The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-29

sea- OF he car Of progress asl
along, and fling out thei. ha6
raying see what we have don
will admit they are simply
guard and with the blaring Of IA
cts and glittering tinsei are SEEN
20 create a mental strabismus
conceal from the people the car
Jugg rnaut. slowly bu. surely all
preaching IN their wake. which wiz
crush every vestige OF personal and
civil liberty ann viii leave crime
hunger and pestilence in its tracks.
But my friends, | see a frown upon
the brow Of the Republican campaign
manager, who has honored us with
( his presence here ionight must
come down from the clouds and say
TO you In order 70 get statehood
You mu.t rlose your eyes and vote
The Republican ticket straight. For
nausea le ME prescribe that you 60
.ho shoe make or harncs man
aad ee you leather stomachs made
'.pocially o be worn for voting and
Republican q ISOLATION purposes on
ly D eau we must have statehood
aad this is the only way we can get
it voice from the Republican
managers chair. That's the stun
SID, now You are earning the dough.
No wonder my ola friend. I did not
answer this Sind of argument. be-
cause you did no make II aad ID Is
the oaly kind you could make.
Tho atmosphere" is verv clear.
here in the northwest. upon the only
matte referred to in my nsighbor-
hood. The sorry reported Dsnnis
to have re'ated 10 Hanna is no ac-
Jon. 1t rs no secre. here iii Woods
county The facts more plainly re-
lated are briefly as follows: Two
wen seasoned politicians of this ooun-
ty were en- the delcga ion. at the Enid
Republican conven Jon. These two
well 3ea-oned Republican politicians.
with s.omachs well Gathered. were
INV =" ttpiu the lOedi ianu Onlce
here at Alva, as they believe by Den.
nis Flynn. and a neophyte, Musselrer
aud an embryo, Coheid appointed in
their stead They put up the young
chairman, Mr. Geisler. to throw the
whole Woods county vote for Nc
CURE. Just once, for fun" Geisler
did !. reluctantly / am told. and the
afore mentioned leather stomached.
got the FUN. No. my friend. the at
moepnere is very clear heres but
peculiar obstruction is in the ai.. be-
tween here and your neck Of the
woods 1t appeas to be at King
fisher and discovered I. a. about the
Time you delivered your address to
'ho people Of that place
Il seems to be this: A lit,ls over
two years ago you came 10 me in one
Of the hotel at Oklahoma City. where
The Democratic territorial convention
waa imminent You talked to me for
a fun hou in your most fetching
way for a Fellow citizen. Mr.. Cross.
fou old ine Of his many virtues. Of
his surprising abilities, Of your long
aad intimate acquaintance wir4 him
a. a neighbcr, anl urged upon me the
certainty Of his election if nominated
again Dennis Flynn.
Now sou ask me to reject this
supcrla.iye Mr. Cross. and vote for
Mr. Mcguire an untried inexpe .ieac.
ed man. You very properly do no.
say he is not a citizen of your town.
but you associate with men who do
say f. You ask me to vote for . man
who wan 70 profit by this viIainous
falsehood. You ask me to vote for
Mcclure and thus endorse everything
he stands for and one of these thugs
would require Of me to brand you
liar | cannot do this. my friend.
believe you told me the truth about
Mr.. Cross two years ago. and my con
science IS not OF sufficient elasticity
o overlook this in your newly fcund
associat IS. By reason OF this rien-
strous faleehood Mr.. Cross shoulc
have at lea z every vote in okIahoma
City.
You cuoe ia your Kingfshef
speech and repeat The quotation in
your harpoon Letter tc me- the face
tious remarks mad by our mutual
friend the eloque;t Col. Roy Hon
man in answer 10 az address Of wei
come, DO you quote him in earnest
TO me? Do sou PIE end to believe
he Wa aim III n earnest and re
hec.ed any bc1y's real opinions?