The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-09

admiration for the other Hate and
malice between them lie buried in the
grave al Appomatox-
These remarks are called out by tho
mean and cowardly attacks upon Col.
onel Cross by certain Republican
journals in this territory because he
was a Confederate soldier and bore an
honorable record in the army of the
Lost Cause. It is proud refec-
tion that no old soldier of the Union
army joins in OF countenances these
attacks on Colonel Cross. The mean
ness of these attacks upon Colonel
Cross are the more despicable because
coupled with them, is the published
lie that he dislikes Kansas and the
Kansas people and that he had so
declared himself, lie so conspicuous
upon its face as to require no refuta-
tion from anyone.
Why lug Kansas into the congress
ionsl campaign IN this territory? It's
sole purpose was TO injure Colonel
Cross with former Kansans who are
now residents Of Oklahoma A jour
nal which finds itself driven to sthe
employment Of such questionable
means for partisan fuel is indeed in a
bad way, and the political party which
upholds its lying is bankrupt of
honor and decency.
In contradiction to this class of
Republican politicians the Leader
transfers to its columns the following
sensible and appropriate criticism OF
this bloody shirt" and soulless class
Of politicians by Hon. Jacob Admire
Of the Kingfsner Free Press, himself
a gallant Union soldier in the civil
war Colonel Admire says:
Mr. Cross. the Democratic nomi-
nee for congress, is an ex-rebel sol
der, and the story runs that he was a
brave, honorable and gallant soldier,
who still carries evidences of these
facts upon his body. His rebel serv-
ice has been suggested as an argu-
ment against his election. There are
two or three ways OF looking at this
suggestion.
"First-That offense Gf it ever was
one) is barred as an argument by the
federal and local statutes, and no less
effectually by public opinion.
"Second-The force of this argu-
ment. if it could be heard at all does
not consist so much in the fact of his
rebel army service as it does as to
whether he was a brave soldier, an
honorable soldier. or whether he was
a cowardly soldier, a dishonorable sol
dier, or a sneaking soldier. Both of
these classes of soldiers were connec-
ted with both armies. The generous
Union soldier. who has long since
accepted in good faith his former foes,
and now glories in a reunited coun-
try. has long since ceased to attach
other importance to this question. and
unwillingly leaves the men who per
formed no service in either army, and
their sanguinary and bloodthirsty de-
scendants, to fight the battles over in
party platforms and on the stump.
"Third-Another thing has been set
tied in the old Union soldiers mind,
and that is this: The man who should
cred his musket when the fight came
on and went out in defense of what
he conceived TO be right, stands in
comparably higher in their estimation
than the man who held the same opin-
ion but took special care to keep out
of ali danger. So, as between the
rebel soldier and the man who be-
lieved that the cause for which the
rebel soldier stood was right, but was
too careful OF his hide to risk it in
support Of the cause, they prefer the
former in every relation Of life.
SO, so far as the old soldiers are
concerned. there must be presented
some other issue than that which in
wolves the mere question Of whether
the candidates carried a gun on the
wrong side in the civil war"
RAILROAD POOLS AND REBATES.