The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-20

here and there over the territory, VINO
are never in their true element ex-
cept when finding fault with the &C.
tion of the party or with the nomi-
nee Both Of these elements this
Democratic year are too inhnitesemal
in numbers to cut any perceptible
figure i'm the election of the next dele
gate to congress. one Of the causes
which has operated seriously hereto
fore against n successful canvass has
been the unseemly scramble of aspir-
ants for the nomination, leaving an
aftermath Of bitterness in some and
in other a coolness and Indifference
which, il 90 did not amount to open
Opposition against our nominee pro
durel effects which were almost the
same. throwing a dampness over the
canvass both ruinous to the nominee
and disatrous to the party. This
should be avoided in the future 50 far
as wise counsel by the party leaders
can avoid t. The nominee must be
a man able to meet on the stump the
Republican orators and combat their
political heresies and sophistical ar
iguments Not only this but he should
be man who can draw to his sup
port the party workers and the best
oratorical element of the party every
where over thei territory. A man
may have a following here and there
over the territory but unless he can
write and call to his enthusiastic sup
port the strong men. the rank and
file, and indeed every element Of the
party in every county city, town and
township in the territory, the party's
hopes must inevitably go up in somke
as they have in the past.
i Personal friendship anc personal re.
gard ought not TO influence single
vote in the nominating convention.
Would it be a friendly act to nomi-
nate a friend Simply TO sec him de-
feated? CertaEl not Would one
be executing the will Of his party by
such vote? Hardly Friendship
and personal regard are divine ele-
ments Of human character ara ought
to be sacredly observed on all proper
Occasions. but when one Is 1egislating
for the best interest ana success of
the party dutys claims should be the
paramount consideration. Nothing
less than this personal abnegation in
conventions will ever crown the party
with success in this territory, and
the sooner the delegates to these con
ventions settle down TO this fact the
better 10 will be for the Democratic
party.
Another thing that has fatally han
dicapped our candidates for congress
has been the lack OF compaign funds.
You cant make a Successful territori-
al campaign on wind any more than
you can grow apples on dead syca-
more The lack of this in the terri
torial campaigns of the past is so we'll
known and understood that II is not
necessary to elaborate It further here.
Ii handicapped the campaign com
Imitees; it Handicapped those who
stood ready to take the stump for
our candidates, and it fatally handi-
capped the candidate himself
In this connection it is a wed
known fact that the Republican ter
ritorial machine worked the territori
al office holders for all that was out
assessing and collection from each
all the way from TO 20 per cent of
their monthly salaries for campaign
purposes. and they win ne compelled
iO do the same thing again this year
/ am not saying this as a bugaboo to
alarm somebody by a false cry of
fire. for every one conversant with the
past history of the politics of this ter
ritory and the manner in which the
Republican territorial campaign ma
chine has conducted their campaigns.
know they are facts.
TO meet this tremendous assess
ment slush fund the Democrats should
be prepared in advance, Their nomi-
nee should be a man nigh character
whose nomination would not only
rally to his enthusiastic support the
rank and file OF the Democratic party
and all opposed TO the Republican
machine politics. but he should be
one for whom the moneyed men OF
the party win willingly and cheerful
~ and literally go down in their
pockets or the funds necessary 10
meet all legitimate expenses Of his
. ',Ie.tfor u,botse s,,et ,,.hot ,,.ot,-n not