The Oklahoma Representative. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1894 Page: 4 of 8
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P*bka*i*t Co
* f *> ,
_ .. | H* Capital of the 91k. wfrrHf to rmr articW
i "MM. 0j !,,( wrf|( on government ownership of railroads
admit* that the irguaicnti were •ound but wants
, . , „ to know how a 'pauper government, having no
I The following letter was telegraphed to Preai- we*Jth except the power to tax the people, can
dent Cleveland to-night by Mesara. Debs and buy 9 billion dollars worth of railroads'" and says
Sovereign of the A. R. U. and Kmghta of Labor « have no argument until we show how the
' To ik* Hon dram Cleveland. President of tit* I'atted Purc^**e '* to be made poamble The question is
Iggm HHWIMMH ~ Utalw. Wulilipon, D C. neither new nor difficult The English government
rt.tmti—v • • •• Chicai.O. 111., July 7.—Dear Sir Through a bad to meet it when it bought the telegraph*
- m |on^ period of depression, enforced idleness and •mounting to $40,000,000, and the German, Aus-
low wages, resulting in widespread poverty, and in tri* . Australian and New Zealand governments
many cases actual starvation, the working people when they took control of the railroads, and every
have been patient, patriotic and law abiding; and c'ty when it builds waterworks Over 60 per cent
not until the iron heel of corporate tyranny was °' the 9 billion dollars worth of railroads is now
i « •- wttum im.ni applied with the intention to subjugate- the work- represented by railroad bonds drawing from 4| to
iXSVPsMm*. ia« u« ink people to the will of arrogant monopolies, did 6 P«r cent interest The holders of these bonds ;
MMk 'hey make any effort to stay their oppressors. would be glad to exchange them for 3 per cent
• *• - . The Pullman strike was not declared until the government bonds The government would simply
employes of the Pullman company were driven to refund this indebtedness with government bonds j
the verge of starvation, their entreaties spurned drawing a much lower rate of interest and thus ef-
with contempt and their grievances denied a hear- feet a saving in interest charges alone of several
,'ng No refusal to handle Pullman cars was de- millions of dollars The floating indebtedness of)
PUTfUi. 'clared by any railway employee until all proposi- the roads could also be assumed by the government
nm. — - ■ - j - • . t{on* l^okiHg toward arbitration and conciliation and could also be refunded in the same manner,
•rikhai.'.p.n, i. *iy,«.i were rejected by the Pullman company , The value of the railroad stock in the hands of
. .1.. rfO.^>l.li,..K )«0 +L. Vnt.llk.li^l .k- I,,..
THE OLD RELIABLE
Harness & Saddlery House
Larger than ever before, and with a full I in*
of HARNESS and SADDLES, Nets, Robe*
at lowest prices.
CALL AND GET OUR PRICES BEFORE BUYING.
Corner of First and Oklahoma avenue, Sign of "White Horse."
W. HEILMAN, Proprietor.
■m I3ihriau> rtakli. bw
-!• Mm t Mmimi
thi'mday, jvly 11. inn
la *i*w mi the fact thai Ike (MdlliMi
mm4m whftrll tto i Wewfcrc <r p. ipe C W t ,
AnpsWi, tw kr aarf Fm. Ike
■M mm4 lows caaHrir* en y i.c«i i«mmi to
|iff< ••« IM
faMog a law
W> arlaal alt«r« *a fW«aoM kia
aa la tW mU*rm mi UM Okiak«Ma. FaMWrjIiat
«« fa woe rMaattfiHi af ho«.a«a4a at lb* tip
miaa «f faatMa aMUi r«a4«art it tk« Ck«r-
«*«a
TWr4 Wi fa*« tk* ftao aarf aaiiaaiieW caa
migmU •ixl alnr at the ralia mi i* u> i and
Vtmh—mm of taftrkM full . Ufa I laaiar IrtaMfi
■ ■«" «■ Iraaaan tto* Matanfik cmmmlry with
aarwaortmf la <n4t«.
Wmmttk Wa (am tka pa«aay« af a law b
—iWttar aa.i tb« utwwt prate*
•mbmui Immdm la OklahoM
W« fowtaftaAialad aar«*«v p—
alXi'y.'rj'f* — '* ' i* < becoming prevalent that this government is now,—from the earnings of the roads—the only i
MX)" to b® declared a military despotism The ! difference being the saving of several million dol- j
'**"• * a^-*ri*«*..~i,iiw,n * ,. I.,. transmission of the United States mail is not inter- 'ars >n reduced interest This is the way all public
■ ; a M«a4i> a*rt.i/ro I rupted by the striking employes of any railway improvements i.f a jiermantnt character involving
SANTA FE RESTAURANT.
MEALS 15 CTS.
Short Orders at all hours. Open day and
Night.
BID* *3 %M> .10 I ESTN.
Notwithstanding the facts set forth above were *tokholder«, subject to the bonded and floating in-
known to the public and the national authorities, debtednesa mentioned, could also be refunded and I HAVE KEN
you have seen fit, under the guise of protecting the interest of the stockholders acquired by the THERE,
the mails and Federal property, to invoke the ser issue of government railroad bonds —
vices of the United States army, whose very pres- j Assuming the total velue of the roads to be 9
ence is used to coerce and intimidate peaceable billion dollars,the government could issue 9 billion 1
working people into a humiliating obedience to dollars of bonds, and in exchange therefor would!
the will of their oppressors. acquire the railways of the country. The present
By your acts, in so far as you have supplanted outstanding indebtedness of the roads and the
civil and state authorities wah the Federal military «tock would simply be transferred into government
power, the spirit of unrest and destruction has so bonds, and the interest on the bonds thus issued
far been augmented that a deep-seated conviction 1 would be paid in exactly the same manner as it is !
G. W. PARIS, PRO. 1 Aa twin.
Summer
"liter!
GREAT REDUCTIONS throughout out entire stock of
Wa Aaaaiaad aatxmal aad at at* board*
~ aa daart I I W —• • — a / r t / « « • * m y r — — - - — — f - ■ ■■■ m. n v vii«i*vi(.i 111 vu
mSSr tnm ££E^"7.uu? (Company, but by the railway companies them- a 'arge outlay have usually been provided for
*° selves who refused to haul the mail on trains to We have not space this week to discuss at length i SUMMER CLOTHING for Men and Boys.
which Pullman cars were not attached. but simply give one way. and have used the illus- I \ve don't
"If it is a criminal interference with the United jtration of bonding because the people are all fa- '
States mails for the employes of a railway com- miliar with that and the capital invested cares and get them The prices will suit you, at the
pany to detach from a mail train a Pullman Palace nothing for how the return comes, just so it is safe
car. contrary to the will of the company, then it and sure-
holds true that it is the same criminal interference , discussing this subject it is not in good taste
whenever a Pullman palace car is detached Irom a to suggest that good business judgment would ask
art rtcte. i m,'l tr*'n in *«cordance with the will of a railway that the railroads be run at less than cost. The
fc, f*.tatiKUo.company while said mail train is in transit. The only reason that the postoffice department is run
line of criminality rfl such case should not be at a "mall loss is that the government considers
drawn at the willingness or unwilligness of rail- 'hat it is aiding in the general- intelligence and in-
way employes, but at the act itself, and inasmuch : formation of the people, and thus it is a paying in-
as it has been the common practice of railway vestment after all.
corporations to attach and detach from mail trains
m4 tka aaaployva whall W IrM Urn aa ata e .rni„g.
••d a«aa«*, tad ar dcnonace ttia apfxxnin rnt <«f
••f atrial, oa partUa laUtaiUd, at r^rtittn mi
mmj nrprathw
•math Wa t «U#>e that tbara la r « diffrraac*
kotaoN tka rtfiiblkaii and atmaralk parties
Tkai Uor kadara . f hrak ar* lha aVanU uf the I
my fnwar latlae rna«1taM-nt of law a Ihjt
«. 11 1«
Bee
■Vtiaa. and pW<tKe oair**U«a aa a part*
tW (ue Worn a aad aatJ«« land on
■%k«k. Wbarra*. oar f^Jr trrritory coataln*
• ^afalalion of *jd,<ioo, aad ta J>U Wealth ag-
fmratlag |iod/ioou«o. 4Md wh«r«aa w« have an
aWiagr (aitk in ih* cafarity <>i amt jw.^ile fur
"M |n«rra tRt,llwrforr wr.tka rvprr*enl<li«rt
of tka fo^fle iHrlt dtmaud uamaUiat* alatc- «.
kwwd. larladiaf Ok I.horn- and the mtira Indian I Ullmari palaCC CiATH at Will, while Said trains
Miath Wa favor th« acalu g «>f all talari*
want to carry over any SUMMER GOODS. Come
■ prices will suit you,
Hive
Clothiers.
SOME are inclined to use the term anarchist too;
, ... r in transit and carrying the mails of the United 'rec'y when trying to "argue against the Popuiists.
W^Mn^rrSlSWei, it would seem an act of discrimination " desired we can turn backwards few pages of
•k"*" against the employes of the railway corporations 'Ume artd R,ve these roos'e" a" ^e "arnica" they
to declare such acts unlawful interference with the !can s'a"d in connection with their own companions,
transmissions of the mails when done by employes
in gold" by the
B. P. BERKEY.
That is an assumed position tak-
. ... . .. , . . ■ • • | BRAND the man or corporation who says th
with or without the consent of the.r employers j ..Kre-cnback is pavablc on >
fetch .dW ,CSA, W< upon the far- government as a ' traitor to the interests of ti,
fetched decision of Attorney Genera! Olney, the United States
sweeping, un-American injunctions apainst railwav u .1. l> ui- 1 . ; .
«M-nd ftnd i . .. ^ en by tile Republicans and supported by the Dem- <
.,0 mVh..."'*!,... employes and the movements of the repu ar armv . f .. M,,. . " 1
01 i.fo, 5 . .. 4,my ocrats in order to befog the public mind
as employing the powers of the general govern- nish an excuse for hoard
ment for the support and protection of the railway go|d in the treasury
corporations in their determination to degrade and \ |aw
oppress their employes.
•The present railway strike was precipitated by TlIE people must use the ballot box and cut out
the uneasy desire of the railway corporations to I the power that allows one man to stand as an ab-
destroy the organizations of their empl«yes and solute czar ovrr 14,000, as Pullmam does—men
make the working people more subservient to the j who are dependent on his whims for their daily
will of their employers, and as all students of gov- ; bread The power to pile up more money than a
ernment agree that free institutions depend for man can make good and decent use of also be cur-
their perpetuity upon the freedom and prosperity tailed —Daily Capital.
of the common people, it would seem in consonace But l.ow are you about to bring about such a
with the spirit of democratic government if Fcder- i>,.n . 1 11 1 • . t
■ r K ■■••sin ii i tuci reform. 1 ullman and all his supporters are repub-
licans and the oilers of all your campaign.s
CO*V«*T«IN EXPRESSION*.
Raaolvrdt Tkat we h«r*bt ritend to tkr
Ctttaaaa of the rilio «f fcntd and fond
Crwak out avmpathta* ia thair fight
apaiwat the rovporale greed and aiarka of
taa fti<k lalaad railroad and wr hertht pledge
I* tkoa aack lagiaJati..n a* will i a>fwitKe h<Mr
raiirwU 10 a rail aad aiaaataio ala4k*ai s war*
raMM, ale., at tka ab« « named rlllra.
TW Pofnliatk of Oktahntn*
aywfalky I* Frraidrnt l>*b«
J. ft. C«*a*f aad ail other rapta
mmd lak« o*f aaitationt In lhaiv tUnrt. to rmm
dpMa tka waft aaraara of tkia nation f «n humil.
If ti. 1 awd Javary.
tW w aitand a Wart* iarttatloai to oiir kot>
*a« Iwanatk aad rapahfk an frivad. n> coa*a in
mmd >aiw aa la tka graat airuggl* again at corpor-
ate graad awd aionoptiiMic coaafdra* i*t
iu iNonM r* d r«r fullT thr irtl-
« • om Banktr MrV r« BiDklnv
Ita kf Or. TuriMf,
Wrra Baauoiunt it thr hrari of their
U«k«t and Vlarriti it ilw hrad <•( thr
territorial noumltlr« thr I'opa will
Mk« thlnji llrrly In Oklahoma I hit
lalL- Dallf I.Mdrr
g^riu" i°.m«r;Vh.8w«^: ri'l"^.^"" heder- reform
ad who fought ik* t'nlird Htatr* al ""thority * as exercise<l in defense of the right
te«ep« In Cliloafo, liow what w>rt of 1 of the toiling mafscs tp life, liberty and the pur-
eltlaan* r thr rlilrf cam* of trlk . I .u! nf hannlness
—Pally Capital, suit ol n PP'ness.
— "But, on the contrary, there is not an instance
Taa RaraaaiNTATivt will toiieh thr { on reCord wherein any conflict between the cor-
rmilroad qtimtlon train. I hat In a < .. , ,
**xlaf problem ami all want to know P°rations and the people the strong arm of the
If tbwrr la aiiv war to avert thrar uni- S military power has been employed to
protect the working people and the industrial mass-
es from the ravages of persecution of corporate
ajsrsfiirsf JSiira «'",d m'"r -eh™'" in
•iaaaenrr 10 tht aorlal i-ondlilona that '"c line of declaring the corporations iKva) • good
aranow dlaturblna the puhllr. It I. and in the right, and the working people
arabable that men and uralrma will br . . , • .,
haadlrd without glovr. <io out aad bad and ln.tlle WronK
bear him at the M E. rliurrli Soullt. 1 "Now, sir, we pledge to you the power of our
!■ attending the ei K-rn. r„„vrn-!rr,l>ective organizations. Individually and collet
tlca we nilaanl a rare trr t In thr lively, for the maintenance of peace and good or
Lr,Ji"<r """j* J'*r,T «' H"' residence ider and the preservation of life ;itul property, and
or Blahop and Mrii. Hrookr In Ihli ritv . . , ,
A ftplendid program I* report?ft n* nr ll u ,s Mcccssary in the punivhmcnt of a!!
a d^llrlotia rr 1r*%Ittii**nr•« aupplictl criminals. In the present contest between labor
Sar^tJIoX'o^, eraJIt ^rations we .hall use e,ery p,e
la dor to tlirae who managed and aa- -^ble and honorable means .it our command ori-
alated In tlila pleaaant affair. sistent with the law and our constitutional rights
to secure for the working people just
Dealer in all kinds of
and fur- '
ling $100,000,000 of our
There is not a shadow of1
i Farm Implements,
Including
its support.
ll eaiamltlea wltirh ormr un<lrr
©•rporat* owner*lilp W> alia 11 sev.
Csbdit In cftie the Capital f« r the
position the? tnkr rt*gnr linjf the frik *
and fite (oat of lift*. The*fiatnt*t of thr
d«a<1 and wounded re altoft*ther too
Inn^ and atronff of (orvlfin iwi t in j ro-
Manrialion to hrtn# nnirh utmpatliy.
II Juatf? at?* yet tlier hit re not
beard of anv atrikinx trorkinjfniet! l e-
!•« ahot In tlii- mot). Thr)' were not
la thr moll anil are not rrnponaihle for
tbe rloilng rabhlr that I'ullmnn'. hull-
headnlin « ha a rrralrd
To Candidate*
By action of the Territorial t'om-
mltter the former polit y of th" I'w-
ale'a farty Itia liwn rlntijrcil and
it ta deemed hest anil rt-i'nmiiieniloil
tlaat the nann-a of poovlhlr . nmtlilat
be hmagli' out In-fore eon rem inn time
abat all mar be ilUi uaieil Ai'eori|lti|tlr
w« will open our I'olumna for mi- '
aoaniertneoiv of .nntlitlntcfi forilteta-! ll'sT
rtnua offl-ea. The oltl p.irlv titper^',,)
el«are'' f rtheaealmplentitn n>i■ ■ > .nr.
am*' trlrt|jr III ailrniM-o. Hi- n t
Jirtinti r that our fi i i v. ill l.c ti !
amino ', hill If you want I" r
•treulrtlloii wil h t-urli n me . i l '
aud vou will lie t ml eli rl^lit.
bnaix in Ml* Boolt.
TllAT rattle brain named F.dwin I.owe has had
anothef "dream" and the Capital of the 10th pub-!
lishes it It is time lost to answer such ramblers I
as Lowe, for he takes no position, but implies a lie
every timr lv: desires to cast ridicule on the Popu-
lists cause.
His dream starts off. "I dreamed that I was the ;
member of the Populist national committee for j
a ivays oklahoma The place of meeting overlooked the!
place where the Haymarket riot occurred. There ]
was a full attendance. Kvery state was repre- '
sented 1 lie spot seemed to be hallowed ground.
It was here that distinguished reformers 'made j
way for 1 ibertv and died. "
Such language used in reference to a party cf i
nearly two million in a republican form of govern-
ment, brands the'user as a consummate ass His!
party, with its high protective tariff on goods and
free import.it: n of the scabby,pauper and criminal
lasses of labor of the oltl world, to compete with
American lab r, h.ts filled our cities with a disease-
breeding md turbulent hoard that knows no law
1 hey ire iinbu I with only an instinct to strike
with violent it the nearest hand that seems to op-
1 r Now t:i it his party has gotten this govern- ,
ment into such direful straits, he seeks to cast the
slur of "anarchv ' on any one who would ra;se their
voice for mure just and peacible cond'tions.
Frank, w'n do you admit such blatherskites to'
your coiimin^' Have you forgotten that the only !
IIarri«ons administration wheat anarchist that has bein found in ail the west was j
iiits; during the year anJ "a qu.u- run down by t^e Populists of Kansas, and found
- land's administration it has gone holding the office i f Assistant State Labor Com j
more, and is still "agoin I hat is j mis-jom r of Kansas appointed by
Springfield Farm Wagons,
Columbus and Abbott Baggies.
CALL AND SEE ME AT NO. 214 N. DIVISION ST.
GUTHRIE, O. T
T B Richardson. Praa't
T. M. Richardson
D. 0. Richardson. 8«c>.
YARDS
At all pnUtk nn tha H.C k
H f . tha C.. It. I * IV, and
CknfUt R, K. In Indian Tar-
piory,
MILLS.
Oo 8o Pariflr. H F. k W.T
M mrry Hrtnrh and I k '
• i N. It. R. ProBpt Ship-1
■ rtd
>mpensatior
for labor tlone and respectable consideration itr^ic
cordedce with the inherent ri hts of al! men ant
the spirit of republican government. In doinj
so we appeal to all the liberty-loving people of tin
nation to aid and support in this most just ani
righteous cause KftiKYE V. lltlts,
President of the A. R U.
J. k So\ Kuntix,
Master Workman of the K. of I
Lumber Company.
Capital Stock. |1H>,000
WHOLESALE AWD RETAIL
LUMBER, SHINGLES, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS.
Lime, Hair. 1*1 aster.
Telephone Wo 11, GUTHRIE, (). T.
John Deere Plows,
McCormick Hinders and Mowing Machines.
JOHN DKKRK Hay Rakes and Cultivators.
KI LL LINE OK
\
COLUMBUS CARRIAGE COS. and RA-
CINE CARRIAGE COS. Buggies, l'haetons,
Ect.. Etc.
Sn'DKMAK EH,
relicr between the two parties
Diking M
went down 40
ter of Mr < le\
down 1 5 cents
about the diffi
the forms are being closet1 some unopen
mail is discovered on our desk Amoii" it 1^
corres|>onden « from Hon, J. W. Mc N« I in n o'
tf) our ci i' c i^iii of last *vt t k. Wi at 1 1 it'
it for next issue .is cvt r . >i< u m
f i' :lie r t'hl "w,i\ out.
republican
j governor, for. the same governor said, '
| wt had to ti it?' Gentlemen, it is time
c.tided iuh primitive and scandalous ni
j' it nt; stioare propositions which the
r •. 'ii can't meet us <qu? , il
| to 1 1 • ill ' • inind by lies anil 1 >"
.:• ! it in • i • ou the Irown you justly
because
> 1 nt tli^-
thoilti of
I ifTin and Moline Wagons, the largest stock
in Oklahoma at rock bottom prices
J. S. LYON, Agent.
Division street, between Harrison and Oklahoma avenues.
J M. MJIVJ
| and fan y Grocei c- at hard time |
Sqitmr Brim.it,
OCEBIE3.
v keep constantly 0:1 hand n fr -,h supply of staple
lVikins, bet. Cth and 7th.
r
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