Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-09-15

reading about ihem. But what they
have read for the most was the news
paper reports Of our doings in con-
gress and President Roosevelts ut.
terances. While these reports were
accurate, newspaper space Is so limit.
ed they could not explain many 1ues.
tions as intelligent speakers can ex.
plain them. ."
Commenting on this, the Star. with
partizan zeal, wakes enthusiastic on
the opportunity this plan offers to fool
the voters, for 1t says.
zone advantage recognized in this
plan of campaign is the latitude which
will be allowed orators in discussing
the issues best suited to particular
communities. For example, in the
east, Chairman Payne and Represen.
tative Dalzell Of the ways and means
committee will shout for no tariff
changes and will whoop IL up along
that line for all there is in It, with
the serene Endorsement of the cam
IsNgn committee. Out west the re-
visionlst orators will demand reduc-
tion of some of the higher tariff
schedules. such as Steel iron, glass,
tin etc.-still with the serene indorse-
ment of the committee. In Minnesota
Mr.. Towney will berate Cuban reci-
procity, while south of him in Kan
sas his colleague on the ways and
means committee, Mr.. Long, will de-
fend that policy.
There will be labor orators for
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, depict
ing the benefits accruing to labor un.
der Republican policies; there will be
! antitrust orators for agricultural dis
tricts who will make the welkin ring
with denunciation of the octopil and
threats of their determination. There
will be German orators, and Seandi-
navian orators and Italian orators.
each appealing after his own fashion
to people to whom he talks in the in
terests of the Republican party and
for the election of a Republican house
of representatives"
Here we have the home organ of
the administration taking evident de-
light in this attempt to mystify the
people of the United States, and de-
liberately, through the irresponsible
mouths of a lot of trust-pald spell
binders, make the Republicans of the
country believe their political aspira.
tions are to be adopted by the men
they are invited to elect to represent
them. Such an audacious plan has
been in part attempted before, but
never openly advocated by the news
| Of hn fhs.
serene Endorsement of the campaign
committee"
With what delight will the intelli.
| gent Republican voter who Is FORUM
ate enough to be apprised of this de-
liberate attempt to deceive them, hang
on the words of the orators who as
sure them that black is white. How
enthusiastic he will be for the con-
gressional candidate who has pledged
himself to platform that is being
openly ridiculed and derided just over
the border In the adjoining congres,
sional district. What will be the
feelings OF this intelligent voter when
he reads the speech of President
Roosevelt and hears the next evening
the candidate of his party or the trust
paid spellbinder openly contradicting
the president and promising an entire
ly different policy. The ultra partizan
may close his eyes to the conse-
quences and vote the straight ticket,
there are others who may be disgusted
with the evident insincerity of his
party and stay at home. What a
picnic it will be for the Democrats.
They will jibe and jeer at their un-
fortunate Republican brethren and
ask them, Where they are at?"
II Mr.. Hanna should venture out
side of the confines of Ohio, into the
wilds of Wisconsin, for instance.
where several Republican congression-
al conventions have declared for tar
if revision, will he talk in unison with
the platform or with that of his own
state and congressional district?
How will the cabinet officers fare
under like conditions? For it is
stated the president has requested
them to take the stump like himself.
All doubtless, with the serene in
dorsement of the compaign commit.
tee" will follow the injunction of be-
ing all things to all men.