The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-11
SAYS He Is NOT FEELING BAD
OVER us DEFEAT
HIs VIEWS OF ELECTION RESULTS,
The ruuulist Campaign Was an tdoca-
tirnai Cne from Iiis Point ct View.
uud It, EHrct. Wni hc Lasting
col y w nason, of oklahoma
Give. a i.rr.d rsiou 90 the
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IiE llEAnkk iuN uayn SINCE con-
tanned interesting interviews with
Hon. j. W. wisby and Hon D /
Flynn, in which they stated their
views on election results. Below, the
LrAnFR is enabled to give two more
entertaining interviews ue-
tented candidates Oae is fr.m Hon
Ralph Beaumont and the other ltum
Hon. J W. johnson.
ln response 20 questions SIR. Ecau
mont said.
Il am not feeling very bad over MY
defeat We made great gain, even
III 10 was not as great as Wc thought
we had reason to expect. Our cam-
paign wa, au educational one, hove
ever. and it9 effects vii be lasting
Two years from noV the people
party viii be a formidable Iactur IA
the national campaign do nut see
how tuis can help being the last. ln
the first place we have SHOWN dc
cidcd increase iu votes in Toe uuntry
tuRen as whole. OF course local
matters have initiated against us in
some quarters bdt even there we have
held our own stubborniy. We have
not elected many men t1 Office but we
have made our presence felt, aud that
wii. have its effect
81 will tell you what | regard as
the true diagnosis of the political stu
alton Of to-day. The peoples minds
are in condition of unrest They
are looking for way out of the iii
entities aud conditions which are un-
satisfactory. In this effort TO eNtri-
cate themselves they are turning first
TO one Of the old parties and then 10
the other. They seek redress through
these agencies because they are %
and established, but they have not,
can not 6nd it there The Democratic
and Repu blican parties are a jumble
of diverse elements In which the worst
either has the upper hand or is Great
ing constant mischief. As result
they are in no condition 10 render the
masses of the people the service they
need.
"0ut OF this chaotic condition Of
affairs the peoples party has arisen
as a solution TO the problem 1t alone
has any ciearly-dehned purpose or any
organization effective enough toac-
coTplish the results desired. IL Is
built wholly upon the issues of the
people and does not carry them mere
ly as side issue TO an unorgan'zed
assault upon the oni4es Pupulism
beckons 10 the people and promises
them relief. 1t educates then upon
the questions Of vital Importance to
the masses. The Eoters will iiud this
to be true and they will ask help
where il can bs found. Tnis III the
reason ! think the outlook is hopeful
for the peoples party. That is all |
care to say
The following is Col j. W.Johnson's
views of the election results;
The Republican party had been in
power Tor thirty-two years pr or TO
The incoming of the Democrauc ad-
ministratlon in March '93 Durlng that
time the Democratic party had been at
all times unable 10 stamp It's princl-
pies on the controlling measures ~
policies of the country. The Kepu bl-
can party had prospered aud hui it,
self in power largely oy its policy ui
ayJritism and class legislatl,n dia- !
guised by specious pretenee, aud un
der favoritism granted, immease PR |
vate and corporate fortunes hat beel |
built up. The election Of isp2 was 3
protest against this and "A demand on |
the part Of the people for change OF
policy. 1t was expected aud believed !
by the people that a revision OF the |
tariff in accordance with this demand |
would be quickly had Tn" house OF |
representatives, standing cl, SO To the
people, met this demand with Il full |
compliance and quickly. In the end. |
however, II met the solid OF position
and unkindly criticism OF the three
Popnlist senators. and the several so-
called Democrats The rrsult was
that the Wilson bill was largely
amended and so changed particularly |
as 10 recognize and adopt the princi-
pie OF protection against which the
Demo 'ratic platform had thundered
and the people had voted The recall
citrant Democrats in the senate stood
firm n aiust the demands of the people
as represented in the house bill. and
finally succeeded Cor the reason that
the house was compelled 10 surrender
or iaii u enact any legislation what
ever affecting the tariff BY the de-
nunciation Of the Democratic press
heaped upon the senate. and the lei-
Ter of Mr. Cleveland TO Chairman viii
son. the people generally had been
taught 10 believe that the bill as
passed was an entire rcpudiation of
platform pledges end contained moth
ing good The length OF time, too,
before the bill became
law. and for which the party is un-
Justly held responsible, operated to
anger and disgust the people and
while IL Is not 10 be doubted. aud is
even now beginning 70 be dcmOnstra-