The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-17
EDITOR McKELWAY
Talks About the East and the
Great West.

Chicago, May l6.-The eastern members
Of the Associated Press arrived IN Chica-
go tonight in a special train over the Bal
timore and Ohio road. The trip was made
considerably upder schedule time. In many
instances miles were made as low as GO
seconds. They VIII attend the regular
annual meeting Of the Associated Press
to be held tomorrow in Recital hail at
the Auditorium and IN the evening ON
be present at The annual banquet to be
givetn In the Auditorium banquet hall.
The members will return east over the
Baltimore and Ohio Thursday
st. clair McHelway, editor Of the Brook
yn Eagle, was among the party. In an
| interview he said;
Every time / came to Chicago or go
farther west. 1 am impressed with the
need the east and the west have for one
another, and with the senseiessness OF
misunderstanding between them.
1.-THE east Is the curb rein, and the west
IS the spur Both are necessary Neither
| need quarrel with the other A. pro
/ gress is the rule Of "a nations life. tht
| spur has more to do with the pace OF
the national nag. and Uncle Sam among
riders has never failed OF purse or plac,
! In the worlds sweepstakes.
"Mssour-born. New York-raised; news
/ paper-trained, ] frankly admit that ths
heart. history and future OF this republi,
| depends on questions that are going to b,
settled by the great west. The west i,
going 10 teach the rest Of the country
now % solve the problem ~ squaring pol
inucal economy with the rights Of hu
manity. The east sees little but hard ant
| fast doctrine. The west mixes senti
mcnt with them. The result is an effer
vescnce in both parties, but moneyhoo,
and manhood viii soon find they mus
agree-and that manhood must come {,
the top
'"rhe destiny of expansion was stamped
ON this country when eastern adyen
lures opened up the western reserve an,
when southern adyenturers pushed be
yond the Mississippi. Both spread vvel
the prairies tln mey gathered strength
cause and purpose 20 break trail through
and over the Rocky mountains 10 th.
| Pacific And the ike spirit has plantc,
| our flag ln the Philippines 20 stay
lt was not accidental ia was provi
dence a was prophecy that Lincoln
| Gpnt snd Mckinley. westerners aii
| have wrought out the greatest issue
Of tn century. The hrst abolished do
nestle slavery The second saved tn
union. The third brougl.. 20 an end Eu
ropean oppression on American soil an
started this nation on a nations role Il
the world Of nations. Who secs not wesl
ern primacy ln this can see nothing arighi
"The two great sections really diaer les
than they are aware PrOsT -rity has set
tied the silver question. In Inevitable ex
pansion is Involved ln the open door ina
settlers protection FOR the sake OF protec
tion. our world wide duties will solem
nize Us all and sOidfy us All for una
civil service reform which Great Brital
learned from the colonies. not The cofor
ios from Great Britain. We viii have ou
local ring scandals and our local lab,
troubles but they will yield 10 local trea
ment. Eastern precision and western pus
Will respectively steady and propel n
united natiOa on the path Of a mob
destny-and the center Of power wi
remain where the center Of purpose an
OF population is-in me west"