The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-06
a woKp ro oKLAnoMANs.

Little as the people Of this territory
may think OF it, it is noue the less
fact that the eyes of the whole coun-
try are turned towards Oklahoma at
this moment. all anxiously waiting to
see whether the same enterprise and
business sagac.ty that has aided and
directed in the marvellous development
of this young territory, placing it
within the short space Of FIVE years
ahead OF all her sister unorganized
commonwcalths in population and
wealth, shall obtain and control in the
most important matter Of choosing a
representative to congress; or whether
they will subordinate all questions of
material and vital interst to crafty
for the moment a partisan zeal for
party success, which can do no possi-
bile substantial good to auy, but can-
not fail to work to the injury of all.
The following brief resume of the
situation, from the Kansas City Times,
gives something of the interest that is
| felt for the outcome of the contest in
/ Oklahoma as it will and must affect
/ the Territurys best interests:
The confidence with which Senator
/ Faulkner, chairman of the Democratic
Congressional committee, claims that
+ his party will control the next con-
gress is evidence of the painstaking
care with which he has conducted the
canvass. The conclusion is reached
after a complete analysis of the reports
/ from every congress district in the
,ountry and the estimates are free
from over-confdence and enthusiasm.
/ The chairman understands that the
safest method of securing the best ef-
forts of the active party workers is to
impress upon their minds that there is
danger ahead. His conservative claims
of majority of only about twenty
five in the neg House is in conformity
with this idea, while he knows that
the majority Is likely to he nearer fifty
than the figures named by him.
"The figures which he gives on tn,
complexion Of the next senate is equal.
ly gratifying. New Jersey, the only
state in which there was any proba.
bility Of clecting a Republican to sue
,eed a Democrat. is now set down as
certain TO hold its place in the Demoi
cratic column, while Delaware is
equally sure TO elect Democratic
senator to succeed Higgins, Republi'
can, and the election of McVeagh in
Illinois is absolutely certain
and practically admitted by the Re
publican managers The Republicans
will likely lose in Colorado and Wyo-
ming and the vacant seats for Wgo
ming, Washington and Montana b,
filled by Democrats. The effect viii
be to Increase the Democratic MAORI
ty, and reduce the force Of the Re
publicans.
lin the face of these obvious fact
it would be foolish for people who arr
likely TO need congressional legisla
tiou or favors to send Republicans tC
congress. In this there Is some whole
some food for the people Of Oklahoma
to reflect on. That territory properly
aspires to statehood, and the question
will be determined during the Fifty
fourth congress, or else it will be post
poned indefinitely. With a Demo
cratic delegate in the house from tha
territory a favorable issue of the ques
tion would be infinitely more eertaiI
than if the delegate was of anothe
political faith. Men in congress o
out do not confer favors on their ere
mics with the same freedom and read
mess that they bestow them ol
friends, and the people of Oklahomt
. will promote their own interests b.
electing a Democratic delegate.
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