The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
THE PREACHER IN
THE cAMPaieN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
The advocates of the present city
administration have already entered
upon a campaign of misrepresentation
and vituperation Because the Citi-
zens grown weary OF habimal infrac-
tions of the ordinances ana tho barter
ing way OF municipal franchises and
cont cts for private gain, they cry;
"you are trying to wreck The town {"
The. 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 neverN
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 lt
all conversant with public interests.
understands the animus which promp.s
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 founl IN
the fact that he prehxes his name with
REV"
When the Citizens committcs ra-
earthed the sewer frauds, the city
council was badly frightened The
members sought cover and subsequent.
ly issued an order tying up the SIS.
900 in sewer warrants. The possession
of these warrants and the cashing of
the same is the issue 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 il elected
will see that the warrants are paid.
Mr Eanes is being used merely as e
catspaw to pun 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 colossal
steal, he would be free from attack.
What the ring says goes with the Re
publican small fry ard riff-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 tissue 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
doleful walls of what dire calamity
may fall on them should the Rev.
Humphrey be elected.
Since we are all citizens of Guthrie.
all vitally interested in the welfare Of
the town Misrepresentation cam 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-wrecking then let's have more
wrecking
The sewer advocates can not hope
to benefit their tissue" by the dissem-
ination of blood-clrdllng stories.
Investigation will show that the
Humphrey supporters are more ex-
tensive property owners and taxpay-
ers than the alleged prominent gen
tlemen" who want Barnes to save
them $4,000 in warrants. The
preacher clap-trap" can not fool in
telligent voters. The preacher is en-
titled to as much voice in municipal
matters as any other citzen--in facr,
moreso. Because he holds aloof from
the FOUNDERS and job-makers and rep
resents the highest interests Of a com
munity, he is impracticabIe as an ex-
ecutive, say the croakers. Another
disgusting argument of the anti
preacher crowd contains expressions
Of morbid fears that the ministerial
robes may be sullied The preacher
is considered a negative sort of char
acter with mouth shut and eyes
blinded to everything save the word
of God All this Is silly twaddle.
Current history proves IT, Balu-
more. Nd, New Haven, Conn. Austin.
Tex La Fayette. Ind, Evansville.
Ind. and a score Of other cities at the
present time have mayors elected al.
rectly from the pulpit And their res
pective administrations are successes.
Moreover, in the present case the
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