The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-10
DEMOCRACY AND DUTY.


Political parties are formed for gov
ernment, and constructed on certain
lines, which require personal sacrifices
and personal exertions Those sacri-
fees and exertions should be rewarded.
for human endeavor is kept alive by
human reward. The clamor for p"N-
lie trust is part of hpmanit''' -. the
disarnointmant some should n I
o,,se thai, -sesertion. The heads q
uoyarn.--nts are indeed placed in a
crucial test. 1t requires a knowledg,
of mankind to eliminate the good from
the bad. Parties require partisan se,
vice, and partisan service, re ;ognition
Occupying one of the most prom .
nent positions in this territory is
gentleman, who is a partisan of part
sans, and yet he holds at bay every
Democrat,in the territory. lie Seems
to be a,peculiar pet of the department
of justice. lie stands, seemingly, in
trenched behind unassailable breast
works. 1t is sad commentary. that
no Democratic lawyer in this teIritory
is capable of filling the position OF
even. that drop from his table, are
devoured in half by Republican. and
Mr.. olney sriles
On the west side, Judge Burford sits
at ease, with Democratic endorseme Is
hanging from his coat tail pockets
FL Reno and Enid Democratic lawyers
vieing with each Other, in their mad
scramble to sign petitions for his re.
tention. Ye gods and little fishes,
such generosity is past human under.
standing. Making themselves the
scorn of mankind and of pure Democ-
racy, in blazoning to the world, their
own incapacity. They sign their own
death warrant for political preferment,
and roll their infamy under their
tongues as q sweet morsel. Such
Democracy is the cause of defeat, and
rightly so.
On the pages of so-called Democratic
sheets, VIC see men who call them
selves Democrats, SHANE to the De-
mocracy that such should exist
structures upon the Democratic gov
ernor of this territory, because, as a
true Democrat he is wedding out the
weeping and clinging Republican
hold-overs. The governor is a Demo
crat, and, by the eternal. he will fol-
low the precedents laid down by the
Democratic founders of this govern
ment though all the dogs and bark
ing ours, disgruntled so-called Demo
Gratis, yelp themselves dumb in their
abuse His idea Of Democracy is that
of Jefferson and Jackson. lie be-
banner of Democracy should, that
every Republican. greatest and least
should be compelled TO walk the way
that Republicans. when in power
adjudge as the portion Of Democrats |
lie believes that morbid sentimental |
ity in politics saps its very founda-
tions, and brings to ranght its dearest
teachings. Shame on Democrats,
who allow themselves TO become not
only deserters from its flag. but ally
themselves to the enemy's cause.
They should pull down the flag which
flies at the mast head of their rotten
and worm-eaten ships, and hoist the
banner Of their degradation. "'pis o
dirty bird that defiles it's own nest"
but dirtier still who would traduee
the character of an honest man, be-
cause they are so little. that the
lighting of party preferment has
never been able TO find them, in the
obseurity that nature intended they
should occupy. The epitaph of such
characters should bs > curse. and tbs