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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-29

torial Board of equalization, of
which Ferguson was chairman
and Frantz now is, valued the
Choctaw Railway at $500 per
mile and the same railway in
Arkansas is taxed at SIT, 900 per
mile The Santa Fe in Oklahoma
is valued for taxation on an av-
erage of $4,000, the highest being
$500 and the lowest $4,000.
For the purpose Of taxation, the
sheep in Oklahoma for 1905 was
valued at S1.08; the COW at 81. 40
etc, and other live stock and
farm implements in proportion.
Last winter a year ago, the Kan
sas legislature attempted to pro-
vide a &c fare. President Ripley
pleaded with them not to do it,
saying that he could not pay in
terest on the investment with
such reduction. He was then
questioned as TO the worth of the
road per mile, and swore the
value to be $50, 900, backing his
oath with the affidavits of seven
other officials. The valuation
seems then to be 80 per cent for
live stock, 10 per cent for real
estate, and 7 per cent for railway
property. If the farmers share
of the taxes were paid at the
same rate Of valuation, the aver
age sheep would be worth SIC so
the pig, S27; the COW S1O8, and
the mule S347.
A feature of the constitution
that is giving some concern to
my friend Busby-I call him my
friend because he never forgets
me-is the provision whereby a
tax may be levied on franchises
and productions. For instance,
a coal mine or an oil we'll may be
taxed on the amount of coal or
oil produced.
The state starts out with a
school fund of $1,000, 900, and
the school lands will speedily be
sold increasing the fund continu-
ally. Mr.. Asp's idea was to let
the banks bid for this money,
and give it to the highest bidder.
The constitution provides that it
shall be loaned on frat mortgage
es on real estate in Oklahoma.
People call noe, me,-espeeially the
Republican press,-"Boss" Has.
kell. | was bossed by my con.
stituents, who told me the kind of
constitution they wanted; but l
helped boss that bunch of lobby.
lists, servants of the business
grafters that wanted a constitu.
ton built on different lines, and
I'll help to boss them every day
Of service as governor if ! am
elected.
Now gentlemen, this constitu-
ton is written altogether in the
interests of the common people,
II you want it, you will have to
vote for it. The railroads, the
coal trust, the lumber trusts, and
all the businesses that exploit
you will not vote for it. Further.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-29

more If you want this constitu-
ton, written 10 your interest. en-.
forced, you'd better elect its
friends to office under it. We
have already been openly noti-
fed that the 90. called Republic.
can ticket will attempt to nullify
if elected. Do you want that
when the constitution has been
built in accordance with your
wishes, as expressed in the plat
orms of your delegates last fall,
and the farmers and labor COM
mittees at Guthrie all of last
winter?
Gentlemen, if am elected gov
ernor, | want Legislature in
sympathy with me, one that will
not tie my hands and attempt to
defeat the feature that you have
had put in there. Now, if Frantz
should be- elected on the Tulsa
platform that declares the con-
stitution unrepublicsn in form
and yet he constitution carry in
the election he will be in pre-.
dicament when he goes down to
Washington with it. The presi-
dent will say, Captain, how is
that constitution; what do the
people OF Oklahoma think of it?
Then Frantz will cay: "Mr.
Roosevelt. they say by major
ity vote that it is unrepublican in
form" sis that SOP" says the
President. "Then what in Ge-
henna do you bring it here for P"
Statehood is turned down.
Mr.. Haskell spoke also upon
the 33 changes made in revising
the constitution, 20 OF which
were on par with changing
spelling or grammar. He spoke
of the present gerrymander,
whereby Noble county (Repub-
lican) with population of H.
600 has the same representation
as Pottawotamie county (Demo.
cratic) with 1000. He also
mentioned that Ferguson, while
governor, vetoed a change in
the Territorial oil test similar to
the provision made in the con-
sti ution that puts a monopoly in
the hands of the Standard Oil.
In closing, he said that he
wanted the votes of all honest
men-men who wanted equal
rights and privileges under the
government, and expected no
favors. He did not want the
vote Of the political or business
CRATER, and served notice that
he would hurt them all he could
in the interests of the every day
people as long as he was gov.
ernor, if elected.
The above is not as good a
rendering of Mr.. HaskelPs speech
nor as complete as the Democrat
wishes. 1t has been necessary
to leave out some of the points,
but this could not be helped,
such as the provisions made for
the old soldier. the reasons for
limiting the tax levy, Frantz's 26
and others. But
the voters Of Caddo county will
have an opportunity to hear him
again, at Carnegie, on Sept. Z.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-29

di-',nt 141 miles from the mine.
T. same coal retails at Kansas
Ci 523 miles from the mine, at
So o. per ton. Kerosene can be
b ll in Kansas 8 cents less
p, gallon than III Oklahoma
u, use the test established here
%, aw is such that none but the
: ,ndard Oil can ill il. Ii a
barrel Of Standard Oil kerosene
we're placed on The state line,
hall in Kansas and half in Okla
hOma, as conditions are now, the
purchasers would draw oil cost
ing % cents per gallon out of the
Oklahoma end and IA cent oil
out of the Kansas end.
The constitution changed this
test 30 the people would not have
to wait 10 months longer until the
legislature could relieve them.
Do you think the business grafters
want statehood under a consti-
tuition that puts an end to their
graft? Not on your life. w. j.
Bryan says Oklahoma has the
best constitution ever written.
Now, you don't like that author
ity, you Republicans, for you
didn't cheer with the others.
Well, Senator Robert LaFollett, =,
of Wisconsin. friend of the peo.
pie and one of the greatest Re-
publicans living, says the same
thing. And in Michigan, where
they are going TO frame up a new
constitution, no delegate outside
of the cities has any chance be-
fore the people unless he stands
upon the promise of building it
like the Oklahoma constitution.
And now the State Auditor of
Kansas is insisting upon the
county assessors returning prop
erty at its actual cash yalue, one
Of the features taken from our
constitution.
Gentlemen, after We closed
our work last spring, | watched
tho papers earnestly for hon est
criticisms upon it, without seeing
any. Finally, on May, 20, this
came from Governor Frantz,
''your constitution has too much
legislation in it," and l agreed
with him that there is a great
deal of legislation. 1t is 80 pei
cent legislation, and because the
people want relief right now;
they don't want to put off getting
relief and take any chances. In
Texas it took 2 years to kill the
railway pass, and then only by
means of a constitutional amend
ment, and Texas is one of the
states most emancipatel from
corporation control. Oklahoma
starts out with the railway pass
es to public officials already kill
ed.
Taxation should be limited to
needs of economic government,
free schools, and public works,
Every man should pay his just
share, and no more. The Terri.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-29
HASKELL TO
The PEOPLE
Democratic Candidate Gives
Them the Straight Doc
trine.


in the city last evening on the
west bonnd from Chickasha. He
had been put out by bad railway
connections so that it was impos-
sible for him to be in Cement, az
arranged, and his place was
taken there by E. j. Giddings, Of
Oklahoma City, who made a
great speech. Mr.. Haskell came
directly from Oklahoma City,
and was net at the depot by a
number of prominent citizens
of the county.
Mr.. Haskell appeared ON the
speakers stand on the east side
of the Court House at $3.50 p. M,
and was introduced by County
Chairman Boyle. He began to
speak at 1874 O'Clock and left
off at 1854. The crowd number
ed 500 at the beginning, and was
increased by se.coDstantly ar
irving to 800 or 1000. He was
listened to with the utmost atteu-
tion, and drew frequent cheers.
Mr.. Haskell spoke in substance
as follows:
The presence of these ladies in
this audience is especially graft
flying, as it is a fact that when
the women of a country are help-
ers in a cause, that cause is right
and as good as won. And l
wat to explain to you that Mr..
Bellamy's absence is due to the
fact that he is still recovering
from fever of last spring, and
is unable to stand up to the hard
work of campaigning like the
rest of US. My friends, l want
to call your attention to the fact
that conditions now in Oklahoma
are strikingly like the conditions
in these American colonies with
reference to Great Britain in
1915. You have the same rug
ged, liberty flowing spirit and the
same aim of self.government.
AS they suffered then you suffer
now from taxation without rep.
resentation" in the form of indi-
rect taxation, and the genius of
the American people whose pro-
test took the form Of the Boston
Tea Party, speaks now in the
mind }. of the people of carpet-bag
ridden Territory against abuses
exactly similar. We have the
Game government in Oklahoma
\ now through the appointees of
king Hitchcock and King Gar.
held as the colonists had through
he appointees of King George.
But nowadays, owing to the pro-
sress of the world, we don't speak
bf taxation without representa-.
ion openly, we give it a sugar.
Boating; we call it protection to
American industries. 1t is only
Necessary to scrape off the sugar
b find few Carnegies who have
lown themselves up to vast
ealth a. the expense of 900 men
@ut of every 1000. Andrew Car
7egie began with $4,000; he
nit at the end of % years with
rtune amounting to $3.50, ,000, 900
Fhere does the system, sugar
ated though it is, help the COM
on people? Are they getting
ph, too? Can the people Of Ok
homa help themselves when
lev have to pay SO for fence
-e and nails that they could
ky, American made, abroad for
Loo? 1t is this SO 90 taken from
pockets of the common people
BIT have made your Carnegies.
bill you, my friends, we want
tehood 80 that we cen have
presentation in the National
ngress aud have a vote in
se matters.
Now, as to the question OF
ether territory is ready for
kehood, three considerations
lsent themselves:
Is there sufficient popula.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-29


counting live. stock.
Third. The tax roll for Oklaho-
ma Territory last year on one-
fifth valuation and lower was
S105, 100000. The tax roll in
Indian Territory for Incorporated
towns was $40, 900, 900; a moder'
ate valuation for railroads would
be S25, 100000, and for coal
mines, 100000; making a
total for Indian Territory OF S101
100000. On August s, the Creek
surplus lands became taxable;
and within two years, the surplus
lands of the other Indian nations
will become taxable also. But
the total of S2O6, 100000 taxable
property we now have, under
valued as it is, is greater than
the taxable property of Wyoming
Idaho, and Nevada combined
and Oklahoma the 46th state in
number, would go into the Union
the oath state in population, pro-
duction and wealth.
Now the state constitution, the
organic law, is the peoples
charter, and it should be rightly
prepared, as all the administra-
ton and the law of a state stands
upon it. You will find two class
es of people in Oklahoma with
reference to state government;
and one of these classes wants d
constitution that gives a fair
government with justice and
equity to all, and does not divide
on party lines. 1t is made up of
all the farmers, laborers and pro-
fessional men in the state whose
interest and whose stake is in the
country, and who wish to builu it
up.
The other class may be divided
into two lunches, and they both
want TO defeat statehood. The
first bunch would kick on any
constitution; if the delegates bad
made it include only the Ten
Commandments and the Lords
Prayer, it would have been uo-
acceptable. This bunch wants
to keep on holding their joos;
the interests of the people are
nothing to them. With the car
pet-bag bunch is the CRATER
who has a stand in through the
carpet bag official, and hates to
lose his graft. The Guthrie State
Capital, for instance, drew out Of
the territorial treasury in a 12-
months period ending recently
the sum of $4,000 for printing
and supplies. Comparing the
prices charged the territory with
the prices charged business men,
this work should have brought
S27 900. Does anybody wonder
why the State Capital opposes
statehood when it knows it's graft
will end 80 seconds after Haskell
takes the oath of governor?
Nov, the second bunch is
made up of the commercial graft
ers. These would be willing
enough for Oklahoma to become
state, or anything else, if it
hadn't been for the kind of con-
stitution under which the change
will come. Some months ago,
Attorney. General Cromwell pub.
lished statement that the rail-
ways had overcharged the peo
pie of Oklahoma Territory 1884,
900, 900 in II years. This is true,
for the facts were found out by
Charley West while he was as
sisting Mr.. Cromwell. Now the
railroads have charged as much
in Indian Territory, making the
pretty total of S10S, 900, 900, or
SO, 900, 900 year. Do you think
they want statehood under con-
stitutiop that will make them quit
overchsrging? Under the pres.
ent arrangement, when freight
can be hauled 217 miles in Ar
kansas to Ft. Smith for 8 cents
- - 20 aoaka Ak oo~ko -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15
Chronic Constipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic con-
stipation is in danger of many serious
ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation as 1t aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and
bowels, restoring the natural action of
these organs. Commence taking 1t to-
day and you will feel better ia once
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not
nauseate or grippe and is very pleas.
ant to take. Refuse substitutes. Frank
Clark, Druggist. Swenson's Drug Store
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15

lery, Senator Frye strol-ed into the
diplomatic gallery and chatted fifteen
with the ladies.
Last spring Senator FTye's' niece,
Miss White, was married to Mrs.
Hobarts son, Carrot, Jr, at the home
of Senator Frye in Lewiston, Maine.
Snoot to Hold Seat.
Those who were interested in the
matter of the expulsion of Senator
Smoot can safely make mental note
to the effect that the Utah senator will
not be dislodged from his seat, at least
not at this session and that it is IL.
most dead certainty that he will
never be expelled if indeed his case
ever comes to final vote in the sen
ate 1t has been pretty clearly shown
that the motion to exclude Smoot upon
the hypothesis that he never, in fact
was entitled to a seat-which would
require only majority vote-would
be defeated in the senate. On the
proposition to expel Smoot, which &C
ton would require two-thirds vote
Smoot would win. Sixty votes to ex
pei him cannot be mustered. His tern
expires March A, 1909, and he will un
doubtedly be permitted to serve il
out.
Depew Is Changed.
Senator Depew of New York is ir
his seat regularly and calmly listens
to all that goes on in the senate. How
ever, the man once famous the world
over as an after-dinner speaker, nevel
has a word to say and is as uncon
scious of what the program is or wha
is in the wind as the man in the en-
CINE room in the basement. Mr.. De
pew looks as we'll as he ever did, bu
that always present smile of othe
days has come OFF. He also seems 4
have lost his fire and ginger. A few
days ago Senator Foraker rather rub
bed it into a New York regimen
which f1unked on the field during thu
civil war. Almost any other senate
would have jumped up and made som,
sort of a defense of the regimen
had it been from his state, but Depey
sat and took it all in without wor'
of protest DOUBTLESS he never hear
Of the affair before and feared to ge
into deep water.
Frank ]. Stillman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15
DAVIS COUNTY LINE

Davis County Line, Jan. &c. E..
SLasley and Earl Davidson made bus
mess trip to Selma Wednesday.
Ed Lauran visited few days last
week at the Jacob Hamm home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-15
THE DES MONIES
KEOKUK CANAL
PLAN OF UTILIZING THE DIES
MONIES RIVER WATERWAY
SEEMS FEASIBLE
The Effect That 1t Would Have on the
Future Of Capital City and Other
Places Along the Route, ottumwa
Included.

Will the day come again when steam
boats will land by the side of the Des
Moines river bank in Ottumwa? Will
whistles again awake the echoes in the
victri.a Of this CITY? VIII, Otratawa
aesl;n becor,e noted shipping pcin:
in water traffic? These are the ques-
lions that presr, the elves TO lhI
thHnghlfu, mind when the p.a" OF
luilding y canal along The c,nnsr II
the Des Noines river from Keokuk ,t
Des Moines is discussed.
The construction of such canal is
being agitated in Des Moines with
more or less seriousness. The moving
spirit in the agitation seems to be A
C. Miller, cashier of the Home Savings
bank, and the president of the Des
Moines Bankers club.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
TRUTH

No The Atlantic Mail
from San Francisco,
Portland, Ogden, and
all points West and
North ...........-..-.... ESQ p. RI.
No. 3 The Utah California
Exp. from Chicago,
Omaha, St. Louis, Kan
sas City, Denver and all
points East ......-....... HOOP m.
Through Sleeping Cars to Omaha,
Chicago and San Francisco.
A Perfect Dining Car Service.
City Ticket Office, No. 1903 w. Sec
ond South St. Both Phones eos.
A. S. Hughes, Gen'l Traffic Mgr;
S. K. Hooper, Gen'l Pass. and Tiki.
Agt.; F. A. Wadleigh, Asst Gen'l
Pass. and Tiki. Agt.; |. A. Benton,
Gen'l Agt. Pass. Dept.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
SUMMER EXCURSIONS

Via Colorado Midland Railway
City of Mexico, May to 7, Jun.
7 to II and II to July II. Round trir
$6o.I5, Long Limits.
Eastern Excursions.
May 27-3o, June 3-7-I2-I4. One fare
plus $2.oo. Long Limits.
Stop Overs, Other cheap rates dur
ing the Summer. Write L. H. Hard
ing, Salt Lake City for particulars
L. H. HARDING,
General Agent.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
OLD HICKORY CHIPS.

The dinner brand of politics is get
ting very popular.
A Johns Hopkins Professor claims
to have taught starfsh to turn SOM
ersaults. No telling where a fish
story is going to break out.
Now the Washington Herald sug-
gests that the President is not the
ruler of the u. S. And the Her
aid only has to look to the street to
see him doing it.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
ARRIVE DAILY.

6 The San Francisco
Chicago Exp. from San
Francisco, Portland, Og-
den and all points West
and North ................... $40 a. m.
IL The Salt Lake Local
from Ogden and inter
mediate points ........... o:5o a. m.
7 The Tintic Local
from Eureka, Payson,
Provo and all inter
mediate points ............ 1000 a. m.
S The Chicago-San
francisco Exp. from
Chicago, Omaha, St.
Louis, Kansas City, Den
yer and all points East 1925 a. m
The Pacific Coast
Limited from Chicago,
Omaha, St. Louis, Kan
sas City, Denver and all
points East :,..,;-... !:35 p. m.
IA The Salt Lake Local
from Ogden ..-............. 2:Io p. m.
The Atlantic Coast
Limited from San Fran
cisco, Ogden and all
points West ............... $40 p. m
IoI The Park City Local
from Park City and all
intermediate points .... Sis p. m.
II3 and us From Bing-
ham and Bingham juno
ton 80. 1850 a. m. and $40 p. m.
9 The Valley Express
from Marysvale, Manti,
Provo, Heber and inter
mediate points .------..- s:4s p. m.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
DENVER & RIO GRANDE R. R.

Time Card in Effect June 8, 100
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18

II The Valley Express,
for Ogden and all inter
mediate points ............Io:2s a. m.
S The Chicago-San
Francisco Express, for
Ogden, San Francisco,
Portland and all points
West and North............Io:35 a. m.
The Pacific Coast
Limited, for Ogden San
Francisco, Los Angeles,
and all points West. I:45 p. m.
10 Ogden Local for
Ogden ............................ 600 p. m.
8 The Utah California
Exp. for Ogden, San
Francisco, Portland and
all points West and
North ...........-............... II:Io pm.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
OREGON SHORT LINE R. r.
ARRIVE.

No. 4-From Ogden, Chi
cago, Omaha, St. Louis,
Kansas City and Denver Sis am.
No. 8-From Ogden, Port
land, Butte and San Fran
cisco $3.50 a. IN.
No. 6-From Ogden and in
termediate points ............ o:3o a. m.
No. I2-From Ogden, Cache
Valley, Malad, Park City
and intermediate points Il:45 a. m.
No. I8- From Chicago,
Omaha, Ogden and other
points ................ 6:25 p. m.
No. 2-From Ogden and San
Francisco .......-...--..... ATOP. m.
No. Io-From Ogden, Lo-
gan, Butte, Portland and
San Francisco .................... 7:35 p. m.
DEPART.
No. 5-For Ogden, Omaha,
Chicago, Denver, Kansas
City, St. Louis and Park
City .......----...-.--.-.....-.. 7:Io a. m
No. For Ogden, Logan,
Portland, Butte, San Fran
cisco and intermediate
points 80 a. m
No. For Ogden, Omaha,
Chicago, Denver, Kansas
City, St. Louis and San
Francisco ............................. 1880 p. m
No. II-For Ogden, Cache
Valley, Malad, Coalville,
and intermediate points 4:Io p. m.
No. I7-For Ogden, Omaha,
Chicago and other points SIS p. m.
No. 3-For Ogden, Denver,
Kansas City, Omaha, St.
Louis and Chicago ..... Cos p. m.
No. o-For Ogden, Butte,
Helena, Portland, Ely,
New, San Francisco and
intermediate points ...-..II:45 p. m.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES & n
SALT LAKE R. R. CO.
DEPART, DAILY.

No. 53-For Garfield and
Rter ......-...-..-......-.............7 100 a. m.
No. sI-For Stockton and
Unite District JAS a. m. \
Special Tor GARFIELD ............... IL 100 m.
NO. 55-For GARFIELD ....-...... 800 p. m.
No. LOS Angeles Limited GAS pm.
No. For Los Angeles and
intermediate points .... 900 p. m. \
NO. 57-For Garheld HOO p. m.
No. 63-For Provo, Payson,
Nephi, San Pete and in
termediate points ........ 500 a. m :
No.o5-For Provo, Payson,
Nephi and intermediate 4:5op. m
No. 6I-For Provo, Payson,
Nephi, Lynn ....-................. $3.50 p. m.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-05-18
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS AT SALT LAKE CITY
DEPART EAsTBOUND - DAILY

AAA> >1AAo = - ~ ~ 49,
o. 10 The Valley Ex-
press, for Provo, Heber,
Manti, Marysvale, and
intermediate points............8 a. m.
o. Io2 The Park City Local,
for Park City and all in
termediate points............S:I5 a. m.
o. 6 The San Francisco
Chicago Express, for
Denver, Omaha, Chicago
Kansas City, St. Louis
and all points east..........8:5o a. m.
10. 2 The Atlantic Coast
Limited, for Denver,
Omaha, Chicago, Kansas
City, St. Louis and all
points east......................3:5o p. m.
10. 8 The Tintic Local,
for Provo, Payson, Eure-
ka, and all intermediate
points p. m.
10. a The Atlantic Mail,
for Denver, Omaha,
Chicago, Kansas City,
St. Louis, and all points
east 100 p. m.
los. II2 and ia, for Bing-
ham Junction and Bing-
ham ........8:Io a. m. and 800 p. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-01
OWLS TO HAVE BIG time
At SOCIAL SUNDAY NIGHT

More than 500 invitations have been
issued to the big banquet of the Owls.
in Odd Fellows temple Sunday even-
ing.
der and is in the nature of d reunion.
Every member. especially the char
ter members. will be expected to attend
Speeches by leading Owls of the lodge
and a pleasing musical program will
entertain those who gather around the
long tables.
The Eagles band is to furnish part
of the melody and we'll known local
singers and musicians will help enter
tain at the big gathering Of auto horn
rivals.