole state instead of either party;
therefore we will urge the election of the best
man to the constitutional convention regardless
of party affiliation. - - - _____
Also the Journal believes and will advocate that
the entire state should be under the same con-
stitution, therefore we will advocate only the
election of those delegates to the constitutional
convention who shall pledge themselves to vote
and work for the Prohibition clause in the Con-
stitution for the whole state. - - - - -
If you believe in the home and good government
then subscribe for
THE LINCOLN
COUNTY
JOURNAL
And get your friends to send 10 cents each to
this office and receive the paper each week until
JANUARY 1ST. 1907.
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Hubbard, J. H. The Lincoln County Journal. (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1906, newspaper, October 18, 1906; Stroud, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc405145/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.