The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-20

Now, gentlemen. when Dennis comes
and says lie win give You free-homes
through his influence with the next con-
gress, by virtue of being republican,
ask him who begun paying for homes.
Then again, when Mr.. Flynn was
elected, we folks out in the Cheyenne
country petitioned him to present
bill asking for free homes for the peo-
Pile of the Cheyenne country. The
congressional record shows thatno bill
was presented Dennis came home
and we wanted to know why, and he
SAID he was getting them in the notion.
He went back again. We petitioned
again. You know the Bible says ASK
| largely that your Joys may be hlleu,
and we just kept on asking We ask
ed him again to get us free homes. He
returned from that congress and no
bill was presented, according to the CON
! gressional record, but he said Il have
/ got Mr.. Reed in the notion at last,
and he is going to help me when l get
/ back To get the free homes
/ bill through and didn't he make the
campaign all over this country with
that understanding? Now ii so hap
pened that when he returned to con-
gress couple of republicans, whose
names | can give If necessary, ap-
preached Mr.. Reed End said "Reed,
we want this free home business
pushed" Mr.. Reed said: "What free
home businessP" "Why, we want free
homes in Oklahoma" "Why," he says.
do you expect we people down in
Maine to help you pay for your land?"
"Why certainly" said they, sis there
not an agreement to that effect be-
/ tween YOU and Mr.. FlynnTn "By no
means" said Mr.. Reed. They immed-
lately went TO look up Dennis, but he
was so busy looking after the free
/ home bill that he had not time TO spare
to talk to them. Now, my friends,
| that is what we have got 20 meet, and
that is why | presented it here to-
night, that we may have clear under
sta nding.
Now, ] will say this, if Mr.. McKin-
| ley is to be elected, and il the next
! congress is To be republican, it will be
wise thing for you to return Mr..
! Flynn TO cOngrLss; for undoubtedly,
| according TO his statements that he
has made time and again throughout
this country, man ought TO have in
| fluence with the party that is In power.
or course he would, because he is a
/ goldbug, says he is; If you don't be
lieve II, ask him; get his statements
branding every man who declares for
the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer as being a 'repudiator. But, my
/ friends. with the present senate being
a free silver, democratic and populist
senate, and with W. j. Bryan in the
/ chair as President Great applause)
! who under these circumstances will be
most likely to get the free homes?
! (Cries of callahan! Callahan").
Then again, my friends, what about
! the free homes bill, anyhow That is
what we want to know; tell us who
got il through the senate? (Cries of
"Nobody') Mr.. Flynn tells us that
or at least he did one day on the
streets of Kingfisher, just a while be-
/ fore that winter convention that you
doubtless heard of. If you don't know
anything about IL, 1t nominated a can
/ didate for congress. | say winter con-
ventiOn, because it was very near win
ter. Just while before that conven-
| ton, Mr.. Grimes-I guess the name is
/ familiar to all of you-came running
! up TO me and said "Callahan, the
! free home bill has passed the lower
/ house." and handed me a telegram.
/ Sure enough, it said "Flynn's free
/ home bill has just passed the lower
/ house by big majority Now, Mr..
| Flynn came down TO the convention
and said there to the people in the
court house that Mr.. KEN, of Nebraska,
aud democrat down in Georgia Op-
posed the bill and voted against il;
/ but il so happens that the records
show that the bill went through by
! consent, without vote recorded
against IT, and | have in my pocket
| Mr.. Kem's letter denying that he voted
against the bill, and brands Dennis
with name ! do not care TO repeat
Just now. If there. is any sman here
| who questions this, after get through
| it can be read aloud. The bill that
| Dennis introduced was for Oklahoma
Only-the lands in Oklahoma. Now, l
want TO ask you i'm view Of the fact
that there other portions, Iowa, the
/ DakOtas, Nevada, Arizona and other
places that have Indian lands and
people praying for free homes, If 1t
would not have been wise for Dennis
TO have introduced a general bill, if he
ever expected to get il through.
Now then, Dennis did introduce a
bill asking for free homes for Okla
homa, but Mr. Lacey, of Iowa, at the
same time introduced a general bill.
There were two amendments offered
to Dennis bill that demanded or made
OF it a general bill. The two bills
went before the committee and the com
mittee reported favorably to Mr.. Lacey.
bill and pigeon-holed Denuis's bill and
IL is there today, and yet the Republi-
cans Of this territory are telling us
that IL is the Dennis Flynn free home
bill that is to be pushed through the
senate Some fellows asked Dennis
about not pushing it on further;
well" he says, 81 got it through my
house and that was about as far as |
could be supposed 10 get II" and yet
he wants YOU TO return him that he
may get Il through the other house,
Why didn't he push II there before?
Then, my friends, WITH these facts be-
fore us, the question naturally arises
which is The proper course TO pursue.
Another thing to bear in mind the
fee homes Dill had been pending in
The tenate three months before con
Qress adjourned. Why did not this
maG with so much Influence secure its
passage through the senate during
that three months2 Congress- con-
venes again IN December and contint es
tin March 4. 1897. Flynn tern in
congress will then expire. he will
still have three months next winter 20
get the bill through the senate u