The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-10-23
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viii the Populists of Oklahoma tel.
us what they hope to accomplish ny
sending the gentleman from New
York and Knights of Labor champion,
Ralph Beaumont, 90 congress. IL they
could elect him? Populists, rs citi-
ested in the questions of free homes
and of statehood as are any others.
With the prestige of term in con-
gress and the acquaintance among its
members a seat in that body gives
him. Mr.. Flynn publically ackrowl-
edges that the most he can hope to do
in the first OF the two propositions
will be to secure an extension for one
year of the time in which settlers in
the strip and other added lands to
Oklahoma in which they must make
that advantage, and being of the hope
less minority and without political
standing recognition or influence, he
would be more helpless than Mr.. Flynn
in the matter OF securing any benefits
for the people of this territory, either
through legislation or from the ad-
ministration. No body denies that
Mr.. Beaumont can talS-so can Mr..
Flynn. 1t was Flynn's injudicious
hnd antagonistie speeches in the last
congress that did more than anything
else to handicap him at the capital,
and there Is no hope that beaumont
would do any better, IL we may judge
him as congressman by the record he
is making on the stump as a candi-
date.
The theories Beaumont advocates
touching the financial question--ex-
cepting the free coinage of silver,
which is substantially the same as ad-
vocated by the Democratic party-can
never obtain in this country, because
impractical, unnecessary aud harmful.
In fact, the better informed of that
party admit that the fat ideas of the
party would not be carried into effect
IL it had full control of the govern
ment, legislative aud executives; that
the public advocacy of a superabund-
anee of paper money is done to catch
the unthinking people who hold 10
the notion that the government could
Danish poverty and make everybody
rich by simply issuing an unlimited
and irredeemable volume of paper
bills and distributing them broadcast
among the people.
The question that most effects the
people of Oklahoma as regards money
is that the tax, the mortgage, put up
on the homes of nearly half the people
by the Republican party, in the prices
put upon their claims, shall be re-
moved and all the people put upon
the same footing in that respect. Mr..
beaumont would be powerless to do
anything in this all-important matter,
for the reasone we have stated Mr..
Flynn admits that he can do nothing,
being a Republican and the house
Democratic.
The only hope Of relief for these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and unjustly
burdened people is in the election of
Joe Wisby who is thoroughly commit
ted TO that undertaking aud who is
the only candidate who will be in
position accomplish anything. Un-
like beaumont, Joe Wisby has made
has home here, amongst the people OF
the territory, and is familiar with
their condition aud their needs, and
what legislation will be required to
best serve their interests And not
only SO, but he has the ability and
tact 10 SO present and urge such meas
ures as to secure their adoption Be
ing thus equipped. and having the
sympathy aud confidence Of the con-
trolling party In congress and the ad-
minisiration, il would be the bliadest
OF partisan prejudice TO deny that Mr.
Wisby viii be able 10 DO more for the
territory than either or both Of his
opponents. II both could be sent 10
,ongress
Tho people understand this. and We