The Oklahoma Representative. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1895 Page: 6 of 10
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THURSDAY,
JANUAKY 31, iHI
OUR Cl.l BB1NG LIST.
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These ralea sre special for c«sn anil are only mad
dune onr people to read outaldi- papers freely
SfcK our club offer and save money by
your orders (or several papers.
HAH DODSON been a Populist the I apij
l eader would have made the air black \r
smoke of their righteous indignation, btl
register is a Republican it is "not wise to
^IIK Review, o( Alva, is now official
Woods county. That means Populist coit^
ers, fend the work to be done at home ini
being sent to foreign concerns at fabulouil
Good for friend Hudson
Nor a Pop senator went on the irrigati
et to Kl Reno on Friday. Both in the coil
house the Hops fought for staying at
needed legislation instead of going off ar
on free junkets. Good for the Pops.
SoMK rooster over at the legislative ha!
bank robbing madeodius by a penalty of cap
ishment. That would be all right if thejr|
make it work both ways and when a banker
public, toss him over the gang jplank alol
the Youngers, James', Daltons and Cooks
The law says "gold or silver at the o ^
the government," for the redemption of tr
notes. How long would this gold-fading last if
Carlisle should say to these hook-nosed pirates of
Wall street: "Back up your carts; we'll redeem as
the law says: Come get your silver, and get your
lantern jawed frame back where it belongs
Not satisfied with paying the Union Pacific
guaranteed bonds now coming due, the govern-
ment now proposes another $100,000,000 steal by
guaranteeing for the Nicaragua Canal Co If the
United States would do, own ani) hol.li that work
and property (as it should.) there might be a shad-
ow of excuse for debt. This steal is treachery
We very much dislike removing from our coun-
ty lists any names of those who desire this paper
but there are a few who have arrived at No 220
or past and have not placed their orders for the fu-
ture. Accordingly we will cull our lists again this
week If y ur number on address tag reads 'Jan.
or * •, your time is *ut. If less than 220, you
arc that ttiany weeks in arrears. Don't let us take
you off, but come orsendrigluin.
President Pitzer read the last issue of the
representative with varying interest, but be-
fore he made ny break, decided to accept our
proffer of quitting and promptly gave our reporter
orders for fifty extra copies, which he got Presi-
dent PiUer is a judge ol a roast as well as of a
toast. We are glad, for there are some measures
of general interest up for consideration and we
want to be let alone to keep tab on measures as
well as men and votes.
For bare-faced inconsistency the western Re-
publicans are the most shameless. In the Okla-
homa senate last week they, to a man, voted
down a silver memorial to congress, and a few
days afterward in the state senate of Kansas every
Republican there voted against a memorial asking
for the coinage of silver and the stopping of the is-
sue of bonds. In view of their campaign platforms
and harangues, is there language in the Fnglish
vocabulary to do such hypocracy justice?
Last Friday the gold withdrawals from the
treasury were $6,950,000. That is the heaviest
hen-roost robbery on record. The balance f gold
on hand at close of the day s dollar-swapping was
$56,782,858. The fruit of the last bond issue is
alt gone, and more. We have heard of jackasses
and jackasses, but never before knew of one that
really seemed to relish the feel of the brand that
was marking him. For pure, unadulterated, brill-
iant, premeditated, traitorous cussedness, Cleve-
land and his financial course walks away with the
bakery.
OUR lawyer law-makers are thoroughly on to
their job. If they can get a bill so complicated that
they dont know what it mean* themselves, they
forthwith decide that it will make good law, (at
least for the attorneys to get business from,) and
pass it. Of course it is good, because no mortal
can know what it is until neighbors employ a pair
of these brilliant (?) councellors and law their sub-
stance away, while another lawyer sitting as judge
trie* to explain what was "evidently intended t be
meant" by the law. Then they wonder why the
people dont have more respect for law and the av-
erage lawmaker
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rigoto Kansas Bid ha* r* ^
mils miffct teack the district sthooia, and twut u* ••
may make a livin', fur the pa|>ers say that kansas is IB
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The whole city is stirred up about it, but what
are they going to do? Right here in Guthrie
the merchants arc feefmg the influence of these
great department stores in Kansas City, Chicago,
St. Louis and Philadelphia, but to tell them it is
one of the arms that has already squeezed the
farmer, the merchant will give you the "horse
laugh." The department stores and the branches
of the great trusts now HAVE the cities, and are
getting ready to plant branches in all such towns
as Guthrie and Oklahoma City;' then some of our
merchants will squeal the same as Kansas City and
Chicago retailers do now. Centralization is a
problem this age MAS <;OT TO MELT, and the mer-
chant, as well as he of more ordinary clay, who
gets ready tor it by a little information, will stand
the best show of keeping the seat of his pants in-
tact, and when the jolt Of "crowded out" comes,
the shock will not seem quite so severe.
If vol! never worked before now is your chance
for doing good. See the offer of the Chicago
Searchlight on 5th page and then rustle out among
your neighbors on a mission of propaganda work
Dont lose time by sending here, but m^il your lists
direct to Chicago.
Secretary Foster started this panic by pacing
gold on call, instead of using his option of "either
gold or silver." as the law plainly specifies, and
now, "because" such payments were sta/tei' by
Foster, Cleveland and Carlisle wouldn t stop it for
the world. Sherman says of Cleveland "he is as
sound on finance as any Republican we have." So
that settles it; boys, come up and get the gold
There's only a little, and we'll buy it back with
more bonds.
legislative notes continued.
The Leader auma up tlie work to Friday night: ' The re-
no rd of the three weeka can be aiiniuied up as follows; Bills
Introduced In the home 111; bill. Introduced In the council
81; bills passed, I.
It Is not known how aoon more help will be wanted in the
council. The assistant* now far outnumber the members
and every day draw mor? pay. (live em all a place;' what
are wc here for," any how?
President Pltner says police courts (except Outhrle) Is a
position not to be held by any reputable attorney. It Is a
court of conviction—|>ls salary depends upon It. His elty
placed Commanrhe Jack on the bench and he came near
ruining all Pltners bosom friends. Jack was a holy terror
he waa like the Raraaaatcaartva,Impervloua to preasua
alon or bullets. Jack wanted blood but was willing to
compromise with beer. So Pltser was ferninst police
courts.
Information came to the council from the supreme court
that the council could employ additional ofllcera over those
provided for In the organic act; the terrltoy to pay the ex-
pense of the same The pie hunting brigade like r«Jt res
fethered from all quartes. The Republicans had evidently
eld a caucus and aelected the nominees for the various po
sitlons and Kegsn opened the ball by a wholeaale resolution
for aaslstence. The Populists opposed the resolution on
the grounds that more clerks were unnecessary for *0
small a body,being already supplied by the general goearn-
ment with sufficient force and that the expense of the ad-
dltlt ion I officers would hsve to be paid by the already over-
burdened tax payers of the territory. The Popuilsls to a
man voted against the expenae.and the Repulicaua (this In-
cludes Ray) to a man voted for It. The Republican caucus
nominees were sll sleeted until they reached the position
of Janitor Mr Doom, the Populist, nominated for janitor
a one armed soldier, Frank Pulman of Logan county, but
he was defeated by a strict party vote, every Republican
voted against him: Although the council had adopted a
reanlutlon only Wednesday to give preference In all oaees
to old soldier "Ob! conalstency thou art a" Jim dandy.
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■51 c he tn says um£ vvc*Tn>£fcln asylums Tor t fit* ones whose wrongs *.uvf
rebels in the North must be put down Damn made them mad. Then levy taxes on the able l>od-fg
•/* nn' for lh<>m Poor nouses, iiciiiicuuauvs,
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Old Wheat
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rebels anyhow.
Con! (Reading advertisement.) Hell
man's farm is to be sold at sheriff's sale.
Cart. Catchetn said five years ago old \\ heat man ud
bust. 111
Coal There's Jones ami William* too the> ie With
gone up.
Cart. I'm dticed glad, they've been a puttm on sirli
style a sendin' galls to boardin' school instead of larnin
on 'em how to cook and sew.
Coal. Them young chaps as has been to college lar
nin' Greek and Rhetoric an' sit h 'eli haf to take them
kid gloves off an' go to work like honest folks The
people has to lam to keep within their means.
Exit Coalman and Cartman 1-
Scan* II.—Bank, Skinner,Catchcm and Underwriter discovered «t a
Skin. Here is the deed to Whcatman's farm
Uud. And this is Jones'.
Catch. And Williams' with half the titles of the coun-
try all our own, that is if we can call our wives our own
Sim. If we should close the bank today our cred
itors who have dejiosited with us so long would be
amazed.
UnJ Not more so than old Wheatman was when
Broadax levied on his farm, and he discovered that with
"" his wealth he could not get the money to redeem his
r^tllfliei > homes for )
Vkin Laughing.
Catch. What are you laughing at?
Shu Old Wheatman; I'll declare I met him yester-
y looking stupid as an owl, I bowed to him froin out
mv carriage window, and he looked as though his head
was empty as a gourd. I do believe that old mi*er will
go quite insane, but then you know it is the law. ha, ha,
hs, ha, ha, ha, "the law" is good.
Catch. We have their lands, the money of the bank
has been retired, the bonds divided and presented to our
wives Would it be possible for men in frenzied mad-
ness to come down on us as authors of this mis—
Skin. We must not have them stay with us lo brood
on misery, but send them west to grow up with the
country. ' .
Und. That sevms more easy saul than tlone.
Skin. Ytt not impossible to do. The bankers of all
other cities are, like us, o'er anxious to relieve themselves
of those whom jioverty had rendered desjierate And
we, in harmony with them, must add our voices in praise
of western wilds ;>"n* circulars inviting honest "dustry
to fertile fields, where earth yields v;> to labour's touch
such ful! returns, and with the glowing ptctur-s of the
fortunes that await ?h; f 3t, .nsj.ire s'.'. with anxiety to
be the first. Once there their means will be exhausted
and the possibility of their return removed.
, Und 1 sec; whole trains of emigrants with spavined
horses plowing through the mud, each day our dane-- is
diminished as their numbers ate decreased.
iv;d ones to pay for them I'oor houses, penitentiaries,
and jails are necessary to protect our lives. The poor
house will receive the wretched paupers wc have made,
and in its gloomy walls conceal their miseries from us
1'he frowning penitcniaries prevent the starving inendi
. ants from doing violence to us, and we must levy taxes
on the things that all consume to build and maintain them.
Und. I see again, that Skinner underneath the garb
of Justice, by ingenious laws, will wring from labor all
the means to hide our < rimes, and to protect us in our ill-
got gains, for ninety-nine are poor and one is rich, and
thus by taxing all alike, ninety-nine hundredths of the
taxes must be paid directly by the poor.
Catch. How can you reason so? Is it not fair that
all should bear their just proportion of the public debt?
Skin The point that Underwriter makes, is this, if
we should tax the matches, every time a pipe is lit, the
lighter pays a tax The same is true of every other ar-
ticle that enters into common use, thus wealth receives
protection from the tribute labor pays.
Und. Our fathers, for a three cent tax on tea hurled
back defiance at assumptive tyranny. We can't expect
their sons to sit and see the wealth they know that they
i rcate consumed by men they know had naught to give
in fair exchange?
Skin. II we permit them to go forth and boast of
liberty and equal lights, encourage them to form trades'
unions and to strike for higher wages, shorter hours, or
both. They will be satisfied to let us lay the taxes where
we choose, and lend our money at whatever interest we
demand.
Catch. To me thU opens a new field of thought; till
now I had considered unions dangerous to us.
Skin far from it; but instead they are the best pro-
tection we can have, for while the members are discus-
sing parlamcntarv law, their minds are occupied with
harmless iptiblings. All that we have got to guard
against, is politic No politics must he discussed with-
their walls
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Catch Ho Tor the west! (an ar.yth-r-g excei t!.
Skinner in fertility of brain Underwriter, there is :Hl
some work for you.
K«lt all I~ Chang* «ren« IVpnt—loafer* lounging on tht benctin.
Underwriter tack! if ■? dCKH^tlvc circular* of Kanaaf, l^atslana and
MLalillppt Th« aame aa thnac novr lecn In e,rr public place Bait Un-
derwriter L Knter Wheatman R , reada or rather .pell, out th« K.nm
adwerttaement Then aollloquUe*.
Wheat I haint got many days to live and don't care
' ere I 8ie This says that Kansas is a healthy place,
take my family and go out there The hoys may git
tart out there, and I not put in mind of what I used to
by seein' others in possession of my home. My home?
! not my home any more! This is another proof of
at the Bible says is true, I 'spect my old heart was too
proud, but God knows it was only fer my children's sake
that I had pinched and saved what little bit I had We
Must 'obey the law But surely there is something wrong |
Seas* II—Tableaux
(R) Whcatman's family on their way to Kansas (I.).
(R) Jones' family on their way to Mississippi (I,).
(R) Williams' family on their way to Texas (L).
8rv.NR III.—Workinpmrn'* meeting. Coalman In rhrtir, Cartman
tarr, member* distributed Ihroogn the hall. Chetpman very ragged.
Coal. I tell you fellow working men, the money ques-
tion hain't got nothin' hir to do with us. All that we
want is the eight hour system introduced, an' I move we
pass a law that any body work in' more'n that be hung. •
Car' Tint's my idea, if we reduce the hours of work
our bosses wiil be forced to hire more hands, and then
we'll all have work. All we have got to do is stick
togetner and we'll rtakv our bosses Come to time.
A I'oicc. Yes stick together, that's the word.
Cheap (Rising) I'm stuck together now as well as
rags and patches can be madejto do the th ng, and I
will add it my expeiience can go for aught, that if we
wish to cure th ■ we must remove the cause.
Cart. Too many hours of labor in the factories and
mills produce too many art; us to be consumed—de-
mands supplied—the shops are shut anu a; are turned
out on the streets to starve
Cheap The working-men have skill and strength, their
only capital, for sale, why don't they set the price and
sell? Ah, fellow working men ; so long as Skinner's money
borrowed out of bank by bosses, pays the working-men,
that long he, Skinner, sets the price on what our labof
makes, be it one hour or ten, and while five sixths of all
we make must go to pay a debt that nothing else ca*
pay, what can a resolution passed by us for shorter hour*
do, more than make us more ridiculous? The law tb U
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Vincent, Leo. The Oklahoma Representative. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1895, newspaper, January 31, 1895; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc94771/m1/6/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.