The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-05

thus toan intense degrec nt the same
time J must call Nour attention Go a
fact that patriotic as our people are
their system in matter. of party "a.
nance are extremely lame Too often
DO Won attend your meetiups and
amidst vour enthusiasm appoint
your committees. and then I'm that in
hated condition leave the pcnsibili-
tics with them. with neither financial
I help or fnrther consideration
40 the El Reno meeting of the terri
tory committee in July le9L levy was
made but no system was
agreed uuon bv which the much need
ed funds might bee collected Here 10
is but lust to give to the humble Pop
lulists and To your local committeeman
their due credit for the various sums
reported and collected toward meeting
that constant drain. under which "a
committee labors while conducting a.
campaign or pressing organization into
new fields
The financial report. which has been
rendered to your territory committee.
4 covers numerous instances OF most pa
triotic self deniu., and strange as it
may seem. even mp to this date, with
but few known exceptions, AN these
lamOuutS have come from the common
Ipeoplc and not from those who were
seeking office. or who are now holding
/ lucrative positions. To which they are
elected by popuiist votes
In every instance so far as
has been reported there is on Tile u
/ the chairman $ office the names and adj
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tom of lavish r>peuditur. IL vrt re-
maine 81 f,.t tiat fn,. .,.n,i to cbI,sn
ovn,.utiv. ,otnn,itt.. T., conduct ro,,,.
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and safn souree for the collection of
ncrlod r.venra Nou be.atno falls. ia
vonr.elves and rndan,rr,. the nurit,. ~
| vout n,rtv i<nn,yin0 fbp inn,rtauce
! of tbi. unyv recommend thnt Won es-
ltabli.b what ,ni.,bt lac Luo,vp ae a
/ Tn,,.ito,.i,I Fipan,r COMMITTEE. CON.
! stitntcJ of onc member from each
! cnuntv yybnsr dutv II shall lr toodopt
! 81 ,la,, and collect mo nnresso,.r fpnds
! fo,. tb. ,y,crtiv. committee cxn.nsn.
Tbcsa ,neunhr,.s .hould IN. chosen ,yitb
! a ,ia,, ~ thair cnrtain Gtna.s far
! tlt. ,,,.rti.,l.,. line nf ,,orl, and ,yh.n
| tba,, ,,,a ~, ,.boenu and have nrn,nuI-
patrd , pl.n of oneration eve,.v true
| lh,nulist sbould strivc. .at once Ia CARRY
/ lhat nlon into effect promptlv as iudi-
eated bv vour chosen committee Don't
/ contend that some other plap would
| have bren better Inn do worm o,yN
! dutv and "a victnry viii crow. vour cf.
/ forts that win ounlv nav for the ma
Itriott. rncro, cypeudcd
LEGISLATIVE AND '"uN'il"
lnder the conditions and by the
means of election .nggested in my open
ing remarks, there were sent To- this
city in january 1898. a large ma iOrity
of republican members of both branch
es of our legislature. I'm all new coun-
tries it has been historic fact that
corruption and waStetul protligacy has
crowded itself into the early organiza-
tions 10 marked degree. But it was
left for the legislature of 1895 To stain
the pages of Oklahoma history with
the greatest per cent of corrupt and
vicious legislation. and the smallest
per cent OF statutes that might pro-
tect the humble citizen In his rights.
or lessen i'm any way his burdens A
train of evils has followed in the wake
n g..