The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-30
JACOB ADMIRE
GOES AFTER
H0WARD'S HIDE
For an AlIuSion Made in Okla
homa Day Club Speech.
HE USES SHARP SARCASM
On the Oklahoma City Orator
for His Pointed Remarks.

Guthrie, o. T., March 2s.-Jacob Admire
of Kingfsher has crossed swords with
Mr.. Howard speech before the Oklaho-
ma Day club Mr.. Howard. one of Okla
homa.s foremost orators, took a shot at
Flynn in his speech, and Admire opens
a gattling gun on him. Admire says:
The Free Press has thick skull. It
read an extract from Towards speech be-
fore the Oklahoma Republican Day club
without realizing that he was attacking
anybody, as that would be a violation Of
one of the cardinal principles of the club.
We understand that no man, as a. man.
as a several and distinct entity, is ell
gible to be either censured or apostro-
phised by members Of the club, as club
members. either as several and distinct
entities or as q concrete. compact and in
vulnerable body of Individual club enti-
ties in session. In other words, that the
club is devoted wholly and profoundly
TO great fundamental principles and to
the discussion of ways and means Of car
rying on a battle, without audibly pro-
nouncing the names Of captains and lieu
things, Mr.. Howard said:
We have carried the territory every
time but one and also
If we lose next fail we will never CO rry
II again. and also
If the Democrats win. they will make
this southern Democratic state" and
also
IF the Republicans carry It they may
hold it, but if they lose they will have lost
forever" and also
Il am not candidate for any Office
and can afford to speak the truth" and
also
If you think you can build a Repubn-
can state in a southern latitude, and let
two or three men run it, have only to
say you are mistaken" and also
You cannot do it,'
These dogmaticisms did not sound es-
pecially furious TO our pacific mind. nei-
Their did we understand what Mr. How
ard meant by saying he was mot can
didate for any Office" and. therefore.
could afford to ten the truth" but sun
posed that he meant to apologize to his
beloved brethren. then and there assem-
bled, for his failure TO always tell the
truth during the many occasions when he /
had been a candidate for Office before 1
That conclusion was logical and we were /
quite ready TO accept the amende honora- /
bic and let it go at that. But now comes /
the Watonga Republican and saws Of
this speech that:
of course, it was aimed as a thrust at I
the Republican organization Of Oklahoma. /
and probably more especially at Dennis /
Flynn and some other prominent Repub- /
lican workers
Well. if that is so, Mr.. Howard's shot
gun scatters wide OF the mark. That
may have been what he was shooting at
we thought he was shooting 10 see how
the explosion would sound II he intend
ed TO include Flynn in the two or three
men," he had his gun pointed In exactly
the opposite direction, as Mr. Flynn has
heen backed by the united Republican
party Of the territory. and then some
and still IS!
We have always regarded Mr.. How
ard as the funny man Of the show. and
his extreme solemnity OF manner. his
spasmodic gobs of wisdom exploded in
a tone of voice which reminds one Of the
snarl of a butchers saw as It savagely
plows through a beef bone were intended
a. We thouent 70 add to the general
amusement Of his audience. Mr.. Howard
may have had somebody in his mind
whom he desired to blow up. but. on read
ing the extract Of his speech quoted. we
at once thought Of Arkansaw and Won
dered what he had against Powell Clay
tor.
The FL Reno American says his re
marks found not one single approving
smile or word Of encouragement" II
that be true-if the organizers Of the Ok
ahoma Day Republican club are such
solemn set Of old ROSTERS as that, we
may conclude 10 withdraw our applica-
ton for membership. for there is one
thing certain: had we been personally
present or the meeting we should have
laughed. and shouted. and hurrshed IT
the tiptoD of our voice if it had been the
asst act OF our life.
And yet we most sincerely believe. af-
ter MI Howard $ audience has had time
10 think Of H. they win also. one and all, I
suddenly break out and laugh until their Il,
sides ache-mayhe longer. And any
amount OF laughing would be justihahe
p the face Of such great provocation: but ]
y course generous allowance should al !
WAYS be made Tor men who 90 not catch ,
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