Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1908 — OKLAHOMA LETTER. [ARTICLE]

OKLAHOMA LETTER.

From a private letter to the editor, from our former citizen U. M. Baughman, now of Oklahoma City, Okla., we take the liberty of publishing a few extracts. , Dear Sir and Friend:*—l note with pleasure the report of James E. Risk’s re-election as district chairman. Democracy ia above par in this new state and I believe the legislature is going to enact good and wholesome laws for the benefit of the majority. The “Jim Crow” law was a neessity, and the new banking law is, I believe, going to be an excellent thing, both for the bankers and the pnblio. Unless the government permits the national banks to take advantage of the new law, they will have to give up their obarters and take out state charters, for eueryone is talking “guaranteed banks” now. The panic hit this place pretty hard but in spite of it there are new houses going up all the time, and there seems to be lots of business doing in the mercantile line. Hallet town lots are not quoted here in the real estate exohanges, bnt I learn that they are above par in some places in Indiana. Well, we have had a very mild winter here thus far, no snow and very little, freezing, not more than an inch at any time. I was pretty badly crippled and was not able to get out much until the past few days, but am getting much better now and think I will soon be fully recovered. Ido not see anything about the eleotion of a county chairman yet. I hope old Jasper will put on her armor and go after the enemy this year and I am inclined to think it will be possible to at least make an inroad on the big republican majority. Put in a good live, simon-pure Bryan democrat for county chairman, for J W Bryan will be the next president, as sure as we ever have one. The republicans here like him about as well as the democrats, and Taft is disliked by 95 per cent of the voters of our state. He will not get much encouragement from this quarter, I want to go over to visit the legislature in a few weeks and may then write you a letter for publication. With regards and best wishes to yourself and family, 1 am, yours very truly,

U. M. BAUGHMAN.