The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-27
THE PREACHER IN


THE CAMPAIGN.
The advocates of the present city
administration have already entered
upon a campaign Of misrepresentation
and vituperauon. Because the Git
zens grown weary Of habitual infrac-
tions of the ordinances and tho barter
ing away OF municipal franchises and
contracts for private gain. they cry
you are trying to wreck the town"
They little think that the town Is al
most wrecked as it is through collu-
sion and fraud in the city council. Be
cause a gentleman who once filled a
pulpit is nominated for mayor they lift
their eyes in holy horror srying: "A
preacher for mayor neveri"
Since politics has no place in city
matters. why can not we al be reason
able and fair in this mayoralty con
test?
OF course, every thinking man At
all conversant with public interests,
understands the animus which prompts
these uncalled assaults on the Rev
w. A. Humphrey. the Citizens candi-
date for mayor. They know why
prejudice is being fomented against a
man whose only crime is found IN
the fact that he prehxes HIS name with
Rev"
When the Citizens committee rn.
earthed the sewer frauds, the city
ctuncii was badly frightened The
members sought cover and subsequent
ly issued an order tying up the S1S.-
600 in sewer warrants. The possession
of these warrants and the cashing Of
the same is the tissue" of the cam
paign so far as the sewer ticket is
concerned. Barnes doesn't figure
deeply in the equation The gang
realizes he is with them and if elected
will see that the warrants are paid
Mr.. Barnes is being used merely as a
catspaw to pull the warrants into the
pockets of the sewer looters. Had the
sewer boodlers the assurance that the
Rev. Humphrey would stand in"
with them, and wink at a colossal
steal. he would be free from attack.
What the ring says goes with the Re
publican small fry and rff-raff, which
constitutes the sewer ticket The Re
publican city ticket is a perennial af-
fair It's candidates are Royal Baking
powder candidates, top-column and
next to pure. They want office and
do not care a tinker's cuss word what
the issue is They have no thought
capacity, beyond desire and meekly
follow the dictations of the ring. They
are the fellows who are chasing about,
Yelling "A preacher will kill the
town" They are the political para
sites who are trying to frighten the
saloonists and sporting gentry with
dolesul walls of what dire calamity
may fall on them should the Rev
Humphrey be elected.
Since we are all citizens of Guthrie
all vitality interested in the welfare of
the town misrepresentation can avail
nothing If there are town-wreckers
in Guthrie. they have a curious way Of
bringing about devastation. If solid
blocks of brick and mortar built by
ardent supporters Of Humphrey means
town-xrecllirg then les have more
wrecking.
The sewer advocates can not hope
TO benefit their issue" by the dissem-
ination Of blood-curdling stories.
Investigation VIII show that the
Humphrey supporters are more ex-
tensive property owaars and taxpay.
ers than the alleged prominent gem
lemen" who waht Barnes to save
them $4,000 in warrants. The
preacher elap-trap' can not fool in
telligent voters. The preacher Is en-