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CPu,nam County Sentinel. Ottawa, o.,
Friday, oct lG, l9OS)
The citizens Of Putnam county Ger
taiuly gave a rousing welcome to Gov.
ernor Charles y. Haskell of Oklaho-
ma, when he returned to the county
where his mother rocked his Grade
years ago. Without regard to party
they assembled in a vast crowd at the
intcrrban station and awaited the
coming Of the special ear from I.lma
which brought the governor and his
party 70 Ottawa. II arrived at G.3O
.. H. and when the governor appeared
upon the platform somc one called for
three cheers for Charlie llaskell'
They were given With vim aud vigor.
and II Theodore Roosevelt did not
have his fingers in his ears he could
have heard The mighty roar iha. went
up from the gathered hosts. AS the
governor stepped from the platform
therC was a grand rush to grasp the
hand OF OLE Puuam's one time bare
foot boy Tho bray Of noisy brass
from the bands of l.eiusic ConineBtai.
kalida, Columbus Grove ana Ottawa.
the glare of red fire. the struggling
mass Of humanity, the yolls OF scho1,
boys and girls, made the scene one
never before witnessed IN Ottawa
Governor and Mrs. Haskell were TAX.
en- into the automobile of W II. Harp.
er who took the party 10 his residence
where dinner was served Hon w b.
Richie, j il Secrcst and about fifty Of
aer prominent Allen county ox.citizcns
came on the car Every adjoining
county sent its contribution to the Blk
crowd Newspaper representatives
were eager and anxious 10 get all that
was worth while to print
Senator Carmack. Of Tennessee. had
arrived early In the afternoon. Tho
Hotel DuMont was The center OF thn
gathering before the speeches. Tawa
theatre was gaily decorated Long be
fore the hour TO start the opera house
was crowded. Chairs for sixty were
placed on the stage, Mayor McElroy
president of the Bryan club, called
the meeting to order ana in well chos
tl words introduced Senator Carmack
who made one Of the NEST brilliant
addresses ever heard In our city. For
more than an hour he held the atten.
lion Of the big audience, and was fire.
gucnuy applauGed.
AT the conclusion of the senator's
address Mr.. Haskell was introduced
and reference was made TO the lines
from the poet Riley:
I've always noticed that great sue.
cess,
Is mixed with trouble, more or less;
And it's the fellow who does the
best
That gifts more Kicks than all the
rest"
After quiet had been restored GOV,
orncr Haskell talked TO his old friends
and neighbors in way that appealed
TO all who heard him. II was made
plain by him that those who were his
critics had close relationship with
trusts and taxdodgers IN his state He
showed hat 30 per cent Of the people
OF his state were with him and that
they had generously given nearly So
006 TO prosecute both Roosevelt and
Hearst for making nnfounded charges
against hm lc said that $1,000 OF
this sum had been donated b. Repub.
licms
Mr.. Haskell gave The official fig
urcs showing hat under his admins
tratiOn the big trusts and corporations
were paying from four TO ten times
I the taxes they were paying when the
state was yei a territory and under
/ the rule Of Roosevelt He stated tnai
/ Ambassador Bryce, Of England. has
said that The state constitution of Ok
lahoma had more good common senge
+ in 10 than amy other state constitution
. fft ffff L.. sfstfI a..
of his state bad voted for IL, aud u
was a safe guess that If the people
of every other state could vote for q
constitution they would vote for the
one like Oklahoma had, rather than
/ vote for the one the states nov had.
Mr. Haskell said that so long as the
| people OF his own state stOOu behind
him he would not worry about the
barks Of those who accepted large con.
uibHiions 70 their campaign funds
from y. n Hartman aud other spe.
cial privileged men.
Aitcr thr governor had closed. an
iuf0rmal reception was held and he
shook hands with hundreds Of his old
assoclaies. LibeHy township, whore b,
was horn sent a large delegation q
greet heir faYorite sou.
The neciirE Nas success. From
ian PARTS of lhe county came N,
crowds Tho enthusiasm was sincere
Governor Haskell returned 20 Chi
cago immediately after tls meeting
Appreciation Of Col. Craves.
fl,6n Marenis iu uncie Reniuss Mag
azine
The Coloueis idea OF political com
bat has always been 10 suifocate th'
enemy in the roses and magnoii;
blooms OF his thrice-lowerY rhetoric
lie IS thc original talking rose-busi
OF tAo Arabian fable, aud a pains u
10 see such a lyric spirit cOnsoviin'
with a comic supplement layout likl
a Gloomy Gus and Maud The mule.