The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-18
FREE SILVER TICKET.
General Jamison shows Terseiy Why Il
should Be Supported


General Jamison shows rerseiy why Il
should Be Supported
Editor Leader: beg that you will
allow me space to say that all men
who believe that the conditions which
now exist and the still greater which
threatens our country, on the financial
question should align themselves on
the side OF the people in this struggle
for free silver--a return 10 that hnan.
cial policy which dominated this coun-
try for nearly a century. and under
which the country was prosperous and
the people happy and contented. lam
met frequently with the remark by
Logan county Democrats, What can
be accomplished by voting for Gala.
han? II he is elected he has no vote, 7"
and similar frivolous objections I'll
tell you what can be accomplished
The election OF Mr.. Callahan will for
ever break the grip OF the Republican
party on this territory. That Of itself
is enough for any honest and patriotic
Democrat. Again, IL is urged that the
result OF the election Of Callahan will
leave the Democratic party OF this ter
.ritory in no better condition than 1t
would IL Mr.. Flynn is elected. Demo
Gratis who take this view do themselves
and the future OF the party great in
justice and an injury they little
reckon. The election OF the Demo.
cratic president is almos. a conceded
fact, and for the Democrats through
their supineness or direct aid TO con-
tibute to the election OF a gold stand.
ard Republican as delegate to con.
srtss, would be most unfortunate and
direct slap in the face OF the national
Democracy and the free silver cause.
The result of the election Of Mr. Gala
han and the national Democrats ticket
headed by Bryan cannot be otherwise
than of the most vital Importance u
the future of the Democratic patty oi
this territory. These pessimists should
at once reverse themselves and cease
their wabbling mutterings and become
optimists in the great cause OF tn,
people.
Mr., Callahan is the candidate OF tn,
free silver party on a distinct free sill
yer ticket, and, ss such, IS entitled tC
the support OF every honest and SIN
cere advocate OF free silver in the ter
ritory The free silver advocate who
refuses TO vote for him is either un
consciously dishonest with his owI
better judgment or away down some
where in his nethermost consciousness
there lies q desire to initiate Lazarus
example, though from different mo
tives, and gobble up the stray crumbs
from the rich man's-Mark Hanna
table.
Myself, like thousands OF other Dem
ocrats in the territory, favored anC
urged fusion with the Populist party
conditioned only that the word "Popu
| list" be taken down and Free Silve
adopted as the name of the fusioI
| ticket This was insisted on for tn
reason that such ticket would unif,
all the forces OF the opposition to tn
Republican party. This has been done
and believing, as / do, In the divinit,
of the principles OF Democracy, an,
the cause Of the people for bimet
allism-gold and silver, the monel
metals OF the constitution-I shall,
| am on terra frma on the day OF elec
tion in November, cast my vote 70
the free silver fusion ticket from Gala
han down to township constable.
Since the Populist party has concede'
all that the Democrats asked, 1t Ger
tainly would be an act of the utmos
bad faith not to give the free silve
fvsion ticket the honest and arden
support Of the Democratic partl
throughout the territory.
J. G. JAMsoN.