The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
We Are Satisfied.

w. NJ Bruce, of Hooker, one of the
bunch who is yet endeavoring to con
vince outsiders that Beaver county
people are dissatisfied with the way
the county is divided, was in Guthrie
last week and the Capital had this ac-
count Of his visit in the Saturday issue
"W. NJ. Bruce, of Beaver county, mr.
rived in the city yesterday for the pur-
pose of taking steps to enjoin the su-
preme election board from making
preparations for the calling of an cleo
ton in the counties of Hooker, Texas
and Beaver, recently carved out Of
Beaver county. The suit will be brot
by Guthrie attorneys employed by sub
scription of the people of the counties
interested. Similar suit will be brought
by the counties of Greer and Woods.
1.-The taxpayers and citizens of Bea-
yer county do not propose to submit to
the outrageous division of Beaver by
the constitutional convention If any
means can be found to prevent it, said
Mr.. Bruce. The division was made
against the wishes of the people and at
the same time IL is believed that the
convention has no authority TO change
the county boundaries made by con-
gress. No change can be made until
the territory becomes a state, and then
it should be made by the legislature.
II any division is made at all the peo-
pie will demand that those Interested
have the privilege of deciding what is
the best for them. 1t was expressly
stated in the campaign last spring that
no steps towards division would be
supported before the constitutional
convention 10y the delegates from Bea-
yer, and the people voted on that issue,
They will not submit now il any way
can be found to prevent the outrage"
The simple facts in the case are that
people out this way, with the possible
exception of IA few politicians and dis
appointed county-seat seekers, are sat
istied exactly with the division as made
by the constitutional convention.
These suits" brought by the people"
interested comprise a mighty small
portion of the different counties We
have heard of no popular subscription
being raised in or about this county nor
have we heard of any dire threats Of
burning our delegates at the stake for
any part they might have had in the
"diabolical" proceedings. The people
who live in the country and hRVe to
drive from one end of the county to the
other (about 100 miles are nearly
unanimous in their approval Of the
Outrageous" division Notwithstanding
Mr.. Bruce and his constituency to the
contrary. The division of the county
suits practically everyone, except the
small body in and about Hooker aild
few politicians, who possibly imagine
they are the people and the party,
Laying sSide the conventions right To
change the iiaRs established by con-
gress the people approve of the divi-
sions made and the "taxpayaF" will not
break anything IN excess oil a-tHcH
tug, by pulling back.-Guymon Herald.
1t seems strange that some disgrun-
lied individual or handful OF poilywag
politicians will presist in calling them
selves the "people" and are always on
tap to oppose every move antagonistic
to their own personal interests sac plais
ter how much it might benefit the
whole people. We appreciate Hooker's
position all right and it is too bad eve
ry town can't have county seat Of
their own but just because they don't
happen to land" is no reason that the
'people" are not satisfied with divi-
sion of the county that means money to
them and whole lot of time saved in
travel. There is no question but that
a division was best and the PEOPLE
are satisfied.