The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-24
the cHIeFrAlN CHANGES HANDS

The bhIeItdNl ciOHtA 4 urat touAs
with w. Il. Verify Of Shawnee, Okla
homa. for the purchase Of the printing
plant Of the d. NJ. Marrs Printing Co
The purchase price is $4,000 spot cash
exclusive Of the new No. . Mergen-
thaler linotype machine
The plant Is modern in every parti
cular and one Of the best in the state
It is understood the paper viii be
republican in politics and have The
backing Of the party in this part Of the
state. The daily and weekls Chief
tain enjoyed splendid business and
its job department is crowded to the
limit. Mr.. Verify comes into control
of one Of the best pieces o. news
paper property in the state
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OF course Cannon AIdrich and that
crowd Of statesmen had the best in
terests Of the poor at heart when they
framed the tariff bill which Bird Nc
CURE pronounced the best ever. Nor
gan and creager were also among is
boosters and are proud Of their hand
work OK headworIr
There was mighty vail went up
from the people against the prohibit
tive tariff on pleasure yachts There
are a great maag farmers in Okla
homa Who dp not own yacht and
in order that this pleasure might not
be deprived them Bird and his phil
anthropic associates reduced the tar
in ON yachts to IS per cent. No doubt
this will greatly stimulate the yacht
industry ia Oklahoma and the farm
ers' wives win seize the opportunity
to ~saiI" to town with their butter
and eggs
Every rose has its thorn and after
enjoying the voyage" to town the
farmers wife will be disappointed
for Bird and his associates were COM
pellcd to have money enough to run
the government and as yachts are a
necessity the duty was lowered on
them and raised on Injuries.
Now everybody knows that stock
ings are luxries Farmers who rev
Il in yachts can only dream Of own
ing stockings. hence the duty was
placed at S7.95 per cent Now if the
farmers wife had INDUCED extrayt
agant fancies and had. after tying up
her yacht at The wharf Of some Okla
homa seaport attenpted to buy stock
ings with the proceeds Of her eggs
and butter. she would quickly discover
the stocking thorn which had been
obscured by the yacht rose Bird
and his Oklahoma standpat confed-
crates can not be expected TO Ak every
thing in one session.
This is not the only commendable
act Of Bird. Morgan. Creager & Co.
Diamonds next to yachts are much
in demand among the farmers Of OK
lahoma and to assist them In the pur
chase Of this necessity duty Of only
10 per cent was placed on diamonds.
Blankets are luxuries to be enjoyed
only by extremely rich hence a duty
Of 165.42 per cent was placed on
blankets. Oklahoma people win be
profoundly thankful for the privilege
OF purchasing cheap diamonds and win
long for the day when they are wealthy
enough to enjoy blankets.
Dress goods was a luxury, SO the
duty was placed al 1852 per cent
The wearing Of dresses should really
be discouraged except among the
fabulously wealthy TO compensate
for the high duty placed upon the lux
ury Of dress goods the necessary
sfurs" with which Oklahoma farmers
wives are in the habit Of arraying
themselves and children. the duty was
fixed at S5 per cent. which we must
acknowledge is reasonable. The moral
Of the lesson tSught by Mcclure. Crea-
ger and Morgan is one of thrift and
economy Oklahoma people must
cease wearing such extrayagant things
as wooden dresses. and be content with
seal skin, beaver. or bear (Earel skins
In the mean time the common people
must rise up and defend this trio. for
they are being sorely besct by the
rich and powerful upon whom they
have heaped taxation II behooves the
common people who are wearing dia-
monds while sailing in yachts to rush
to the defense Of Mcclure. Creager
and Morgan
no.
Miss Kate Barnard, state charities
commiesionar needs no defender for