The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-05

which T viii briefly discuss. are wholly
different from those ~ fses viii frs.
refer 20 the sixteen parts and than %
the one part
These sixteen parts are.
First-We have the issue fraught
with infescrfhable importance % our
people native born. and chose who have
Tor patriotic reasons cast their for
tunes wiki Us mainly. that Of the re
rubltc against the empire on this part
alone of th= sixteen. II there were no
other. we confidently expect % win
sweeping victory in N0reuber. The
republican parry stands for empire. Tfe
democratic party stands for the repub-
lic- for the declaration of fndepend-
ence AMI the constitution of our cOun-
try
F0urrh-This administration came in
% power wiki a solemn declaration in
favor of bi--etaIIisn and a pledge TO
promote t. II has failed % keep thai
pledge Ii has erected II rs stead ths
single standard Of gold. and has en-
teav0red 90 destroy all hope of b.-met-
taLisu- In doing this. E. ras built up a
powerful national hank trust. and has
given Us a currency based upon the
debts and liabilities of the govern
-ent-
We stand FOR bi-ustrausu and not
for m0n0-ustsllic standard OF efgher
one OF the other metal
Fffth-The dominant party has "a
Gently made the fraudulent declaration
that IL favored the Monroe doctrine:
and Yet their president and secretary
q state have done all in their power 70
aorOgats and nuIlify that famous and
much reversd doctrine.
In the name OF the democratic arth-
OF. James Monroe. I 1enounce their
Tzunted advocacy OF this truly Amer
iCan doctrine as false and hypocrfticaI.
We stand for this doctrine in its es-
sence and form, and demand its rigid
enforcement
sixth-In order 10 obtain place and
power they pleaded themselves. in
the interest q an expanding commerce
10 construct q water wav % connect
the two great oceans Ttey have re-
pudiated this commerce.
They have negotiated the Hay
Pauuceforre treaty which while il vir-
tUaIly abr0gates the Monroe doctrine
renders Il fupracticzbIe 10 build an
American ca nal Under tie terms and
provisions OF this treary. which is
English and not American. tie canal
can never D. constructed We sand for
an American canal. owned. consructed.
operated and fortified by America.
Seventh - They declared in their
platform thar their parrv was resp0n-
siol= for the merit system. that IL was
their creature and thar the civil service
law would b. protected and its o7e~a.-
tons extended
Their protection Of this law has been
such as the wolf gives the lamb. They
did not dare openly repeal the law or
70 modify IL by an act OF congress but
they have insidu0usly u an order
from the president exhOrted from him
70 aid them to obtain and hold uolf-i-
csl power. greatly impaired the eff
cfency Of law
By the presidents order many thou
sand lucrative Offices regularly covered
oy the civil service law were taken
from under the protection. and thes=
places turned over 10 the partisan fol-
bowers in a vain effort p satisfy ther
political greed.
EighJh-They declared in their plat
form in favor OF the admission OF the
territories of Arizona New Mexico. Z
and Oklahoma as states OF the union
Yet. after nearly four years OF full
power, they are srilI territories. Under
the wicked rule Of law as now applied
BY the republican party 70 some OF our 4
territories they may al an early date
md erected between themselves and .
the balance OF the union q tariff wall
which viii serve 70 pauperize them
ElsvenJh-Another part Of the issue
1f The campaign this year is the scand- (
2Ious dealings OF high cabinet officer
with private banks OF the country.
These scandals are notorious, and are
based upon the earnest and repeated
written demands of the officers Of
some OF these banks that they should
- favored BY this administration BE-
,ause Of the money contributed by
hem with which 20 buy the presidency
Il 1854
Correspondence submitted by con.
,ress shows that. in one case al least.
IN appeal from an institution in New
York City 20 the secretary OF the
reasury for financial assistance. be
.ause, as it was claimed. the officers
II that bank had contributed literally
% the election OF the present chief 4
Executive was not made in vain. and \
he asked for assistance in this case
vas freely II not cOrTuD.ly given.
TwelfLh-The scandals which sur
'ound the war department in feeding
moalmed beef 70 the soldiers. in its
purchase Of old yachts. tugs. ocean \
iners, ocean tramps. barges. etc. for
lse as army transports constitutes an
important chapter.
Ninth-When congress last assembl-
4 the president in his first utterance
.iiresSad N the raDraSan n 70 tf,-as f,-s-b