The Oklahoma Representative. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1894 Page: 1 of 8
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e Oklahoma ktl^lsentattve.
Freedom to Every Man His Mind and to Every Mind its Judgment.
Bwm. Vol. I, No 91.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. JUNK 14. 1H 4.
WHOLE NUMBER l«7.
ON THEIR MARROWBONES.
n—III I Ufa Prayer Naato Twelve-.If w« Dea't Like llM
ttaah Let Us Oat (Ml the Earta.
Molt adorable and ever to be reverenced Gro-
ver Thou who art always great, whether tramp-
ling tadpole* on Hog Island, catching bass at Buz-
zard's Bay, or making Congress tremble in its
boots at Washington. We coS*e to ther, once
more to thank thee for all thou hast done for our
party and for the peopJe. Our most esteemed po-
litical father, thou doest all things well, and we
are willing that thou shalt be glorified therein.
If Congress is stubborn, thou takest it by the
nape of the neck and the seat of the trou*rs and
thaketh it until its free silver teeth rattle in its
head That is right. Make them squirm. lJid
they not vote for thee.' Did they not nominate
thee? Did they not stump the country and advise
everybody to vote for thee' Verily they did.
Now, most adorable Cleveland, make 'em toe the
mark Make 'em pass resolutions praising thy ad-
ministration. Hold their noses to the political
gwdftone while the Populists and republicans ride
jtfftheir backs. Give 'em the gold cure until they
puke up every "time-honored principle" they ever
knew. Take their shaggy locks in the right and
left hfnd of thy wrath and bump their heads to-
gether until they promise to kiss thy big toe.
Mott worthy master, we commend to thy especial
care the southern congressmen who advised every-
body to vote for thee, who swore by Adam's of! ox
that thou was t the right stuff, who shared the
swag, and now are trying to repudiate thee and
profane thy great name Our worshipful master,
don t let them do it. Drive em away from thy
pie counter. Follow them home and defeat their
renomination. Sit down on them with the import-
ance of thy political weight. Mash the everlastin
atuffln' out of them forever and forever. As to us
poor common people who voted for thee, take no
thought whatsoever.
Thou knowest our uprisings and our downsit-
tings Thou canst tell it by the patch on our
pants. It is glory etx ugh for us to see thee rule
with an iron rod. We are but the mudsills of so-
ciety Put thy feet on us and mash us into the
earth. We fear thy name and thy mighty power
We shall never ask thee for anything that will
bring displeasure to thy Fatness. Coxey and
Browne tried that and loJ they languish in jail.
They rose up in the moming and went forth with
I a banner the site of a Columbian postage stamp
They bearded the lion in his den. They stepped
on the grass They offetended thy Fatness and
the servants of thy Fatness And the servants of
thy Fatness swooped down upon them and gath-
ered them in. They smote them hip and thigh.
So be it, gracious -master, to all thine enemies.
What business has a poor man to want that which
he hath not? If he is not satisfied let him get off
the earth. There are too many of 'em here any-
how, We thank thee, most gracious master, that
they are being starved out and shot and killed It
will make more room for thy Fatness. Now take
us Into thy care. Put us in the seat of thy pants
and sit down on us whensoever thou wilt. Tie us
in a knot and throw us to the dogs, but we will
continue to praise thy name forever and forever.
Amen —National Reformer, Hardy, Ark.
(tas. Coaey Free.
General Coxey is free again and with his co-
workers will proceed to make it interesting for the
crowd who protect the grass at the expense of the
working men. Don't think because the papers are
not having so much to say of the Commonweal as
• few weeks since, that it is dying out. Far
from it. The army in Washington is increasing
now daily and it looks as though there might
yet be the fifty thousand unemployed camped in
and about Washington. From all over the country
•ft going contributions and provisions to help im-
press the petition. The yeast is working In the
MMtime don't forget the contents of Coxey bills.
THE SOCAH CtffttD CONCRtRR
(Tim. Tk. OM Oaksa Rwt«
<A«s l*4 IM Ik* Kaasas MsSet t'lrt )
How dear to our linrts Is our l*B oera«lr Congress,
A• hopeless Inaetlon preeents Ir to view;
The Bill of Poor Wlleon, the <leep tangled tariff
And every mad pledjfe whirh I heir iunaer knew :
The widespread depression. the mills that eloee.l by It.
The mk of free silver, where *reat Qrover fell.
They've burt led our country, no uee lo deny It.
And darn (he old party, Ita busted as well.
This 0. Cleveland Congress,
This Queen I.llly Congress,
This wild free trade Congress,
We all lore so well. * /H i
Their moaa-rovered pledges we no longer trea ui J,*
For often at noon when out hunting a joh,
We find that instead of the oorn they had pr" ili'd,
Thev'd given us nothing—not even a rob.
How ardent we've russed em with Hps overflowIng,
With sulphurous blessings as great swearwords fell;
The emblems of hunger, free trade and free silver
Are sounding In sorrow the worklngnian'« knell.
This bank breaking Congress,
This mill closing Congress,
This starvation Congress.
We all lore so well.
How sweet from their eloquent lips to receive it,
•"Cursed tariff protection no longer upheld,"
W« listened and Toted, oar dinner pails empty,
The factories silent, the furnaces cold;
And now far removed from our lost situations.
The tear of regret doth intrusively swell,
We yearn for a Populist administration,
And sigh for a fongress that will serve'us well.
This Klfty-third Congress,
This Democrat Congress,
This sugar-cured Congress,
We wish was In—well
KANSAS POPULISTS.
BANKER CLEWS' GOLD CURE.
Banker Henry Clews, of New York, agoldbug of
Tlse I *4fcrs tkel la Tlwtr Work Early-A Urea* trswd t ,e most yellow type, has as usual, come out with
Warm xtssse for the Ant la a prescription for the cure of our national distress.
APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Okftabam* Comtronwtakri Forward a Petition to Ua'ted Swt««
Senator Allen
A petition has been forwarded from Oklahoma
City to Senator Allen by John K. Furlong, general
in command of the Commonwealers of Oklahoma'
To the President and Congress of the United States:
Headqurtf.rs of the Commonweal Akmy ok
Oklahoma Tlrritory, Oklahoma Citv, O. T.,
May 28.—I respectfully ask you in the name of
2,200 men in this territory, known as the Common-
weal Army of (Iklahoma territory, of which I am
the duly chosen head, to seriously consider the
Coxey bill, or some other measure that will bring
tbe nation peacefully out of the condition which it
is now in. Unless you do something, and that
very soon, too, in the way of relieving the present
distress, by furnishing employment at reasonable
wages to the hundreds of thousands of enforced
idle and starving people that are now all over this
land, I fear the destruction of life and property
will be the result, as hungry men know no law but
the law of necessity.
All man-made laws are inferior to and subject to
the great natural laws of self-preservation. Es-
pecially is there reason to anticipate the destruc-
tion of life and property, when it is a known fact
that there is in the country at the present time, if
only rightly distributed, sufficient for the comfort
and preservation of all. This letter is not intended
as a threat, but it is a plain statement of facts from
one who is in a fair position to know whereof he
speaks. JOHN R. FURLONG,
General of the Commonweal Army, Okla, Ty.
This week we have again been away. The
Kansas state convention at Topeka was of'too
much importance to be missed Monday the hotels
began to fill up and by Tuesday morning they
were too full for comfort The convenltaaai
held in the new Hamilton Hall where the l||0pb-
licans met last week. At each session not anlnch
of space was left unoccupied and the seating capac-
ity is 2.400.
Early it was 'manifest that there would be a hot
contest between the administration and the anti
factions and in the first session it appeared in an
unlooked-for form. W L. Brown, of Kingman
county, was nominated for temparary chairman
and at once the antis took it as achallenge from the
administration and a thrust at equal suffrage, and
quickly Ben S. Henderson, of Cowley, was put up
nd on the first ballot manifested a strength that
caused all opponents to withdraw. The adminis-
tration seems to be opposed to the suffrage plank
*s a party issue and as it is to be voted on as an
amendment this year, not a stone is to be left un-
turned by the suffragists to gain a vote that way.
Four hundred and sixty-eight delegates were
reported present and out of that number 274 were
old soldiers ofjthe late war. This showing caused
profound sensation, especially among visiting
Republicans.
The chairman read the following telegram:
Bekk i t Hraixne, Vs.
To the I'onullst State Convention of Kansas
I have Jerry here at Herkly Hprlngs. He Is doing well
nd will be ready for the tight. Mas. Jkbbt Hihpsoh.
The mention of Jerry Simpson's name brought
forth the loudest applause and a motion was made
to return the congratulations of the convention to
the sick Congressman. The following was sent:
CoKvrnTlox HaLL, Toe** 1. K *«««, June 11.
Mrs. Jerry ^1 nips011, Berkley Sprlngs Va.:
Your teiagroui read before tlw convention amid greiten-
thuslasro. The entire I'opulist party of Kansss send* con-
gratulations for the cheering news. Kansas Is redeemed
and her people w ill keep off the grass.
Cma«. L. Da via, Secretary.
At the hour of going to press it is not known
what the final action was, but all slates, if there
were any, had been broken and no one could fore-
cast what might be the action of the large body
At first it was manifest that the old ticket was
strongly in favor, but later an element that honest
ly thought a stronger ticket could be found seemed
to gain in strength, and aasisted by the ladies, had
thrown a cloud of uncertainty about the personel
of the future ticket. In the next issue we will
have a more complete report as up to this time
nothing definite can be said.
It is to issue $100,000000 of gold bonds, for inter-
national exchange We suppose this is to save the
bankers the expense of shipping the heavy metal
across the water every time they want to create a
flurry in the money marktt by a corner He winds
his letter saying: "Wealth is now in control.
TIm Crtpp* Crasli TrwsMs
The recent trouble at Cripple Creek. Colorado,
Ittween the miner* and the deputies, has simply
been this: The miners and operators could not
flgtee on terms of compromise and the miners
tglhorizcd the governor to represent them and
fjjjy would agree to anything he would order.
Waite and the mine owners met and quick-
l 0*1 terms of settlement, but pending their
atlons the hostile local officers had sworn in
Imported an army of deputies to storm the
trs' defense works and serve the numerous
Iwarrants Guns, ammunition and men were sent
Denver and Chicago in appalling proportions
I the miners saw that it was their blood that
I sought more than their simple arrest.
Alter terms were agreed upon with the governor,
I |)e miners laid down their arms and the governor
I stfcing that blood was wanted ordered the state
|3Ktia to the scene on the double quick Local
n* only prevented the deputies from advanc-
[fcnd opening battle with field pieces on the
~ ed miners, and it has frequently looked at
[h the blood-hounds of authority, not law,
yet engage the state militia in their viciots
to arrest by force. Great credit i due
Waite for his timely act in arbitrating and
the lives of the men while allowing the
take a humane course.
Hew U This for Oklahoma*
The Representative has received several let-
ters asking about a means of getting to El Reno
for July 10 The following will bear consideration
especially in view of the difficulty of getting across
from one road to another The New York Times
has this to say of Arkansas Populists:
"The state convention of the Peoples' party to
be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 19, will be a
remarkable gathering The delegations from every
county will come to the capital in wagons,
horseback and afoot—ignoring the railroads al
gether.
The representatives from adjacent counties will
meet at a given point in the different sections, and
each headed by a brass band, will start on the
march in time for all to reach the outskirts of Lit-
tle Rock by July 18, when it is proposed the en
tire multitude shall join forces and come into town
the morning of the 19th. with thousands of flying
banners, and to the strains of patriotic airs played
by tbe greatest aggregation of brasss bands
ever witnessed in any part of the United
States.
Speeches are to be made every night while on
the way, religious services to prevail on the Sab-
bath. It is the purpose to make such a demon-
stration as will arouse interest in the party through-
out the country, and show the laboring classes how
cheaply a big display can be had by a faction in
search of votes.
Noasilaata Ticket* P veer where
Headquarters is in receipt of a number of letters
asking this question: "Is it worth while for the
People's party to nominate Congressional. Legis-
lative and County candidates this year, where our
strength is not sufficient to elect?" This idea is
erroneous and it will not do for the People's party
to follow it at any cost.
In 1892 we had a ticket in every state in the
Union: we polled over a million votes and became
a factor in proportion to the votes polled. The
same will be true this year. If we fail to nominate
tickets in every Congressional and Legislative dis-
trict, as well as in every county, and our total
vote is decreased on this account, it will-be con-
strued that our movement is receding and our
forces disintegrating. No Populist can afford to
cast his vote for any of the old parties, or remain
at home on election day.
It matters not how a voter may talk between
election days, his voting alone tells to what party
he belongs. It is imperative that the State Com-
mittees insist that every Congressional and Legis-
lative district, and county, nominate a full ticket
this year, so that our total vote will swell above
high water mark, because we will become a factor
in politics af er the next election, in proportion to
the votes we poll next November. No Populist
can afford to cast his vote for any other party, or
to be forced to stay at home on account of not
having a ticket in the field. Therefore It is the
duty of our committees to see that candidates are
nominated for every office to be filled, regardless
of how small the vote may be. The last thirty
days have been eventful ones, more recruits have
come to our ranks than during any six months in
the history of the party H. H. TaUBENEcK,
Washington, I>. c. Chairman National Cewwlttee
up
This is truly a golden age All this reminds one
of the Hanard Circular of 1862, the Bankers' Cir-"
cular of >873, and the Panic Circular of 1893,
where his class have shaped by preconcerted action,
the financial policy which has now got awhole
nation, yes, the whole world down on their marrow-
bones before gold.
The Capital publishes the entire letter without
comment in their editorial co'umns, thus endorsing
it as from one "f their leading Republican bosses.
That is Republicanism. Hi-metalism based on
gold and gold bonds every time and they WILL
NOT DENY IT if they wanted to, a good place
would be in their platform* in cold„ unequivocal
language. "Wealth is now in control. This is
truly the golden age " Make the best of it.
Now Who la It?
At this time, while the Republican press are
trying to get themselves to look well in the pure
white garments of free silver, the New Charter, of
Santa Cruz, Cal., asks a few very pertinent ques-
tions. It would be well for all to answer them:
"Who favor a gold basis for America? The
Republicans. Who favor a contracted currency?
The Republicans Who favor interest bearing
bonds? The Republicans. Who favor national
bank control of the nation's money? The Repub-
licans. Who favor corporate control of industry
and transportation? The Republicans. Who favor
taxing what the people consume instead of what
they are worth? The Republicans. Who favor
giving the Pacific railway system till the judgment
day and one day after to pay their debts to the
United States? The Republicans. Who favor
allowing corporations and individuals to gobble up
the land of the nation? The Republicans. Who
believe in maltreating and imprisoning unemployed
laboring men who go to Washington to petition
for a redress of grievances? The Republicans.
Who believe that a public office is a private snap?
The Republicans. Who believe in allowing aliens
to gobble up the nation's wealth and bleed the
country of interest and dividends to be spent on
the other side of the water? The Republicans.
Who believe in allowing Wall and Lombard streets
to boss the whole thing? The Republicans. Who
stands in with the Republicans in all theae things?
Cleveland and the Democrats. How do you stand
on these things! Oh, you are against 'em, are
you? Well, then why don't you vote for the Popu-
lists who are also against 'em, and who believe
the people should control their own affairs, and
that the producer should have what he produces,
and the sponge should work or starve?
you better think about this?"
The finding of Coxey, Brown and Jones guilty
of stepping on the grass of the Capitol grounds at
Washington, where the fine is $200 and one hund-
red and twenty days in jail, reminds us of an inci-
dent that took place in Manchester, hngland, dur-
ing tbe rfsys «sf tbe re umption of specie payments
ft tn 1I19 I* iSaj. The workingmen of that city
went to tb« mayor and told him that they had no
breast, only to receive the reply. "Why don't you
eat gtaas." It was not Iona after that that he was
foond haag'ng to the limb of a tree outside of the
city with his msstb Ml of gran* and it has always
bee* a fnilisa with the people nl England from
that da* to this whether be died eating grass or
not. Oblab—■ Stale.
Hadn't
Cowtrtbsrte for the
The ci .izens of Oklahoma are respectfully in-
ted to send In Contributions for the Coxey army
in Washington, to M. Collar, quartermaster of the
Commonweal of Ok ahoma, Guthrie. O. T. Re-
member that the C>xey army is fighting your
battle and should receive the hearty support of
every business msn. merchant, farmer and laborer
in the land. Contribute your might to this holy
cause and God will bless you in your effort In be-
half of his deserving poor. By order of tbe com-
mittee. M. Collar, Q. m.,
The Republicans of Ohio have a fellow-leeling
for Secretary Foster. Tbey appropriately choae
him as permanent chairman of their state conven-
tion. but we kaifC not heard that they paaaed anjr
resolutions of sympathy for the hundreds of fam-
ilies wrecked by his enormous bank failure laat
summer. What a fine example for a party to set
before their young fben who are just starting la life
Some rattle brain by the name of Edwfaa Lowe,
has written a "Nightmare" to tbe Capital Is which
he dreamed he ha4 been reading PopoHatie litera-
ture and had bioaaoaed out into a fall fledged
Populist oratof. He then triad to relate the peti-
tion he took da prominent questions aad hew •em*
obscure Republic|p would make his
total
"W« demand s high proteeti ve tart* oa foreign silver
bullion snd the free nolsags •( the American silver product "
The above is plank J of the territory Republl
can platform recently adopted. It shows
cloven hoof of the money changers on the silver
question, and yet they have the nerve to paas that
after their life-long war on silver from John Sher
man to Grover Cleveland and all the rest of the
leading Republicans. Yea, reaplute in the West
(or silver to catch suckers and vote the everlasting
life out of it when the tame rascals get to Congress
This is indeed an age of suckers.
Ark you going to El Reno by wagon? It's
popular route, aad if you have the time much good
can be done enroute.
with questions.
trouble witb Lowe ia that I
never read any PopdUst literature, or if be did
purposely mistated tlie
order to put up a stri
fit By
positions taken therein la
raw man and tbe* pelt tfc*
stuffing out of It. *y tbe time be bad read Seven
D"-iFinancial Conspiracies Brice History ti
th€' legislation. Jor Government Ownership al ■ Kail-
ways, he would have no "nightmare" oa bad
but a full grown horse
vou gTANOf
Again our Mailing Lists are about to undent *
Considerable change. There are a few tftaee
standing is not yet known, and who bate •etjt-
sponded. that this oifRce may know It f
or with Bill Dalton Theae who havett 1
against tbeir names oa address tag are
dropped. See that there is a number 1
is ahead of 1ST, which is tb*admberaf <
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Vincent, Leo. The Oklahoma Representative. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1894, newspaper, June 14, 1894; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc94739/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.