The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-05

many Of them apMa not vote the Re-
puhlicas ticEe. thev showed their re-
sentiment D. stayirs at home and hay-
ing nothing On 10 With The campaign.
A memher OF congress from Missouri
who went down ia the avalanche ia his
state told me now this resentment
worked uu there dc said that nryan
had oceans Of rerple to hoar Kim
speal, ia that state and when some Of
the rank aid file who had been Demo
Gratis all their lives and had twice 10y
ally supported Pryan were asked about
his speeches and his advice nc them
70 vote for Parker and the whole
Democratic ticket. they would answer
That's all right Rryan has 70 he reg
ular. but we DO not" That tells the
feeling In MT she'll and Il worked
the same 4av in every state in the
Union They fit that The two parties
we're too ruch alike and that there
was no room IN this coIntiy for two
Republican parties They believe in
Democratic principles and Democratic
methods in the interest OF The whole
people and when the Democratic par
ty becomes Democratic and fights the
peoples battles then they will all
gladly supapr; the ticket and the par
nv will win battles.
! belle, said in this correspond
ence away ~ So spring thai il
wo,ho be useless 10 tul up negative
an colorless candidate against Rouse
welt | eald It because was here On
the ground and was watching events
as they shaped themselves and be.
cause ! saw tho trend to Roosevelt Of
many elements Of strength SIMPLY on
account of the fact that he was siren.
nous and lid things with a swish and
sweep that is very pleasing to the
average Areriran oitizcn Whal we
needed then was a man who vas just
as radical ard as strenuous as was
Mr. Roosevelt and who would promise
to the people that If he was elected
he would swat the trusts hip and
thigh and stop their robbery of the
people That was the real issue in the
campaign ani It seldom was referred
10 by the speakers in favor of the
Demo, ratio ti"ket. They seemed to
e0nfine their verbal pyrctechnics to
The two subjects of The Panama canal
and the philippine question and there
is not ynte in either question for
The Democratic party The people Of
this country are !aaa srabbers and
when they once get hold of a thing. It
makes no difference how it 10 obtain
ed they are eoing to swing to 1t and
they will repudiate any parry that
cones along talking academies and
advising &c turn IL loose
i Il the Dep ooratc party has not
learned this lessen from this election
then it has The poorest leaders at it's
head that ,sn nossibly be conceived Of
In this or anv other country. The
souh was responsible for the romina
tion of Parker and The conservative
campaign that has been n,aje with
such disas,rops results.
Il remains TO be seen whether it will
still maintain i;s alliance With he east
or whether there will come another
Reorganization Of the party along rad
ical lines and a coalition OF all the
radical elements of all the narties in
the country The great vote Cor pebs.
the Socialist candidate is straw and
/ &c has become a factor that will have
to be rcckonei With in future in the
maze up OF the now battle force
against the forces Of entren,hed prlri-
lege in ms ccmay
Now that Roosevelt has been elected
in his own right and by such over
whelmlng odds he VIII be justified In
taking tbings INTO his own hands and
running the OIL maahiao in his own
way II anyboiy does not think he
/ Will DO H. they have a vev faint con
. cepuon II the man He viii bring the
leaders Of the Republican narty "a
, their knees and will swing the party
, around his Hcad like q sn an roy with
a red apple tied ic a string lie will
p smash preccdent5, disatnoiat hopes
p and divide tie Republican party like
i the Democracy was divided iu 1896
! The great majority of Republicans IN
: the ueNt house viii be unwieljy anC
when the ship pops for them an q
r get into line there is going TO L,
a trouble The Republican parry is il
h lire for a whole passel of troihle ir
h tho next two years and IL is the op
lorumity fos the Democrats TO tak'
/. their bearings and take advantage o
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