The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-01

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per without Flynn Is difficult to.under-
stand Flynn is the Republican party
that is no. exactly the mar, but
the grinning fake ne operates on the
homesteaders Of the territory every
two years, labeled free homes Despite
the fact that the Democratic and pop
u'ist platforms have stronger free
homes planks than that of the Repuo-
lican party, Flynn nevertheless has
copyrighted the idea as his owns
and each and every campaign he goes
to congress with the assurance that
free homes ! only a matter Of few
weeks" If Mr.. Jenkins has the tenn
Gritty 70 organize newer Republican
ism and eternAlly eschews Flynn and
his free homes cam what does he
expect to use as the vital fore Of the
organic zation2
While the Democrats Of Oklahoma
have every reason TO predict Demo
crat victory next yesr, they do not
ask for a unanimous verdict from the
people, but would rather have sufi-
cient opposition to give small degree
of zest to the campaign Since Okla.
homa is overw helmiogly auu-gold aud
antitrust and since the leaders of the
national Republican party refuse to
make stand on the question Of in
perialism it is clear that Secretary
jenkins will have on his hands a party
without platform or principle.
Flynn's free homes bugatoo is yell
low with age, tbs true, and no thinking
man in Oklahoma believes a Republi-
can congress will pass ( ee homes
bill, yet nevert theless and notwith
standing congressional campaign in
Oklahoma without Flynn and his free
homes tales would simply be another
case Of a Hamletless Hamlet While
we glory In the moral and competent
spunk Of MIR. Jenkins, yet we ate con
strained TO believe that his new or
gauization is doomed 10 encount =
breaGert Republican reformers are
great indorsers. Jenkins party
would naturally be obliged TO endorse
something or somebody. II McKin-
ley's census bureau appoints Outcelt,
the Jenkins party could not conscien.
tiously endorse the national admins
tration, and for he same reason only
the Jenkins end OF the territorial ad
ministration could be endorsed 'Tis
true, the new party could indorse AT
torney Genera Cunningham for allow
ing himself to be reappointed by the
governor, and several members OF the
,ate unlamented assembly could be
ndorsed for allowing Mr. Jenkins TO
escape an investigatiouless ingestiga-
| Jion, but these Endorsements, however
cordial they might be, would not
atone for the stud cd 81 ghts TO the al
minis ration heads, and without the
administration heads the ambitions Of
Secretary jenkins, touching the matter
cf national convention delegate,
vould not be fulhlled While we COZ
tinue to sdnire the Fpupk Of the am-
bilious secretary, we fear such
FiynnleSs and Barnesless party as ne
seeks 10 organize would not stand
hitched The Scott end Of the party,
beipg tied with an interview. would
be tractable enough, but the secretary
does not pause to consider that Flynn
and Barnes aud Grimes, who have fed
long at the job counter, would not be
content to founder about without the
pale of party. lie has not made
provision 10 prevent them breaking in
We confess Secretary jenkins possesses
clear, clean-cut, atalytical and
executive mind, but we fear even
these qualities viii be taxed beyond
their strength when he attempts to
flster a Republican party on the Re-
publieana OF Oklahoma that does not
contain an admin -tration endorsement
aud free homes will o. the wisp.