The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-08
HOW C0NsPIRATORS MISMANAGED
FLFNN's CELEBRATION.

the Hon. Unanimous Dennis Flynn on
his good work in connection with the
free homes bill MIR. Flynn is entitled
to credit aud praise. In a speech at
jefferson he uttered the pat. terse and
decisive declaration that unless this
etsion OF congress passes the free
homes bill shall split with my party"
The threat Of Mr. Flynn was fraught
with weight. Congress finally passed
the free homes bill. For eight long
years MIR. Flynn lsbored in behalf Of
this meritorious measure. True, IL is
that in 1896 when Callahan was In
congress and was on the verge of hav
ing the measure enacted into law, Mr..
Flynn, back-pedaled a trihe, and
asked that action be deferred until he
was again elected 70 the house. At
that time Car Reed forced congress to
succumb to Mr.. Flynr's wishes. But
despite this momentsry alteration of
desire and gross transgression which
redounded to the disadvantage Of
hundreds of homo steaders, who tired
of waiting, proved up on their home
steads, Mr.. Flynn was always dill
gent in paramounting the free homes
measure.
During three campaigns free home
was made the issue by MIR. Flynn.
Now, what do we find?
Treachery! Treachery deep, vile
and base Ambitious Republican lead
ers seek to rid the territory Of Flynn
power. Aware of Flynps senatorial
ambitions they now coaspire to en-
compass his downfall. They essay to
do this by unanimity,
That cor spirscy against Flynn ex
lists is shown in the wretehed failure
Of the so-cslled territorial free homes
ratification"
After a congressman had labored
eight long years with one single OBJ
ject in view, spending restless days
and sleepless nights, in furthering the
interests of his constituency, finally
triumphing in one burst of glory, it
were but mete that he should be &C.
corded an ovation second only to
Caesars triumphant entry into Rome.
With all the innocence ofsthe political
neophyte, Mr.. Flynn wrote to his po-
litical managers in Guthrie, asking
that gigantic free homes celebra-
ton, covering forty-eight hours, at the
least, be held in Guthrie" 1t was his
idea that the whole territory be
emptied into the capital city. Mr.
| Flynn said nothing of kingly crowns,
laurel wreaths or scepters but his
minds eye beheld himself in chariot
drawn by white, prancing Pettlgrewed
steeds that chafed the bit and frothed
at the mouth. And this was not too
much for Mr.. Fly nm to have concealed
in his minds eye. The applause of the
people was justly and truly due him.
Now what do we find?
Instead of the second coming of Cae.
sar, waving banners, festooned thor
oughfares, and the huzzas of thousands
of alfalfa-throated patriots-we find 4c
long, steamless hours of unenthusiastiC
vacuum, ribald dearth of feeling, anc
smokeless, innocuous deseutude.
THE LEADER said yesterday that the
free homes celebration was myth, {
fasco. 1t IS worse today. There is ne
celebration of free homes in Guthrie
and the name of Flynn is not gildeC
with the hues Of the rainbow. Tha
the celebration was fasco Is no re
Election on the town of Guthrie
was due to the rantenkerous psi tisan
who mismansged it. The local com
mittee started out with the idea o
mismensging it in order TO humiliat
Dennis T. Flynn. II was inauguratet
as partisan affair, ives kept within
the confines Of q few narrow, part,
self.feeders, and not a Democrat o
PopuHst was invited to cooperate
The celebration" had twotold ob
ject in view-the belittling of frel
homes as a territorial non partisan
measure and the schriving of Flynn
All the so called arrangements for tn
affair were faxed. No efforts wer
made to get speakers here; j. R. Bur
ton was never officially invited; Curti
of Kansas and Warner of Mis- sour
have TO: as yet heard of the "ratifca
ton" Bogus dispatches were used I