The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-05

sition parties. When You deduct these
elements from the body of society. you
have left, the sohd. more influential
and patriotic element of mankind
They are the taxpayers; they are the
industrious; they do not ask for place
and power, except for the ability that
goes with it to carry into law the nee
essary systems for bettering all society.
The Peoples party can justly lay
claims To certain virtues and precedence
worthy of example. ] refer to a polit-
ical innovation where party wrong.
was punished and the party purged of
the wrong doors. In the summer of
1895, il was discovered that public Off
GERS. elected by the Peoples party,
we're seeking TO and did place patron
age, which justly belonged TO the Pop
ulist press. in the hands of the oppO-
sition, much TO their profit and to
THE supposed ruin Of tn e
party and press, that placed these OFF
GERS in power. When this party per-
fidy was discovered new process was
instituted. thecounty central committee
was called To take action. regular
indictment was drawn against the Of
Tending officers. and they were cited 10
appear and show cause why they should
not be tried for party perfidy. At the
time set, the county central committee
formed itself into a jury of inyestiga-
tion. Each side appeared in person or
by counsel, evidence was taken under
oath administered by legally quail
/ fled officer, and after all the evidence
I was in that could be reached, the coun-
/ sci summed up the case and the jury
/ retired 10 render verdict. The decis-
/ ion IN this case was guilty of party
] 4 l.u I'm tsfr a
/ with "A penalty of expulsion from the
party, which amounted 10 expulsion
/ from the fellowship of Populists. This
action was severe, but conceded by
nearly all that IL was deserved anC
was a just course.
In the conduct of this examination
our party underwent a most trying or
deal. a relentless and concentrated fire
from the opposition press, was daily
centered upon our young party which
was trying 20 purge itself of wrong do
ers, The proceeding was characterized
as a Kangaroo Court, and those VIII,
participated in it were jeered, threat
ened, ridiculed and intimidated, bu
they went on, and when the decision
was rendered. the Peoples party of Lo
gan ccunty took a long stride forwar,
in the estimation of all good people
and by that step became solid an'
united factor-as it had never eXiste'
before with those who had sought 4
wreck il east on the outside, shorn o
their ability to do il harm. POlitica
parties compare closely 10 the peopl
who constitute them, and while hu
man nature is weak, il certainly re-
mains a fact, that IL wrong doing Wer
more often diacountenanced and pun
ished, there would be less of it.
PARTY FINANCES.
IN all of the career aud growth q
the peoples party. our progress up Z
date has been in the face Of almos
insurmountable obstacles. There ha
been, and is now no recognized sourc
from which TO draw the needed fund
10 carry on organization even 20 a lin
tied degree When your Chairman
took his position not a single ayenu
/ was open for the collection OF fund,
nor single official source fr0m whic
might Justly be claimed a division q
perquisites 10 help carry on the prOpa
r ganda work over half Of our terr
t tory had practically no organization
+ most Of our people were sadly poor ia
e unqualified 10 share Of their resoul
! ces from the necessities of their fam
S lies. Facing this condition, Yop chai
q man aided by your eQinmittee, ipstitl
o ted a Tiroeess Qf collection 4I sma
;, funds. and with such of ihis as slow
y eame 10 hand, and by persistenc
I which must, at times. hayg heeome a
e most offensive, / ha So as neeessit
81 me, pushed forward and With au al
/. lyilg iaita ,hat q way would be pr
e Weed, EuesssG tla organizatio
into the new counties, and 10 the be
= of my ability h lpee % brace a. Il
4 courage Of those IN the older cCuntie
k who from local disease OF poverty hq
= BECOME Indifferent
a Now, az this time as /, turn he r
e sponsibilisies back into your hands,