The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-19
THURSDAY, MAY 10, isos.
CONGRESSMAN CtLLdHiN fND THE
PE-RU.NA INCIDENT.


1t is not with the desire 10 advertise
the wonderful properties Of a CORFU
gated medicinal compound nor is it
with the intent to bring the guns OF
criticism 10 bear on esteemed tcrritor
ial contemporaries that THE LEADER
approaches the squirming subject Of
worms. Considered either homogen-
ously, turbellarianously as fish bait,
or as translucent spheriod, the mat
ter presents a crawling aspect. II re
solves itself back into worms-and it |
is worms and its accompa nying teelers
that THE LEADER wishes to speak Of
with view to eradicating some false
ideas-as well as the worms them
selves
For several weeks past several ter
ritorial papers, not conteut with heap |
ing abuse and odium on Delegate Cal
lahan in connection with the Dicus az |
fair, have sought, for campaign pur-
poses, TO blacken his record by refer
ing in uncomplimentary terms to his
personality 20 his face, features, form
and character as portrayed by patent
medicine firm, doing business under
the vermifugie name OF "Pe-ru-na
Worm Compound Company
This worm company, like all we'll
regulated foreign ad. concerns, apprc
ciates to the full the benefits TO be de-
rived from advertising-th everlast-
ingly keep.at-it sort-and again, like
other firms, realizing the immense
value of half-sheet portrait OF
statesman with his testimonial, lauding
the goods advertised, this worm com
pany, we repeat, sometime since was
favored with picture and testimonial
from our delegate to congress, Rev. J.
Y. Callahan. Mr.. Callahan, we under
stand, wrote strong testimonial and
also sent his picture 10 the Peru ma
people, Both picture and testimonial
were duly printed and are now doing
magnetic service in show windows and
papers. Pe-ru-na, so the Pe-ru-na peo
pie claim, reduces the Notifications
built up by worms
What harm was done by Mr.. Gala
han thus favoring the Pc ru ma people
we are unable to say, but from the
tone OF our carping contemporaries, he
has not only been made The victim Of
misplaced confidence and the sojourner
AT the confessional, but has also
placed his constituency in false
light. And how, forsooth9 Is it not
in the province Of a congressman TO
make an open statement that he has
been removed from a mess Of worms
by simple unehloroformed process,
without his constituency leaping at
the very vitals OF notion that it sent
wormy man 10 congress? Perish the
thought Moreover, who can produce
sufficient proof that the congressman
was not wholly wormless when
he entered the capitol building
In the case Of Mr.. Callahan
The LEADER is free TO say that he did
not make a campaign on an anti
Pe-ru-na platform. Moreover, In his
testimonial, which is smooth, oracular
and scholarly, Mr.. Callahan uses no
ego II should be remembered that
he is the father Of eight children. Re.
feet a moment II is known quan-
tity that Washington life is high and
parpsitical. Is II no. possible, nay
probable, that Mr.. Callahan or his
offspring contracted the disease OF
which Peru ma relieved them after
crossing the Potomac and becoming
acquainted with Washington board
ing house2 We should be generous in
these things Estimates OF men ar,
formed only too quickly in most i'm
stances For the sake OF argument
admitting that Mr.. Callahan haJ
worms previous TO the Pe-ru-na dis
closure, is there sufficient evidence tC
prove that they, the worms, have beer
eating on him9 We claim moan,
likewise nit
Congressman callahans record &
made up and despite the Peru ma in
cident, and the attacks Of alleged dia
bolical free lanees, it is absolyed frou
stain and blotch.
The fuss and roar made by the ter
ritorial press have not swerved hin
from his placid, earnest course on
iota, aud THE LEADER predicts 70
him higher and more enduring honors
Who knows but ia some meek an
lOwly cot this very instant the test
monial aud honest, out-sPokel
half-tone worm panegyric O
Rev Callahan are being devoured
metaphorieally, by poor over
worked mother, whose love-hgh
beams on the flesh, pin and tape
wormed faces Of her young love,
ones We can see her now as sh
stoops 70 her stocking and disposses
her raiment of her mintcd eagle an,
soon after, tremblingly calling for
bottle OF "Pe-ru-na'-''no substitut
pleas" OF the corner druggist. I'm
mediately the precious lives Of th
young ones are saved through IN
charity, benevolence and graeiousnes
Of our congressman. Christ came q