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TriE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL
By The State Capital Company.
FRANK H. GREER. EDITOR. _____
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THE WEEKLY OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL, SATURDAY MARCH 9, 1907
Aud its "Goodbye Jim" this time sure enoufih.
In the whitewashing of Senator Bailey they should
do him in oil.
At lust the democrats of Chicago have broken
themselves of the Carter Harrison habit.
The "Jim Crow" committee in their report
passed the proposition up to the legislature.
There were many calls fur the roll call on the
"Jim Crow" report, but President Murray was deaf
to them all.
Boss Haskell took an extra pinch of snuff Wednes-
day and 4(> of 80 of the delegates present sneezed
vociferously in unison.
Delegate Caudill's Kentucky blood is the pure
stuff, judging from the way he went after Bob
Williams Wednesday.
Wisconsin now has a law requiring sheets on hotel
beds to be nine feet long. That legislature believes
in having something for its money.
The worst mix-up ever indulged in by republicans
in Oklahoma wasn't a circumstance to what the
democratic row is going to he when the candidates
start out on the hunt for game.
The falsehood persisted in as to the statement of
Gov. Krantz before the Republican clubs, regarding
the "Jim Crow" proposition, was deliberately
planned to let the delegates down easy.
Miss Gertrmlo Schwab, who is to marry a bunk
cashier after Kent, will receive as a wedding gift
from her brother $'2,000,000. It does look as though
ti.at amount would hold I he cashier for a while.
Hereafter members of the convention should make
their apologies first, then the observers need not
concern themselves as to which door or window
they will go out at.
"Oklahomatans" is the way they speak of
us in the effete East.—Leader.
Xext thing you know they will be calling ,is
Oklahomants, leaving out the Murray insert for
t'ebency sake.
Delegate Caudill invited Bob Williams to go out
onto the gre; u with him. and Bob i howcl the belter
part of valor by not H"c:'pting the invitation. Bob
wants to r'ui tor governor and we don't blame him
for keeping himself intact.
"By my halidom!" What strange things we
hear aud see "in these piping times of peace." In
Texas the senate execrated Senator Bailey before
the completion of its report. In Oklahoma the con-
stitutional convention gave K. It. Williams u dean
record by throwing out the evidence.
All invitation to the coming international con-
vention of freaks should be sent to the several mem-
bers of the constitutional convention. Boss Haskell,
the "Jim Crow" dance master, and "Alfalfa Bill,"
ti e superb linguist, are freaks in their specialties
and are eminently entitled to recognition from the
internationals.
Forty senators and 105 representatives is the
proposition of ihu convention. We should think-
that the members of the convention would have
learned some sense from the unwieldy condition
of that body. But they haven't, and in such dis-
obedience of lessons set before them has been much
of their weakness.
It took but a few minutes to dispatch "Jim
Crow'' Wednesday morning. "Boss" Haskell at-
tempted after Jim was laid on the table, dead!
deiid ! dead! to stab the corpse with an explanation
of his vote but out of the pity of the hearts of many
over the death of Col. "Jim Crow" Wednesday
that ordeal .
After a series of pretty caustic passages between
delegates came the ink well episode; then soon
after followed the hurling at one another of such
names as should never be used by and upon anv
gentleman on the streets, much less in the hour of
deliberation of a body of constitution makers; and
last but not least, the invitation of one delegate to
meet another on the green. And all are democrats.
And the Oklahoman and a few other democratic
organs would have us believe that the republican
party is hopelessly disrupted and the democratic
party is in fine condition.
Los Angeles is now overrun with burglars, foot-
pads and hold-up men. That may explain why
Oklahoma City is sleeping more calmly of lute.
Archbishop Ireland's discussion of the equality
of man appears to simmer down to the familiar
proposition that every man is as good as any other
man arid some are a little better.
"I object to the democratic party making polities
at every stage of the game in this convention,"
shouted Delegate Baker of Wewoka on the conven-
tion floor Thursday during the diseusion of a report
on municipal corporations.
Every one who heard Delegate Ilenry Asp defend
the action of the convention (before the Supremo
Court) in its dividing old (freer county, spoke of it
as the finest legal argument they ever listened to.—
Haskell's New-State Tribune.
Hencefoth everything is to be "railroaded" in the
constitutional convention. The delegates have
finally awakend to the fact that there are exceed-
ingly slim chances for their getting any more money
from the National congress and the majority of them
arc getting anxious to leave Guthrie and go to their
homes.
The Bailey investigation is probably the first pro-
ceeding of the kind on record in which the accused
dictated what counsel could oppose him, refused
to be cross-questioned by anyone openly opposed to
him, told those who asked him a question that it was
none ot' their committee's business, spoke in his de-
fense four days, and finally charged the jury to ac-
quit hiB and thanked them iu advance for their
verdict.
Prof. David R. Boyd, of the Oklahoma U niversity
has been in Washington consulting with Mr. Mc-
Clure regarding provisions of University bill. After
the house bad passed it McGuire accompanied him
to Speaker Cannon's private office and introduced
him to the speaker, Mr. Boyd began to thank Mr.
Cannon for assisting in passing the bill, but was in-
terrupted by the speaker with, "Don't thank me,
thank Bird Mclluire. If he had his way we would
sell the entire public domain and donate the pro-
ceeds to the schools and colleges of Oklahoma. It
was his dammed persistency that got your bill
through."
It would seem that our constitution makers wouid
reach out to other states for information and at
least not drop into errors made by states on our
border. The alien land law which the constitution
is to embody is more powerful and dangerous than
was the alien land law which Texas was cursed with
some fifteen years ago. The Slate Capital's inform-
ation is that the law was responsible for the ruin
of thousands of farmers*and stockmen, and drove
millions and millions of dollars from the state.
That law was repealed by the Texans in two years
after* its enactment, but they were ten years reeov-
erin r from its ravages while in force.
GUTHBIE ISN'T OIVEN TO BLOWING
BUT SHE GETS THERE JUST THE SAME
Guthrie is keeping pace with the cities of Okla-
homa that are growing as only cities in this great
commonwealth do grow.
The fact is, Guthrie is setting the pace just at
this writing. (
The new Hotel lone is going up at a cost of
■11125,000;
The $130,000 court house is to be soon put under
way;
The $200,000 oil mill and gin, the lliird oil mill
for Guthrie, to be constructed at once;
The new $150,000 cotton mill started within the
past few weeks anil now running full capacity;
The new $30,000 canning factory being con-
structed and to be in running condition by time for
putting up vegetables and fruit;
The $100,000 addition to the Masonic Temple now
building making it the largest structure of the
kind this side of Chieago.
The increase of storage space and the addition of
another press to the cotton compress;
The $.'i,500 pavilion to go up at once in Island
Park, to accomodate the Chautaqua Assembly.
The $(>,000 plan by the city for improving High-
land Park;
The erection of a grand garden and other features
in Klect/ic Park;
The plan to be commenced and carried out at
once for improvements in the Royal Hotel, includ-
ing large lobby and lavatory;
The recent completion of the $100,000 government
building;
The starting up but a few weeks since of the
Southwest Foundry, building and machinery cost-
ing $150,000;
The plans in hands for several business structures,
amounting in the aggregate to over $200,000;
The recent removal to Guthrie of the D., E. & G.
shops aru! division headquarters, meaning the build-
ing of S'anta Fe shops and division requirements.
With all these and more too, say nothing of the
many new residences to be put under way with the
opening of spring, Guthrie is certainly going some.
And yet it has been thus since the laying out ot
the townsite.
Guthrie grows, spreads and quietly slips up to
the first place with but one other city as her equal
as a railroad center, with two other roads assured
which will place her at the head of t>'« list.
Gutrie don't do much blowing;
'Tends to her knitting,
And gets there just the samej
THE SANCTIMONIOUS GRAFTER
THE MOST DANGEROUS OF ANY.
Have you ever noticed it?
When a minister of the gospel goes into politics
1:,. generally takes to crooked courses.
It's a fact.
lie does things that an ordinary business man
would never think of doing.
Haven't you noticed it?
He fancies that because of his previous character,
everything is permitted.
When such a man is tempted he usually develops
into a rascal.
On how radical are the laws adopted by the Con- A* 8 r"'C he has n" coneePtioB "f the eternul
stitutional Convention of Oklahoma concerning the laws of tPade ",at !lrp l)ilsi(,(l nPon fair dealing,
railroad interests, will depend the future/extension I Ju®*1(:e • honesty between man and man.
work of the Fort S'mith and Western Railroad,! |;aven * •vo" •
states W. K. Crane ^ennr l mnnniw "sa i *our Pre «lier turned into commercial ways
Western Railroad, I
general manager, "St. lionis'
papers have published an article saying that wc
would extend our line south from El Reno," savsj
General Manager Crane, "but the publication was!
unauthentic,, and was not given out from this offieV
What we will do is yet a problem. We have to
await the adjournment of the Constitutional Con-
vention anil see what railroad laws will be recom-
mended. If the laws are radical and against the in-
terests of the railroads, it is doubtful if we can make
any extensions in anv direction."
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THE ALTUS TIMES DOES
GUTHRIE AN INJUSTICE.
The Oklahoma City and Guthrie papers have
been fighting the organization of Tillman, Jack-
son and other now counties in Southwest Okla-
homa. After a while Oklahoma City and
Guthrie will be aspirants for something, both
places are aching for fat plums. When they
become candidates for those good tilings thev
may find that the people ot these new comities
will remember them and their work. The peo-
ple of these new counties have asked for noth-
ing but what is right and just; the constitu-
tional convention investigated their petition for
liberty, saw it was right, granted it, for which
our people will give praise, and the papers of
those towns that sold out to our oppressors will
find that our people will remember thein. -Altus
Times. Counties in southwest with small population have
I he above is a IiltIc vague in it > construction, al- ami two senators and I wo representatives, where
though positive In its grounds. ! largely populated countiea in other parts of Okla-
faneies the moral law has no bearing on him and
he does things (hat are entirely beyond the eodc.
It all comes from a misconception.
lie forgets, in his grasp for greed and pleasure,
that whatsoever a man soweth, that also slyill he
reap.
lie forgets that the laws of nature are immutable.
He forgets that good character does not depend
upon professions of faith or long prayers in the
market place.
lie is blind to the thought of fair dealing aud
right living.
It is these men that bring reproach upon the
church, and it is precisely this class of men who
stumble into trouble thinking that if caught, their
sanctimonious past will help them out
And it frequently does.
Haven't you .noticed it?
MURRAY AND GORE HAVE
FEATHERED THEIR NEST.
The Murray and Gore combine in the convention
have got things in shape to make them feel that the
democratic portion of earth is theirs in the coming
campaign, so far at least as relates to senators.
They gerrymandered the Indian Territory and
Southwest Oklahoma into a strong democratic legis-
lative district.
All the rest of Oklahoma, the early populated
sections is made into republican districts.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
CONDEMN THE GERRYMANDER.
The gerrvmander of the constitutional convention
is fully as objectionable to many democrats as to the
republicans.
In their plan to cut out certain districts for cer-
tain democrats, they have played the boldest hand
ever known.
Democratic newspapers and thoughtful members
of the party not in the deal, are very bitter in their
denunciation of the "double-cross" work.
Here, for instance, is some of their "consisten-
cies:"
Oklahoma county, republican, one representative
to every 3,160 votes.
Old Greer county, democratic, one representative
to every 466 votes.
Logan county, republican, one representative for
every 2,109 votes.
Old Comanche county, democratic, one representa-
tive for every 837 votes.
Garfield county, republican, one representative
for every 2,239 votes.
Roger Mills county, democratic, one representa-
tive for every 615 votes.
These are a few samples for comparison.
What do you think of them Mr. Republican?
What do you think of them Mr. Democrat?
Is there a particle of patriotism in a body of men
sent here to deal fairly with all, who will per-
petrate such a steal?
Is it any wonder that the democratic newspapers
all over the state have joined with the republican
papers in condemning many of the actions of the
convention ?
Col. Roy Hoffman, who previous to the apportion
ment felt that he had a good fighting chance for
election as senator, had as well "hang his harp on a
willow tree."
With the new apportionment, Col. Roy is left out
in the deals of the future, and he may well repeat
tile wail of the patriot in Otway's Venice Preserved:
"They say by them our hands are free from fetters;
Yet whom they please they lay in basest bonds;
Bring whom they please to infamy and sorrow;
Drive us like wrecks down the rough tide of power,
Whilst no hold's left to save us from destruction:
All that bear this are villians, and I am one,
Not to rouse up at the great call of nature,
And check the growth of those domestic spoilers,
That makes us slaves, and tells us 'tis our charter."
COL. GEORGE A. MURPHY'S
APOSTROPHE TO OKLAHOMA
Those who heard Col. George A. Murphy in his
address before the republican clubs of Guthrie, will
be pleased to see in print his matchless toast to the
new state.
And those who failed to hear him will read it with
interest.
Said he in prefacing it,
"It has been suggested because of the luxuriant
growth of mistletoe that the new state be named the
'Mistletoe State,' so I propose a toast in an apostro-
phe to my state:
"Land of the mistletoe, smiling in splendor
Out from the borderland, mystic and old,
Sweet are the memories, precious and tender,
Linked with thy summers of azure and gold.
"Land of the mistletoe, here's to thy glory,
Here's to thy daughters as fair as the dawn;
Here's to thy pioneer sons, in whose story,
Valor and love shall live endlessly on!"
OKLAHOMA PARAGRAPHS
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
IN CONVENTION HALL.
Isn't it a little strange that the only evidence rec-
ognized by the committee on rules and the consti-
tutional convention-
ln the E. R. Williams graft case—
Was that of A. V. Brown, the gentleman who
would not tell all that he knew about the proposed
deal because of being so instructed by his lawyer
through fear of incriminating himself?
We say, isn't it strange that, of all the witnesses
giving evidence before that committee, only that of
Mr. Brown was used in the report?
Then again, wasn't it a little peculiar that Mr.
Williams should have inadvertently remarked in his
explanatory talk, that evidence had been produced
before the committee that he had been a party to a
deal—at which juncture he was interrupted and
cairtioned by Pittman not to use statements thrown
out by the committee?
We say, isn't it a lit tip strange?
The effort of the leaders on the floor of the con-
vention to discipline Delegate Caudill for his hon-
est, candid opinions expressed in behalf of the tax-
payers in particular and Oklahoma in general,
was a fiat failure. The manner in which Delegate
Caudill called "Bob" Williams down wasn't rel-
ished by that gentleman and his friends. Mr. Cau-
dill is a farmer and is one of the few of the 100 in
convention who has no "bee buzzing in his bonnet'
I he State ( apital is a Guthrie newspaper, hence' homa have only one representative and a senator in! hence he talks plain, and knowing how to talk to
answers to the above general onslaught with theitv" counties.
positive assertion that the limes is mistaken when ''he scheme is said to have been hatched out by
il intimates or charges that this paper has at any ""ti. T. P. Gore and President Bill Murray, both
time editorially or locally used such mention of tile' candidates for senator, to freeze out Col. Roy Iloff-
counties in question as are hinted at. "an.
We are not from Missouri, but we want to be1 The further intention of the scheme, in order to
•hown. j have no miscarriage, is to cut off the first nomination
In fact, it is the duty of the Times to correct the!^ nited States senator by primaries.
sweeping charge mad
Guthrie wants to ve fair play iu all the county
contests—
Wants to see the majority rule.
If this be opposition to the Times
Guthrie is guilty.
If it is agreeable to the Times and its readers
then Guthrie expects that newsuaper to put it right
before those read era.
plans, then
Already an ominous rumble is heard over the
state and if the plot is carried out it will have to go
over the heads of a great many, influential demo-
crats.
The dose will indeed be a bitter one for the demo-
crats of the Oklahoma "political leavings'* district.
The south needs labor," says Senator Blackburn
What's the matter with setting the politicians to
work ¥
the point he makes himself understood. He some-
time since decided that the convention was in the
hands of on«* ideaed, dangerous leaders and he
kept out of their meshes as much as possible, at no
time however making himself a stumbling block up
to last Saturday, when he decided it seems that the
time to call a halt had arrived and he stepped into
the breach. For this he was to have been disci-
plined but the disciplinarians found in Mr Caudill
more manly nerve than they had thought to face.
Mr. Caudill is a loyal democrat but he is also Joval
to the people whom he was sent here to represent,
sent.
A writer says that purgatory is nothing but a
school of machine politics—a kind of a constitu-
tional convention, as it were.
The wolf roundup has been planned neal
Newkirk.
Soap fakirs have besn "cleaning up"
some Grant county citliens.
The democratic mayor of Shawnee has
Issued his proclamation for a city elec-
tion.
The Vinita council has passed an >r-
dlnance providing for the paving of the
principal buslnesa streets.
The Sulphur Journal has Changed !t
name to the Democrat, and J. M. Hayes
has assumed editorial control.
Enid Is Retting "finical." Nothing but
cement sidewalks can be laid, good old-
time bricks even being barred.
lawton in confidently looking forwa:-l
to the establishment of a brigade post
at Fort 8111, and a great boom In every
line In the city as a consequence.
Cotton grower* are looking with groat
apprehension upon the mild winter as
they fear the boll weevil. It Is said
that only severely cold weather will
check the ravages of the pest.
A Bartlesville man Is expecting the
stork to visit h!s home soon. Out nf
courtesy' to the town builders he has de-
cided hfs name shall be "Booster." Won't
he be a light weight for a "booster?"
Say s the Express: *V?an any other
town In this or any other part of Tndlan
Territory beat It? Twelve bales of cot-
ton were sold on the streets of Chicka-
sha this morning for 10.60. the reoorl
price reached this season for cotton."
A Lawton man named JUley bid on the
wrong tract and Instead of an agricultur-
al lease got a sand bank. It was his
own mistake, but after moving his fam-
ily and household goods out and baek to
town he la feeling bad and wants his
money back.
The Lehigh Trader, apparently for
lack of editorial material, Alls that col-
umn with "Bethlehem News Notes." At
any other time this might be excusable,
an exchange thinks. But with the con-
stitutional convention In session It 19
unpardonable, cays an exchange.
Ret Millard, United States Tndlan agent
at Pawhuska, announces that the next
regular payment to the Osages will *ake
place at his office during the week of
■March 4, when Interest money amounting
to *00,000 will be distributed to members
of the tribe.
Mrs. Ella Musselman, editor of the Ok-
mulgee Democrat, comes forward In de-
fence of the Indian. The woman editor
says; "The United States senate Is con-
suming a great deal of time in working
Itself up to a sentimental mood, to pro-
tect the poor Indian from grafters. The
Indians how should demand that the
people protect them from the senate ai<d
the interior department. All the Indian
wants is to be a free and Independent
ctiisen, and to Be hampered by the
foolish fancie8 of government grafters.
The Elks instituted a new ledge at
Bartlesville Friday evening. A big, lolly
time was enjoyed.
Enid Sons of Best are having tue
greatest enjoyment ever, watching the
street paving going down.
W-h-e-w! Get onto this will you? Four-
teen divorces were granted In Ardmore
last week. "Is marriage a failure?"
The latest Oklahoma formula for town
building reads: "Early to bed, early to
rise, work like thunder and advertise.'*
Police salaries have been raised at
Chickasha. Hereafter the chief wllk re-
ceive $00 a month, assistant chief $75,
and patrolmen $66.
The majority of those awarded tracts
in the big pasture are breaking sod, and
this summer ''the wilderness will blos-
som like a rose."
The "Introducers" are having • hard
time In the Indian Territory. Their wares
are seized on every hand and many con-
victions have resulted.
Several gold nuggets were found In a
deep cut, made by railroad excavation
near Durant, and now "hien are quitting
good Jobs to find more.
The Oklahoman ventures to suggest
that the Ink well Joke Is running a close
second to the lemon. The fact Is there
was a goodly amount of lemon back of
the Ink well.
Society note in the Democrat: Jumpers
and overalls will be worn extensively In
El Reno the coming season, when we get
the railroad division and the pottery
plant.
S. W. Hayes, delegate rfom the Chick-
asha district, Is threatened with a ner-
vous break down. He attempted to keep
up his law practice In connection with
the convention work, but the strain was
too great.
The Enid Wave says 'Mrs. Alice S.
Hnlderman. the only woman bank pres-
ident In the United States, resides at
Glrard, Kan., but Is president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank at Hennes-
sey.
The city council of /Muskogee Is draft-
ing an ordinance to authorize the issu-
ance of $100,000 In scrip for the pur-
pose of paving the streets. A Kansas
City tlrm agrees to take scrip to that
amount on a paving contract.
Some boys rrrioklng cigarettes near
tho cotton yard at Ixnie Wolf last Sun-
day evening, set fire to the boll cotton
and h $13,000 conflagration was the re-
sult. 073 bales of cotton and the seed
house and the line house were totally de-
stroyed.
The cherokee Power company of Afton
has been Incorporated with a capital
stock of $1,100,000. It is proposed to nut
in a power plant on the river near Af-
ton that will furnish power and light for
cities within a radius of twenty-live
miles.
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