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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
REPUBLICAN somERsAuLrs

While The republican politicians OF
Oklahoma we're fighting statehood last
fan and trying every means fair or
foul 20 induce the people Of Oklahoma
20 rejec. the constitution. one ~ their
stock arguments was .nat the limit on
taxation 90 the constitution was 50
low that 8, wou'i As impossible 20
raise taxes sufficient 60 pay the state,
county or school district expenses
In the beginning Of ;he present cam.
ralgn. without apology FOR 'hei. state.
ment last fail. these same republican
politicians went from one end ot the
state 10 the other proclaimlg that
because OF the extravagan 'c W the
state administration, taxes Mere so.
ing 70 be twice As high in Oklahoma
as they should be-
When the democratic press o, me
state published the actual f!Sures
proving that the democratic state "a.
ministra,ion had levied $4,000 less d..
rect taxes TO bear the burden of state
government for twelve months than
had been assessed by the republican
administration 20 pay eh'n es1e7Ns
administration TO pay the expenses OF
territorial government for Ike per.
Tod. these same republical portlc.
ians with their subservient news.
papers turned another back somer.
sault on the tax question, and now
they are giving vent TO mournful Jere-
miads over the alleged fact that the
democratic administration has made
the tax levy SO low that not nearly
enough money will be raised TO pay
the public expense It's wonderful
how much interest and how little In.
formation these republican politicians
and republican newspapers have on
every public question.
From the day that 1t became known
that on overwhelming majority OF the
delegates to the constitutional con
vention were members OF the demo
cratic party. down 70 the presen,
hour. these republican polit clans and
republican papers have been posing
as the friends Of the people and issu
ing daily notes OF warning about how
the fool democrats were about to ruin
Oklahoma
Despite these daily and almost hour.
~ predictions OF dire calamity, the
state OF Oklahoma. In the eleven
months since its birth, under a safe
and conservative administration by
wideawske democrats, has progressed
and developed as no state ever de
veloped in the history OF the Union
From Maine to California the name OF
Oklahoma has come TO be a synonym
for push. progress and prosperity, and
her people have aroused the admira
tion OF the entire country.
Despite these walls OF calamity, the
state OF Oklahoma has done more &c
regulate and control public service
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
SOME EXPLANATIONS WANTED

Republican news. apers are appeal.
inr to business men and property
owners to vote for Taft because
Bryans election would cause the grea,
representative Of predatory wealth 70
prec.p.tate pane or business de2res
SION IN order 70 discredit Mr. Bryan.
Wasn't that the way these same re-
publican papers explained the panic
oi last November? Didn't they say
that the representatives OF predatory
wealth had precip!iated a panic IN
order 10 dlsoredit the administration
Of Theodore Roosevelt. and make pos.
s!ble the election o: Mr. Bryan? Hsv.
ing failed on one horn OF the dilemma
the republican papers seem to have
unblushingly fled to the other
Mr. Taft is going to carry out MY
Policies" isn't he? And II the preda.
tory wealth OF the county precipi.
tated panic last fall to dlscredit
Mr.. Roosevelt's administration. whats 3
10 hinder them from precipitating an.
other panic TO discredit the admins.
tration OF Mr.. Taft?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

corporations IN her eleven months Of
existence. than has been accomplish.
cd ay suy other state .u eleven wears
Despite the vail that corporation
control would drive capital cut ot OK.
lahoua. the eye % honest investors
throughout the United States have
been attracted 20 her wonderful field
@: DEVELOPMENT and the influx o,
wealth las been rreater since state
hood than ever In a similar period
before.
Despite the FAC, that our admission
70 the Union was preceded by Two
weeks holiday" proclaimed by a rtN
publican territorial governor 10 pro.
iect The banks OF Oklahoma from the
effects Of republican panic: and
despite the charges OF mis-manage.
ment and gross extravaganza made ~
the republican politicians and repub.
lean news sheets. the democratic ad.
minist~ation from the hour IL took
charge Of the affairs Of the state gov.
eminent has maintained The credit -
the state Absolutely At par. and by is
wise q strihution OF the public moneys
has largely nulNfiel The effect I'm OK.
'ahoma ~ the financial c-is's 'ra' hos
proven so disastrous throughout the
other states OF the Union.
Ni'h all OF these facts before them.
The republican politicians and the 70.
publican newspapers OF Oklahoma will
persist in trying TO fool tie people by
eroundless charges which they know
they must abandon as quick as the
soarcNNsht OF truth IS turned on the
records which they dare not quote.
That their charse that state taxes
IN Oklahoma would Be doubled IS
false. they now admit.
That their charge that the demo.
cratic administration has not made a
levy large enough to pay the expense
OF the state government is equally
untrue will be demonstrated bv time
The total expense OF the state gov.
ernment ot Oklahoma FOR ninete. p
and one half months viii be. IN rou91
numbers Sl.7j0.OO0 when the reDub
lican politicians and the reprb'ic,r
newspapers say that It will be 90 500.
oVo they make a statement that Is
not within the record OF the 81. $50.
600 taxes which must be raised $3.50.
GOO Will be raised by indirect taxation
under the gross revenue bill. The
greater portion will come from the
railroads. electric light plants. coal
mines. OIL wells gas wells and similar
property that has heretofore largely
escaped taxation. The other 5000 600
Will be raised by direct taxation on an
aavalorem basis.
The total assessed valuation o' the
state OF Oklahoma as equalized bv
the state board OF equalization IS
S2s272.s56. The state levy has been
fixed al one and one fourth mills on
the dollar. and under this a total OF
SlO.3il.l9 is assessed. That Is oil
the direct tax which the people OF
Oklahoma will be required 10 paw 10
maintain state government FOR nine.
teen and one half months. and II will
be sufficient 10 meet every appropria-
ton made by the first state legisla.
iure. The latest howl on the tax cues.
tion is just as untruthful as the two
former falsehoods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

New York. Oct 3l-Chung Men
Yew. the only Chinaman In the
world who knows what the my tic
letters Delta Kappa Epsilon mean
to 5000 American college gradu.
ates. is now sailing across the Pa.
cific as special envoy in connec-
ton with Prince Tang Shao Yis go--
geous retinue, some say, to Cucceed
WI Ting Fang as Chinese minister
at Washington. Also he is certainly
the only Chinaman in the world
who can wear the coveted "Y" OF
Yale as an ornament of his rich,
oriental state robes. II he sees At.
In addition TO being one OF very
few Cinnamon who has ever ridden
any American college fraternity goat
Chung Men Yew enjoys the reputa.
ton OF being the only Chinaman
who was coxswain of an American
university crew. His session with
the goat and with the megaphon,
and stop watch both took place at
Yale, where he was a member OF
the elias of So The Dekes attenL
I'd 10 the goat matter, and the
managers of the 'SS Varsity Crew
picked out Chung TO steer the boat
against Harvard. And divcsted of
his magnificent robes and his pea
cock feather and other Chinese in.
sigma, Chung steered his crew to
victory.
Chung il he succeeds the famous
WI, will bring TO his office na lit
tie OF the social skill which has
made WI the very welcome guest
at American functions He was for
several years connected with the
embassy AZ Washington, and almost
his last public appearance before
he returned TO China was nis
speech at the banquet of the d.
n. f. convention in Washington,
where he responded 10 the toast.
Yale, the Mother chapter" and sang
the machine song os the Dekes with
as much gusto as the youngest del.
egate, And probably his first after
dinner temperance in the United
States will be as a speaker at the
Delta Kappa Epsilon dinner in the
Waldorf on the evening OF Novem-
Der l3, when. with his fraternity
brothers, Albert ]. Beveridge OF In.
diana; Senator Frank +. Brandegee.
OF Connecticut; Victor NJ. Metcalf.
secretary OF the navy; ex-Governor
Frank 5. Black; Bishop Johnson OF
South Dakota; Toastnaster Charles
p. Taft, brother OF Hon. William
II. Taft; and Judge Vernon NJ Da.
Wis, president OF the Nov YlrH -
l.. f. ASS citation, he vii, tell the
SiXty-second Annual convention
what he thinks about d. X. f.
Already the Delta Kappa Epsilon
word has gone 10 San Francisco
Dekes 10 meet Chung and give him
the grip and hurry him East to
take part in the first convention
at Yale since the civil war and TO
add to the f.0ry which his chan
ter has as the mother" chapter of
fraternity.
Effort Is alo being made by
James Anderson Halves. secretary of
the dinner committee, to get Chung
to go down to New Haven to take
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
CHUNG MEN YEW A FRAT man
CELESTIAL WEARING YALE Y

part in the convention at the So
special train which is to rush the
delegates from all parts of the Unit
ei States back 10 New York for the
dinner at the Waldorf. where 1t is
expected more than GOO Dekes will
dine. Whether Chung will visit his
old chapter and become one of the
boys again at this time cannot be
said, as he will undoubtedly be very
much occupied in attendance on
Prince VI. who f. on a trip around
the world and comes bearing, It
IS said, several car loads OF rich
gifts for prominent Americans and
foreign potentates. Prince Yis mis-.
sion Is said 10 be TO thank the
Americans for remitting part OF the
Boxer indemnity and to interest
Americans in the development OF
northern China. But II Chung does
get down 10 Yale. his wonderful
oriental robes certainly will add a
blaze OF glory TO the convention
in the society house.
OF Chung's fraternity life al Yale
naturally little can be learned. 1t
took place behind the portals OF the
house in York street, where none
enters unless he has full knowl.
edge OF the mysteries. One thing
Is certain-that Chung was most
popular student generally, or he
would not today have the right 10
wear the little simple lozenge OF
gold ard black enamel. with
tiny white scroll on its center. And
he must have been game and no
quitter, for Yale doesn't send out
any other kind to take part in it's
annual affairs with Harvard. So. in
addition, II Chung feels disposed
he can wear big Yale Varsity
' along with his peacock feather.
And X President Roosevelt, who Is
also n Deke. cares 10 plav tennis
with Chung, he may be faced bv a
sturdy athletic man with a Y on
Is shirt TO give the Harvard ex.
ecutive further incentive TO siren.
uous play.
But Chung of course. Is now mart
MS coXswaln DAYS, and is n digui.
ned capable. Chinese diplomat OF
very high rank He may wear hi.
DeKe PIN hidden among his flowing
dra7eries, but he certainly does not
sport tho Yale Y as part Of hl' pri.
Va'e or public costume. HIS business
as Chinese minister, with all tho
present eastern questions under dis.
cussion' will, necessarily. give him
niue ume for participation in stu.
dent life. But the Dekes and deter.
hiihed that for one night, at least
he shall forget affairs OF state save
as they are interminglod with the
history OF the fraternity wbue
members have had prominent parts
IN all the wars and governments,
movements since 1sia, and one OF
whom became president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

When the lungs are sore and In
famed the germs OF pneumonia and
consumption find Judgement and mul.
tiply Foley's Honey and Tar kills
the cough germs, cures the most OBJ
stinate yaclling coughs. heals the
lungs, and prevents serious resulJS.
The genuine is in the yellow package.
Sold by All Druggists. D 6 w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
a Healthy Family.

our whole family has enjoyed good
health since We began using Or.
Kings New Life Pills three years
ago" SAYS L. A. Bartlett. OF Rural
Route /, Guilford. Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a
gentle way that does you good. 25c.
az W. B. Frame drug store. W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

Engineers on electric rapid trans
DO lines are now eligible to member
ship in the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
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conditions. venerial diseases, nervous
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

The Kiugfisher Midget most proper
ly apologizes for noticing a mere tri.
,le of a potato, which Weighed but
seven pounds, explaining that the
thing is noted merely for It's perfect
formation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

A Philadelphia woman said "Oi
course there will be no marriage in
heaven. There will be plenty Of wo
men there and few men. but not any
one would care TO marry"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

race your orders now for any
sewing you may need for the holidays.
We execute orders promptly. Phone
662 Red. oo.,,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02
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Greatest Offer Ever Made, BY the
Greatest Paper Published in the Great
est State in the Union.

Every man. woman boy or girl should have a HOME
and EDUCATION. They can have both if they will
only try The Ardmoree goes regularly INFO thousands
Of homes in this state as well every and
territory the union yet satisfied and intend
to double the circulation by January 1900, 1t is the
oldest daily paper published in the Indian Territory
part OF the state Having missed single issue in
the past years.
1t is clean it reliable. Ii is the Oldest and only
member of the ASSOCIATED PRESS between Okla
homa City miles the North, and Fort Worth
Texas 100 miles the South. 1t only gives the
local OF the city of Ardmore but from the county
and surrounding towns and the state we'll news
from all over the world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-02

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
STAMP Gun.
Every Time Your Lick It
You Get a Taste of Sweet
Potato.

Every time a person licks United
States postage stamp .h- gets taste
Of sweet potato announces TN. Wash
ingtOn correspondent Of tn" Nv York
Herald. The gum with which the
stamps are backed is mad" from that
snccul.nt vegetable bccaus" Uncle
Sans Iieutcn2nts consider it the mos;
harmless preparation Of III" sort.
All Of the gum used on American
postas" stamps is mixed by the gov
eminent ai the bureau of engraving
and printing. On the sheets after the
stamps have been printed.
The gum. in liquid form. is forced
I'D through pipes from the isIs"Ineni.
where IL il made. These piD'r lad ~
a series Of machines ccnsiSiin> al ro'-
lers, between which IN" sheeiS 81
stamps are led. one nj a iim"
A continuous fine stream % III" "
guid gum falls upon one Of the" rob
ieEs. The sheet with its vet Gazing
Of sweet potato mucilage passes from,
the rollers into long hcriZuutai fHc
with net air When IL emery at ne
other end of the fine the gum il dry.
The ravernms nj makes two Ltnd~ ~
poSiag" stamp muciIage. " ON c"''H
So the packages "f stamps = thu
come TO tho post H,ce ready to =" sold
one would find them labelled. :tcc"rd
ing 80 SEASON. Summer GU ~
Winter Gum The former j. rEr'
harder Of tba two and was drvi-"'
some years ago 10 keep the star p
from getting sticky In warm. moi
weather
While Unclc Sam tries 10 nrake 'h'
/ ios Of the stamp Ticker "a iur"c""1
a. possible. no docs not advise max ~
meal OF his sweet potato stIm. t.
Whole process ~ gum making and ai'
plying Il made az clean al pcssihl"
hat there Is yet another hsm 70 "
considered.
"A sheet Of postage STAMPS is hard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

tcontinned On seveath fAeel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

raise . hirsute decoration for TIE ~
per Tip. and some Of the men Who
81 believe In going clean shes
ought TO wear hair all over their -
n an act Of charity to their felyQ
men. Really some persons We
have their looks improved by II.
One young man was pestesed
velI-intentioned folks to know Why ~
ever started q moustac ache. The r.
son he gave was sufficiently fantssees
to make them selieve him.
"You know" he said. I'm going
Spain pretty socn and over thefe
about the only clean shavsn perso
are bull-Ggh.ers. They amt n y
highest grade of society over IT,
and rather than take chances Of -
mistaken for a 5uilfghter. I'm goo13
to get a mnstache on before 50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
ON GROWING A MUsr,cHe'
4 Time when voUr FrienSs CT
ny q Vour expere


whether or not raising 9 ltfl
ing TO raise q mustache Is On!
felony. or . misdemeancr !: 81!
To establish, but II is cer,a- tas'
an O6ense. II must he b-clzss
were not, there wouh not 30
comment rom your friene ant }
wishes. Like having Iiesa1
starting a mrstache f. inu1ahs
ductive OF mach advice
Take IL on! It's \ 81 =
some one WIN tell yoa TIT ~
first time q becomez ar,a@r
you are intending. Tha; al
said rather sneerinsiy. = 'Ht}
swer Is something e fass;
guys that cant raise hair & Il
per bps are n! jeaIoue.- Is
Did roo forget % xa., OF
this morninsy' % oae tha, nr
y approprsste 10 the earss
u q ssed very Often h. -
best families. ZONE .; sss1
suhe uocousciously. !, b"y
fnl. because u can be - q
without thought, The ~ g
comeback n: No. 4 dir, Il
wash my face. I a,sav 'as
face. It's potSine sev VI NJ
There are more sl.ho-,- 'nsG
Gag MN -, Z
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

RICHMOND, VA June Is. -
TT NcFaden. d. D., pastor q -
Prs s.yteriaa church. announced
nigh, 10 the congregation sfsfee
the wednesday night prayer
TIA, he had finally decided soe -
cep, the presidency Of HanpeeeyeS
nov College. which had besa 9
% him by the trustees recentU. z
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
Bodies Sent to Chic19o.

LAPORTE. IND, June Is. - ]"
bodies OF Mrs. Belle Gmne0 -
three children. who lost their hvee
in the destruction Of the 0unne
farm house April %. were sesf
Chicago today in charge q Ft.sk =
Cutler. and will be buried IN Hsses
Homo cemetery. AZ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

utmost. The tariff revision plank was
not heard. or if it was. 1t was disre-
garded entirely. Not a single hand
clap followed its reading. Several oil
the delegates from the Pennsylvania
section brought big ne gaphones win
them today. prepared to yell for
Knox. Knox. Knox" The noise in
creased SO steady that Chairman
Lodge was compelled TO ask the gal
leries TO C. ase The hall was instant
" quiet and Senator Hopkins went on.
II was only a few minutes. however.
before the roar Of voices again be-
came prominent.
When the anti-injunciiOn plank vas
reached the words Integrity Of the
courts" called forth applause. There
were cries Cf No. No when the sug-
grstion was made that the necessity
existed for change in the method Of
issuance
The reference 10 the negro in the
platform and the reiteratiGn Of the
party d mand for the enforcement
of the 18th. Iiih and 18th amendments
TO the constitution called for a brief
~ riGd OF applause. Senator Lodge.
in Response to an appeal from
the delegates for order. pound d
heavily on the table but his a6moni,
ton was needed for only few sec
onds when the hum Ct voices again
grew TO proport ions that practically
drowned the speakers voice.
The Minority Report.
Chairman Icdye announced that IN.
debate on the question would he con
fined within forty minutes. ono half "a
each side. Representative Cooper
then preceded 70 read the minority
rrport on the subjects OF IN. ;arif
the trusts. railroads. injuncticns and
trials IN contempt casss. He read
! first. the lengthy plank proposed as
| substitute offered in the platform. Tn
! substitute was the Ia Foilcite idea "
! q physical valuation of all rsiiroahi
a. basis for the fixing of rates
While the Republican party has dom
much tho plank declared. there yet 70
mains a great deal 10 be accomplished
in the pubIic interests. The minority
report favorsd The enlargement Of IN
movers OF the interstate commerce
' commission and the etching cf u W.T.
authority Of insii;uiing proceeding
on It's own motion. u was urged tina
the commission he given power 10 ds
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

determine whether an increase In rate
should he allowed when such increase
is challenged.
The increase in the personnel of the
commission was urged. the plank de-
cIarins 1t to be absurd that seven men
should he expected to deal adequately
with all the maze Of problems con
fronting them under the new condi-
lions. IL necessary. v was provided,
fhrre should I've sub commissions 10
deal with controversies. an appeal DC
ing allowed 10 the full commission.
W" recommend. continued Mr.. Cooper
amid applause. the enactment OF
law requiring the interstate commerce
commission 10 make an exact iHven-
tory CT the physica property Of all
railroads. such valuation 10 he made
the Easis Of just and reasonable rail-
road rates.
Calls for TsriH Revision.
The tariff plank declared tina. under
The pr, sent tariff the pniiic is COM
pciicd TO pay prices dictated by mo-
nopoIy and that the si:1IatioH calls for
immediate remedy II was asked that
equal only to the difference between
q tine cost of production If home and
, abroad
The demand was made for .he ap-
poiu:mcnt OF permanent tariff com
mission 10 b. appointed by the Presi
dent. The demand was made for ne
enactment OF Law prohibiting any
oombinai lot for the purpose Of sitting
competition ard suppression of trade
+, imprisonment for violation of this Law
was asked. Tho plank also contained
! suggestions that a like penalty b.
! made for violation of fhe Sherman
4 anti trust Law.
Tho minority further rccommenf
ed that there no added 70 the majority
report two paragraphs dealing with
publicity of campaign contribution,
and Expenditure"
| The paragraphs meutfGpcd by Nr
: Cooper rcccmm. ndcd tina, a RepubIi
can congress and Republican Presi
don't enact and.euforce a Law reauir
ing the rpapazeTs Ct campaigns dea!
ing ~ifA national officers. TO publisi
from time 20 time. during the cam
!. psisn.- the names G. all contributor,
= and the amounis contributed or prom
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19

led . good many times l.sse' + ~
leaves the bureau wh.r, $ ai
u you Just Hck any OF 20! Aa'll
pick out these from the miais Of
sheet. The corner ones 5sre q
tsrnush the fingers Of half Dozen
more counters, nor to Isssn'n
perforators and the operaisTs and
rest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
rn;oks u Saved Vie IN

Ies,er NJ. Nelson, Of Naples -.
cav. In a recent letter: Il hase -
Dr. Kings New Dsscovefy
YEAR. for coughs and ccs6a -
thinks e. saved my life. ~
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and lung complaints. sn1 ~
rncro no without bottle - 49,
10 ~itbout food" Pr Deozy 49,
yesr. New Discovery - 80
the bead Of throet - - ~ -
Az 4 prevestive g - ],
baaler q week 49, y
- u16eS g1n0S9 49,
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