Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-05-31
TOM MARCUM'S HISTORY
As He Is Viewed by an Ard
more Editor.

Col. Thos. Marcum, In his can
didacy for national democratic
committeeman, talks long and
loud about his opponent, DR.. A.
J. Wolvertor, being Q national
banker, and weeps great buckets
OF crocodile tears over the "crime
Of 49," This comes in bad taste
from one who has given the best
years OF his life defending and
proclaiming the principles of the
republican party, the party that
created the national banking sys.
tenn, committed the crime of 1878,
and demonitized silver during the
reconstruction times. Col. Marcum
was a member ol the republican
party-a carpet bagger in Arkan-
sas-aiding and abetting the party
that was humlllating southern
manhood and womanhood and en-.
actinglaws that are today resulting
in squeezing the lifeblood out Of
labor, and fostering and building
up gigantic corporations that are
becoming more powerful than the
government itself, while DR.. VOL
verton was using every means in
his power to build up the broken
fortunes Of the south, wipe away
the tears of widows and orphans,
and drive the despoiler, with his
vote, from our homes, and stay
the influence which sought TO re-
publicaEize the south and place
the negro on an equality with the
whites. Yes, while DR.. Wolver-
ton is a banker, he is an honest
man. and every dollar he has
made has been made honestly and
not by political summer.saulting
and carpet bagging. he is no
quibler in politics, religion or
morals. He is an honest, sincere
free silver democrat, and has ever
been. He is not today a democrat
and tomorrow a republican.
If DR.. Wolverton's honesty, sin
cerity and democracy are to be
questioned because he is a nation
al banker, how must the honest
democrat look upon a political
charlatan like Marcum2 He is
"wired in and wired out" deceiv-
ing and being deceived, hunting
crumbs that fall from the spoil
mans table, being anything and
everything to get an Office. From
the honored position of a federal
soldier he became carpet-bagger,
and with a commission in his
pocket he goes TO Arkansaw TO
espionage upon the homes oi
southern chiYalry and patriotism
in the hour of direst gloom and
sorest trial and disappointment.
When that position was taken
from him, in his wrath he became
a democrat.
Yet this man, with the unblush-
ing gall OF a turn. coat, a political
mountebank, seeks TO cast suspic-
ion upon DR.. Wolve-ton's political
honesty and sincerity, because be
is a banker aud happens to have
money with which to pay his bills.
! One has ever been true to party
principles; the other has never
been true to his party and it's prin-
ciples. One is true southern
gentleman and a democrat, never
having sought Office before. The
other is a disgrunlled republican
carpet. bsgger,a political charlatan,
a chronic Office, e,seeker, who having
lost his position under carpet bag
rule sought the Office Of United
States attorney under Grover
Cleveland, gold standard demo
crat.
Which is the most deserving Of
trust and confidence, the one who
is true TO his convictions. or the
one who is ever changing, whose
convictions arc as easily changed
as his coat? II seems TO us, lhs
man who is true to himself, to biz
haiier manhood and has airaiahi