The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-05-14
BARNES CAN HOLD DOWN HIS owS
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.odd'e Governor Barnes with har-
r0Dy plea. But such plea won't go
Barnes has possession Of the Capital
Hles from March. 90, to date and when
in doubt be can quietly turn TO these
and ascertain the temperature OF the
intellectual runt Of the Capital an.
terror to and following the st. Louis
convention. A cursory glance will re-
veal to him column Of Arkansas mug
gets; q page OF scintiilRtions relating
to Powell Clayton, the coffee cooler,
and his band Of Arkansaw hirelings.'
A deeper research will show where
Barnes made an ass Of himself at the
probate court room meeting" and that
carpet baggers from Arksnssw, led
by one-srmed fossil and Ksnsae
nonenity can't run the politics OF this
territory" All these things and more,
too, Of q more vlrulent nature can
Governor Barnes fnd ot course, Gov
ernor Barnes, while reading tn ese in
teresting stories OF the machines dead
OnhAhukuN On nAnAt VIII
smile and agree with the statement IN
Wednesdays Capital that there is
nothing like harmony" and that he
has frm supporter in the State Capt.
tai" Leisurely turning the Pages Of
the Capital to the time when the
Fourth assembly was in session, the
new governors heart will swell with
unfeigned gratitude as he reads coll
umn after column of warm oommenda.
tion OF his work in the legislature.
And that same heart will surge and
thump against his suspenders as he
reads the accounts OF Barnes meet
ings in different parts Of be strip, and
the lists of Barnes endorsements for
governor (Which the Capital forgot
TO pnblish) and he will wonder why
80 many kind words were printed for
him, and Flynn's name was never
mentioKSebeeuie, possAn see Governor
ti+'the least possihig those preeionS
sugar trust in tg past campaign
the senate an-ow lovingly he lin
half eao olden thoughts OF the
nrasant sc,ty to him; how that pa.
not. the han preciPitate party dis
Who s,.ined neutral in the guber-
al,as contest, and for grand old
~ I. sake scouted factional dohts
delegates to St Louis were be.
selected. Perhaps, the governor
IN remember also now his letterh in
defense OF himself were never printed
in the Capital, but appeared in the
now defunt I Republican OF oklAhoma
City.
Yes. memory is a wonderful thing.
Barnes has u memory. lie AlsolhAs
an Imagination. Should the new gov
ernor's memory become clogged at any
time ne can readily fall back on his
Inauguration And-imagine his bosom
friends, Greer and Speed, working like
beavers to secure Inducements for
his gubernAtorial candidacy.
TnE LEADER dislikes to open these
old sores-but the Capital grows frol-
icsome. 1t gets pert and attempts to
deceive the friends OF Mr.. Barnes. who
are not friends OF the machine and
never will be, with double plea con
talk. The CAPITAL is not Republican
paper 1t is not even was-er. Re
publican leaders know this and there
fore, they consult the Wichita Eagle
The Capital is merely 4 mortgRged
Eppetite Its managers slop over when
ever RrGfs-,is sighted They have
been bilking the counties Of the terri
tory for seven years and are now Anx-
ious to square themselves In order to
carry on their plunderiRg under q
political disguise The Capital is
merely an advertising poster for job
printing office Its alleged head is q
weather vane. He has no set policy,
but goes of half-eoeked, conforming
his utterAnces to the opinions express
ed by the last man talked with. He
presses his brain matter in order TO
make room for picture Of dollar.
bis head Is full Of such paintings and
little space is given TO common sense.
His last thought on retiring and the
hrst on rising is TO devise ways and
means for sand-bagging someone for
AZ ss.eent warrant
In light OF these facts it is at once
patent that the Capital Will do little
organ work for Barnes. Barnes needs
no organ. He Is not political gang
stef on 4 hide-5ound Republican. THE
LEADER confidently believes his admin
istration will be clesr-eDt, honest and
business-like. Being public official
his Aets will he open TO criticism and
TEE LEADER will praise or eritieise a.
the occasion requires and the welfare
OF the territory and people warrants
aud THE LEADER will not nnd II nec'
essary 10 change its politics in order to
do this, either.
The Capital may Gs well pursue IA
self-appointed pleasure Of hurling pa
per banderAlos At alleged Legislative
bullA II can hnd no solEce In the
Bsrnes administration.
Barnes went 10 ST. Louis, was elected