The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-27
CALLAHAN, FREE HOMES AND RE
PUBITCfN INCONSISTENCY.

FIHIftiN fNtONNiNI fNtls
1t Is indeed amusing TO note the in
consistency Of the territorial Republi.
can press in discussing the question cf
free hones Apropos OF the two bills
now pending in congress.
During the last campaign the eter
nal cry OF Republicans was dennis
Flynn and free homes and Flynn
will get us free homes With the
overwhelming defeat OF Flynn by Mr..
Callahan came the announcement that
ths free homes question WAS not par
tlsan and that Congressman Callahan
owed il to the territory to labor un-
ceasingly to the end that the oklaho-
ma free homes measure psss this ses-
--rho1-Ua congress.
Mr.. Callahan, although inexper-
fenced in public life, set to work with
will, and after rectifyiDg the numer-
Gus mistake made by his pred cessor,
finally succeeded in digging the i'm
portant measure from an obscure COM
mlt,ee pigeon hole and having 1t re-
ported 10 the house.
Hardly had the wire, which had
borne the epo.s mat the Lac y b ]
had been pushed to the from by Gala
=. han, grown cold, when a tremendous
Republican stir took place Ia oklaho-
ma.
Ex.Delegate Flynn posted eff to
Washington in a hurry and myriads Of
letters and kilograms were rushed to
the capitol city by Republican commit
tees urging the immediate passage OF
the measure which meant a saving Of
fifteen million dollars TO the home
steaders of the territory. Congress
men we're baseiged with Republican
requests and every scheme available
was resorted to in order to shove Cal
laban to the rear and let credit and
honor fall 10 Flynn in case the bill
should pass. II was no longer non
partisan matter with the Republicans
IL the bill should pass the credit would
fall to the Repu blcan psrty-sc Re
publicAns argued.
Despite the attempts ot.lhe FLYNN
cohorts to politically ostrHcizs Con
gressmAn Callahan, that gentleman
continued his good work, and he wal
and is being given respectful hearing
by the house committees.
Dennis Flynn WAS in Oklahoma wher
CAllahan's master move touching the
free homes bill was made He knew
nothing OF the status Of the measure
and was ignorant Of the sentiment o
the committee having il In charge
Yet In spite Of all this we End the Re
publican press offering peans Of prsis
~ the name Of Flynn. and few othe
political Holsters who fawn at the fee
OF some lobbyists in touch with Ca
Reed. For instance, we Gnd this mes
of mAudlin rot In Tuesdays Capital o
this city;
IL now looks as though the Republi
cans will be able to overcome all thl
disadvantage, and in spite Of tn,
Popocratic mistakes, get free home
for the settlers Of Oklahoma. Al leAs
6ucD IL tue encouraging Noru sent GU
by Dennis Flynn fcom Washington
The Lacey bill has been changed 10
Flynn bill by Congressman Lacey q
the most likely 10 be passed Th'
Flynn bill applies but 10 Oklahoma
lands. while the Lacey bill applied Il
other reservations in various parts o
the country.
This develops another ease OF grosl
Republican Inconsistency. When Reed
preached in Wichita ne uttered q
threat against Oklahoma. Ia SO many
words he declared that II FlTna wa'
defeated he would never allow the free
homes bill TO pass. The Oklahoma
Republican press took up this threA
and used Il as a coercer, as decisive
cnmpaign document When FlyDI
went down u deserved Defeat, Reed'l
ominons words were recalled. Thsr'
was wslliDg aud goashing Of teelt
and swallowing of torchlight process