The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-29

pass Mr. Mcclure. (the same one Of
whom we are speakine) feels that his
identity is fairly we'll established en-
his native heath. and he IS now en-
gagged in seeking TO make himself
Known on the west side Were II not
for the limited circulation Of the enid
Events. IN which he has purchased an
interest. Mr.. Mcclure would wax ia-
mously. For several weeks the Events
has played up HcGuire, as against TIC
field. with all the abandon Of a Paris
mutual tout on fiftyto-one shot. AS
a personal praise organ the Events has
grown volumirously phosphorescens,
In like measure It has grown icon
oclastic. In order to boost Mcclure
It tears down, it's own party idols.
wIliePurcell. who Eventuates weakly
personally a clean-cut young man, ls.
politically far removed from his base.
Studied addiction to Herpicide and
swift's Specific is not conducive to
easy poise and selfcontrol The
Events, then, OF rather Mr. Mcclure,
party OF the FIRST part, and Mr Pur.
cell. are industriously engaged Ia
booming Mcclure and snagging his
party enemies. incidentally. the
Events feels called upon to jab The
Leader, because The Leader contends
that Mr. Mcclure was not elected and,
forsooth, because The Leader does
not keep up ripping fire on Bill
Grimes. who is venomously attacked
by the Events as a traitor to Mcclure.
Now The Leader has no desire to heal
these Republican quarrels. Tnc
Leader is always a Democratic DaIeI,
believing in the perpetui.w Of Jack
sonian principles and present
Democratic majority in Oklahoma of
ten thousand. The Leader Deiicyes
that Republican quarrels make Demo
cratic votes and that internecine
Democratic strife eventually cements
Democracy. The Events is Mcclure
Republican paper It comedies hat
an irrevocable split obtains arong
Oklahoma Republican leaders, but why
the Events should condemn Bin
Grimes because he steadfastly refused
TO support Mcclure or contribute nicn-
ey To his campaign and censure TIE
Leader for commenting the level
headegness of Grimes is incomprehen
sibis. AS well condemn an erstwhile
politician named Flynn Bill Grimes
is far and away the most stalwart Re
publican in Oklahoma He doubtless
has the money to show for II. And
yet Bill Grimes hasn't violated any
laws Oately) nor has he stolen any
elections. Al,4srue lovers Of the beau
tiul look with dismay on these Beotian
cavillngs and join us in hailing Bill
Grimes as the sweetest political min
strel of the southwest Grimes. like
Ferguson. Is an iser. He's here. He
Is a whole neighborhood of grace, with
the trees hung with jasmine. The
Events, then, while seeking TO estab-
llsh the identity of McGuir5. should
not depart from personal praise Il
can accomplish little by attempting to
pull Grimes out Of the riggins Crimes
is several miles to windward with no
time allowance handicap and his
poltogue up. Let Purcell, Of the
Events. leave the overthrow OF Crimes
to some second-rate bard, and con
fine his muse and yearnings 10 pie
turing the roundelay Of his plumaged /
Byrd. Thus far he has lone Well He
is sweet singer He has nxe1 a
diadem in McGuire's brow and dis
TILED a melody such as even Olympus
never knew. He has rolled Sappho
and orpheus into one, and caused
4. Fr.,.-