Kiowa County Democrat. (Snyder, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906 Page: 4 of 8
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The Kiowa County Democrat*
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
CMAS. M. WILSON.
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of education but will no aimplif J
things in the whole state that an
examination in one school will
give a pupil a known rank in any
other school in the- state. When
a pupil moves from one district or
school to another he will take his
books with him and, except for
new associations, will go right
along with his studies just as
though no change had been
made.
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THE PEOPLE RULE.
Tho constant cry "graft” which
we hear from other states can be
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oftice at Snyder, Okla., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
South Main Strut.
“ME FIRST.”
The constant bickering of the
House, the Senate and the Presi-
dent about their rights and priv-
ileges reminds one of two or three
childreu quarreling about which
one will get it’s face washed first,
when the Lord knows they all
three need scrubbing as much as
possible. If one branch of con-
gress attempts to enact a law the
other branch ami the president
are sure to set up a cry that their
prerogatives are Imiug eucroached
upon. If the president asks for
the enactment of any legislation
both houses of congress and a lot
of educated nonentities, like
Chancellor Day, are certain to
say that he is arrogatiug to him-
self powers which the constitution
does not grant him.
Can the two houses of congress
never learn that they are not born
to their positions hut are elected
there hv the people; that tlieir
power and that of the president is
lonly delegated to them by the
people, the source of all political
power; that when it comes
Phone No. 84.
client in a trial? If not, how in
thunder do you suppose they earn
their salary unless it is by seeing
that no legislation inimical to
their interests is enacted?
Think this over and see if you
don't think that it is about time
to lit the lawyer, who, when he
hangs out his shingle, unuounces
that he is for sale, stay at home?
Thore are some lawyers, like Abe
Lincoln, who will refuse to take
a case unless they believe it is
just, but count, on the fingers of
one hand, those you know who
will not defend a man whom they
know to be guilty as quickly as
one they believe innocent, if he
has the price. Lawyers are
alright, are necessary in their
place, but they are not needed in
legislative bodies.
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THE BOOK TRUST.
This powerful organization pa; s
out thousands of dollars annually
to get different kirrds of text
1 rooks, thus making the school
children pay the salaries of these
parasites who produce nothing and
precedence they, in all their pride yet live on the fat of the land
and pomp, must take a place Ire-
hind the matt w ith the plow, the
ax or the hoe?
Will they never learn that the
way to hold tlreir place in the
esteem of the people is to accom-
plish something, evert though they
neglect some of the delicute re-
finement which they have stolen
front the effete courts of mon-
archies? When will the people
leant that when they elect to con-
gress a man who has beeu tort
lazy to accomplish anything in
private life except wear good
clothes and look pretty, they are
endangering the existence of free
government?
Is it not about time to give the
self-satisfied dandies a chance to
Every time a family moves from
one district to another a new set
of books must be purchased for
each child and frequently the
younger childreu can not use the
books of the older children be-
cause some agent of this monster,
fed at the expeuse of the children
of the country, has been in the
district and induced the board ol
directors to change books.
While we are huildiug a founda-
tion for future laws to Its euacted
by our legislature, let us make it
broad enough to allow t’te state to
print it's own text books and
send them to the districts on the
requisition of the hoard. 8onte
states have a law compelling the
retailer to accept a certain price
enjoy private life for a few years j for the books. This is munitest
and elect a congress of men like ly an injustice to the retailer and
Tilman, who, etude though they
may be, have more pride in the
maintaiuence of democratic in-
stitutions than in their personal
appearance? There are many of
we do not favor the state inter-
fering with any man’s business, to
say what he may or may not
ehurge for anything. 11 the state
prints und sells the books to the
these brilliant men in congress children through the board of
who are able to make eloquent directors the retailer will have
speeches, speeches which will j nothing to complain of as he w ill
eaus'e the heart to flutter and the j simply he out of that part of the
tear to start, vet these men Jtave business hml can iuvesthiscapital
i t •.....ui Liinlu of bitolcA "Which the
merely providing in the constitu-
tion for the initiative, referendum
and recall. Should our officials
attempt to make a law which is
unsatisfactory to us, we could veto
it by the referendum. Should
they neglect to make a law winch
we desired we could compel them
to do so by the initiative and
should any of them do. or attempt
to do that which they should not
do we could reall them and deny
them the use of the bollot. Under
these conditions no powerful com-
binations or interests world at-
tempt to influence legislation be-
cause the people would have the
final vote on the law. No official
could be tempted to sell out his
constituency because he would
be immediately called back and
no one would be so foolish as to
buy a conscienceless cuss who
could not deliver the goods. Let
the people see to it that every
condidate for delegate to the eon-
stutional convention is pledged
to these three things and the
meetings of our state legislatures
W 11 be for the purpose of enacting
laws to benefit tlie people and
not to*‘graft ” the people for the
the benefit of private interests.
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WHAT DID HE GET?
In bacalaureate sermon Juno 10,
t’lmucelor Day of Syracuse Uni-
versity said; "When Senators and
Representatives receive orders
from the executive, when appeals
to popular passion are made to
force them to action to which their
sound judgement and honest con-
victions are opposed, then govern-
ment by and for the people be-
comes a misuomer and a decep-
tion." What, in the name of
common sense, do^s this learned
pnrasite consider a government by
the people if congress must not
follow popular opinion? Does he
imagine that eighty million people
will sit a oumlaud watch congress
as the uegros do their preachers,
with an ever ready, sonorous
amen for any law which they may
choose to pass? Is he so far be-
hind the times that he does not
realize that the people are de-
manding and will continue to de-
mand, with an ever increasing
force, the initiative, tho referen-
dum and the imperative mandate,
that they may' control legislation
and recall any official who fails to
he true to the trust that is con
tided to him? How much did
,'rom the people and now, in the
'ormation of onr state government,
.ve have an opportunity to prevent
<nch a state of affairs in Oklaho-
ma. We can not elect the sen-
ators by a direct vote but we can
provide that the legislature shall
elect the men who are nominated
at the primaries. If a senator
knows that lie must go directly be-
fore the people on his record and
ask a majority of the people to
vote for him, he will be more at-
tentive to the people’s interests
than when a few fat government
jobs for friends and relatives of
legislators would secure his
election. While there are many
good, honest men, it is not a good
plan to subject them to too much
temptation. Let our officers
know from the stnrt that the peo-
ple really do rule and we may
escape such disgraceful aflairs as
that of the Kansas senator.
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The Hobart Chief of Friday,
June 15th, contained an able and
forceful article in favor of nomi-
nating delegates to the constitu-
tional convention at a primary
electiou which we intended to re-
print but have lost the paper. We
are most heartily in favor of the
primary system of making nomi-
nations for all offices and most
emphatically in favor of muking
these nominations in that manner.
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.
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S. D. Bailey has assumed edi-
torial management of the Signal
Star. Were it not for telling a
chestnut so old that it’s whiskers
are worn out, we would tell about
Yonr money with a con-
servative bank The man
who lias a bank account to
draw on in a time of need
has a feeling of security ex-
perienced by no other man.
place your savings in a hank
and your desire to add to
them will cause you to be
more economical.
We will be pleased to re-
ceive your deposits and
watch your interests.
Bank of Snyder
’ We Have a Ba; of Gold
we don’t want. Really we can’t
use it, as we have plenty besides.
Won’t You Borrow It of us?
That’s what it’s for and what
we’re going to do with it. In-
terest charges will he lowest on
me w«j*u vwi, "v. ........- ----------i
the fellow who dreamed he could 1 the market and payments can be
edit a paper—hut Bailey will arranged your way.
wake up in a few days.
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Gov. Frantz.
J. S. Cormack is in receipt of
a letter from Gov. Frantz saying
that he will come down here from
Hobart the evening of J ulv 4 and
spend the next day looking over |
the ground to be irrigated. This is
in response to an invitation ex-
tended him by the citizens of j
Snyder, Frederick and Navajoe;
Water User’s AssocietioB. It is ]
probable that he will drive over as
much of the land to l>e irrigated .
as posible. The Governor will be
in Snyder the nights of both the
4th and 5th of July and will leave
here the moi uing of the 6th.
ADVERTISED LETTER
Following is the list of letters j
remaining unclaimed in this office i
and same will be forwarded to the I
Dead letter Office at the expira-
tion of two weeks:
Mrs. Minnie Oliver
D Q Squyres (2) '
In culling for the above please
sav advertised June 18, 1906.
B. L. Baii.kv,
Postmaster.
Our real estate firm is the liest
with which to negotiate a loan.
Howell & McCue
Snyder, Oklahoma
.mi-rf-fokt..*™ km* rfliadttW. tlm Clmuceln, 1% •*» for mU*
toiwy*. UiiiI'1 . oilier' people must buy.
corporations directly interested hi Let Oklahoma have state*hooks
legists im. Did you ever hear of j which will be studied in all the
oue „f those million dollar at- school* of the state and it w ill
toriiefk actually representing a1 not only ls> a saving to the muse
that little spesrli?
UNITED STATES SENATDl.^
IV has'b >ou charged fnf years
8 D. Bailey, editor of the
Signal-Star, desiring to advertise
the Home Lumber company in »
way which would bring rtsults,
places a neat advertisement for
that concern in The Democrat.
At the home of A. L. P.' Hall-
mark a large crowd assembled
last Monday evening to celebrate
Miss Pearl’s eighteenth birthdai.'
The evening was spent in music/
gwnes and
late hour the guests departed
wishiug >f*iss Pearl thrice eigli-
BREAD
Baked in Snyder,
Fresh Every Day.
Always nice and clean.
Fancy Pastry.
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Careful Attention
to Special Orders
Qive Orders for
Bread to the Delivery
Wagon of Any Grocer
In the City.
Costen’s
Bakery
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Feed Stable in Connection
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Prices^* uuranteed.
J. C. COX, Proprietor.
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