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OKLAHOMA CHAMPION.
Vol. 1. No. 16.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896.
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TIIK HOMO INVESTIGATION.
The Petlor resolution, which has
been before the senate for some
LET'S HAVE SENSE
As time progresses it becomes ap-
parent that the Populists will have
been before the sona e uu suuu , . „ Tv,ii,
time and »hkd, ha. cau-ed of for
Hill and Sherman no end of trouble, j «•*'<■ 1 •’
was passed la.t week by the over- »>" dor.en or .0 already meat»n«l
... i>, i are several men of recognised aoltit.N,
srs 1.......■> .............
which practically made the vote H2 but there arealso. unfortunately sonu
toll. Thirteen of the last n urn her «hose ability ends with harrangue
represent the Admiaistratio,. fa, iuy-a slree, eouvehttele. wh«e l^lh
lton of flemoeraev in the Seuate, -™1 -uds with a horse trade and
the four republicans bci»K .Morrill, whose hifluenee is eonlintd to wam
__ ! Hale. Sherman and Cameron. 1»"U™ , ">»» «*“ “U“ l’'" " '
McKinley seems to be about the j Xhe resolution, which has excited jfatt; :i,,d the Champion proposes t,
only issue upon which the republi-
cans are able to unite, and they are
working that issue to a finish.
1Ut , I1in keep it up until the people seethe
comment all over the coun iv. in 1 1
struct* the finance committee to nccc-sit.v for judicious action.
make a full report of all material
The peculiar conditions which
Account no to the New \ ork
World the Rothschild family has ac-
cumulated $^>.000,000,000 in the few 1895 and IWHi. Second, to. make a
years it has ruled the tiuances of the specific report as to coin on hand,
world ! obligations due. unusual withdraw-
als of gold and the causes therefor
□ The gold standard wing of democ-
racy will probably unite on ex-Gov
ernor Russell, of Massachusetts, as
their candidate in the Chicago con-
vention. _ *
Th e refusal of McKinley to state
his views on the financial question is
a sad commentary on modern poli-
tics, but the endorsement of his
cowardice is a sadder commentary on
the republican party._
Tillman may think the Populists
have ‘ spattered themselves on the
wall,’- in recognizing more than one
reform, but he will have to swallow
something besides free silver if he
gets into the band wagon at St.
Louis.
lx the days when patriots ruled
the land a candidate for president
ha<l pronounced views on vital issues.
Now the man who has no views is
more successful, and all because
machine politics is running the
country. _
Ik some of the Populist papers
that are abusing Chairman Taube-
neck would devote their space to the
education of more voters for our
principles they would exhibit more
interest in the success of our party
ana more desire to rescue our coun-
try from the money power.
The idea that some of our leaders
want us to drop everything hut free
silver at St. Louis was generated in
the eyes of a few malcontents who
always view everybody except them-
selves with suspicion. Such an idea
is so ridiculously absurd in itself that
it should need no other contradic-
tion .
For the benefit of our republican
silver friends we will give John Sher
man s statement of McKinley's fin-
ancial ideas. In a letter to the
Young Men's Republican Club of
Brooklyn, Sherman wrote: ‘ There
can be no doubt of the opinion
of Maj. McKinley on the money
question. He is committed in every
form, by speech and otherwise, to
7™. m.«» .*«.•»
with the bond .ales made in 1 Hi,,. time render the selection of a I
tili-t candidate a matter for the ex-
ercise of more than ordinary judg-
ment. From a partisan standpoint
the republicans have not more than
and all other facts procurable bear
ing on the necessity for such sales;
also who purchased the bonds, at
what prices and the general business
effect of the transactions. Third, to
report as to the manner of disposing
of the bonds, especially as to con-
tracts and profits realized.
The most interesting feature of
the passage of thL resolution is the
tireless, radical opposition it has re-
ceived from the Administration and
those Senators who represent its
financial policy. The gold standard
press has reviled, condemned and
denounced it by ali the invectives in
its plethoric vocabulary of epithets,
yet with no stated reason • teept
a third of Oklahoma's vote, and were
the issues upon which the campaign
is made entirely political, there is
everv reason to believe that the
Populists would secure an easy vic-
tory in a three-cornered contest.
The present republican delegate
knows this as well as anyone else
who has a knowledge of Territorial
politics. a> is evidenced by his
studied avoidance of a political cam-
paign and his strategic efforts to
c reate strong local issues. In this
course he lias been more or less sue-
cessful; so that he now depends up-
on a personal following, instead of
any semblance of statesmanship, for
a continuance In the office to which
that the investigation will '‘embar
rass the Administration. Em ban tkc convenient propensity of dis
rass the devil! Have not the people ^i-iVn'ti,»^ itself along a period coeval
been embarrassed by this Adminis w}th y]l. F!vnn s congressional aspi-
tration and those preceding it until i raHons. is evidently depended upon
they arc unable to pay their just oh ; to pd-petuate this parvenu in office
ligations‘ Has not this great gov even though he represents the polit-
ernment been embarrassed by the j i(.u| yiews of u decided minority of
Admiuistruti >u until it credit \hc voters of Oklahoma,
been hawked about in the streets of; T,)pr(. js no roason why Mr. Flynn
New York and London for gold to-^^, ropresent Oklahoma in con-
maintain its tieasury reserve/; rfrejfS a||y lon^or. There \B no rea-
There was probably a protest by h» >ou in lhe claim that he can work
followers when Beelzebub was mves- liardpr for the Territory than any
tigated and cast out, on account of. otheP man whose lmme and interests
the embarrassment it would afford j ;uv hi 0klahotra) and thcre are
his Satanic majesty; but the oojec- |Many gUyh whose genera! qualifica-
tion was evidently overruled. 11 ions for congress are far greater.
If the late bond issues have been A ma)) who owns a farm himself, and
made in good faith and the commit- dis d t(> U(.t ,from sentiment
tee finds that the Admistralion act j rathw than u selHsh ambition. could
ed wisely, then there can be no em- L„rta|nIv work for Free Homes or
barrasment to our delicate and sense. oth,,r moasure wilhas mut.h fer-
lf tln \ lniM j vor as oul- present delegate. He-
man it is the duty of the party to
see that in its mad rush it dot's not
run up against one of the many old
annuals who have been standing
around in its road for years, and
whose ideas, however good they may
be so far as they go, ars shelf worn
and prosaic. Such men do not gain
NOTES THOM THE KIEL!)
Pkoi-i.k*' I’titTY Nr.ws niTR*Atr.«
Hkadocartkkj* National Kx. Com »
The Post, the leading democratic
organ of Washington, says “The
gold men are working under the per-
sonal inspiration and direction of the
President, who considers the etnerg-
anu prosaic, ouen men uu nut .....
vote.. >04 unless wo fain vote. -« 'W •"« s« »™c.8t attempt
are defeated. Principles cannot win
when they are hampered and entan-
gled by a load of fossils. \Y ith an
up-to-date candidate, possessed of
ability, personal magnetism and
rustling qualities, the Populists of
Oklahoma can join Texas and Kan-
sas in a song of triumph in Novem-
ber.
It is about time for the reoubli-
cans to begin their biennial jargon
about ‘‘international bimetalism.
There are a lot of voters who must
have their regular injection of delu-
sions and snares.
What makes a five dollar gold
piece pass at par so long as the
stamp upon it can be recognized,
even though it has lost one-tenth by
abrasion? We leave the “intrinsic
value' apostles to explain.
Still the beautiful system wagr>
grandly on. During the last week
the California republican convention
instructed for McKinley and free sil-
ver and the Michigan republican con
vention instructed for McKinley and
a gold standard._
All indications point to the elec-
tion of the Populist state ticket in
Kansas this year by a large majority.
The present administration has
be accidentally attained. His Free ^..w ,________ _____
lhe investigation will embar- Home perennial, which has developed ; proven to the people of that state
the Administration. Em baa- convenient nronensitv of dis that the cry of “Redeem Kansas.
sides, it is safe to say that a man in
al bankers have been enabled to re-
plenish their stock of bonds upon
which to base their privatecurrencv.
the republican policy of maintaining Performing a feat of financial leger-
the present gold coin of the United demain that haeseldom been equalled
States a- the standard of value. He, "'by should not the administration
be suspected of being in league with
the bankers to furnish those bonds?
The burden of proof rests on the
to be maintained at par with gold.” administration, audits pretense of
—■ injured innocence will avail it nothing.
tive Administration
been honest why should they exert
their utmost power to ward off an in- j *horouJfh svmpathy with the people
vestigation? The bond transactions, indlmnest' in his efforts would not
have reeked with suspicion. The \ measurc of paramount inter-
endless chain made possible by ex-j ^ ^ h5s constituents through a
changing gold for treasury notes and , sprk>H of cainpai^ns. to afford an ex
then issuing bonds to replenish the lsp fo). m.urrent eiwtion.
gold, has been either an unexampled | Tf) whl ,his year th(. Populist ean-
exhibition of ignorance or Perfidy. | dida|<. must *bti an exceptionally!
By means of machination the nation
so assiduously dinned into their cars
two years ago, was simply a nicta-
tion of foul gas; and it has proven its
own inability to cope with state af-
airs. It has succeeded in furcating
its own party, as well as amalgama-
ting the opposition, and whichever
faction wins at the convention it will
have the strongest consolidation to
fight that has ever mingled destinies
in the history of the state. It is
quite probable that Col. W. A. Har-
ris will be nominated for governor
bv the Populists, in which event the
democrats will endorse and a large
number of repuolicans assist. A
marked superiority, like that which
Harris possesses over Morrill, can-
not fail to attract the independent
element and such a contest would
result in a majority for Harris of
30,000.
in common with myself and others,
believes that silver should be em-
ployed as money always, however.
The Populists of Oklahoma should —.7 — duld,t all good Populists, and no or icxas, win east vuu. s m i**c 1 ny on a iuu- cuum. 1. ... <- .
be more than careful who they send | _ l^ere bas now been added the j doub^ would represent us well from J convention, and they are solid fori The Galveston Tribune, a goldbug mg 1° the siiverit
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To the suspicion already attached to
The power of administration in-
fluence was never before so thor-
oughly demonstrated as since the
light began to secure control of the
Chicago convention. A few weeks
ago it seemed probable that the free
silver element would secure control
xeeptioiuillv {of that body, and the gold standard
strong man. Another re,ui-ite, i faction seemed inactive. But sud-
whieli no Populist can dispute, isjdenly what a. change. The wai dogs
that he must be able to’carry morel of the Administration an; turned
strength than his own party if he is J loose in every doubtful state, con-
to overcome the result of Flynn's j vention.-* are captured and now the
policy work. He must not only be j New York Herald figures with e\ i
identified with Oklahoma’s interests J dent certainty that the gold stand
but he must bo broad, liberal and ard men wili have nearly a hundred
able, and possess the advantage liver majority, exclusive of those in the
his opponent of having incipient j doubtful column- The states east of
ideas regarding statesmanship. The ' Ohio and north of the Potomac, com
candidates already mentioned arc no
has already begun to capture the
delegations from the big states.
Senator Brice has taken charge of
thi> canvass and his victory in Ohio
last fall when he snatched the con-
vention away from the silver men
causes great confidence to be placed
upon the results of his work this
year. He is organising a bureau at
the capital and is going to follow the
same tactics that proved successful
in Ohio when he wrote over 111,000
letters in two months to democrats
of influence in the state. Mr. Brice
is going to look after Indiana as well
as Ohio. Ex-Mayor Hopkins of
Chicago has opened headquarters in
Illinois for the gold interests and is
prosecuting their fight with the aid
of large expenditures of money and
with good prospect of success.
James J. Hill, magnate of the Great
Northern railroad, is doing similar
work in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
In the last week a change has come
over the spirit of the dreams of sil
ver men in the democratic party and
it now appears that despite their
early victories they are doomed to
defeat in the national convention.
And that means a holt, a bolt that
will be supported by the majority of
the voters of the party.
General Weaver says: “la Oregon
the Populists have opened the door
to all who agree with them on the
financial question; not the silver
question merely;' that is only om-
prong. It is free silver, the aboli-
tion of national banks, the making
of all money legal tender, and last,
no more bonds without end. They
vote in Oregon June 1. Listen the
next morning for news from there.
The political situation in Kansas
is very gratifying to Populists. The
chairman of the republican state
committee publicly announces that
the party will lose from 10,000 to
15,000 republican votes if the pres-
ent state officers are renominated.
The recent Populist state conven-
tion of Alabama adopted the follow-
ing:
“Whereas, the business failures
for the first quarter of 1890 have so
far surpassed all past records and
believing this to be due to our finan-
cial system, therefore, be it resolved.
That our delegates to the national
convention are hereby instructed to
use all honorable and legitimate
means to unite all the financial re-
form, rs in one solid phalanx against
a policy that has brought want and
misery to our once happy and pros-
perous country.”
W. J. Bryan, ex-congressman from
Nebraska, openly declares that he
will bolt the nominee of the demo
cratie party for president if he is a
gold standard man.
The New Orleans Daily Item de-
clares the election of the Populist
state ticket in Louisiana and open-
ly asserts that blood will be spilled
in that state if the democrats at-
tempt to usurp the power of govern
to go to the national democratic
convention and work for thenomina*
tion of Senator Teller, the bolting
republican senator. a> head of the
democratic national ticket, with a
free silver democrat of the South for
second place. Congressman New-
iand is authority for the statment
that Teller would accept such a
nomination.
Robert Schilling, publisher of the
Milwaukee Advance, L preparing a
souvenir of the approaching national
convention of the Peoples party.
The souvenir will contain a full his-
tory of the reform movement, to-
gether with pictures of the most,
prominent men and women of the
party.
The Rev. D. Oglesby, an orator of
great power, of Rich view. Illinois, is
the latest minister to come out
square-toed for the Peoples party.
M. M. (Brick) Pomeroy, the vet-
eran reform editor, who is reported
slowly dying of dropsy, dictates a
let ter written to a friend by his wife,
these brave and characteristic words:
“If I don't pull through there is one
consolation. 1 atn going to a country
where a man does not starve to
death for engaging in a reform
movement.
In a speech in the senate April 29
Senator Teller said. “What will Ido
if the party to whom 1 have been at-
tached for forty years advocates the
gold standard? 1 say again that
when a political organization fails to
represent the sentiments I hold,
then 1 cease lojact with it. 1 should
despise myself if I lifted u hand to
put into power a man who from ex-
ecutive chambers would continue the
gold standard.” lu an interview
John Sherman says that Senator
Teller can no longer be considered a
republican, that he is already out of
the party.
In a speech at Denver this week
ex-Govcrnor Waite congratulated
Senator Teller on his recently an-
nounced position. While personally
he did not object to a single plank
in the platform of the Peoples party
he thought it probable that the plat-
form will be amended at St. Louis
and a compromise will be reached
with silver forces for a national tight
on the financial question. Tin?
abolishment of the national banking
syst em he considered as one of the
points to be fought out.
Twelve states have selected del-
egates to the national democratic,
convention. <>f whom 150 are for gold
ami \-'I for silver. Nebraska, with
1 doubt all good Populists. ai
rk i , .
prising an'orou but two-thirds that | !r,,»nt without showing a clear major
of Texas, will cast 'J.’iii votes in thej jt v on a fair count.
l*i delegates, has a contest.
as delegates to St. Louis. It is
probable that a situation will be
evolved at that convention which will
require the exercise of the best judg-
ment in our party to meat wisely.
We must send nine men who will at
all times realize that they represent
20.000 Populists, and who are broad
enough to lay aside all persona! de-
sires if calm reason tells them it
would be for the best interest of the
party. Just what will arise there no
one can tell. It is impossible to
forecast the situation that will pre-
sent itself, but it is next to certain
that momentous questions will come
up for solution. The time will be
short for action, and it will depend
on the men sent there. There ean of
course lie no instructions for or
a^aiust something yet intangible,
and upon the delegates will dej>end
all. Select men whom you can trust
to act impassionately, with clear
judgmeut and for the best interests
of the party.
vicious fight it has made against an
| a purely partisan standpoint: but gold. If Michigan and \YisconNiii L|pInot.ra^}(. paper. admits that the
^ ... a purely purwsusi Mmuipiiin uui -------------...... democratic, pupiu. mumi- *«•**«
investigation, which piles up e\ idence jput is only one essential that must are to be take, as a criterion the! j»(,puiist» will probably carry Texas,
of reeking putridity. No effort should . ... • ■ ' ...1 ,i.:„ ............1 1... ,.....L„;:,i full in line. ... .... _ «
be considered this year, and but few! solid north is likely to fall in line,
of them are men who can win in thej leaving Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky
of reeking put ridity. No eff ort should
be spared to' make the research ex
huustive. It should cover every j pwuUal. c,mte.st tilat will character-1 Iowa and Nebraska the only states
detail: and when it is done there is ize the campaign. We have < ondi- in doubt. Will, the margin already
tions to meet and we must meet jin h*.- ;• •>' ’'><• goal men there i- lit-
t-hem as becomes sensible peop'.c or J tie donut .••;! tint that they will hu\ e
go down again in defeat. W« have j a majority in the convention and die-
men in our ranks who can not only tate the platform, lhe two-thirds
poll the party vote, but they can rule heretofore adopted in the sclec-
draw some republicans and nearly all tiou of a 1 audidate wid complicate
; the democrats: and if we have such j matter-', but with an anti silver plat- j (
men we are devoid of either po.itical j form a silver man could not be ebos- j
or common sense if we do not take leu. A man whose opinions on the
----------------------------- i advantage of the situation. f!v the 1 subject have been kept in the shad
Even Harrison has admitted that j ,,xen.is(, 0f proper judgment the low will no doubt be sprung a- acom-
Wurisa counterfeit silver dollar
only worth .">7 cents even though it
contains as much silver as the genu-
ine? Because the government
didn't '-tamp it. Then what makes
money?
With Kansas and Texas safe the
Populists of Okahoma will fail of
their duty if they neglect to fall into
line. We run win easily as Kansas,
and will do it if we exercise political
sagacity.
The extremists on the silver side
are censuring Mr. Taubencck for ad-
vocating the three fundamental prin-
ciples of his party, in the new book
he has published, while the other ex-
tremists are roasting him for eater-
Of all thank-
less jolis our chairman certainly has
the worst
no doubt but that the deep villianv
of the monev power will stand ex-
posed. and the base trea herv of our
country’s despoiiers brought into the
open light of day.
Vest and Dubois are the latest to
promise a bolt from their respective
conventions, in case silver is not
recognized.
I'he report of Senator Chandler of
the committee on elections declares
that, eliminating democratic frauds
in four black belt counties and four- j
teen white counties in Alabama,
that Kolb was elected by iJ>*mi |
maoritv; that there should have
been an actual Popmist and republi-
can majority of twenty-nine in. the]
legislature, and that Senator Mor-
is not entitled to the seat he
! holds.
Co; U. C. Stevenson, cousin of
Vice-President Stevenson, says:
A year ago in Thomasvitie, (»a..
Major McKinley, when offered the
I deletrates of t hree -outhern -dates if
j hi1 would declare for fret* silver, said
IN THE PRESENCE o\ THE EHITOR HE
this joruNAi.: If the republican,
platform declares for free coinage l
will not he a candidate. I would not
run on a free silver platform.”——
Chicago Times Herald
'7 7 7: -1 e.viwv'se u. «;»*-« juu^ni. .c ..................... ....... ■ , " ! "The democrat ir part v is in the mer-
the money question is the paramount j majoritv of Oklahoma voter-' can be | promise Candidate. and the gold men ^ »rasi of unpitv!n*r fate It is
issue. This leaves no one but the represented in congress after this j will look after him later. A P°wer | divid J and Is rushing to
Ohio sphinx. vt.ar We want a man vrhoi ~ ................. "'over.-. ‘
Si'Kakinoof fnternatioua! bimetal-
lism the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
says—“If England remained out of
the scheme it would undoubtedly fail,
even though every other nation wore
in it.”
year
before the people with something
besides fuss, feathers and fustian,
who is possessed of superior ability
and an air of popularity. Who this
will be it is not possible now to sug-
irdtot Knt if t.hp is tn spek' tho
defeat, II uot *uui-
in ir©' that carried tiie Michigan conven ,
tion for gold, when tin* silver dele-1 *>v*1 w lc“mn'
gates were 150 in the majority, can i b
be depended upon to secure a mar- At a recent dinner given to demo
gin at Chicago for anv purfmse. It eralie senators and congressmen bj
looks like Tillman wili have to walk Congressman Francis G. Newianus,
“ * * * ' *
rtf Vnva.Iix t!
hivit
Three or four Populist papers of
national reputation are using space,
that could N* more profitably em-
ployed. to the castigation of Chair—
n ; !“-
fieultv in convincing th»* people that
a man who would not sell his party
for lore or money in the Illinois legis-
lature would seek to destroy it now.
Better train their guns on the ene-
my or till up their -pace with patent*-
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