The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-25

rAe AMRIcAN.
Republican Denounoes policy Of His
Party and It's Disciples.

Republican Denounoes Policy Of HIS
Party and It's Disciples.
El Reno. Okla, Aug. s5--The Bell
has the following
am repeatedly asked why re
signed from the editorial manage :
ment of the Ei Reno American News,
and in response to these inquiries am
impelled to give my reasons clearly.
There we're several reasons. promi-
nent among which was my disagree
ment with the owner Of the paper
Mr.. Frank Greer, OF the Guthrie
state Capital, upon the duties Of a
journalist to the public and to the
party whose cause he espouses.
/ believe It the duty Of an editor TO
publish the truth and defend It
against all corners. It is equally in
cumbent upon him to denounce evil
and purge the public service from
evil doers The editor who does this
serves his country and party best.
That this territory has been and is
now cursed by some Of the most
adrolt public plunderers and monu-
mental grafters that ever conspired
against virtuous and upright citi-
zenship. is so apparent that the
proverbial wayfarer can not possibly
fail TO see the iniquity thereof
If The Republican party would hope
TO win in this election it must purge
itself from the blighting curse OF
their presence, and upon the Repub-
/ lican press of the territory rests the
responsibility Of the task
r There is no honest defense Of their
; record and whitewashing won't do;
the masses of the Republican party
and all other parties are honest in
!, purpose. and to go before the people
j. with a flourish of trumpets under
a false colors, can not. ought not and
+ will not meet with popular approval
s at The polls. The editor Of the state
Lapital and his modest brother, who
now edits the American News-and
+. runs il as a tail to the Guthrie kite
e stands for a trust breeding tariff In
d opposition to the Republicans as ex
If pressed in its last national convention
Is and IN every state convention since
and especially to the late territorial
convention Of Oklahoma.
+, believe in reciprocity fair trade
N and changing tariff rates TO conform
10 with existing conditions, and believ
: ing thus. how could retain my self
y respect and assert manhood except by
ST refusing to do the bidding of time
m serving journalistic boss.
h. Another reason is his While
editor o. the American and after
wards Of the American News. ha'
80 labored diligently for the interests o
= IN Reno and Canadian county. hopin
= the paper would at some time &c
!, from under the depressing influence
IA OF mismanagement, and especially th
I, humHiaung condition it was place
u in after it's purchase by Mr Greel
\, When his brother was sent here Z
IA dominate its policy such hope vanisi
ed and ! must either become tn
plant tool of very inferior repre-
sentative Of power at Guthrie G
resign, and chose the latter course
II might have been to my hnanci'
" interests temporarily to have pros,
= tutedl my limited talent and energ
" TO the base purposes Of this combini
ton, but / am not built that way
:" the people Of this city and count
desire TO pay tribute to an institutio
90 whose pretensions Of loyalty TO the
-" interests is a fraud and wholly hypI
critical IT is their business, but ! veI
respectfully decline 70 be a party
NY the fraud. U. S. Brown.