The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-01-30


2 ne Capital has yet to learn that the
public ia not interested IN newspaper
fights
The public is willing to admit that
lthe manager Of the Capital stands pre-.
eminent as a man who gets what he
wants. and while a few may. perhaps,
through curiosity. question his modus
operadi. they are not disposed to
higgle-so long as they are not mo-
Tested. But while standing fxedly pre-
eminent the manager Of the Capital,
imaglnss the public So interested in
his superimposed and alleged strug-
giles. In this he errs. The public Is
iregalcd deily with columns Of slush.
and parbolled statistics and figures
showing why the Capital should enjoy
the usufruct OF Republican victories.
The public has troubles OF its own.
on the other hand Clarke. IN the
council. Is becoming we1risome lie
Is given to dnly.dallying and con
sumes $26 worth Of time daily in
ventilating largely his personal
grievances. Clarke imggines the
Legislature Is school for scandal and
publication 1t looks very much as
though he delights 10 see hls name in
print as sockdolager, a terror. a
senatorial Holmanizer Mr. Clarke
was ceaseless ragchewer In the
Fifth assembly and he left a taste akin
to Hostetter's Bitters
During that session Clarke gave the
public no time to pant In peace One
Clarke horror succeeded another in
oewildering succession; Clarke ankle
ties and alarms over the calendars.
the door Keepers. and the spittoons
trod upon each others gathered heels;
each morning brought new and
darker fright, until Clarke's colleagues
gasped like a lizard on an 'Arkansaw
fence.
And now at this session, Just as we
had persuaded our hair 20 lie fiat, and
were on the point OF resumlng the
even tenor and noting some really !
beneficial legislation. here comes the |
announcement Of another cockey out
break-with Clarke striding through |
the council corridors with homlcidial |
CLEAN, and armed with Kansas legis
latiye metaphors and futive sallles
the very apotheosis Of pyramid pile |
salye
Mr. Clarke should understand that |
the council was not organized to fur
thor his personal whims. It is a
Democratic council and his Demo
cratic colleagues are anxious to do
something for the territory and the
Democracy They are not in positions
to reprimand OF rebuke Clarke, since
such rebuke would engender personal
anlmosity. on floor and committee,
hurtful to the majority. But The
Leader has It from the best authority
that the Democratic members are
sore on account OF this dillydallying
and time-consuming propaganda
Nobody cares a two-spot how much
Clarke excoriates Greer and his sheet.
Greer admits being everything with
which he has beon charged and
Clarke's turgid rhapsodies viii not of
feet him Greer is as comfortable as
a morgue Greer is public printer
and in that capacity an officer OF the
council II ne Is so painfully rotten
Mr. Clarke should have him on the
carpet charged with impeachment
but the precious time OF the upper
houge should not be consumed daily
and legitimate legislation held up by
aenile yituperation and personal ,ui.i
mnatona u Mr. Clarke deslres 10
mount the tramo OF the human tomb
ayery tWentyfour hours, let him hire
q han, and invite Greer to Joint de-
bate. This thlng OF impeding the sos
sious OF the legislature under the
guise Of economy may sHt Delegate
Flynn but 1t has grown woemlly mo-
notonous TO Legislators and tax payers.
Mr. Clarke can hope 10 accomplish
little by ceaseless talking. Deeds,
not words, count--and frowsy words
are every bit as bad as freak legisla-
ton Let Mr. Clarke give some other
Legislator q chance