Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 116, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1910 Page: 4 of 4
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Honesty in Government -
i ; ;? T. Needed Says Roosevelt
ir-.. (- Vm U-r.t 1 Th
dore Roosevelt delivered the following
address In this city today:
There are certain matters wnica
sLould never be treated as party mat
ters; and foremost among tn-e la the
KTeat and Tital virtue of honesty.
Honesty should be treated as a prime
necessity to our success aa a nation.
The minute that a question of hon-
esty as against dishonesty is involved
tiici. e must all act together as
Americans without the slightest re
gard to party affiliations. Honesty Is
not a party matter: and the first man
to attack a scoundrel of any party
should be the bonest men of that
party. When In office I always pro
ceeded upon the theory that there
would be no need of my opponents
raising the cry of 'Turn the rascals
out" because 1 would turn them out
myself Just aa soon as by vigilant
and intelligent industry I could dis-
cover them. The present Senator Brfs-
tow for instance was in the poet-
office department when information
reached me ttat convinced me that
there was extensive rascality being
practiced in the department. This
information came to me through the
First Assistant Postmaster General
Mr. Wynne an admirable man whose
honesty I knew to be beyond
proof.. The active work of the in-
vestigation was done by another post-
effice official ia whose honesty cour-
age and energy I had absolute confi-
dencethe present Senator Brlstow.
When be got through I knew that all
the rascals whose rascality could be
detected were out of office and that
all of them that bad committed acts
which we could proceed against as
criminal were indicted or imprisoned.
As we dealt with the crooked public
official so we dealt with the crooked
private citizen; with the rich swindler'
in New York or Chicago aa with the
horse-thief or homicide in Indian Ter-J
ritory ye never attacked a man be-
cause he was a man of one political
faith or another because he did or did
not possess -wealth; and we never
shielded Dim because be was poor or
rich because he belonged to any par-
ticular church or to any particular
party. But I also wish you especially
to remember that we never hesitated
to shield him and stand up for him
once we were convinced that he was
Improperly attacked. There Is no
greater foe of honesty than the man
who for any reason In any capacity
attacks or seeks to attack an honest
man for a crime which he has not
committed. Falsely accusing an hon-
est man of dishonesty is an act which
stands on the same level of infamy
with that of the dishonest man him-
self; and It Is no higher duty to at-
tack the dishonest man than it Is to
exonerate the honest man falsely ac-
cused; and I should be ashamed to
hesitate the fraction of a second long-
er in one case than in tbe other.
Remember that honesty cajinot be
unllateal. Good citizens should cor-
diallydlntruBt the man who can never
see dishonesty excepting in tuen of
the class Tie dislikes. The reckless
agitator who invariably singles out
men of wealth as furnishing the only
examples of dishonesty; and the equal-
ly unscrupulous but no more unscru-
pulous reactionary who can see dis-
honesty only in a blackmailing politi-
cian or a crooked labor leader; both
stand on the same piano of obnoxious-
liess. Von will never get honesty from
politicians until you exact honesty
from business men; on the other hand
you brand yourselves as fools or as
hypocrites if you say that the cor
poration owner or the employer is
always the .dishonest man and the
poor man never that is is only the
wealthy man who corrupts the poli
tician and never the politician who
blackmails the corporation.
Any man In his senses knows that
there are plenty Of corporations in
this country who prosper by bribing
legislators Just as they prosper by
swindling the public; and any man
In his senses ought to know in ad-
dition that there are plenty of cor
rupt men of small means who. In leg-
islative or other bodies try to black
mail corporations and try to black-
mail other people as well. If they
doubt this let them look at the reve
lations of corruption In my own state
New York and in yours my hear-
ers bere in Missouri; let them look
at what occurred In Califora.' and
what hag occurred la Illinois. In 111!
nois for Instance one of the rascali
ties developed by the recent Investi-
gation was the existence of a combina-
tion of legislators who blackmailed
fishermen along a certain river forc-
ing them to pay to prevent legisla
tion which would have interfered with
their business.
Now scoundrels who these kinds
of things are of course the very men
who on the one hand will blackmail
a corporation if they get a chance
and on the other hand will .cheer-
fully if the chance occurs sell them-
selves to that corporation against the
interest of- the- public. Their cor-
ruption is no more due to the action
tof the corporations that the corrup
tion of the corporations is due to their
actions; and evil and not good is
done by the honest but misguided man
who would persuade you that either
fact is true. Our duty Is to war with
equal sternness against the corrupt
man of great wealth and the small
man who makes a trade of corruption
our f.ght is against both tbe swindling
corporation and the blackmailer or
bribe-taking politician.
We cannot afford to limit a cam
paign against corruption to those who
happen to have a certain social status.
We need laws which shall put tbe
corruption out of business co far
as concerns corrupting the servants
of tbe public and betraying the right
of the public. I believe that the great
issue now before the people is the
doing away with special privilege in
all its forms; doing away with the
power of the big corporations to con-
trot legislation in its interests and
to interfere In politics in order to se-
cure privileges to which it la not en-
titled. But I regard tbe essential fac
tor in this campaign as being an
aroused chic conscience which will
unsparingly condemn dishonesty In
every form and in every man.'high or
low. The reckless would-be reformer
who in speaking or writing seeks to
persuade us that we need pay heed
to corruption only when it shows itself
in the rich man is doing as great a
moral wrong as the rich man whose
low moral standard tends to lower tbe
moral standard of tbe whole commu-
nity. The people of this country will
get Justice from the corporations only
if tbey both do Justice to them and
rigidly exact it from them. Unless
tbey do Justice to rich men they put
a premium upon injustice and dishon-
esty among rich men. Let us hold
them to the strictest accountability for
any wrong doing; but let us insist up
on honesty in our own ranks no less
than theirs; let us war on crooked-
ness of every kind in the man of
small means as well as the man of
large means. Let us Judge each man
by his conduct and not by his social
or financial condition.
. ticurvicLf for Ob hundred - mi) t
j this city. It is conservatively estimated
j by railway oKIcials that upwards of
! five thousand people will take advan-
tage of the low rate to witness this
never-to-be-forgotten sight. Together
with the visitors L rail the country
tft J-j... a- . v . :
exhibition and others who will be de-
sirous of taking advantage of this Im-
posing sight it is fair to estimate that
"upwards of twenty thousand people
will witness the demonstration.
The airship will positively be dem-
onstrated with the Yankee Robinson
Shows on September 23.
alifornia
COLONIST
Excursions
August 23 lo September 9
and October 1 to 15
A comfortable and economical trip.
Go Ikit Fill and get a home in the
fertile San Joaquin Valley. Land ttill '
may be had there at bargain prices.
Wrifa: C L. Seagnrvea Gen. Co'onization
Agent 1119 Railway Etchange Chicago toe
Saa Joi -urn Valley book and ix monthi' ire
tubtctiptMra to Tkt Earth.
The expense of the trip is slight-
Railroad fare only $25 from Kansas
City and almost all points in Kansas
and Oklahoma. Conespomiirs fare
from points on other lines in cos nec-
tion with the Santa F: to California.
Double berth in a Santa Fe Tourist
sleeper slight additional charge.
These cars are !i.oi!ern sanitary
fully equipped anj are atlaclied to
fast trains
Stop-overs allowed for Grand Canyon
and Salt River Valley Arizona; also
at most points in California.
Personally-conducted excursions.
Fred Harvey Meals too. "
Koi further information ask
R. J. Kennedy
Passenger Agent
Topeka Kansas.
All complaints of delivery should
be reported to the Circulation Depart-
ment Phone 4 i.
AIRSHIP IS COMING.
Monster Airship Will Be Brought to
This City by Yankee Robinson.
INTERNATIONAL BANK
it
Condensed Statement of the Condi-
tion of the International Bank and
Trust Company of Vlnlta Oklahoma
at the close of business September 1
1910.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Deposits 12')S19 63
Overdrafts . ...
Stocks Bonds and Warrants
Real Estate Owned
Furniture and Fixtures
Cash and Sight Exchange.. .
Other Resources
S29.13
tO.Sl4.4l
7.120.' G
37:..23
H2.4S1X1
1510.00
Total 4SS.$o9.:0
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in ?100.:C.OO
Surplus 22C0.f 0
Undivided Profits (net.) S.218 28
Deposits 5S 12 VI .42
Total
MS6.633.0
H. R. WARNER Cashier.
The event of the year will be the
exhibition of the Santa Dumout air-
ship which will be demonstrated in
this city on the day of exhibition of
the Yankee Robinson Shows. This is
the Identical airship that made the
circle of Eiffel Tower In Paris last
September. It Is Indeed as outlined
in the advertising of the show the
marvel of the age. Prof. Foster who
has charge of the big ship has a
world-wide reputation In Europe
where he has made successful flights
before the lirmy offlicials of Germany
Frnnce England and Russia. j
Owing to the immensity of this pro-
duction the Yankee Robinson Shows
will only exhibit this season every
one hundred miles. The point of ex-
hibition for this particular locality has
been selected at Vhiita 'September 23.4
Arrangements have been made to run
ORDINANCE NO. 846.
(Published September 2.)
(Vlnlta Dally Chieftain Publisher.)
An ordinance providing for the
creation of various Funds and appro
priating money to these Funds out of
the Tax Levy for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30 1511 and out of other
miscellaneous collections from the
various city departments for the Fis
cal year above named.
Be it Ordained by the .Mayor ana
Councilmen of tbe City of Mnlta
Oklahoma:
Sec. 1. That there is hereby ap-
nronriated out of the Tax Levy made
and authorized for the City of Vinlta
Oklahoma for the Fiscal year ending
June 30 1911 the following named
sums of money to the following named
funds which are hereby created:
$683597 to the Street and Bridge
Fund; levy .0002 mills; and $1161277
to the Sanitary Fund; levy .00035
mills..
That the Sanitary Fund is hereby
created out of the levy made for the
Street and Bridge Fund for the pres-
ent fiscal year for the purpose of
separating these two departments and
will hereafter become a regular fund
of the city.
$4645109 to the Salary Fund; levy
0014 mills.
$1161277 to the Police Fund; levy
.00035 mills.
$663597 to the Engineering Fund;
levy .0002 mills.
That the Police Fund and the En
gineering Fund are hereby created out
of the levy made for salaries as auxil-
iary funds to the Salary Fund for the
purpose of separating these depart-
ments from the legislative department
for public convenience and economy
and will hereafter become regular
funds of the City.
$4645109 lo the Fire and Water
Fund: levy .0014 mills. .
$331.79 to the Sewer Fund; levy
.0001 mills.
That the Sewer Fund is hereby cre-
ated out of the levy made for the Fire
and Water Fund for the present fiscal
year for the purpose of separating the
Sewer Lepartment from other depart-
ments and will hereafter become a
regular fund of the City.
$4811.n05 to the Contingent and
Supply Fund; levy .00145 mills.
$2322554 to the City Hall Fund;
levy .0007 mills. .
That the City Hall Fund is hereby
created as an auxiliary fund to the
Contingent and Supply Fund out of
the Contingent and Supply levy for the
purpose of separating this department
of the city from other departments for
the purpose of public convenience and
economy and it will hereafter become
a regular fund of the City.
$3981522 to the Street Lighting
Fund: levy .0012 mills.
$1161277 to the Par Fund; levy
.00035 mills.
$ to the Cemetery Fund.
$ ; to the Water Operating
and Maintenance Fund.
$ to the Water Construction
Fund.
Sec. 2. That all labor and material ex-
pense for repairing streets and collect-
ing Poll Tax shall bo paid out of the
Street and Bridge Fund: that all ex-
pense of lighting the City shall be
paid out of the Street Lighting Fund;
that all expenses of Jail rent board-
ing prisoners paying Police Judge and
Police Officers salaries supplies etc.
shall be paid out of the Police Fund;
that all expense of caring for and im-
proving parks and streets abutting
parks shall be paid out of the Park
Fund; that all salaries and expenses
of the City Engineer's office including
the publishing of paving grading
sewer and sidewalk ordinances ap-
praisers inspectors and clerical hire
for writing up street improvement rec-
ords shall be paid out of the Engineer-
ing Fund; that all board of health san-
itary and scavenger expenses be paid
out of the Sanitary Fund; that all ex-
pense for maintaining equipping rer
pairing and keeping up the City Hall
property including heating. Janitor's
salary etc. shall be paid out of the
City Hall Fund; that all salaries of
the Mayor Councilmen City Clerk and
assistant. City Treasurer City Attor-
ney and other officials not otherwise
provided for shall be paid out of the
Salary Fund; that all firemen's salaries
and all other expenses for maintaining
the Vinita fire department be paid
out of the Fire and Water Fund; that
all expense f maintainfrg the City
1 . . - i . . ) . n r r.ir 1 r r. ' m .alrT ha !
v.emeitrij lutiuutas acAiuu o ... j
paid out of the Cemetery Fund; that
all expense of operating and maintain-
ing the V!n;ta water works sjstem
including salary of superintendent
bookkeeper and other employes shall
be paid out of the Wat?r Operating
Fund; that all expense of maintaining
ana improving the sewer ueparlaicut
shall be paid out of the Sewer Fund;
'that all labor and material expense
for construction of the water system
! including extensions new wells reser-
voirs and buildings shall be paid out
J of the Water Construction Fund; that
; ati stationery printing election ex
pense records otnee supplies ana
other expenses not provided for in
other funds shall be paid out of the
Contingent and Supply Fund.
Sec. 3. That all poll tax. road
tax and other revenue from the street
department shall be placed to the
credit of tbe Street and Bridge Fund;
that all fines and dog tax shall be
placed to the credit of the Police
Fund; that all revenue from the sani-
tary and scavenger departments be
placed to the credit of the Sanitary
Fund; that all revenue from the sale
of cemetery lots digging and other-
wise caring for graves and lots shall
be placed to the credit of tbe Ceme-
tery Fund except $3115.00 which
shall be placed to the credit of the
General Contingent and Supply and
the Salary Funds to repay them for
money paid for cemetery purposes
prior to August 1 1910; that all fees
of the City Engineer's offiice for en-
gineering appraising advertising and
clerical work on street Improving
sidewalk building sewer construction
and other work done for property own-
ers be placed to the credit of the En-
gineering Fund; that all revenue from
the city hall be placed to the credit
of the City Hall Fund; that all license
and occupation tax be placed to the
credit of the Salary Fund; that all
water rents tapping fees meter de-
posits and other earnings of the water
system shall be placed to the credit
of the Water Operation and Mainte-
nance Fund; that all sewer rent sewer
Inspection and tapping fees shall be
placed to the credit of the Sewer
Fund; that all money from the sale of
water extension bonds shall be placed
to the credit of the Water Construc-
tion Fund; that all Interest on daily
bank balances shall be placed to the
credit of that fund which has earned
it and that these distributions of funds
shall be made monthly in the distribu
tion records of both Clerk and Treas-
urer. Sec. 4. For the reason that public
necessity demands the immediate cre-
ation of the above named funds an
emergency is hereby declared to ex-
ist by reason whereof It is immediately
necessary for the preservation of the
public peace health and safety that
this ordinance be in full force and ef
fect from and after its passage ap-
proval and publication aa required by
law and it is so ordered.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Vinita Oklahoma on the 31st
day of August 1910.
Approved by the Mayor of the City
of Vinita Oklahoma on tbe 31st day
of August. 1910.
O. L. RIDER. Mayor.
Attest: A. J. GREEN' City Clerk.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Vinita Oklahoma
Statement at Close of Business on
September 1st 1910.
LIABILITIES.
$100000.00
i
Capital Stock . .
Surplus .. 22000.00
Circulation . 100000.00
Undivided Profits . 11461.55
Reserved for 1910 Taxes 1750.00
Deposits 400038.35
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts -..$285226.19
Overdrafts 13090.04
U. S. Bonds for Circulation.. 100000.00
U. S. Bonds .................I 10000.00
Warrants 987381
Redemption Fund ........ 5000.00
' j Furniture and Fixtures 3000.00
I
$635249.90 . Real Estate . 1365.00
J RESERVE.
(Cash and Due
j from Banks....$132923.47
i Demand Loans.. 74771.39 $207694.86
$635249.90
Chas. H Collins Cashier.
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Marrs, D. M. Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 116, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1910, newspaper, September 2, 1910; Vinita, Okla.. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc774746/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.