Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 107, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 11, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Oklft Hielcrlcal SioloU
Only 17 More Days Until The Big Chautauqua
ANADARKO DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOLUME IX.
ANADARKO OKLAHOMA SATURDAY JUNK 11 1910.
NO. 107
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Re -published by request)
HANDS OFF
A Few Principles
Involved In The
Repeal of 9-9
Not Before
Referred
To
J.L.Montgomery Dis-
cusses Issue With
Commercial Club
; Of Which He Is
Member
Editors of Anadarko Democrat:
Permit mo to say through the De-
mocrat that I very much rogrot from
a personal standpoint tho heated
discussion personal feelings and al-
lusions which occurred in front of tho
Post OfTico Tuesday morning between
myself and members of the Anadar-
ko Commercial Club Including Mr.
Tilton editor of the Trlpune regard-
ing the articles appearing in last
week's Tribune and Monday's issuo
of the Democrat discussing the issuo
"Repeal of Sec. 9. of Art. 9. of the
Oklahoma Constitution. We hero re
peat that the Tribune articles are
of that vaporing character without
fact or reason based on false premis-
es and could be nothing more than a
sorry ending in a false conclusion
to say nothing of the breach of cour-
tesey to respect the opinions of
others.
As to the resolution passed by the
commercial club favoring tho repeal
of said section which was reported
m unanimous I wish to say that
there aro somo six or eight candi-
dates of the different parties who are
members of the club and I haven't
"Tfound a singlo ono who favors the
solution' besides many others who
"'wero not present and with mywelf re-
pudiate such action as being untimely
unwise and illegal being an infringe-
ment upon our personal rights.
First. Th commercial club is a
atock company chartered by tho
State Its purpose is to promote
and develop.
It is not a Church Spiritual.
It is not a Lodge Fraternal.
J It is not a party Political.
It has no legal nor moral right to
GENTLEMEN
pass resolutions regarding questions
of church or state upon which men
.conscientiously dltfer. These must
be left to the individual conscience
and all differences must be fought
out in tho ecclesiastical or political
arena. Every lodge or club frater-
nial or social recognizes this fact or
principle.
MlLOat chief objection to the rereal
yot said resolutions referred to is that it
violates a sacred principle of law
viz; that the -creature of law must
be subservient to ard under the con-
trol of the creator the people. The
law authorizes Incorporated compan-
ies doing a legitimate business to
take out a state charter or in other
'words "domesticate" which meais
that they will be governed by the
same law as you and I and have all
our rights maintained and wrongd re-
dressed in our own utate courts and
before a jury of our countrymen
presided over by a Judge elected by
and amenable to the people. There
juve been some aixty railroad cor-
poratiuns organized since the adop-
ion of tho constitution two of them
within the past month so you see we
aro just getting down to business
meantime the four or five trunk
lines conlroling SO per cent of the
railroad ttalllc of Oklahoma as argu-
ed hy the railroad attorneys who
makes the brief in said iniative peti-
tion which repeals Sec. 9. Art. 9.
That they refuse to demesticate is
proof positive that they are unwilling
to bo governed by the law creating
them or in other words want to de-
stroy this principlo referred to by
taking a vital section out ol the
bark bone.
Those railroads organized under a
Federal law doing an interstate
business are under the control of
tho Imterstato Commerco Com
mission only subject to our
laws i.B to short hauls or wholly
within tho stale. Now what is the
present status? They see our do-
mestic lines such as the "Okla-
homa City and Panhandle" which li
building through Anadarko throw-
ing dirt and making war maps cover-
ing bottlod-up territory which under
former compact each lino was pledged
to not invade tho territory of the
other so they now become alarmed
lest they lose this teritory and trade
to the domesticated lines towns cit-
ins and farmers along tho lines of
new roads subscribing handsome
bonusos and new towns springing up
as if by magic. They must do one of
two things or give up the field
viz: Buy the new lines or build para-
llel lines. Before they can buy they
must domesticate. Xioforo they can
build they must domesticate because
they can in no other way exercisn
the right of eminent domain. Sec-
tion 9 Article 9 has them bottled up
and the other plan to save their hides
is to ropoal tho bothersome section;
they have decided upon tho latterjijid
hnvo farmed out tho Jobjflajaqtho
Fedoraled Club and Dorsot Carter is
their prophet.
They sent word to Jack Love of
the corporation Commission that
$100000 would be put where it could
be found if he would "Jay down"
well he hasn't ''laid down" but I
am reliably informed that he placed
a six-shooter where it would be
handy and warned these pirates what
would happen if they approached
him. They decided to fool the peo-
ple by getting the commercial club's
behind the project and with their
press bureau io operation hoped to
pull the thing off before the people
goi wHKca up ara tney came very
near doing It. Ten days ago they
would have succeeded but not now
by a large majority.
Tho most surprising thing to me is
that our commercial clubs would be
misled deceived and corrupted
with tho pretense that it was
"promotion" which seems to us the
blankest kind of Ignorance. I have
no quarrel with anyoni for voting
aonscientioualy but when it comet
to banctionlng wrong and crime I
draw the line. That rail roads will
domesticate when defeated is my
honest opinion and wn have prso of
this in the Standard Oil cases in
Eastern Oklahoma. They wanted
this same law repealed and refused
to domesticate. When the Strain-
Yeoger Pipe Lino Bill was proposed
and the Standard saw that the Slate
was liable to build or lay a pipe line
from the oil Golds to the gulf to find
a market for our oil the Standard
threw up its hands took out a chart-
er and within 30 days had 500 men
throwing dirt; as a consequenco we
are getting about double the price
for oil that we got beforo the Staid-
ard domesticated which means mi-
lionr to the state and to producers.
If the big lines do not domesticate
wo predict that within 18 months our
domestic lines will be doing the bulk
of the business. People prefer to
deal with rail roads that are subject
to our stato laws and just as far ro-
moved from tho Fcdoral Courts as
possible. The farmers and the labor
organizations that petitioned for this
clause to bo put in our constitution
aro going to seo that it is left as it
is they will vote NO and theso
hirolings who are pussy-footing
around over tho country peddling
out tho slush found under tho guiso
of the commercial clubs will bo ex-
posed in duo time.
They visited Anadarko they tried
to buy up our newspapers and membors
of the commercial club have been ap
proached with offers of a kinds of
money to make a gum shoe campaign
throughout the coUhty for the ropoal
of said law". Without being personal
and without calling narhoB at this
time I will say that some people and
some newspapers aro not "floaters"
rnd by sitting up and taking notice
you can tell "who's who." To those
who aro honestly misled or dishon
ly deceived this has no allusion but
If you see anybody with blood in his
eyo and a water elm club looking
for us mark that man; he 1b in all
probability ono ot the fellows we
have caught with rho goods on him
All honor is due our old hero Jack
Lovo who stood like a Htone wall
against corruption and the newspapers
which refused the offered bribes and
to the meebnrs of the club who ro
pudiate this usurpation of power des
troying individual rights and espec
tally tho Anadarko Democrat that has
stood in tho front of the battlo and
kept the people informed and to tho
labor organizations which put these
principles In the constitution and will
vote to a man to keep them anharm
od n.id to uil iairmlnded men of all
parties who voted for the constitution
and will vote to keep it intact un
broken untarnished and unharmed I
say voto NO and the coming gener
ntton will rise up and call ycu blessed
We predict a snooping victory in this
city county and state for the defense
of our glorious constitution and tho
defeat of tho Dorsott Carter Sec. 49.
Hands off gentleman!
I am respectfully
J. L. MONTGOMERY.
The Best Yet
Three room house good porch pa
pered house and painted sidewalk in
front good lot good location tn col-
ored settlement small payment down
balance monthly payments. If taken
at once will take $850.0t.'. Act quick.
See Baldwin & Gibbe Co.
DOITT Fail To See
The Week's :Best
Offering
'When
Women
Love"
At The Big Tent
THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
An Opportunity
A rich productive farm north of
Carnegie to sell on good terms or to
trade for town property. Will sell or
trade the whole quarter section or 40
or 80 acres.
Baldwin & Gibbs Carnegie Okla
4-wl-dl
PRISONER
CAPTURED
Deputy ShorifT Mellon recaptured
Everott Smith who escaped from him
Thursday ovoning. Young Smith made
his e&capo from tho train at Chick-
asha fiom which place Mr. Melton
was returning with him and
Guy Hall both to Anadarko hav-
ing boon sentenced by Judge Bail-
ey to two years In tho Reformatory
at Granite Smith was found ' y Mr.
Melton obout twelve miles nortwost
of Anadarko Smith und Hall will be
more carefully guarded" novv as thoy
show such disposition to escape.
DIED
t
Tho Ilttlo daughter of Rov. and
Mrs. W. A. Wilkin of "the Baptist
Mission died Friday morning of whoop-
ing cough aged four months. Funeral
services were held it the chapel of the
Riverside school at two o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon interment wob made
in tho city cemetery. The sympathy
of our people goes out to the brcaved
parents in this Bad h.tur.
THE M0RPHETS
(Magicians) have been in this line
of entertainment for twenty-five years
and are the originators of much of
the preaent-day magic. They also in-
ternperBe their program with musical
numbers.
At the Anudarko Chautauqua June
29 Jnly5. Season tickets $2.00.
'Nothing In The Paper '
"Sometimes you pick up a paper
and after glancing at it you cast it
aside with tho remark "thero'H noth-
ing In the paper." Often tho editor
and his force look over 'the papei aw
it comes from the press and mako the
same remark 'lhej may not say it
aloud but they feel like saying it.
And the reporters and nnws editors
frown as they glance over tho pages
and realize that thera aro no big
stories of local interest and not an
item worth a big headline though
Ihey have worked harder than usual.
"Nothing in tho paper."
Do you know what it means? It
means that in tho day just passed no
misfortune has befallen anyone in
your community ; that no firo has wiped
out a neighbor' a worldly goods; that
the grim angel of death has crossed
no threshold of a friend; that no man
driven by liquor hatted or fear has
taken the life of a follow human. So
the next time you pick up a paper
that doesn't announce a tragedy givo
a little thanks instead of grumbling
because there is no news. Or if you
would ratter shall wo dish up a
choice morsel of scandel? Would
yonr oyes gnw round and would you
smack your lips with a relish if we
were to write up a sensation? Well
we can do it. Shall wo begin on you?
Do you think you'vo got that little
secret all locked up from everybody?
Well if you could look over the
stories in an editor's little book you
might be surprised to see your namo
written there and further a story
In detail which you fondly thought
was all your own Nothing In the
paper.
So instead'of grumbling and get-
ting a grouch because every evening
there is not some sensational scandal
fn high or low life becaueo you do
not read of Borne murder some ship
or rail wreck or some breaking bleed-
ing mother's heart somo blotd curd-
ling account of human depravity get
down on your knees and thank God
that "there's nothing in the paper."
Ex.
STILL
ADVANCING
Tho Spirit of Progress is n-
brond in tho great Stato of Okla
homa and no where on a more
solid and enduring foundation
than in Anadarko and future
generations will rise up and
bless those who planned so well
our splendid schools streets
sidewalks wator and l.at sys
tem propelled by the cheapest
and most durable. po.vor known
to man and the best of all its
owned by the people these
coupled with a Citizenship sur"
passed by none and equalled by
few makes and will continue
to make Anadarko tho choice of
all who are seeking a pleasant
home and I want to thank the
good people of Anadarko and
vicinity for tho liberal support
extended in my effort to earn a
living and which has enabled
me to increase my facilities to
an extent that will enable me to
serve you better and I hope by
fair dealings to merit your con-
tinued support so if you want a
hamburger a chili bowl of soup
pies cakes bread candies to
bacco cigars; or a cold drink of
any kind or a big dish of home
made ice cream call 103 Broad
way every day or night except
Sunday or if you want to try
your skill with a target rifle we
cxm accommodate 1 i b o r a 1 1 y .
Score cards each week. Small
boys not allowed without per-
mission from their parents.
Respectfully
VV. P. Collin.
- Why Not?
Alfalfa Jonos of Mt. View and
R II Cullen of Anadarko have jURt
completed tho organization of a com-
pany for tho construction of a largo
alfalfa mill at Pureed- Why not or-
ganize a company at Anadarko being
located in the most fortile part of the
state with climatic conditions most
favorable for tho growing of Alfalfa
and such would be a home Industry
that could bo supplied by homo (pro-
duct and labor furnished by home
people and would add to our already
progressive city.
Thanks
Atty C B. Case presented
this office with some fine ripe
peaches today- C. B's wice is
away on a visit and he didn't
have the nerve to tackle the job
of pickling and preserving so
he is remembering his friends.
Robt. Dunlap candidate for
State Treasurer was in Anadtrko Fri-
day in the interest of his candidacy.
Mother's Club
The Mother's Club will meet
next Monday at 2p m with Mrs.
C. J. Scheetz.
ADJUSTED
On March 11 last Jerry Fiat
of this city received an injury
while working for the New State
Brewing Association of Oklaho-
ma City and almost lost the use
of both legs by thojnjury. Suit
was threatened by Mr. Piatt
againstthe company for damages
sustained. The case however
has just been adjusted through
Mr. Piatt's attorneys Robinson
& Johnston in which he receiv
ed $2350 in full satisfaction
against the company.
FUNERAL OF
W 5. FREELIN
The funeral of V. S Preolin
who died suddenly Wednesday
ovoning. was held at the South-
ern M. E. Church at 10 o'cloclr
Saturday morning having becu
postpone from Friday morning;
to await the arrival of his only
brother from Missouri. Tho ser-
vices though brief were most
touching being conducted by
Rev. Methvln and Rev. Tels7
close friends of the deceased
during his residence in Anadar-
ko.
The song service was especial-
ly touching "Abide With Me"
and "The Home Over There"
being sung by the choir and "I
Shall See Him Face to Face" be-
ing sung by Miss Marjorie Gil-
lette. The flowers beautiful silent
messages of love and sympathy
covered the casket and alter rails.
AJtouchingJincident of the service
was the presence of a number of
Indians who overcame their re-
luctance to mingle with their
civilized brothers by reason of
their love and respect for this
good man who in his dealings
with them was over kind and
gentle.
W- S. Freelin's body rests in
the narrow bed where sorrow
troubleth not and life's cares and
worries enter not in but the
memory of his upright unassum-
ing life among us will live long
in our hearts. Of a cheery social
disposition he won friends
readily and kept their frienship.
Even when disappoinments
came and we all knew he was
troubled in mind he still had a
pleasant smile and cheerful word
of greeting for everyone. His
sudden death has come close
home to many Andarko citizens
for ho was a close friend to
many not merely an acquaint-
ance. The bereaved wife whose
care and comfort was always his
first thought and the two sons
who were his prMe have the
deep sympathy of many friendo
in this sad hour and tonight
when darkness gently enfolds
the new made grave in the quiet
city of the dead lovintt thoughts
of sympathy will reach out to the
wife and sons in their saddened
home. Though sympathy can do
little to alleviate the sorrows of
others yet sad indeed would be
bereaved hearts who felt its -lack.
Cotton Crop Good-
Crop Late
Tho growing condition of cotton is
reported at 85.2 per cent as compared
with 72.7 per cent on May 2J 1909
Tho reports Indicuto that frost and
bail have done but slight damage and
thht tho crop Is generally in good
i-ondition considering the backward
weather for this season of the year.
Tho early planted cotton is reported
to have not been damaged at all by
tho backward weather oa account of
tho plant being well advanced beforo
this weather sit In. The Sate cotton
has not thrived as well hut the stand
is generally reported good and al-
though tho season will be late tho
prospects are for mure than an aver-
ago crop. Twonty-eight of tho sixty
cottin-growing counties report tho
condition 90 per cent and above and.
a numbor of counties which grow but
comparitlvely little cotton havo reduc-
ed the average for the State. . "
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Roberts & Holding. Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 107, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 11, 1910, newspaper, June 11, 1910; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc82362/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.