The Mountain Park Herald (Mountain Park, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1910 Page: 3 of 16
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The Mountain Park Herald
IW«Ur MMMNtlNI
VERNON L. R HODYBACK, Editor and Publisher.
Entered as second-class matter May 29, 1906. at the post office
at Mountain Park. Oklahoma, under the act of congress of March
M 1879.
The Sons of Washington,
an organized anti-prohibition
movement, in presenting their
claims against prohibition par-
ticularly like to harp on the
“personal liberty” theme.
9 and article 9
w e
the Section
proposition.
At the first glance
thought it ought to be repeal-
ed. because we knew that
many railroads in embryo were
Most any one will resent what being neglected by capital be
they consider an infringement | cause the roads were not al-
upon their personal liberties.
We have always considered
the so-called personal liberties
that infringed upon the well
being ol a community or even
a nation, as advocated by that
selfish person, turned saint.
were
lowed to sell out to another
corporation. Anyone is aware
that many of our roads have
been built upon the strength
of other roads, taking them
over when comoleted. This
seems to be curtailing railroad
A short, but to-the-point bit jactivity, and realizing the use-
we take from Bryan's Com-. less efforts of controlling and
moner. Personal liberty has regulating the great corpora-
a limit, outside of that limit it tions. were in favor of repeal-
is public encroachment. ing that particular part of the
•••Personal liberty' is a‘article,
phrase which is used a great
But by close scrutiny
Scabytho.e >»“ «* S"d reeling
- -- ' of section 9, article 9 will prac-
gislation on the liquor ques-
tion," said Mr. Bryan. “1» is
time we had a definition uf
•personal liberty.' We are all
opposed to any unnecessary
restrictions upon personal lib-
erty, and yet we are all in fav-
or of such restrictions as may
be necessary. The question
is what is necessary ?
The individual surrenders
some of his personal liberty
when he enters society. He
makes this surrender in return
for the advantages, derived
from society. For instance:
If a man is living on a des-
ert he can ride his horse fast as
he pleases. But he can not run
his horse on a public highway.
He can not gratify his love for
horse racing at the risk of the
lives of others.
Every city fixes the speed
limit. Even the liberty of the
automobilist i s restricted a t
times and he is compelled to
reduce the speed of his ma-
chine to a point that is consi-
dered safe. And so with the
restriction upon the sale and
use of liquor. No individual
can claim a right to use liquor
in such away as to infringe up-
on the equal rights of other
people. ”
We are not wise enough to
dictate to any one on the ques-
tions that come before the
people to be voted upon Sat-
urday the iitk. However we
wish to give you our idea on
tically annul the entire article
or at least the betfer part of it.
This effective service render-
ed by the corporation has been
a thorn in the grafter's flesh
and they want it removed.
Our advice is to vote “NO”
on the present ammendent,
and to vote “YES" next No-
vember when we again vote
upon this proposition, but at
that time it will only kill the
section 9, instead of the whole
article as proposed now.
YOU
PORCH
SIDEWALK
AND BARN
LUMBER
WILL find here the very materials you need to build
or repair that porch, sidewalk, barn or ahed.
Timbers, Dimension, Plonk,
Shingles, Siding and Flooring.
We have a large supply of well manufactured and graded
Yellow Pine, Doors, 5ash and
Blinds, Mouldings and Mlllwork,
Lath, etc.
A better stock you will not find anywhere.
LONG-BELL LUMBER CO.
E. D. Oraccy, Local Manager.
Best Grades at Lowest Prices. Call and see
Star
Barn
W. O. SHELTON, Proprietor.
Hprei.l attention to the traveling public. We can ftirni.h yon with
any kind of conveyance. Call, or riny phone number S».
lamorrow we vote upon
the State Capital location.
The vote is to see whether the
capital of the state shall be
permanently located now, or
remain temporarily at Guthrie
as provided in the constitution.
Now from a practical stand-
point, most anyone will agree
that the sooner we can locate
the seat of government, the
better it will be for the state.
But a great many have taken
up the cry of high taxes and
But Oklahoma City has off-
ered a proposition whereby
the capitol building and site
may be procured without cost
to the people. Guthrie calls
it a real estate scheme, per-
haps so, and no doubt the real
estate men holding property
near the site will reap the coin
but if we can secure a magnifi-
cent capitol building without
cost to the tax-payers, we
should have no objection to
that. Guthrie is not willing to
that bugaboo alone will cause offer any such proposition, she
many to vote against the per- merely wishes to let the thing
manent location if not put a- rest with her political pull in
right. In the first place, if Washington, and kill the per
work would commence as soon manent location now and thus
as possible, it would be almost deny the people a vote on the
if not 1913 before the capitol | direct selection.
building could be completed Under the circumstances, section of the country.
there is no excuse in the world
for putting off the permanent
location. Taxes the only issue
the farmer considers, is not to
be considered. It would be
just as leasable for us to put
off the capital location when
we have a chance now to de-
cide it, as it would for some
big business concern that had
out grown their quarters and
wanted to build, had the site
and could finance the project.
Oklahoma City has always
seemed to us as the place for
the capital. You know its
many advantages over other
towns, but from a standpoint
of personal advantage it should
be our choice. It is easily
reached by railway front this
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Rhodyback, Vernon L. The Mountain Park Herald (Mountain Park, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1910, newspaper, June 10, 1910; Mountain Park, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc853459/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.