The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-27

The Washington Post, a paper with
ont politics or principles, advises the
Democrats to drop their politics and
principles and become like unto the
Post, adopt a platform inoffensive to
Republicans, and assures us that by
so doing enough Republicans would
vote with us, because OF their disgust
with the present administration, to
sweep the country. The Post over
looks the fact that Democrats will not
vote Republican ticket on a Demo
cratic platform nor a Republican tick
ct on a Republican platform simply
because the ticket is labeled Demo
cratic" The people now want Dem
cratic ticket on Democratic platform
and they will get 10. The Atlanta
Constitution administers the following
gentle reminder to the Washington
Post.
Our contemporary adds that, on a
Republican platform the Democrats
can easily carry Maryland in 1900; but
this is a statement calculated to bring
on more talk" as in the case OF pro-
posed prize fight. The supply OF hu-
morists on the Post is sufficiently
large to enable it to enjoy by anticipa
tion, the spectacle Of the Democratic
party adopting the Republican plat
form and announcing its intention to
die in the last ditch rather than see
the glorious dag OF Hanna and wildly.
mum trailed in the dust. There are
various ways in which the Democratic
party can win victory, according to
the prophets, but this is the most
unique and original that has ever been
placed in political mutascope
We think the Post, as well as other
newspapers, is inclined to overlook
the main cause Of Democratic defeat
in 1896. The party went into the
campaign burdened with the political
sins OF Cleveland as its candidate, and
had made itself responsible for him.
The men whose wages had been low
cred and whose property values had
been swept away under the auspices
of Clevelsndism were keen for vic.
tim,iand they visited their indignation
on the party.
1t is true that the Democrats had
made sweeping population OF
Clevelandism; aHd it is equally true
that but for this reputation the party
would have been practically destroy
ed, but thousands Of voters felt that
1t should be rebuked for placing in
the high Office Of president a man who
represented the aims and purposes OF
the money power and the sacrifice OF
the people.
In spite OF this tremendous handi-
cap, however, 100000 voters a large
majority of the white voters OF the
country, indorsed the party platform
and candidates. But for Clevelandism
we are confident the Democrats would
have won by half million majority
Well, what is the inference from
this2 Simply that the party will 20
iato the next campaign free from the
odor OF Clevelandism, free from the
responsibility OF the financial disas
ters that were brought on by his yio-
lation Of the law, and free from the
completely Of such monstrous perver-
slons OF Democratic doctrine as mark
ed his second administration.
IL taking account Of the future IL is
We thst the prophets should weigh
shese acts very carefully. Some very
lArg o rsaa are looming up Tut they
are not larger than the financial ques.
tion. This will be demonstrated by
the declaration Of the Republican
party in favor Of the gold standard.
For ourselves. we are inclined TO re
gard the Democratic outlook as very
hopeful. There are manifestations OF
public impatienee and indignation at
the course Of events that cannot be I