The Lamont Record. (Lamont, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910 Page: 1 of 4
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> THE LAMONT RECORD.
Lamont Needs More Houses to Rent. A Good Investment Awaits Somebody
VOL 4
LAMONT. OKLAHOMA, JANUARY 13 1910.
NO.40
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INTERESTED IN THE OUT-
COME
Under the existing conditions,
the Republicans of Oklahoma are
scarcely more interested in the
meeting of their state committee
than the democrats ara. It i«
expected that an expression will
be given by the committee, as
representing the attitude of Ok-
lahoma republicanism, in regard
to the tight, between the insurg-
e its and the congressional “or-
g inization,” which is now on at
Washington. The leading mem
bers of the committee are known
to be very ardent stand patters
and it is not ini probable that they
will seek to force through a res-
o u.ion endorsing the course tak-
en by the reuublican members
of the Oklahoma delegation in
congress. Whether they will
meet with active opposition in
attempting to put through such
a program is not known. It is
not unlikely that the leaders who
art seeking to control the appor-
tionment of federal patronage in
Oklahoma will quietly secure
enough proxies to make sure of
their ground, if they entertain
any doubt in regard to their suc-
cess of sucli a plan.
There is one thing sure, in any
evrnt, and that is that the com-
mittee will adopt resolutions or a
declaration of some sort. To at-
tempt to evade such a course at
this time would be regarded by
the administration at Washing-
ton as the rankest kind of cow-
ardise; no. would such dodging
command the respect of either
faction of the party here in Ok-
lahoma. The time for hedging
and straddling on the part of
would-be republican leaders in
Oklahoma is past and there is
reason to believe that the mem-
bers of the state committee will
drop gumshoe methods and come
out into the open with an une-
quivocal statement as to the
ground which they expect to oc-
cupv.
Democrats are interested for
the reason that they are curious
to know whether or not the re-
pu blicans really want to have a
campaign in Oklahoma this year.
If the progressive element of the
republican party in Oklahoma
should develop greater strength
than the stand-pat crowd, then
the democrats may as well get
ready for a hard campaign, for it
will be fought out on state is-
sues. If, on the other hand, the
professional politicians, who put
the privileges and perquisites of
federal patronage above the con-
sideration of party integrity and
part/ success in the state, and
who wish to reduce the republi-
can organization of Oklahoma to
the same low plane which has
made the very name of republi-
canism a by-word in the older
states of the south, in order that
the distribution of federal ap-
pointment may be perpetually
held and controlled by a close
corporation, then the choice of
the members of the next state
administration will be deter
mined here in Oklahoma as it is
in other southern states—by the
democratic primaries.
The Oklahoman is a democrat-
ic paper and as such is earnestly
seeking the success of the demo-
cratic party in this state, yet it
New Years resolutions are alright, providing you
keep them, but if you make a resolution that is going
to prove detrimental to your own interests, break it.
This is the point we are driving at. If you did not re-
solve to do your trading at this store, when our goods
and accommodations are superior, and our prices low-
er than others, you have another resolution coming,
and are not forbidden to break any other which con-
flicts with this one.
Lamont Mercantile Co.
Sglll!gp
would prefer to see the progres-
sive element of the local republi
can party triumph over the more
sordid reactionary faction, for
the reason that the democratic
party, in Oklahoma as elsewhere,
will be better for having some-
thing more than merely nominal
opposition in its campaign. The
meeting at Guthrie next Mon-
day will be composed of profes-
sedly representative republicans
and, for that reason, any utter-
rance which it puts forth may
rightly be taken as indicative of
the possible attitude of the party
organization during the coming
state campaign. Any sidestep
Ding at this time is scarcely pos-
sible. Real issues cannot be
covered up by platitudes nor
avoided when inferences are
plain. Both the progressive and
the national administration ex-
pect a straightout declaration
and it will be impossible to fool
either by means of any shallow
pretenses.—Daily Oklahoman.
How a republican can read the
above and still have any insur-
gent sympathies is more than a
puzzle. The Oklahoman is not
alone in making such statements
but every democratic paper in
Oklahoma is handing out this
kind of dope. And they are get-
ting encouragement from repub-
licans who hold “insurgent”
meetings, though the number at-
tending be few, and bring out a
candidate on some kind of an
“ante” platform. Every article
produced by an opposition paper,
only reveals the true motive of
that party in howling for insur-
gentism, and patting the few
i “jiners” on the back, and telling
them they will be looked upon as
political martyrs. As the Okla-
homan says in the above article,
“That democrats are interested
in the outcome”, but their true
interest is just the reverse from
what is slated by that paper
OKLAHOMA’S EXTRA SES-
SION
Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 10.—When
the legislature meets in special
session the main matters to be
presented to it by the governor
will be the revision of the taxa
tion laws of the state, amend-
ments to the bank guarantee law,
and making appropriations. Oth-
er matters may be presented af-
ter the legislature convenes, as
Oklahoma's constitutional pro-
vision is copied after that of New
York and the governor may sub-
mit new matters for considera
tion from time to time. The leg-
islature can only pass on such
matters as the governor m-esents
to it, when it is in special ses-
sion.
Legislators express the belief
that the session will continue
only two or three weeks. Okla-
homa legislative bodies in the
past, however, have had a habit
of hanging on. The governor in
his call cannot limit the length of
the session, that matters being
entirely in the legislature’s
hands under the Oklahoma con-
stitution.
In the absence of final decisions
from the courts on matters now
being contested, the amendments
to the bank guarantee law will
not be many. One that it ap-
pears certain will be enacted will
change the personnel of the
banking board, giving the state
bankers representation. Anoth.
er is an amendment decisively
defeated by the last legislature
leaving the guarantee fund in the
banks assessed until it is needed
instead of collecting it, investing
a part in bonds and warrants and
depositing the rest in banks se
lected by the treasurer of the
banking board. Another amend-
ment suggested by the bankers
who conferred with Governor
Haskell is that the state place its
credit behind the 6 per cent in-
terest bearing coupons with
which depositors of failed banks
are paid after the cash in the
guarantee fund is used. The
coupons are to be taken up as
fast as the guarantee fund is re-
imbursed from receipts on the
failed bank’s assets. As the pro-
Senator Smith of Duncan, shall
iutroduce senate hill No. 1, on
the opening day, on this subject.
Opposition has developed to
the plan to postpone this year’s
final date for tax payments.
Taxes were due October 15, and
become delinquent. February 1.
It is claimed most persons have
paid their taxes and that the
time should not now be extend-
ed. However, sentiment aupears
to be strong f >r separating the
tax payments f<>r future years
into two installments, one due in*
the fall and the other iu the •
spring. ••• .
Governor Haskell's program
also includes further limiting tax
levies and restricting the issu-
ance of bonds. Through the is-
posed amendment will virtually
make the state guarantee the de-l^ce of bonds the limits pro-
poses, it is certain to bring j vided in the constitution are be-
about a conllict between those mg avoided, and because of the
who favor strictly a mutual bank 'great difference in valuations the
guarantee and the exponents of are not equal on coun-
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a state guarantee. An amend! counties the
ment which is expected to have,
little opposition is one fixing the ten mill levy in most cases is not
liability of surety companies for too high, but the ten mill limit is
bonds on deposits in the guaran- far above the needs of some of
teed banks.
the larger counties. Oklahoma
In oath the first and *c<md. {o, , ^ ,
legislatures the county officers , .....
fee bills, aimed especially at the''“1£ doU“rs
district court clerks and regis-
ters of deeds, and intended to
clear up the uncertainly regard-
Have you noticed Governor
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ing the fees of the shei iffs and recognizing any of the
the compensation of other coun i jnsurgent Republicans, by ap-
ty officers, were permitted to die p0jntjng them to any position at
in the embalming rooms. tlie che state-pie-counter? The pro-
result of agitation since the ad-, fessed admiration for this class
jouvnment of the last legislature i of Republicans by the Demo-
it is expected that this legislation cr;lts Qf tjie state, would lead one
will be enacted at the special sen- ^ Relieve that the state admini-
sion. It has been arranged that s^ra^on would recognize them.
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Bradfield, O. J. The Lamont Record. (Lamont, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910, newspaper, January 13, 1910; Lamont, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956812/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.