The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-16

to be admitted TO strictly democratic
party caucuses, the place where so
many congressman are made or un-
made, and where the defeat or success
of measure is foretold-where the
struggling congressman is given a
helping hand, made acquainted with
the lutes and iiffs Of congre ssional
legerdemain, AMI intelligently direct
ed in engineering legislation Of pecu-
liar interest to his constituency. In
other words. the strictly party caucus
is an unbou1d book Of oral congres
sional ethics, which teach the neopbyte
how to do, act and say and which
embraces every tinge and phase OF
congressional life from getting "leave
to print" to consent to make mo
tioa " in the cloak room, or chow to
catch the speakers eye on point Of
order"
Being a member of what is now a
formidable minority, and which by the
time he takes his seat will be a formi
dsble majority, member OF the great
Democratic party, Mr.. Keaton will
have access to those strict party eau
cuse' Of which we speak
Moreover, being man OF courteous,
pleasing address, keen business and
legal acumen, combined with deter
mination, honesty OF purpose and un-
swerving integrity, Mr.. Keaton will
profit by these Democratic caucuses,
and those measures of vital interest
to oklahoma will rec i've the attention
they deserve.
Congressman Flynn owes the sue
cess Of what few measures he was in
strumental in passing TO the action
Of Repub lean congressional caucuses,
and a supine and disgusting coddling
to Speaker Reed in the cloak rooms.
As congressman Judge Keaton will
not be required to coddle. lie pos
sesses manhood and the qualities Of
heart a-d mind which command the
respect Of men.
Yet, with all this, Mr. Keaton, as
the de egate from oklahoma, will not
be selfish. He will accord to the Pop
nlists and free SILVER Republicans of
the territory the same Difference and
attention as he will tender to the Dem
ocrats While in congress as Demo
crat he will represent equally the in
terests and principles of the Demo
Gratis. Populists ard Free Silver Re-
publicRns, which are so clearly, sue
cinctly and teroely set forth in the
platform adopted by the joint eonvon-
tion at Oklahoma City. Through De-
mocracy he will work for the interests
of the parties which nominated him.
Mr.. Keaton is young man-still in
the morning OF the thirties-yet he
has held positions Of high honor in the
territory, and has performed yeoman
service for the cause of free silver.
This is young mans country, and it
is just ard proper that the youngest
territory which, through Keatons
Jealous work, will toon become the
youngest state-should have a repre-
sentative in a just and capable young
man. In the same ratio that Mr.. Cal
lahan is a Popul'st is Mr., Keaton an
lsk Democrat. While he did not have
the choosing OF his own ancesto E, he
is happy in the thought that they were
roak-Iibbed Jefferson'an Democrats
the kind that build states and fight to
the death for holy e4vse.
With the conclusion Of the Oklahoma
City convention all differences were
settled, and the Democrats, Populists
and Free Silver Republicans OF okla
homa can support the candidacy OF
Jim Keaton heartily and enthusiast
cally. With this issue the name OF
Keaton is hoisted at the head Of these
columns, and the LEADER calls upon
all loyal free silver voters OF the ter
ritory to rally round that name. By
their so doing he will be declared the
delegate TO congress from Oklahoma
by a majority OF 10000 ir November
next.
The Republican opposition to Keaton