The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
pEMocRATs OF OKLAHOMA.

Word comes from Oklahoma that the
Democrats of that territory will in
dorse the Rev. Mr. Callahan, who re
ceived the Populist nomination for con-
gress against Dennis Flynn.
The Democrats of Garfield county. II
is said, are not favorable to the fusion
plan, the Democrats of Noble county
have candidate of their own, the hon.
orable Thomas Doyle, the Democrats
of Payne county have just been insult
ed by the domineering Populists Of
that county in refusal to allow the
Democrats any of the Offices. 1t is un-
derstood that Canadian county Is not
ready to DIN with King6sher on its
north in the Endorsement of Rev. Gala
han
1t is known that the Democracy Of
Oklahoma is not the Democracy of
Kansas, but of an entirely different
texture. whatever oklahoma Demo
cratic leaders may think about it. 1t
is further known that the Democrats
Of Oklahoma are not cattle, to be bar
tered and sold and knocked down ION
the third and last time" to the highest
bidder. The principal reason for this
is that Oklahoma Democracy is made
up principally Of mixture Of Texas.
Missouri and Kentucky and Arkansas
Democracy which has not been used to
any humiliating genufiexions before
the high and mighty paste-board throne
Of Populism.
1t may be that the leadership of this
mixed and interstate concoction OF
Democracy in Oklahoma is seeking to
sell it out 70 Populism with the under
standing that if Bryan is elected So
and-so shall be governor and So-and-so
shall be United States marshal.
If such a deal is made, the leaders
who concoct and consummate it should
understand at once that they cannot
deliver the goods they sell. They can
not mark the Oklahoma Democrat c. o.
ID. and express him this year. He
isn't a chattel, any more than Popu-
list or a Republican, and he will refuse
to have his manhood cancelled. He Will
not be led up by the nose to the booth
and made to cast ballot to the credit
OF a Prohibitionist and a man who
ought to serving the noble ends of
rhe ministry, instead Of gadding
around after a stray wedge of pie.
Notwithstanding and in spite of the
greed and callous conscience Of some
Of Oklahoma's Democratic leaders, the !
average Democrat in Oklahoma is able
10 see that Oklahoma has never gained
anything at Washington by yawping,
and has never lost anything by work i
ing; that Oklahoma has everything to ,
gain in Washington Y workers working /
md will lose everything If she is repre-
'ensed by yawpers.
The less spread-eagle oratory there is
about the man Oklahoma sends to
the better. Oklahoma is
rot part Of the Union in all it's full
functions. It's representative in con-
yress is there by tolerance, he is al
owed to talk by courtesy; he is not
permitted to aspire to the Importance
If a vote, much less permitted to die
ate.
But Rev. Callahan is going to con-
.ress as reformer. Present at con-
.ress' tolerance; vocal only on con-
.ress' permission. lacking suffrage,
'ower Of combination or return Of obi
ration. Rev. Mr. Callahan expects to
rise in his place and upbriad congress
r to coax congress into reform. And
low? By yawping.
Oklahoma has one thing to do. Until
his country makes her state she
hould concern herself principally
truggie along as best it can, by itself.