The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-10-14
FREE SILVER TICKET.
Honns PLAYED nonBs.

Considering the matter in cool,
unprejudiced light, all Democrats and
\ zsfs who have at heart the vel
fare and success of the bimetallic
cause, will concede that the candidacy
Of the Hen. j. Y Callahan vas damp
eued more within one hour.at Mulhall
on Monday by Chairman Virgil NJ.
Hobbs than could be done by a horde
of ravenous Republicans in the same
length OF time. The result OF the
Mulhall meeting unerringly shows
that there is such thing as TOO much
managerial "astuteness" much
imperial domineering bossism AL
IA gh THE LEADER does not charge
Chairman Hobbs with nursing burn
ing desire to strap the ontire weight
OF territorial campaign to his sinewy
frame, yet when one surveys the mass
OF documents. signed, sealed and de.
liverei by Mr.. Hobbs during moment
GUS occasions, one is inclined to be-
lieve that he wishes to effectually
overshadow the candidate whose
cause he is supposed TO represent and
further
That Chairman Hobbs committed an
agregious blunder at Mulhall on Mon
day no sane person will deuy--in fast,
he committed two of them and seemed
TO be wading betweer scylla and
Charabydis while c0n=erriuv with con.
fessedly designing but quick wiited
ReI nhiicans.
THE LEADER takes issue with other
loyal free silver advocates, who ques-
tion the prudence and foresight Of Mr..
Callahan in invading a Republican
meeting where It was ten to one shot
that he would not receive fair and
candid treatment, Mr.. Callahan was
wholly justified in this course, since
Republicans had thrown out threats to
the effect that he was timid and
afraid to meet Flynn in debate and
moreover. since the Republicans had
secured their crowds by coupling Calla-
hans name with Flynn and adyertis-
ing a prospective joint debate The
blrnders lay Ia the stupidity Of Hobbs,
who, ignoring the appeals Of Mr. Gala.
J han himself and bis right hand man,
pLeo Vincent refused point blank to
allow the free silver candidate TO
accept the challenge OF the Flynn
mssagers. Despite the fact that tho
conditions and time imposed by Chair
man Grimes were unreasonable and
that the half hour clause GA Grimes
last letter was merely p bait thrown
out in order to give Flynn an oppor.
tunity 10 make q personal attack on
been allowed 10 az least ascend
the platform. That the meeting
was packed and that plan
had been evolved TO flush the meeting
twenty minutes after Callahan had be-
gun speaking, Is well known. Bat
even had he been howled down. the
result would have been for more salts.
factory 10 Democrats and Populists
than the reading Of hastily written
sereed from King Hobbs bearing the
foolish intelligence that "oar CORES
Pondence" is ended, and that the "press
and people viii Judge as TO the good
faith and sincerity Of Mr. Flynn as a
Republican candidate
The press and the people don't care
a continental darn about the good
faith Of Flynn or any Of his hooting
cohorts. Flynn has no faith What
the people would liked 10 have seen
was cali Of Flynns bluff And bad
Hobbs kept his icy mits OF the trans
action the bluf would certainly have
been called. Mr. Callahan was viii
ling and anxious TO meet Flynn, bui
rather than bolt the action of his cam
Daign managers, ho resolutely de-
clined 70 accede 10 the earnest wishes
Of many eersongl aud political fr.euds.
TO have been hootea down by gang
Of maudHn dockwoliopers on the plat
form Of his opponent and with that
opponent present, would have been All
the proof OF "Flynn's faith" the peo
pie desired. II would have proven An
honor-a reward 70 be doubled and
twice doubled every minute and every
hour from now until election day II
would simply have been q reprodue-
tion Of Bry an among the toughs a.
Yale college. and Callahan like Bryan,
would now be Nasking In the aeclaims