The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-11-11

their efices by the grace Of this one man.
Not hat, ne actually appoints them all and
signs their commissions, but that his sole
influence does both, and may remove ut any
time any or all Of them. Witness his power
to change the constitution so as TO retain
himself in Office for nearly a score Of years,
jus, as be might change it to-day for any
other purpose.
The common people here absolutely have
no voice in the affairs Of state. IL the poems,
who help swell the majorities Of ambitious
ofice-seekers in some Of the southern coun-
ties Of Texas were to offer 10 vote here, or
even to criticize the government here, they
wouldn't be out Of the penitentiary twenty
four hours. There is absolutely no freedom
Of speech here, and as to q free press, why,
Napoleon Bonaparte would not have conis-
Gated a printing press and imprisoned an ed
itor as quick, nor for SO t%riffing a cause, rs
the authorities here will administer on o
publishers outfit and jug the writer. This
article published here would insure me y
good term of years at hard labor; provided,
the soldiers could catch me. which | regard
as quite doubtful. There are two very good
papers published here in English, The Two
Republics" and THE Mexican Herald but
read their columns closely as you will, and
you win find no criticism of the government.
The number Of their brethren of both the
Spanish and English press now languishing
10 filthy prisons admonishes the editors Of
these papers TO be careful in the selection OF
subjects for discussion. They may shout
for Cuba libre'' and abuse the American
tariff law I'D libitum, but they don't want to
c~riticise even in the mildest form the admin
i~stra;ion Of national, state or city affairs
Running a paper here reminds me somewhat
of my experience in Montana in conducting
1.-The Stockgrowers Journal fer our old
friend Marney in Miles City. In those days,
as at present, ] suppose the stockmen Of thai
country were quite clannish, and to offend
one of them was to lose the friendship and
patronage of a great many, SO we had 10 be
careful not to touch any Of their tender
places. On Marney's rather infrequent Wis
its TO his Office we used TO discuss subject!
for me to write on during his absence, snc
conversations like the following were very
common:
"Marney," l would say, 81 think II
urge a %stricter quarantine against southern
cattle next week. so as to keep these ranges
from being overstocked."
"No, | wouldn't do that" he would say
''for you see several Of Cur best patrons hav,
cattle to move up here and they wouldn'I
like it,"
"Well, I'll advise the stockmen 10 kee,
more bulls on the range fer breeding pur.
poses"
mo, that won't do, for these men whit
want the ranges for fattsning purposes woul'
quit us like a steer in the road"
"well, there is lots of stealing going Of
up in hat musselshell country, and L CUES
IN fire into cattle thieves in the next issue.
Never; why, them fellows up there VIII
have made their start stealing, every on
/ patronizes us with their brands, and it won
do to make EN- mad"
GLOW about having the next cattle con
%vention held here? Hadn't | better make
pull for ihai?"
"What, and let US lose every Helena a
we have? No, that won't do"
"W ell, what shall | discuss then ?"
''Pitch into the Indians and wolves, blam
: EN-, they can't read
/, That is The way nearly all our conference
ended. was advised TO give the Indian
and wolves HI. So it is here. Editor
, may plead for bleeding. burning Cuba an
condemn American legislation, bat the
. must not ~criticise Mexico, nor anytbiD
, Mexican.