The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-02
VOTE FOR HOME AND SILVER
A last Appeal 10 Voters TO Go 10 the
Polls Tuesday aud be Govern
ed by Sober Judgement
COMPARISON OF CANDIDATES.
Platforms and lien sized up with a
View TO Utility TO oklahoma
Citizens.

Citizens.
To ruE vorERs or OKLAHOMA Only
a few days more and you. as American
citizens win have the only opportuni
ty during the year 1896 TO express your
desire at the polls In order to do this
irtengently it is Of the utmost import
ance that you throw aside partisan
prejudice and take a very careful view
Of the conditions surrounding
You are told by some that the ma
tional issues and platform cut no figure
in oklahoma affairs. This is a serious
mistake tor any system Of government
that is unhealthy for the western
states will be more disastrous 20 ter
ritory. because we have not the power.
through state legislation 70, in any
measure, correct the evils expressing
by general law Then the platform
and policy of national parties Is OF rHF
MOST VITAL interest 90 the citizens of
territory
Now, what are these party demands?
The republican party advocates
/ high protective tariff. which is alone
beneficial land that to an enormous de
gree to the manufacturers Of the East
and is alike burdensome TO every con-
sumner and producer west of the Miss
issippi, forcing hmm to buy i'm a pro-
tocted market and sell in an open com
petitive market, where his goods must
be sold with the products of pauper
labor Of less advanced nations.
The republican platform demands
'that the existing gold standard must
be preserved, Can &c be possible that
any citizen Of oklahoma can vote for
the maintenance OF the existing none
tary condition, which has, during the
last four years brought wreck to bust
ness interests and ruin To millions Of
farmers This is DEMAND Of that
party, and no republican who is not in
line with this demand las the money
question is THE Asue Of the year, can
or VIII have ANY standing in his party
should IL gain control on November I'd.
70 be rs LINE the republicans have
nominated for Congressional delegate
single gold standard candidate whose
only financial interest in Oklahoma is
a fine block of stock. in the Guthrie Na.
tional Bank, and whose financial in.
crease IS governed 10y the rise in the
vslue of money and 10y the correspond
ing decrease of amount in circulation,
as is designed Dy the single gold stan
dard advocates.
ON the question of national banks
the republican party is the avowed adj
vocate, while ALL the other parties are
agreed AGAINST bank issue of money
and FOR government issue of ALI.
MONEY.
On the question of corporations,
trusts and syndicates the republican
party stands distinctly FOR them as is
/ evidenced by the enormous support
| furnished by the trusts for the Mckin-
/ ley campaign. On the same question
Ali the other parties stand distinctly
otrcsed believing that corporations
should have no greater rights before
l the law than citizens This is why
trusts and protected corporation are
forcing their employees under PEN
atty of discharge. to march and vote
for Nc kinley.
on rm FREE HOMES QUESTION,
All parties i'm Oklahoma are agreed
SO there can be no issue between can
didates who represent on that point
the same policy. But is there differ
epce OF personality and probable ener-
gy in pushing this just demand? Mr..
Flynn has been i'm congress four years,
and having been elected ON that issue,
succeeded by intrigue with Speaker
Reed TO get his local bill passed in the
lower house, now TO find il tied up
IN the senate with the Lacey general
amendments attached, which forces il
back to the house for concurrence.
Here Mr. Lacey's bill takes prece-
dence, and viii pass or be rejected be-
fore Mr.. flynns can again come up.
( These two bills are now IDENTICAL eN-
cept in name and number, so Mr..
tlynns can NEVER get through the
House unless Mr.. Lacey voluntarily
withdraws his general Free Homes
Bill Mr. Lacey himself substantially
states this in "a letter which the repub-
lieans are using in support of Mr.
Flynn, dated Oct 10th He is COM
panion republican and. of course, does
what he can for his friend Mr. Flynn,
but mark his language which we here
/ quote exact.
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