The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-20
PINGnEE On Parry LOYALTY.
NE DECLARES THAT KING
DOODLE RElGNS,
THE TENDENCY oFWEALTH
It Il to Iastcn Itself ON whatever Party
= In Power- Party Leadership to
Biame FOR Most OF our Political
Ills-speaks Before tho Ia
dependent club at
Buffalo. n y.

BUFFALO, ~ v, Jan. 10. Governor
pingree of Michigan spoke ON "What
Constitutes Party Loyalty before the
Independent club OF Buffalo last
night At the outset he quoted Abra
ham Lincoln's declaration, spoken on
the field of Gettysburg: "That gov
ernment Of the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish
from the earth.
"No mau, said the Governor. cor
set Of men have since that time been
authorized TO modify those words or
their meaning. These words OF Lin
coins lie deeply cngraven upon the
hearts Of the masses, without regard
20 party This great patriot enunci-
ated as good Republican doctrine
that the people should be feared, for
the people arc fair and honest. and
only demand equal rights and oppor-
tnnities for all, but special privileges
for none IL is the duty Of such of MS
as believe in the principles laid down
by the great Republican leader TO fol-
low rs lac pointed the way.
lie asserted that Grover Cleveland
disrupted his party in doing the bid
dings Of the money syndicate. which
made enormors profits ont OF the
scandalous bond deal. lie added,
To-day all the trusts and monopolies
which are bleeding the country have
taken refuge under the wing of the
Republican party, because they fear
the Democratic party, which has
kicked them out In my own state
| the railroads, which have never paid
| their just hare of the taxes, have
! bcen faithful ally of the Republican
party have hal some thing TO do
with the effort Of the people Of Mich e
igan to get q read djustment of railroad
taxation and rates, aud every rail-
road attorney and railroad director,
every little country newspaper edi-
tor who had q pass, every politician
who hopes for financial fuvors 20 help
re-cloct him, IS ont of breath crying
Pingrcc is not Republican They
cry this because was elected
on The Republican ticket by a major
ity OF so. 900, and they do not want me
reelected, King Doodle cries: i am
the party and there Is none beside
the
The monopolist the franchise
grabber the LOBBYIST, are all extreme
partisans, and when anyone opposes
their schemes they cry. 'Ion are at
tacl,ing the party When they elect
themselves to Office by force of money
they ascribe IL TO divine intervention
of Providence ia behalf Of the nation
and It's honor The masses of the Re
publican party do not want 20 stand
sponsor for those agencies which ar,
playing the mischief with this coun-
try's welfare any more than the Dem.
ocrats do. We have, however some
so.called leaders in our party whC
have more faith ia the power of money
than in the power of the voting
masses
"Iour membership is composed o
men OF AN parties believe i'm inde
pendcuce in politics; 1 am some what
of an independent myself Those o
us who believe in government 10y tho
people should not hesitate to denouucs
men Of our own PARTY who woult
make ours only n government for the
benefit of the almighty dollar aud IN,
possessors thereof