The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-23


but when the nowness of his position
wears OFT and lie comprohends more
fully his surroundings. be viii be dis
tinctly inclined to act on his own initi-
alive and TO rely upon his own judg
ment rather than on that of his pres
elt official advisers. In short. believ-
ing as President Roosevelt does, ia
the strenuous life, he is very apt.
when he as gathered about him his
own particular friends. TO insist upon
doing something to give his adminis-
tration the stamp Of individuality, and
there will be trouble as sure as fate.
The Democratic party willebe ready.
That is alt | have to say on that
poiat.
~ effect, it is the plan OF the ma
tioual Democratic committee to win
the next presidential election through
dissensions in the Republican ranks:
1T is history" said Mr.. Johnson,
chat when vice president has sue
ceeded to the higher office. as hoose-
welt has done, there is sure to be in
ternal dissent of wide extent in the
party in power.
Senator Hanna is not out Of poll
tics by very large majority, and
there is going to be a fight Of sublime
proportions at the next national Re
publican convention. II President
Roosevelt follows generally The prece-
dent he sci in Alabama few days
ago by appointing Democrats to of
fce the resentment of the old-time Re
publicaas in that section will be SO
great that they will continue solid for
Mr. Hanna"
The Constitution would have but
poor reliance in Democratic success il
1t is to he contingent upon the mis-
takes of others. We admit fully the
dcmoraIizing effect of division on a
party in power, but when the people
come to the election they are not go
impressed with those whose only claim
to Office is their ability to point out
the shortcomings Of other men. Sue.
cess by accident deserves no praise,
and reliance upon division may be
overestimated
The Democratic party must go be-
fore the people with a higher mission
than that of mending errors. It needs
broad, constructive policy such as
will develop the hopes OF the nation
and keep it upon its upward march.
A great deal has been said about the
success of the country under this par
ty and that but the truth is that the
country has enlarged and grown in
splta Of blunders aud mistakes and
With no thanks to political menagers
of whatever brand. While politicians
/ have been quarreling about loaves and
nshea. Providence has opened the
way to greatness and expansion. Ma
poleon had to force Louisiana upon us,
and the Philippines are but an awk-
ward result Of Dewey's guns This
win be the history Of the future as it
has been OF the past,
That party win be successful that
makes itself the vehicle Of the nation
al desire. In times past the Demo
cratic party has enjoyed this distinc'
ton. while of late the advantage has
been to the Republicans. Party con
ventions may make platforms but the
people readily brush them aside and
substitute what they know to be the
real one. In the last campaign both
partiec had platforms which really
found no discu5s.on among the people,
because. going behirj them, the mass
es decided that the real question was
the maintenance OF the new borders
created by our arms. They under
stood full well that there We're ugly
details. but these could be smoothed
out by time. The great determination
was to hold On to what we had gotten
and set about rectifcation Of details
later through ordinary legislative
channels The decision Of the SUI
preme court came along in time, up
holding the manner in which the new
territory was held, and leaving the
details 10 the future.
On the same line. the campaign Of
1904 will bring up its own questions.