The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-25
.D|AL0CCE IN REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
PERSONA Jim HARRIS AND JAKE HAMON
Grandfather Clause.

# Grandfather Clause.
But my beloved Bird, Jim, mus
be saved. If We can get the negro
votes, We may save him. The lie
groes are buying guns and ammuni
tion in Lincoln county and bad whisk
ey Is being shipped in there by the
carload The same thing Is going on
In Pawnee county Who's responsible
for It? Answering the question, | may
cheerfully assert that | don't know
Say, jim, It's a disgrace TO the repub'
lican party for any member OF 1t to
offer announcement 10 negroes after
they have been dlsfranchlsed. In No
BILE, Kay, Lincoln, Usage and Logan
counties hundreds OF republicans sign
ed the grandfather clause petitions
and then voted for its adoption. They
are decent citizens and they don't
believe with Jim McNeal in white and
negro equality. When they take
stand like that it is time for great
and noble leaders ike our eXaulted
selves to capitulate IN this negro bus
mess. jim, that grandfather clause
carried by over 10000 majority and
i'll bet my head that $4,000 republi-
can votes are in that majority. That
means an average OF about 200 to the
county. Jim, this Is bad business we
are in and I rather wish | had gone
on to Arizona"
Jim's Hog Business.
Jake. you have talked a good deal
of common sense today" quoth the
aroused and animated jim. "Will you
kindly take my hand in yours and join
me in singing something soft and low,
like How Firm Foundation for |
feel myself slipping. Jake, there're
lots of excitement in Guthrie and Ok
lahoma City and Muskogee, but over In
Wagner county there amt much go
ing in. After election the simple life
will be deucedly hard to get used to
and the ignominity of the failure will
greatly to the undoing of
my happiness. Get an Oklahoma City
paper there and see what hogs are
selling for; | think | have a herd
about ripe in Wagner county"
Il had my day" said Jake smypa-
thetically. Charley Hunter had his.
Joe Norris had his and then some.
But, Jim, chairmen may come and
chairmen may 20, but such men as
Dennis Flynn and Cash Cade go on
forever. That's what makes me darn
ed sore about politics. If we could
get one of those suckers down and
out once in while we might amount
to something. Next time | go to Ore
gon I'm going to drop in and see Bull
Grimes and ack il he won't make a
permanent abiding place for Dennis
out there"
"But what are you going to do with
Cash?' sorrowfully inquired the big
chairman wiping a tiny tear from the
eXuding spot of his lacrymal glands.
There you've hit tender theme,
said Jake. Did you read in last
weeks Pawhuska Capital that great
boost for Cash for secretary of the in.
terior?"
Wow, WOW. wow Col darn! Gosh
ding, By George! Gee Whis! l will
swear The very devil you say! Thus
exploded the great chairman, climbing
into his chair and pulling his hair
while torrents of anger overflowed
his thlnk-tank and a great deal OF
worse words than those stated above
found free circulation in the close at.
mosphere OF the secret consultation
room of the republican state head.
quarters.
Listen here what the Pawhuska pa
per says" Jake said calmly, after
Jim had given full vent to his wrath:
Bird Mcclure owns that paper, at
least he owns the editor OF II, and
what in thunder did he permit a boost
for Cash Cade right here in the mid
die of this campaign? List, Jim, list!
Should President Taft indicate that
Oklahoma will be recognized and Civ
en- this position, the republican party
will carry the state the coming cleo
tion by 25,000. That's what he says.
In other words, If Mr.. Taft will say
that he will appoint Cash Cade, Cash
and the Pawhuska Capital and Dennis
Flynn and Charley Jones think they