The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-24
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I ermyer when he has anything 10 say,
wishes to say {, all or say nothing.
,Recently Kansas City paper re-
uuested NJ. overmyer to write for
thar paper his opinions as to Grover
II Clevelana az a Democratic candidate
for president The paper quoted Mr.
RI Nermyer as follows;
HI j"Croyer Cleveland hus no moro
chance to be Nominated by the Dem
ocradc party than Marx Hanna or
Booker washington No man will be
nominated who is NOT a Democrat.
Cleveland has not been a Democrat
for the last 'en years. and he never
was more than o nominal Democrat
\. He was Hum the beginning a mug
wump, and for the last ten years he
Sbgs wased relentless war upon the
X em0cratc party. IFS principles plat
iorms ana candidates How can such
a man expec, TO be nominated by the
Democratic party?
"The only argument in favor Of his
nomination is that he rcouli command
the support of wall street and the
trusts and mus procure e vast cor
ruption fund with which to beat
Roosevelt ana purchase his own eiec-
-beautiful Democratic concep-
ton isn't it?"
n There the quotation stopped and
n The following completing the state
ment Mr.. overmyer gave the paper
\ was NOT printed The remainder OF
eNr Cvermyers statement was as fol
.Oh. beuutifull beautiful! What a
faictacle for men and angels it would
H TO see Cleveland as a Democratic
M ndidate backed by the trusts and
M an street and the railroad and
! sfJoodle gangs Of the whole county;
q md thus iegiiimating and verifying
4 3oosevelt's claim to be the champion
f the masses. and giving to his Pick
yickiRn. Falstafian, hamboyant act
4ysbg the virtue Of reality!
a I'd "The storm that overwhelmed
d lreeley would be but a gentle zephyr
10 the tempest OF former Democratic
Instrumentation, investive, sarcasm and
\ . Unjust accusation which would be
\ 4Eiaunched upon the country by the re.
4 y publican press an dorators; showing
his inddelity and treachery TO the
Democratic party; also his corruption
and tyranny, while the Democratic
press OF the present day would not be
Or behind, but would spew him out
kf&ith unuterable disgust
The past would rise before him as
terrible apparition 1t would par
lslyze him AMI his supporters and un-
nerve ana undo them The true Dem
Aocrats Of the country have suffered at
iis hands all the humiliation that they
Y win ever endure.
During mis- first administration he
arew the weight of his great office
gainst every tendency of his party
J restore silver to it's constitutional
1 Function as money His known wish
Is upon the subject held the Demo
{eratie party in allegiance. The power
A Of public patronage ana the reluctance
of members cf congress 10 break viii
tha hrst Democrat who had been elect
hed president in rs years, neutralizec
he party and prevented such actor
, Was expected by the Democratic
soplc and by great majority Of rh'
,eople Of all parties. The best o
en- are slow to create scism IN th'
"A rty to which they belong.
Having foiled those who desired
4 3 .ancial reform. he next coerced then
his support by his tariff messag
fNR which he touched a responsive
N1nord in every Democratic heart tt
Issail him then would have been Il
Eve assailed a sacred Democrats
rinciple. Before The message, n
"a luld not have been renominated
ri hose who had hated him in silenc'
~ IRE patiently waiting for the con
nq ition to consign him TO Oblivion
soon as the message came out
is seen that nothing could preven
Is denomination
p THUS has Cleveland in his first ad
~ nstration twice thwarted his paI
BY taking advantage OF that part
III fh extremity and loyal devotion
eh he knew would exempt hin
81 "a assault he with impunity, sur
ssed the aspirations and smotf
70 the sentiments OF his party; an
n escaped the just punishment 4
re- for him IN the convention @
4 fsIfs. by making himself a partisa
'eeasity.