The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-29

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nearly three quarters of a million dol
lars. besides affording them the con
veniences and comforts of good i'm
provements to start out with. in the
usual democratic manner, according
to the new town elections. Let It be
hoped that those who got homes from
Uncle Sam viii be less ungrateful to
their benefsctors."
In the hrst place the plan for the
opening Of the new country. was not
the most successful, nor has It been
universally approved, and III all hu-
man probability. it win never be ap.
proved, which fact is to be hoped will
be fully demonstrated at the election
next fall.
The people are now and have been
at all stages Of the proceedings look
ing to the opening OF the new coun-
try" helpless, powerless and consult
less They were not thought worthy
to be consulted. They we're in the
eyes Of the grand moguls who com
manded in the lamented affair, the
Philippines of the great West incap-
able of knowing just what tney did
want
These people do know. and have
known at all times, that every step
from the introduction of the bill to
this good hour, has been in the inter
est and at the dictaton Of others, who
have nothing in common with the pro-
ducers of wealth. the mechanic, mer-
chant and the daily laborer, that at
every stage the interests Of the cor
porations and the capitalists, and not
that of the poor good faith home
steaders and towns-people were con
suited
The first opportunity offered, where
the voters and the bone and sinew
could speak, emphatic disapprcyal has
been registered, Notwithstanding the
efforts OF the leaders including our
delegate to congress, and therefore
the howl Of the Capital.
one might suppose that the candi-
aaFes were measured and the best
chosen, but the Capital will net have
it that way. and the Democracy Of
this territory may well accept the
challenge.
AS an evidence Of the great love for
the poor homesteader and the home
less generally. entertained and mani
tested By the Republican administra-
tion. We note that this same Repub-
llcan administration, as drawing
card. and 10 call people from afar to
compete with the homeless for a
home. advertised from Maine TO Cali
fornia and from the lakes to the gulf,
and even beyond the high seas, that
in this new country this great govern
ment had a capital prize OF si0,000.O0
to give to the lucky one who should
be the first to draw The right 70 make
homestead entry in this new country,
and this in the face of the fact that =
was known to the Republican admin
istration that many thousand poor
|, homeless. good-faith bomeseekers and
homestead entrymen with then fami-
lies were upon the boundaries of the
new country, suffering and starving
for the sake Of an equal chance with
others 20 select their own by every
known principle Of Justice only TO be
beaten aad deprived by sose self-ap-
pointed guardians,
u You may imagine what these self
same homeseekers and homesteaders,
whose action such rot as the above
VIII not deter when the opportunity
offers. will do TO this Republican ad-
, ministratlon. and how emphatic their
! iisapproyal Of the said actions Of this
! Republicaa administration will be in
the year A. D.. 1902.
the homeseekers, homesteaders and
the school land Iessees, imagine Sill
show their appreciation and approval
i OF the bonus plan Of letting school
{ lands. in a way calculated to make
, this Republican administration, gener-
) ous ana beaehcient as it is. heart sick
! when the opportunity Offers ior them
' 90 give expression at the polls.
, We are told that this bonus goes 10
, swell The school fund sacred 20 every
/ ono, and therefore this Republican adj
mlnistration should be lionized, and
) especially so II Il returned more than
/ it took out.
In other words, we are TO b. taught,
that It is not wrong TO steal, extort or
+ otherwise fitch money from ihe own
ers thereof. il We will Immediately
rao it IN a sacred fund. It Is imma-