The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-25
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principles OF representative govern
ment are found in the declaration Of
American Independence inspired Of
Almighty God and written by Thomas
jefferson. the greatest statesman. the
gFandest character, the purest of pa.
triots aud builder of Democracy's
foundation, Upon that foundation
eupersuucture of political economy
and practical representative govern
ment was erected. strong and imper.
ishable. Is Il any wonder that the
Democratic party stands the test OF
every storm and continues in the
mind and heart of American citizen.
ship? Other parties rise and fall:
their mission ended The Democratic
party. whose principles form the con-
crete foundations of freedom. nber.
ty and justice among men, lives on
and on through every vicissitude OF
changing conditions Of men and ma
tions, surviving every peril and Civ
ing hope to humanity.
The Republican party. born Of a
contingency in human affairs, per
formed its mission nobly and the
memory Of Lincoln, its guiding mind
and conscience, will ever be held
sacred in the hearts of liberty loving
people throughout the world. Mighty
questions were settled under his ma
iestic and safe guidance and from out
the cloud and breakers of evil war the
grand old ship of state sailed forth
upon the broad ocean Of human prog
ress, strengthened in every timber
and its deck cleared for action agains'
tyrrany and behind it's guns a united
people forming a mighty nation, one
and inseparable AT Appomattox
when those matchless military heroes.
Grant and Lee. signed the articles OF
peace, the declaration of independ-
ence became a verify and the sins Of
a republic were atoned for in the
blood of half a million of its ncblest
sons. When the blue and the gray
fell upon each others necks and wept
for joy at Appomattox because that
cruel war was over their tears wash
ed away sectionalism When they
sang America together methinks
their half million dead comrades in
the glory trend sang hallalujahs of
praise around the throne of the In
finite Father and it was reechoed
along the battlements of heaven.
Peace on earth, good viii among
men" After 81 years of common
brotherhood among the men who met
face to face upon an hundred battle
fields, shame, lasting shame upon any
man who would malign the character
Of man who served at the front in
the civil war and attempt to fiji the
mind and heart of this generation
with the poison Of sectionalism.
Thank God il is only the pettifoging
politician who was in swaddling
clothes when these men were writing
history in blood from their own
heads. who so far forgets the ex.
alted position of an American as to
throw slurs or cast reflections upon
The blue or the gray
The assaults OF Republican pin
heads upon VIM Cross because he
was confederate soldier should be
repudiated by every old soldier in
either army and the avenging force
of the ballot should fling in their face
the foul SANDER II General Fitzhugh
Lee aud old Joe Wheeler, OF the con.
federate army are good enough to be
commissioned major generals by their
union comrade. VIM Mckinley surely
honest Bill Cross is good enough for
honors at the hands of Oklahoma.
Bless God, Jeffersonian Democracy
and Lincoln Republicanlsm are broad
enough and grand enough TO look
above and beyond the drivelings OF
narrow minded political bushwhackc
ers. and elevate men of brains and
character and when the polls are
closed on the lth day of next Novem-
ber the truth of any contention will
have been proven by the triumphant
election OF that plain honest. brainy
and big hearted commoner, Uncle Bin
Cross to represent Oklahoma I'm the
United States congress.
An old Union Soldier.