The Mountain Park Herald (Mountain Park, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907 Page: 1 of 12
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The Mountain Park Herald
[Successor to the Mountain Park Lance]
VOLUME 4
MOUNTAIN PARK, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY AUGUST 23. 1907
NUMBER 35
GENERAL APATHY
Democrats of Mountain Park are
Not Taking the Interest
They Should
It is time for the democrats of
south Kiowa to sit up and Like
notice. Election day, Septem-
ber 17th, is less than four weeks
away, yet the democrats of this
vicinity do not appear to take
any interest in the election which
means so much to the party in
both state and county.
The county committee, called
meetings at Mt. Park, Snyder
and Mullens last week for the
a
purpose of organizing democrat-
ic clubs, but none of the meet-
ings were a success.
The unterrified democracy of
Mt. Park township seems to be
suffering from a bad case of over
confidence. If it doesn’t get -up
and do about there willJatp hor-
rible surprise laid away for us
September 17.
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.A line drawn through Roose-
velt east and west divides tlie
democratic and republican por-
tions of the county. South of
that line the democrats have a
majority of from 200 to 300. On
the north side of the line, how-
ever, it is about an even break.
So the result of the election de-
pends on what south Kiowa does.
The republicans are well aware
of this fact. Observe their craft-
ness! They figured they co’uld
hold their own in the north
end, but how could they over-
come the democratic majority in
the south ? The answer was easy:
nominate a bunch of candidates
from that end, so as to get a lot
of neighborly votes from their
democratic friends. Simple, isn’t
it?
Mr. Democrat are you going
•to be taken in by a. republican
trick?
Don’t say to yourself: “Well,
these republicans are personal
friends of mine and I’ll give
them a vote to make them feel
good —they can’t be elected, but
they will feel better if they get
a good vote at home.” But lis-
ten! If all of their democratic
friends feel that way, some or
even all of *tho republicans will
carry this township, and be elect-
ed. For no democrat can be, or
ever was. elected if he fails to
carr? Mt. Park township.
i The republicans plan to elect
| two representatives to the legis-1
lature from Kiowa county. The
woolies will make a desperate
effort to control the first legis-
lature, so that there can be no
Jim Crow nor prohibition laws
enacted and the initiative and
SINGING CONVENTION
Great Doings in Glenwood Park
August 25—Classes Coming
From All Around
The singing convention to be
primary every one of the can-
didates signified that he was for
prohibition. When a republican
nominee asks you to vote for him
ask him how he stands.
We are going to have state-
1 Are there any democrats ia this
county who do not favor these
I measures and will help the re-
! publicans defeat them?
held i.i Glenwood park next Sun- wide prohibition; that is con-
day promises to be the most sue- ceded. Then let us elect officers
referendum crippled. They can-1 cessful affair of the kind ever who are prohibitionists, so that
1 not elect a representative from ; held in the county. ' we may have prohibition that
! Kiowa without democratic votes..! A large number of classes will prohibits.
be present and take part in the
program. Greer county will be Gravel Walks
represented by classes from Al- H. F. White called our atten-
tus. Headrick, Navajo and Elmer, | tion the other day to the fine
and Hobart, Snyder, Gotebo, Mt. gravel walks he has laid down
Four republicans from this Park, Mackey’s Thorpe’s, In- around his residence on Park
township are candidates for dependence and others will come avenue. They are composed ot
county offices. That means that from Kiowa. jgravel from the bed of Dry Ot-
1 this townsh’p is expected to fur-! It is expected that this great ter mixed with clay. When this
nish them enough votes to elect, gathering of singers will arouse moistened and pounded down
The “friendship” game will be a lasting interest in the work it makes a walk superior to plank
I worked to the limit. How many and county organizations will be and very little inferior to cement
democrats will they get to desert formed at the afternoon session. and is much cheaper than either.
’ their party by this trick? Not Classes from a distance are Mr. White informs that such a
many, we trust. We all know urged to come on Saturday to be walk has been in use for some
time on his farm ‘and has proven
very satisfactory.
There has been some fruitless
l every one of the democratic rested and ready for the contest,
nominees. W? have seen enough Lodging will be furnished them
of them to know that they are free of charge.
| all clean, honest and capable. Prof. Wall and other noted afitftation f°r a cement walk from
Everyone of them is as well qual- singers will deliver addresses on Gl^wood park to the M. E.
! ified to fill the office he desires musical topics. \ | £“Ui*ch. ^ gravel walk could be
as his opponent is. Why, then, The combined Mt. Park and at 8Tnab cost an(* would
should any man who claims to Snyder bands will give a concert!serv® purpose Quite as well
be a democrat turn renegade at 1:00 p. m. as cement._
and vote against the men nom- Every lover of music should Joe Watson is in Kansas City
inated by a majority of his partv bring a well-filled basket and thi«i week nn
iin an open primary? We trust stay all day. It will be a treat!
that there are very few such that no one can afford to miss,
jrenegade democrats in Kiowa
j county . Haskell for Prohibition
It fright be well to consider The republican newspapers are
| the fact that if the republicans I raising a great howl because
| had made their nominations by i II«a«Kell staffed in a speech last
a primary election it would have ; week that he intended to vote
been impossible to play this lit-1 *'or prohibition. They claim
tie trick. Mt. Park, town and j that» as both parties stated in
country, with 50 or 60 republi-'their platforms that it was not
can votes could never have taken a Political issue, Haskell had no
half the nominations by a vote
of the party. Republicanism
stands for political trickery, dem-
ocracy for clean, honest politics.
Take your choice.
Holiness Preacher Touched
Rev. Flooks, one of the Holi-
ness preachers who are holding
a revival at Messick’s place, was
robbed of drafts amounting to
$800 and $5 in cash while the
meeting was in progress Sunday
night. The drafts were found
the next day near the big tent,
but the $5 is gone bevopd recall.
Maybeso one of his conv rus got
the parsons roll.
right to mention it. Our next
governor was not defying his
party, however, in stating his
position. What makes the wool-
ies howl is that Frantz dare not
make a similar statement for
fear of losing the saloon vote and
the brewers' campaign contri-
butions. They howl because the
anti-saloon league is' backing
Haskell, and will elect him.
We think each candidate ought
to state his personal position on
the prohibition question. The
prohibition law will be nothing
but a farce if the state and coun-
ty officers are not in sympathy
with it.
In the campaign before the
W. R. Britton and family have
moved to their farm on the Big
Pasture.
W. O. Shelton was in Beaver
county last week. He reports
that crops are good and land high
up there.
Solon Bracken and family are
visiting relatives and old friends
at Lebanon, Indiana. We miss
Solon as election approaches.
There will be Bible reading and
reasoning at the Baptist -school
house Sunday night, August 25,
by your friend and neighbor, J.
B. Ijauen. As the Lord said:
‘‘Come, let us reason together.”
Come one and all and bring your
Holiness song books.
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist church will continue un-
til Sunday evening. Great in-
terest is being shown ar\d there
has been a number of conver-
sions. Eight converts were bap-
tized last Sunday in Dry Otter
on R. Bramblett’s place, and sev-
eral more will receive baptism
next Sunday.
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Coy, Charles L. The Mountain Park Herald (Mountain Park, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1907, newspaper, August 23, 1907; Mountain Park, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc853786/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.