The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-03-25

The hrst regular meeting OF the mu-
cipal campaign WAS held at the Nc
Kennon oIers house last evening. I'm
fortunately, the house itself was very
cold. the management while laboring
under the impression that Spring had
sprung, having removed the heating
psrsphernalis while our Italian climate
was on. Despite this fact tine mercury
in the Democratic thermometer, to-
gether with the speeches, allayed the
shivering as far as Democrats were
concerned. As for the few Republicans
who ventured out to hear gospel
truths, deponent has no words Of ex-
planation, but it is patent their sh v
ering was made of cuarser stuff
The house was filled with voters,
both white and colored, and each
speaker was cheered with fervor.
Stars in crack theatrical companies,
have been accorded ovations 10y aud
encs, but the applause in their ca e
was no more hearty than
that which greeted the gen
tlemen who stood on the rostrum
last night and in plain, simple words
told the story OF Republican ring rule
and rottenness. and the approaching
redemption of this thrifty ,ity,
through the agsn,y of Demo rati
hands.
The meeting was . stem-winding
success
1t did not take on the features of =
love-feast, so called, but was meet
ing OF men-somethiug different from
the seances held by Republican hood
looms and plug-ugly negroes
The meeting was called to order 10y
Chairman Ilerod, who in = neatly
worded address told OF tie draw backs
encountered in the way of warmth
given facilities. but in quaint man
ner he vouch ,safed his hearers ora
Judge Loves Addrrss.
The first speaker introduced WAS
Territorial Secretary Lowe. The
judge is a plain-spoken man and there
are no rhetorical fireworks or jim
cracks hanging to his utterances In
keen, decisive language he told what
the Repu blicans had done, or rather
had not done, for Guthrie The sys-
temstic robbing OF the city by radical
officials, the queer actions of the
school board, the eternal line-whip-
ping OF deluded Republican darSies,
the rate OF taxation rs leviei by Re.
publicans-sll these subjects were
treated without gloves. He gave the
colored man some wholesome advice
and in truthful language warned
them Of their fate IL they persisted in
clinging to ship that was scuttled,
His anecdotes were clever aud pointed
and his sllusion to Republican extra
vagance in municipal matters was
greeted with voeiferous applause. In
concluding, Judge Lowe said: RE
publicans cause the rate of taxation
10 grow. l advise the colored man to
think for himself and dissolve the
bonds which hold him to gang which
exercises more tyranny than the old
slave overseerA The county's S25, 5,000
indebtedness does not speak well for
the Republicans | say vote the Dem
ocratic ticket straight and you will
never regret it,"
you don't want Martin for mayor;
he is old and feeble. Give us young
man for mayor. Horner is the man. "
Mayor norncr's RattlinE Speech,
The second speaker was Hon. c. G..
Horner, the Democratic nominee for
mayor. MIR. Horner dwelt on munic-
ipal reform. This was his hrst appear
ance before an audience Of voters and
he made . favorable and lasting inn
prsssion. There's good stun in Horner
He 10 clear-cu. and energetic. With
graceful svidity he plunged into his
discourse and caused Republican dry
bones to rattle. I'VE are confronted
with . condition. not . theory" said
he, "one that menaces the city Re-
publicaps have perpetrsted high-hAud
cd outrsgss in Guthrie and our hands
are locked Taxes are too high-var
rants too low. The treasury is empt,
and the Repu blicans have the money
l have not been here long A mar
does not have to live here long to bs
sn old citizen and man does no