The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04
IA soUAaT nSRt FOR FVsRY
HAN, NO MORE; no LEES


Ia the early days of this csuaiy. !
party lines were unknown. Later +,
dcr.ocratic and ~ uhiiean tickets
we.s faced in IRE AclG hut independ-
ent voting existed Just the same. T,is
spirit cf irdcpcuuorce iextceScj 10 The
newspaaers, and oyen into tho larty
conventions.
dc.aoeratic convention inGorsed
rcrujlican candidate for treasurer
''Pete" Drunmord, al editor of this
paper sui ported democratic candi-
date for the legislature; Dick Quinn,
editor of the Guyinon Herald, sup
ported democratic candidate Tor
Sheriff and elected HIM
The roruhlican convention Of 1902
indorscd a democratic candidate for
treasurer. Following the precedent
Of tic party convention, as editor Of
the Herald, we supported two demo-
cratic candidates. In the cFmiaiGn cf
1904, we supported one of these candi-
dates again for reelection. In the
campaign of 1901 the Beaver Journal
SUPPORTED THE ENTIRE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET. II pub
iished one sheet as straight republic
can organ, and from the same room,
from the same press, with the same
type. set by the same compositors,
and from copy from the same set OF
men. a democratic sheet was issued,
supporting the entire democratic
ticket, and giving the democrats the
only organ in the county. During the
s-tmnaign, the Journal was owned by
~ - 4. Il, tnpptf fAe
i,I committeeman, John Savage, and
possibly three or four Others. The
rniy change In ownership since, has
been the addition OF j. s. Fischer and
possibly one or two county officers as
stockholders. The same mcn who for
mcrly owned it, still have an interest
in it.
Daring the campaign many republic
cans bolted the convention, and sever
al bccam, candidates on third ticket,
and worked hard to defeat the regular
ticket. Recently a call was issued in
viting republicans. no matter what
their former action had been. 10 at
tend meeting at Beaver, under a
banner of harmony and good fellow
ship. Everyone was tc be welcomed.
Yet per pre-arranged plan, when funds
were solicited, the Beaver Herald was
passed by; when resolutions We're
adopted, we wore not given COPY +;
and when other republicans were well
coined. we elone of all the republicans
IN the county, were singled out for
prucilxion. We had refused to sup
port one republican in the campaign,
many Of those attending had refused 10
support the whole ticket. Ii we were
guilty OF sin SO were they. But that
was not the reason. THE ONLY
REASON WE1l WE'RE SINGLED
OUT WAS BECAUSE WE
STOOD IN FISyuERS WAY
70 THE PIE COUNTER.
SO far as that pie is concerned, we
can live without It, Rather than
stoop to the low, dclpieahle tactics
that have bacn the record OF the new
political b ,ss, we will do without any
portion OF it, The Beaver Herald has
existed for nineteen years whether
they were fat or lean. II has seen
other political Moses rise and fall and
be forgotten. It has seen the demo
Gratis welcome political Moses to
their camp, and in few months q
thousand times more 30 welcome his
departure. 1t has seen the Beaver
Journal change ;ts editor seven times
within two years, nni expects to see
il change as many more. We are not
kicking about the political pie, but we
are kicking for equal voice and recog'
milton in our party caucuscs. All that
we ask is "sqIare deal" no NOR,
and no less.