The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-10-22

mornings paper nnu tnal tue
chairman Of the publican national
committee has issued letter TO the
people ia which he says: The Amer
lean flag has been in The present cam
paign the emblem of insignia OF pa
t,onal honor. Its influence has been
for great good in the cause Of good
people. It's display In many places
mas been potent in the advancement
of the country's bottle for the main
tenance OF it's honor at homo and
abroad /, therefore, suggest that on
Saturday, October 81, all who intend
to vote on November 3 for the preser-
vation of our national honor, for
sound money and for the Advancement
of our peoples interest and general
prosperity display the national colors
at their homes, their places OF busi-
ness or wherever they may be seen, in
| order that voters whose hearts are for
their country may be strengthened in
their purpose, and that those who are
undetermined may the more patriotic
ally and intelligently conclude how
best to perform their duty as citizens. ,
"My friends, 1t is the first time that
/ know Of that 1 have agreed with the
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, but l want to sign
my name TO his letter and
ask all those who believe in
the ideas set forth there TO dis
play the flag on the 3lst of October,
because there is not a thing in that
letter but what we advocates of free
silver endorse. Now note what he
says; That he wants the flag displyed
by ali those who on the third Of No
vember intend to vote for the preser-
vation of our national honor We
advocates Of free silver believe that
| only by having a financial policy made
by the American people for the Amer
lean people, can you support the honor
of the United States. He wants those
to display the nag who are for sound
money. We who believe in the money
of the constitution are for a sounder
money than those who want to change
our currency into pounds, shillings
and pence. We who believe in basis
for our financial transactions sufii :ient-
ly broad for those transactions to rest
upon, believe in a sounder financial
system than those who advocate a
gold standard and financial system
based upon goid alone when you can
not get the gold TO furnish your foun-
dation We not only believe in sound
money but we tell you what we mern
by sound money, and so do not play
the hypocrite by talking about sound
money and then refusing to explain
what the term means. He wants
those who are going to vote for the
advancement of our peoples interests
and general prosperity TO display the
American flag. My friends, we be.
lieve that the free coinage Of silver,
the opening of the mints for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to 1
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation on earth, means
the advancement of the interests of
the people ard of general prosperity,
and therefore we can join with these
men in displaying the American flag,
and let il be known to the country
that we are standing by the flag and
we are not ASKING foreign nations
what that flag shall mean.
Il Join iu the request for three rea-
sons: First because everything he
asks in that letter we believe In, and,
therefore, we have as much right 10
display the American flag on that day
as any Republican has, and we believe
that we have a good deal more moral
right to do IL in this campaign, join
in the letter for another reason. dc
not want them TO mark the advocates
of free silver for slaughter on that
day. | do not want'employers to go
about over your town and throughout
the country and find ont who has 8
flag in his window and then threaten
TO discharge any man who does not
say he is going to vote the Republican
ticket.
my friends, II coercion is going u
be attempted, for heavens sake let il
not be attempted by using the flag as 1
means of pointing out the men to b'
threatened. II they want to find ou
who shall be slaughtered, let them taxi
some other emblem than the nations
emblem under which to do their nefari
Gus work. There is another reasoI
why join in that request l wan
some flags to float on that day which
do not mean q government by syndi
Gates and for syndicates. / want SOM
flags TO float on that day that do no
e stand for the right Of a coal trust t
/ send a representative TO every hresld'
and collect from every family in thi
land. / want some flags to float ol
that day that do not stand for thu
: opinions OF those who say that IL tn
9 maj lrity OF the people will decide
. certaia way in this campaign they do
not know whether they will submi
to the decision or not. / want som
flags TO float on that day which hav
o behind them the honest sentiment o
: the American people. of people VIII
intend TO attend to their own busines
and do not intend to be bought o
:, bribed or driven into support Of foreig
!, financial politics Applause an
& cheers
: : $50, my friends. l want to ask a.
advocates of silver TO hang out tn
flag on that day / want them to pu
il into their homes and their places G
: business and II need be, TO carry
% upon the street, and let our opponent
!. know that we do not intend 10 surreT
der that ensign and emblem into th
hands Of the enemies OF the people Z
this country" Great applause an
Il cheering