The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
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M'CURTAIN COUNTY.
By Herald Correspondent.
1912 Possibilities.
What has been done once, can be
done again. In 1908 McCurtain
county gave Taft a majority and
carried the county for Representa-
tive. 1912 as a presidential year
checked it, and that but little. El-
iminating; the negro and with ev-
erything in their favor, full county
tickets, a full state ticket and some-
thing for which the democrats were
profoundly thankful no national el-
ection, the democrats barely increas-
makes the republican outlook good, ection, ti
In 1907 everything was against the ' ed their majority of 1907.
Republican doctrines which have; A consideration of the result
made America the greatest among showed that the republican party
the nations. Everyone wanted had made steady gains during the
statehood at any cost, then there j three years from 1907 to 1910. A
were in teh field, in a democratic j total net ga|in in voting strength,
primary, a mass of candidates go- compared with the democrats, of
ing to and fro over the county' about forty thousand votes ojr an
spending their money to get a job. j average gain of 16 votes for each
costly democratic state campaign precinct over the entire state. A
was being waged, hundreds of thou- change such as this means there is
pands of dollars being expended by a reason, or many of them. The
democratic candidates each gamb- j democratic victory was so close and
ling on the one best bet that the bought with such a great price that
democrats would win. And they to pay their political debts they had
did, county after county and the to plunge the state and 'counties of
State by almost thirty thousand ma- i which they had control into unwar-
jority, McCurtain County by about ranted; and extravagant expendi-
400, it looked like a republican Wat- tures, boosting taxes out of sight
erloo. and killing the goose that laid the
Time passed, one short year, 1908 1 golden egg, their small democratic
arrived with a presidential cam- j majority.
paign, one or two state offices to be It is not the tax decisions that
filled, only a Representative to be have bankrupted the state and made
elected in the county, and a few abnormal taxes; but needless expen-
State Senators. These places did ditures; an endless pay roll of hang-
not create the enthusiasm among ers-on from Ledbetter at. $26,000 a
the democrats which had prevailed case to county probation officers at
,the year before, the feed trough *50 per month; and a dependence
was not so full. But the republic- j of incompetent office holders upon
ans without any blare of trumpets I :he weak chance of collecting taxes
went on their way to the polls and j where they had no right to collect
in McCurtain county we not only, them.
cast enough votes to elect our can- The republican party enters this
didate for Representative but na- j campaign of 1912 with every chance
nationally we placed our county! to win. Many counties neiw have
with the national party of prosper- j republican officers. LeFlore county
ity, business and progress by carry- j joining McCurtain on the north has
ing it for Taft. In this 1908 cam- j two republican county coynmission-
paign many counties were redeemed | ers. This presidential year is in it-
from the party of democracy, de-1 self a big thing for the republican
spair and desperation. A respect-1 party in Oklahoma and then, al-
able minority was put into the Leg- j though we have an election of county
islature and extreme methods had | officers there is no state ticket out-
to be resorted to in many counties I side of the senatorship, this means
by the party in power to prevent a there will be many thousands of
possible Republican legislature. 'dollars less spent by the democrats;
The state was carried democratic the Socialists are making gains
by about eleven thousand votes from the democrats and it is safe
showing a net decrease in the dem- to say that the republican gain be-
ocratic majority of sixty per cent tween 1907 and 1910 has been staed-
and them in absolute control in the ily increased during the past two
change o." three; votes in each pre- j years.
cinct would have eliminated the j When the republican party once
democratic party from Oklahoma campaigns the state as thoroughly
and once gone, gone for keeps, is | as the democrats did in 1907 and
what thei leaders knew and feared. 1910 Oklahoma will be redeemed.
The result was that a most The people are ready and willing to
shameful Election Law which the have the oong misrepresentation of
people under the leadership of the | the principes of the republican par-
republican state committee referred ; ty explained and refuted. The peo-
and finally put into the waste bas- are tired of invective and want the
bet by a majority vote. Seeing they ' facts, hard and cold facts, such as
could not slip one over the people it takes to borrow money on it at
these democratic leaders proceeded the bank. The kind of facts that
to do the only possible thing to save will reduce taxes and not statements '
for a while, themselves and their j that inflame the passion and instill
henchmen from the inevitable re- ; prejudice.
publican victory, inevitable for as WILL L. BURKHART.
Missouri went so will Oklahoma go. I - „
To keep themselves feeding at Of Interest to Taxpayers,
the trough into which the people's | Time for the payment of the last
high taxes poured the grandfather j half of the tax for 1911 is now at
law was brought into service to dis-1 hand and the same cry is made that
franchise less than seven per cent taxes are abnormally high. At the
of the population. But the need time of the year the average tax-
was great, it was absolutely neces- payer complains of the high tax,
sary to eliminate this 7 per cent of j but does he look for a remedy ? He
the voters or be eliminated. It was says that it is unreasonable to pay
dog eat dog, so the democrats en- such high tax and see nothing for
gulfed the negro so as to prevent it in the way that helps the public,
being engulfed themselves. Then too, when he is told that the
This did not stop republicans from county is in debt and people who are
progressing in Oklahoma, it only j carrying unpaid warrants have to
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Against
Shut-Downs!
Occasionally a manufacturer has a break-down in
his power system which causes money-losing de-
lavs. Do you want insurance against such occa-
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W purchased from a wholesale producer are most
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"|j ELECTRIC POWER from our station is always
ready any minute of the 24 hours to drive any
machine.
if-
f?ur recortj °f *ervice is open for your inspection
!fi " y°u are interested, and will convince you that
j£ our power will not fail at critical times.
£ Electric Motors will run for weeks and months
without any attention except oiling.
Let us explain the matter more fully to you
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carry them indefinite time before
the county is able to pay them
it makes him feel that there is some
incompetent management some-
where. There is probably not a tax-
payer in the county but is willing
to pay a tax commensurate with the
benefits he derives from the county
in roads and bridges. But when he
sees the tax increase each year and
the debt unpaid and nothing tangi-
ble to show for it, he naturally asks
himself and others as well, where
has the money gone?
Then, too, occasionally, some tax
payer believes he has been wrong-
fully assessed either by error or in-
competence, and would like to have
same corrected, which he is entitled
to, but how can he do this? They
will tell him to take it before the
commissioners which is the only
function through whlich correction
can be made. But what is he going
to do when he is unable to get be-
fore that body? The treasurer has
no discretionary power to change a
man's tax. He can only say pay
the tax and carry the matter to the
commissioners. There the matter
ends.
But what will serve as a remedy
and ho#w can it be applied? The
remedy is simple and easily applied.
This is where the right of suf-
frage has its power in the simple
matter of voting for a candidate
who declares this policy anil that
he will do the missionary work of
such office, and he be a man who
has been known to the people and
one in whom the people have con-
dence.
The taxpayes pay for all this and
elect the officer, and why should
they not recci.e the treatment
they qay for?
A qublic office is a qublic trust,
and the man who comes before you
as a candidate and and says nothing
more than he is a good fellow and
wants the votes of the people, he
should dene his principles of pro-
ceedure, and that he does not so-
licit your vcjte simply a£ a good
fellow, but that he will if ellected
carry out the functions of the office.
In all well regulated States the
board of comissioners me;. the
firstt Monday of each ir.o.iih for
the transaction of such business as
may legally come before it. If any
person has a grievance, it can be
placed before that body and have
same attended to without delay.
If any taxpayer feels that he
has been erroneously assessed, he
can get before the board and have
the matter adjusted.
In fact the board of commission-
ers is the most important body of
and perform the office of a court
adjustment. They should be men of
some business experience and have
thorough knowledge of the val-
ues of lands and of property.
They must be able to judge of
practical business matters and be
able to decide equitably the matters
that come before it.
Furthermore they are the officers
that create or direct the finances of
the county. Conservatism and econ-
omy should be the paramount fea-
ture of such a body and more es-
pecially at this time, as unless the
expense of the county is soon re-
duced what are we coming to?
If the average taxpayer had to
pay his tax the same day he voted
he would certainly give the matter
due reflection before he cast his
ballot. It is natural for people to
complain for real or fancied wrongs
but in this instance the only remedy
is in the ballot box.
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Where Will You Spend f
Your Vacation?
Now is the time to go before the hot weather begins,
while the folks back home are perspiring. Spend the hot
summer months in cool Colorado, with its many scenic
beauties; California, the land of fruit and flowers; bathe
in the waters of the Pacific at Los Angeles; or go to Port-
land with the Elks; visit Yellowstone Park; see Niagara,
that wonderful natural phenomena, and the big industrial
centers and watering places ofthe East.
Our Summer Tourist fares are now on to the above
places and to many points of interest. Tickets will be on
sale daily until October 15th, final limit October 31st,
1912. These tickets allow stop overs at all points on both
going and return trip, also diverse routes and side trips.
Phone or call on the ticket agent and have him arrange
your route so that a number of interesting places may be
visited without additional cost. The Frisco offers the best
possible service. Fred Harvey Dining Cars, Pullman
Sleepers. Plush Upholstered Chair Cars and Coaches,
and operating the fastest through trains. Are you going?
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When the hild has whooping
cough be careful to keep the cough
loose and expectoration easy by
giving Chamberlain's Cough Reme-
dy as may be required. This rem-
edy will also liquify the tough mus-
cus and make it easier to expector-
ate. It has been used successfully
in many epidemics and is safe and
sure. For sale by all dealers.
would rateher sit at her home and
hold a girl's hand than turn loose a
dime at the moving picture show.
Ex.
A sprained ankle may as a rule
be cured in from three to four days
by acplying Chamberlain's Liniment
and observing the directions with
each bottle. For sale by all dealers.
District court opened Monday
morning with Judge Hardy on the
bench. This session will probably
last only one week, as it is a special
session.
DEMOCRATIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Vacation
Time On!
Ask to have your ticket
routed this way
We have many cheap
rouud trip rates that will
appeal to you for a sum-
mer vacation
The Herald is authorized to an-
nounce J. W. Milam as a candidate
for County Clerk of Choctaw coun-
ty, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, August 6th.
«*#* * m m SrHfrHiw Kt s i s i m si -< m s
Ex-oGovernor C. N. Haskell, can-
didate for the senate to succeed a
good man, made a date to spak here
last night, but later cancelled it,
probably realizing that it would do
him little good to speak to Choctaw
county people.
Trains on Time
Cafe Car Service
F. B. McKAY,
Gen. Fr. & Passg. Agt.
Terrell, Texas.
V'e Are Practical
Tinners and Roofers
We can build your water tanks and
do repair w r*.
Let us Md on that new tin roof.
Our work guaranUsd.
Hugo Cornice Works.
W. C. STROTHKR, fro*.
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| Does Your Neighbor
Really Welcome You
when you drop in "to use
use your telephone for a
minute?" t
Would you want your
neighborrunninginto your
house, disturbing you at all t
hours, to use your tele- I
phone? i
Of course you'd say "glad t
to have youjuse it" as your t
neighbor says to you, but $
would you mean it? Do 5
they mean it? £
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Curd, Jesse G. The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1912, newspaper, June 6, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc97652/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.