The Jacksonian Democrat (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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The Man Who Filched Old Man Cas- g
sidy’s Is Tickled Because the Jack
Is Telling the People About It?
HAS DISCARDED SPUT-TAIL COAT
jf v’ i j j | j • *« •*
t « \- W AtW.snn A1 Dhi- \VTio~can tell? We fear that Jim I*
, il/l
Robertson' .f. B. # "Rdlftfirtson, Alpha-
betical Robertson. The »H«fi who forgSd
Geo. Smith's name and says himself
fee is a
♦ ho/< W'rit
CaMsjdy
W ho took. fflchorf, accepted
»m iiester, rayr tfc
fort that the Jaek said he dhl and fa
halting him is doing him worlds d*
pood.
W«y. great mjnds will diffqr ami wp
jvill continue on the job.
|3ut just for the sake of an argu-
ment ltd* do >6h suppose a nidii \vhf>
puts up a claim of bigness as J. B. A-
does can get the idea that the metfa
fact that the Jack, prints the trufo
about him and that he dkl filch this
Old man, that It is doing him good. He
cannot deny It. For It is the TRUTH-
We hold the notes paid and cancelled-
Perhaps ho thinks because the Jack
printed it flic people will not believe
tt Mebbe so—mebbe so. Well, wb
printed it pamphlet form and sent out
100,000. Maybe this will do him good
WTio'oan tefff We fear that Jim is
like Job—that by scratching himself
with a pie plate he gets temporary sat
isfnction. If the neopie want to elect
a man for Governor who commits such
acts the Jack, will not suicide.
What is sauce for the public goose
must be the same for the Jack's gan-
der. They may do it. There are many
things in life bard to figure out. How
soon a woman can change her mind;
a jury reach a verdict and how people
vote. If Robertson thinks \ve are do-
ing him good he ought to be in the
Imst of humor Confound him, he re-
fuses to speak to us: Well, he might
think why should a political giant like
himself speak to a Shakespeare—or
he might forsooth mistake us for At-
torney General McReyflolfls and not
hate the nerve tt do so. We like to
gne a man meet for good intentions
He might think we were paving the
way for a future loan; to borrow a
part of the thousand that he filched
from old man Cassidy.
Keep the record straight.
LIBRARY COMMIS-
SION FOR STATE
Iguilty of speeding with
DAUGHTERS OF PRESIDENT.;!
Chaffeur Admit* He Drove Margaret
Wilson and Mrs. Sayre at 37
Miles an Hour
Organization Formed With View of
Distributing Information for Com-
mission With View of Creating
Sentiment for Creating Commission
by the Next Legislature.
At the recent meeting of the Okla-
homa Library Association a publicity
campaign was organized for the pur-
pose of distributing information about
library commissions with a view of
creating a sentiment in favor of es-
tablishing a commission by the next
legislature.
Some of the reasons cited for the
establishment of this commission are
given in a paper recently read be-
fore the association 1n El Reno In
Which it is stated that there are
economic conditions which have made
tt imperative that the work of the
world must bo accomplished with the
least possible expenditure or energy,
material and time. Thirty-six of
our commonwealths have commis-
sions devoted to the work of provid-
ing book privileges tor all the peo-
ple. It has been said that the abil-
ity to co-operate constructfvely dis-
tinguishes civilized men—from sav-
age*. The libreiV commission plan
of ewlleetlng find distributing books
has been fortunate in enlisting the
Combined eftiyjs of many oUnwise
diverse interests Educations sys-
tem* rfaliaf'fts value in every d«-
partmettt of instruction and training,
gphe most important individual
achievements are accomplished by
Washington, June 11.—Obedient to
the written summons of Thomas Gar-
rison, High Constable of the town of
Hyattsville, Md„ Chauffeur Johnson of
the White House garage staff appeared
today before the County Court in that
ballawick to answ er a charge of speed-
ing a White House autombile contain-
ing Miss Margaret Wilson and her
sister, Mrs. Sayre, at a rate of thirty-
stven miles an hour. The laws of
Maryland fix tht speed limit at twelve
miles. ■
None of the Wilson family was pres-
ent in court. Garrison said that while
ht played no favorites on his job, and
all speeders looked alike to him, sti’l
he was bound to admit that the Presi-
dtnfs daughters didn’t "look mad ’
when ht stopped the machine, but
acted "as perfect, ladies."
"They Just thought 1 was funny,”
said the High Constable.
The Court, listened to the constable's
[story and asked the "White House
[chauffeur what he had to say for him-
self. The chauffeur pleaded guilty.
“Ttn dollars.” said the Court
The President has issued orders to
I the White House chauffeurs to observe
^the local speed laws hereafter
Was
HAYES SPEAKS
Well Received In Southern
Oklahoma Town.
('Tom Waurika News-Democrat)
With the details of his campaign
Concentration of purposes an doneness management and the operation of his
Of aim. Library commissions work in state headquarters completed, Samuel
common with other educational* et- ,W. Hayes, democratic candidate for
forts, requires specialised skill. AD United States senator, started tli
arguments for the establishment of week on a whirlwind speaking tour
a commission lay emphasis on it* of the state. He was received wit
utility. However frivolous or momeH- great ovation In Ryan, Waurika, Dun.
foua the problem studied the pro- can and other points in this section g
moters of library commissions believe of the state. In fact his friends of rj-
In the power of the printed page t® the two former towns insist that he
affect human live*, and that tne js a Jefferson County product, and his j
distribution of the right kind of lit- brief stay in Ryan and Waurika was ji
erature will make people better and a snree of delight to him and his ,
happier as wall as tugs,useful. many friends. At tb- appointed hour
- *—r--- j Tuesday afternoon Judge Haves was
Introduced to a fair sized crowd by
THE SHERIFF’8 RACE.
' The sheriff's r e ■■
County is narrowing
in Oklahoma'Attorney Guy Green. Not much more
HTs ;
the ;
that
down to two than an hour's time wag consumed bv
foeiw the radc befog between Char the judge in expounding what .he,
fov Voir and Sheriff Wnfon Mr. mood for in case of eled
Colt is making a very progressive talk was ctaar and practical, «nd
and thorough ea*dW«*y. which la ideas he advanced were
gavlug a foltto/ eTOcf; having be4 would preatlv benefit the whole of,
in officer in this county for sora* Oklahoma should Judge Hayes be g
Iftoen vtgflfe a fair. -qu»t* successful In anding a seat in the fr
and clean* rat-aid HJ m>w1 fi ds United State#.- se.at* Crom now 4
fois a valuable imset in his to* anti the primary he will devote mo»t
for U»t* offee - Hharfriends are vefjr of his time to speechmaking, and it 5
lisnMedaa»Iaioi*.^t l*ft >4-‘cannot be denied that he has *reu-;$
UfA
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Damaged Goods, or A Discussion of Men and Things
Perhaps some «£ you fellows had not better road this. It might forsooth damn
you., immortal soul or cause an icy norther to run up the valley of your backbone,
and churn your milky brains to dutch cheese—providing you arc In possession of
such valuable property. . ....
In this article we are liable to wander Iqto striuigu forbidden path and dtscu.s
such problems that may cause a blush to rise to your virgin cheeks it is us easy
to write nice soothing lines of politicians us following n path to a dr«g store in this
our prohi state, or to learn how to swear with Base ufter a tuterage from uur pagan
The Jack Is under the Impression that every son of man lias some son of a
brain incased la his 2x4, but withholds making the statement as a fact tor want or
further proof. ,
Every heart has its silent hour and in th-ise hours we are wont to sum ourselves
up to watch our souls on idiress parade. In the woe small hours of the morning •* lei
we Have"ImicTitsI a friend for a V or stoleuour neighbor's booze we wear a groove iu
6ur .pillow trying u> arrange our conscience for a few hours rest
ji-a » . il.L ..1 i . |4 nun/in ntIP PGll
s sfcrar: „v=-.r™,ra :r sumvrjvn
compared to voting for some of these fellows, should they by chance lie nominate.!
on the ticket in this year of our la>rd. Many a soul has been saved irom going over
the rim ot the basin" because iier trousers were incased under a gingham dress, and
manv a democrat in Oklahoma is wearing a tvvecce in his twoucers
from orf a mahogany counter when the rightful place tor him ft in a ‘ "bbage patch
nip^ng heads of worms with his false teeth, or at home with his coffee benn pos-
terior astride a hickory log shucking the teal of old Brindle that a world might lie
saved from his etlorts to furnish nourishment to a suckling public.
Oklahoma needs most of all Men among Men to conduct her public affairs. Men
at h-ast who have experienced Some little degree of an cress In this
world Ah* God whst a bunch this is seeking office, airing their sssinity before a
public for favors. Eligible neither by birth or bruins they muster up euough money
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When
on the
DDF
tneirts and ld«*v that
with the voters.
wit! win favor
their father was a democrat, how they have voted it straight, how
will be. and how the great old ship of state will sail with them at the wheel,
the truth standing out eternal as everlasting night, is they actually owe rent
room they occupy—-could no more go to a bank and sc are a loan without collate al
„„ )on,, as Jim Robertson s letter of recommendation. Ye gods! is it possible that
^people will swallow Btieh fish, scales, tall and all” If H were not ^r dis. ussing
personalities we would here cite you scores of Illustrations; the grim realities would
cause vour bump of knowledge to burst in righteous Indignation.
It is not for ue to point the way-yet. we would be a poor doctor if after finding
the cause we could not prescribe a cure The Jack, is cussed oecauae it talk* .in
iduin English. We are accused of being an Iconocast and advised to catch flies with
sugar and rub the hair one way to make it smooth. If Christ would have accepted
the advise of if .0 ‘Wise guys” of his age. we would yet be worshiping golden imago*,
instead of paying fat salaries to unworthy representatives who vomit forth lengthy
“SK/uii, per. and talk prohibition with a cellar ful, «copfcc^odbooze.
Would still be practicing poligamy irt the open instead of in secret as wo now do,
would be wearing a hemp gown instead of split skirt*.
If old Pat Henry had not busted a suspender and Thomas Jefferson signed the
Dec—we would still be paying peonage to England Instead of dodging dttdos In auto-
mobiles and paying 75c for a pint of lightning whiskey. If Abe Lincoln would never
have been bora we would not have our northern brother praying for nigger equality,
but instead would have the "kink” in the co'tton patch, instead of paying him two
bits to bring us a hunk of tough steak and have our U. S. Senators dwindle to a wind
purf In appointing him secretary or the trea-sury to give orders to sweet American girls
and cause them to smell like the front of a drug store in order that they may lake
"dictation” from a nigger without throwing up silk sox. No! This is serious busi-
ness; this tiling of reforming the world. If we left it to the preachers they would,
like Billy Sunday’s singer, hold the women’s hands with suspicious piety ami become
drunk with power and cause another flood. So the Jack, wiH, like Balani s ass con-
tinue natural and not change its make-up. We have in Oklahoma a political jackass,
why not have a newspaper wearing the same livery? We know the heart beats of
the people. We know the impulse of their souls. The great mass of people who
make up the best there is of life, are the ones we would of here speak. The selfish
self-seeking politician cares no more about their welfare than the devil of the Cross.
in the humble homes of the poor and of the empty pantries of the needy not one
single line is ever penned or one single act ever committed unless it he for political
piff and selfish gain. There is something eternally wrong with our social system
when 90 per cent, of tha people nibble a bone whilst 10 per cent, bury their teeth in
a juicy steak.
Go out a few miles from the busy world and commune with nature—allow your
wheezy seif to learn a little of the common people who hotdi up the prop for your
llmsy pegs. Knock at the door of the humble cottage of the poor and there learn
for yourself Hell In all its fury. Stop in your mad rush tor place and power and gaze
upwards, the same moon you see shedding forth a mellow light, the same stars
trembling in the blue firmament—is for them as for you. Over two million souls today
are without a biscuit or a place to lay their weary head*, while in Oklahoma over
7,000 automobiles, like the lightning bug, leave their light and their stench behind,
in Oklahoma City how many, Oh! how many feather brain pops with a knot on the
end of their neck and a yellow chrysanthemum in the lapel of their coat, straddle a
cane and lead down the great white way the daughters of men with split skirts on a
clothes-pin form; thev could no more begat men and women than a castrated image
in the mystic hills of the gods. They are as barren of manhood and womanhood as
Charles West is of friends or C. N. Haskell of honor. They possess no more brains
than an ovster and are as shy of backbone as a banana. If they were left alone on a
barren island, there to show cause, their posterity would look like a criisteacea, too
weak to cry for help, too lazy to crawl and too damned onery to die. It would seem
like our public men are much the same. A man us unclean as a leper, as full of booze
as our city hall, who knows no more of morals than Lee Cruce does of statecraft or
the Central Hundred of a tax receipt, announces himself for Governor, and in a
"stock” writeup explains that he is a temperate man, another announces for the same
plate who filched an old nester out of 1000 bucks in an unclean, dirty deal; another
who stole the state's money, charging 25c for a shoe shine and 50c a dozen for rotten
bauanas; another announce* who has stolen more cattle perhaps than hairs on his
head and who unloaded the contents of a sixshooter into a boy while his face was
toward the earth from whicli it came. This is the ilk who are asking votes from a
people IB is not necessary. We have good men from which to choose. We have
one seeking the office of U. S. Senator whose soul is pure and whose record is an
inspiration to youth. He would with credit represent this people; a man whom all
would have no cause to blush when his name is mentioned, a man to whom a father
can point witli pride and say. "My Boy, reach that goal and 1 am pleased" We
speak of ex-Chief Justice Samuel W. Hayes. We have a man for Governor in the
person of "Bob” Dunlop of whom as much can be said. We are accused of being a
Dunlop paper. We are, and proud of it We throw down the liars to the entire clique
and clan and bid you welcome to say one single thing or point to a crooked act he
has ever committed.
We throw this defiance into your faces, you—the gang of political pirates or
Oklahoma We represent an honest man for Governor and we be damned eternally
if we are not of Uie opinion that we are not alone in the matter. Point to one crooked
act. one slimy affair, one pint of booze, one dollar ever gained dishonestly and the
Jacksonian and its editor will allow a match touched to Its carcass that he mrtv fizzle
in voirr presence.
"come out from your hole—you pin-headed editors, and compare the life of Bob
Williams Jim Robertson, Herring, Jennings, West- write line for line of each, their
private lives, their official acts. If you dare Put your toes as near the mark as we
do We do not speak of ourselves -we perhaps drink the same brand, see the
same sights and have felt the same sensations that you have experienced, would no
more .are to comiiare our lives with yours than Harlow’s Weekly would to give you
a credit statement of their present financial standing.
"Bob" Dunlop comes from the people. He is a farmer with a crop and not a lawyer
without a case, or a school teacher without a school He never ruined a stenographer,
killed a man. stole a thousand from a nester or wallowed on a bed In a drunken dream
as some fellow's seeking the place have been wont to do. 1 on tell us not to discuss
surly things, that mud slinging does more harm than good. Well, we will see whether
tt a*es or not If we are allowed to live we are going to tell every voter in Okla
homa and record of every candidate seeking this office and see for once whether Truth
will stand or Falsehood reign supreme—and who—Prey is to stop us? We care not one
single "Damn" about the little pop-guns era. king at us We know the ilk If we
were running tor Governor as Jeff Davis of Arkansas, or Joe Bailey of Texas, wo would
tell you to go where the International Bible Student Claims there is not. A Big man
(should we dill the bill) no more needs your assistance than a chicken does physic
or J B A nerve Pray ye’ who ever told you that you were essential to salvation or
necessary In order that the world could move What special puli have you w-ith the
Alrcightv that von set yourselves up as educators of public thought? What time have
von between wrestling with overdrafts and turning a Washingon handpres* to inject
slugs of Dan Webster into a busy public. We would like to know— So come—all of
ye— but we would advl-e you
"Dare trt be wise thou egregious bonetreads ”
y. wt n n nry ry r
DUNLOP OPENS
HEADQUARTERS
I ROOMS 1001-34-5 SKIRVIN ROTE
Corpse of Advisers and Stenographers
Are Busy Sending Out Literature
and Writing His Friends
WILL TAKE THE STUMP SOON
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'treasurer Robert DuOloP
Hotel
headquarters in roqms a platfyrtli that is broad In principle
State
opened up
1001-2 3 & \ at the Bkirvln
Monday morning with a full corps I will
of advisers,and stenographers, in tne .Tax
Dunlop will go to the people- with
and right in every particular. He
advocate tht? Minnesota Gross
receipt law; a farmer’s rural
very near fture some 50 of
closest fr . nds an loyal supporters
will hold a caucus in this city for
tlie purpose of furthering the candi-
dacy of the Kay County farmer for
Governor.
Mr. Dunlop lias not to date wrltteu
a single line or sent out a placard
or In any way shoved himself for-
ward in his candidacy for this im-
portant office. He lias been waiting
to see the white of their eye. lie
has taken tlie position, and rightly
so, that to dute, no work lias been
done so far by the various eandl
dates that has been of any practical
value, that it lias been merely time
lost and effort spent In vain. Mr
wooly for Dunlop for Governor,
friends will spare neither time
his ciedit; the doing away with the state
1 lsuruuce commissioner’s office; the
state examiners’ office and the bank
examiners office. In some ten day*
some fifteen prominent speaker* in
public life vvili take to the wild atid
111*
nor
expense to put his candidacy before
the public. Dunlop himself is a
wonderful cani|iatgner. He *s well
known throughout the state a* a man
who has made good, whose private
life is above reproach amt whose
integrlly Is unquestioned, and when
o.ie stops to think there are not
many candidate* seeking this high
office of whom such can he said.
STATE-HOUSE GANG
IS UP A TREE NOW
The Hive Is Swarming But They Know
Not Where to Light; All Candidates
Trying to Attract Attention
“WHOSOEVER MAY W1LL”-CET VOTE
Did you ever try to “sboo-fly” a
bunch of flies away from a jar of
sweeties? You say sure you have. They
all leave it at once—hut come back in
!j|a few minutes and sip-sip, and then
1'
ouce more you spare them and away
hey go—but to return
This is exactly how this state house
gang is acting. For once in their seven
years of political public teat sucking
they are up against the real thing r.ow.
Talk about a hand wagon. Well, you
could fill one up about every eight)
minutes with this bunch. Not one
word do you hear about this clique.
Ask one who w ill be the next Governor.
He will look up at the moon like a
hoy with a belly full or green apples--
"spit” ‘steen times, swallow his Adam’s
apple, until you would think that he
was priming n pump—and say, Well-L-
L-H-L. 'Tls a trifle airly doncherknow.
They started out for "Our Co-opera-
tion Boh,” but that was last August,
they left him, deserted him to die,
left him like the fly with his legs in
the sticky paper.
Next was Alphabetical Robertson,
then West, then Dunlop. Three card
monte is mild compared to this bunch.
This race for Governor is anybody's
race They know it Do you think
for one brief minute tiiat this bunch
w< uld vote their sentiments? No—
Gertie- no! They vote for a winner,
boost a winner. But they are not
boosting just now
district. He
in such a
2’IOr
Hjww-; ”
^RICHARDS BILLIPS ANNOUNCES next congressman from this district.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR I The consensus of Opinion Is that
he ES as far ahead inteiectually, mor-
The announcem. nt of Judge Rich ally and In every other way that
ant A. Billups of Cordell for the goes to make up a man as any op
(democratic nomination for lieutenant pontnt he has in the
governor was made recently. Billups Is conducting himself
ilias been tried in public life and all manner that the voters are eXtM.r.
know ,.f hi« official action and worth, fencing something new iu the way
I He has as county judge of Washita of dignity in politics His friend*
j County for seven years rendered va! claim that lie will carry every county
'uable service to the state He was with the except on of Garvin in the
author of the "Uilluva Booze Bill." district and realize that he has but
L-hich made the enforcement of pro- one opponent to beat, that being the
[Mbition a possibility and it was hi. lion Joe Thompson, now a mem-
Ienemies who applied ti.e "slang her of congress at large from Okla
Lame to the bill. Those who favor homa
[prohibition should support Billups for |
ht was he who slung the weapon in j Plans for initiating a hill propos-
ithe opposition's face when such a p,g an amendment to the eonstitu-
>measure was not as popular as it tion providing for local option and
is now. h.gh license have been completed.
His private and public l.fe has been po<j i-opies of the petition asking a
above reproach and h* will receiv** submission of «he question will l>e
ji tremendous vote in this and ad- piaeed in circulation in all parts of
'Joining counties the state soon. Every effort will be
_____________________ put forth to secure the required
ROSS FOR CONGRESS l umber of signatures iu t me to
Attorney Jas 8. Boss, candidate lave the question of adopting the
this distrs.t. should gruondiuent placed on the hallo* at
congress
ami will
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