Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-10
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ENcHANGE SHOTS.
The big eastern papers ars fixing ar
the vote for president next fall. all tht
states according 10 their count either
go democratic or republican They
don't seem to recognize the fact tha
there is still another party in this eonn
try that will have crack at this same
president. -Gering lNeb. Union.
What do you think Of your party
principles old party democrat whe1
your party unites forces with that re-
publican party you have fought and
damned for years; and the same with
you old party republicans? Has either
party any principle left but that OF con.
troll OF the offices? Franklin, Ind
Peoples Paper.
The old party press expresses great
surprise that the farmer and laborer
should protest against the robbery OF
their products and then tell these pro-
ducers TO shut their mouths. Yet.
should footpad stop one OF the old
patty editors on the street and demand
his jack-kuife, you could hear him yell
a milo North Platte (Neb. lndepen-
dent Era.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll used these
words in "a lecture delivered in Chicago
Sunday night: Give 10 every man
what he earns with his hands Capital
gets too much. labor gets too little
/ Flesh and blood are more scarce than
gold The time will come in this coun-
I try when every mln will demand the
right 10 catch some happiness before he
quits this world.
Lift man, give him life, let him
work eight hours a day, give him edu-
cstion and books, aud you will staryc
ont has lower appetites Give hun
dred men in this country good wages
wages and eight hours work. aud niue
ty-line will disdaiu to steal. Give IL
hundred women a chance 10 earn agoo1
living, and nincty-nine will dislain to
barter their virtue for gold. Wendell
Phillips.
Princess Ruth is laying Baby Mckee
in the shade as AN occasion for display
OF aristocratic vulgarlty. The house OF
ex-President Cleveland was besieged by
"A crowd because IL was announced that
Mrs frankie would take the kid out
in the country some place. Shades OF
Jefferson. Let us have a king at once.
so we will know on what occasion aud
on whom TO lavish our loyalty. -SpO-
kane World.
A lawyer down at Hutchinson, Mimi,
has been held TO tho grand jury on "A
charge OF horse-stealing. IL would
serve him just right were he TO be con-
victed, for he had no right to go OUT
side OF his own business. Such acts are
q Il 4
horse thieves II "A man can't make
living in the law. he ought TO go TO
work at something honest saltwater
Prison Mirror.
Senator Plumb says there cannot be
three sides TO question. That Is right
on tho finance. land and transportation
questions there are two sides. The
people are arraying themselves on one
side, while republican and democratic
tools o. the money power are trying TO
rally the partisan blinded TO the sup
port OF pmtocracy. Where do you
stand in this contest brother?-Oberlin
Times.
The republicans hold that the tariff
is not tax, and then they turn around
and point with pride to the free list
and boast that there are more articles
on the free list than ever before. II
the measley foreigners nay the tax, as
republicans claim, why did the repub-
lcan party put anything on the free
list? Why not let the foreigners pay
all our taXes?--Free Trader.
There is not one principle upon which
the democratic party is united. They
might b. able TO lay claim to unanimous
opposition to pensions 10 federal soldiers
II il was not for the fact that their ma
tional platform boasts that Cleveland's
administration paid more for pensions
and bounties for federal soldiers and
sailors than was ever paid before in the
same length Of time. -People's Tribune,
Prescott Ark.
Bishop Grafton OF Wisconsin favors
the opening Of the worlds fair on sun
day. He would not have it interfere
with religious worship but he sees no
reason why the people should ns de-
MED the privilege OF seeing it in the af
ternOOn after the churches have closed
Ii would. II nothing more be healthful
recreation. which the people stand in
need OF. Bishop Grafton is the first
convert the friends Of Sunday opening
have gained from the orthodox clergy
-Escondido lCal. Advocate.
In Boston when they arrest a rich de-
faulting banker and Ae is unable TO
procure bail, he is allowed 10 sleep in
his own house and is watched by an Off
Ger, while he enjoys slumber in his own
luxurious bed. When poor man is
unable to furnish bail he sleeps un-
guarded in prison cell. Is ita any won
derthat the masses are becoming dis.
cont ented, and there is everywhere an
unrest? The money of the rich man
enables him TO escape justice. How
long will this last, wOrKingmen?
Whisky men tell US that prohibition
is responsible fer hard times in Kansas.
ProhibitiOnists tell US that whisky is
the ban of society, the destroyer OF the
home, the cause Of all the ills that befall
humanity. Whisky men vote solid
against any party that opposes whisky
interests. Prohibionists pray for sue
cess OF prohibition aud then go 10 the
polls and vote with party whose strik-
ers carry aslush fuud in one party and
a bottle OF low grade liquor In the
other, with which TO corrupt the cleo
tion. Which displays the most consist
ency and Observation-Disclosures lKas.
Courier.
. OF course the democratic end Of Wall
street took care that Campbell should
be defeated for governor OF Ohio. and
the republican end Of Wall street took
equal nains TO secure the election Of
legislature which wouic send a golden
calf 20 the senate OF congress. Mr.. Z
Campbell was getting too near the peo-
pie and his platform sQuinted toward
free silver cninaLe Hence the wor-
shippers Of Cleveland put him out
Nothing succeeds in either old party
against the wishes Of King Plutos. =
Oswego ks. Statesman.