The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-30
ElYNN.s SIDE PARTNER.

FLYNN's SIDE PARTNER.
Like the the jackal Of the desert
hanging on the outskirts Of armies
and caravans to pick mp the bones Of
the dead ard dying, so has Sid Clark
hung about the local and national leg
lislatures picking up precarious liv-
ling bY schemes and Doodle.
For a third of a century he has had
no other profession OF occupation
other than that Of a professional lob
byist The major part or this period
he has infested the national capital
with as fine scent for rotten jobs as
the red beaked bird OF evil smell
seeks It's carrion. Whenever a bill to
lrob the taxpayers of the nation came
before that body. that promised plumb
er to the promoters. Sid had himself
counted in or like the old darlosy. "I1l
break up de game" this threat always
I brought crumbs OF comfort in the
shape of divide
Every intelligent man in Oklahoma
knows that he has had no business
since he settled here. (which was at
very early day. save and except that
Of doing the bidding of Dennis Flynn.
While protesting to be Democrat
he never cast a vote for a Democratic
candidate for congress, nor did he
ever lift his voice for the party's nom
inee in congressional election.
Another fact patent to all--he has
been the constant attendant and side
partner Of Flynn during his congress
sional career. Clark and Flynn have
been twin boodlers. Many a 7cheme
has Sid discovered or suggested TO
Flynn and they have worked the deal
together He can scent corrupt job
with the unerring certainty that
buzzard does carrion, nor does he scent
to expose. but only to demand =.
share Of the spoil
Sid with his long experience ald
fertility OF resources, has put the
Honorable CD Dennis on the track
of much plundeC. Zig II" Dennis al
ways took the lions share, but ClarR
has managed to live The only rest
from his labors was while Mr.. Gala
han was in congress. Two years of
fepose only whetted his hunger for
more plumber. He longed for the sigh
of the national capital, and the flesh
pots of corruption he missed. He re-
manned at home during Galatians
term and like Othello. his occupation
was gone.
BY the folly of Democrats he was
sent TO the legislative council and his
side partner, Dennis, was returned to
congress, and prosperity smiled on
the twain again. Flynn was then cas-
lily worth a qua ter of a million dol
lars and Sid was fairly thrifty
Barnes was governor, report said
he was getting rich out OF the office |
Flynn and Sid thought they had
monopoly on that business in Ok a i
homa Flynn set Sid on to Barnes
administration to destroy him. 2
the session of that legislative assenb- /
ly this gray haired councillor spent
in assaults on poor Barnes at the die
tation of Flynn.
Mark, we do not defend Barnes or
his administration. We all know and
concede that when he was appointed
governor he had not money enough to /
flag a bread wagon, and after spend
ing for four years mole than three
times his ralary he came out Of the
office rich and is today president Of
bank.
Flynn is rated by Bradstree. an
Dun at over half a million. Barnes
sins were as drop in The bucket to
the boodling achievements of the /
Honorable Dennis. No man knew this /
better than Sid Clark. He willingly /
became the tool of Flynn to drive
Barnes out Of the business. that the
twain might have a monopoly
The State Capital warmed the old /
larnacle up during his legislative ca
seer, but since he has come out in his
true colors and shows his Republican
SIN CRATER Greer lauds CRATER Sid
ney to the skies. The idea of Clark
being a Democrat A real Democrat I
is an honest man. This test disquali-
hes him for memhershin I'm the marty.