The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-12

the organizes Republican organ, as.
sumes that some one or something has
gotten the worst OF 1t. Because the
LEADER for the pastsix years has been
exposing Republican hersies the Capt.
tai assumes that the LEADER is guilty
and forthwith proceeds to warble
about the LEADER ring.
Says the Capital
"The Daily Leader has been jealous
OF Wisby aud Horner and democrats
outside OF its little coterie. IL has
never given them a square shake"
The Capital is talking through it's
skypiecc. The LEADER has never been
jealous OF any one. The LEADER is
eminently qualified to hoe its own row
This paper holds Mr. Horner In the
highest regard. and Mr. Wisby, too,
for that matter. The only trouble
with Wisby is that he has penchant
for flirting with wooden gods As a
Democratic paper the LEADER gives
every body a square shake except the
common enemy, and the browsing Of
a lot of trade Buccaneers can never
cause it to change its course. The
goldbug papers structures sag ih the
middle and bear dents on the ridge.
Its very efforts to stir up internal dis.
sension shows TO what straits the Re
publican machine is driven.
The LEADER is paying little heed to
the inane drivelings Of freebooters,
who seek TO debaurh Democracy and
who critieise this paper because it has
refused to succor and comfort them in
their efforts to get Office. Respectable
Democrats have the LEADERS support
and despite the silly cries Of rings
and "cliques" have which be en- hurled
at this paper it has never supported q
Democrat for office who was not wor
thy of the support of Democrat,
voters
So far as the impersonal plank pre-
sented in the county convention is con
cerned, and which the Capital claimi
was directed at the LEADER, it may b'
well to state that it was inspired by
two or three freebooters, led by al
alleged Democrat, whose family wal
supported by this paper several month";
while the man was jobless. His re
vengeful exploit was simply a case o
modern gratitude"
No the LEADER is not worried 10y
the imbecile frothings Of unprincipleC
demagogues and the bark ngs OF trad,
dictators. AS the leading Democrat,
paper of the territory the LEADEl
breaches Democracy 1t has receive,
the support and encouragement Of tn,
territorial Democracy and has built NJ
big business, and in turn given il
heartiest d and support to the Demo
cratic cause. This paper has neve
stopped over and slashed around il
Populism, curried favor with un- Demo
cratic side issues, or countenGnced ras
, cality in any party. At times its polio
has not suited some Democrats VIII
had axes to grind, and whose idea
were not in accord with the rank an
file of the party. In days agone tn
papers policy has been criticised sim
ply because certain men were con
nected with the paper. II should b
!, understood that there are several dc
e partments to newspaper, aud tina
n every associate does not have a hnge
in its editorial columns. The LEADER
policy is under the control OF th
I editor, and has never been influence
by sordid or personal motives. Tn
o LEADER has always tried to do an
= will continue to do what is right an
just both for itself and the great part
8 it represents. 1t asks no special favor
! OF any man, and wants none. Carpin
e critics and damphools will have N
effect upon the LEADER. Its reader
r are with IL and the Democratic part
$ is with it, and feeling satisfied in tina
! thought, the LEADER will go to press
"