The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-04
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PRODUCED BY MA1HEN 5
AT SHAWNEE
Talks to the People OF the
Fallacies of Bird
Mcclure

paisn was hat held in the Estes build.
ms in this city Monday night Hon.
Frank Mathews. the fearless single
statehood advocate, and nominee Of tho
Democratic party for delegate to con
gress from Oklahoma. was the chief
drawing cord
Promptly at 7.i5 the Shawnee band
formed ia line in front Of the Burt ho
tel. al which place a great many mem
bers Of the Mathews club and other
interested admirers of Mr. Mathews
had gathered to pay their respects to
.he champion Of Democracy and right
tfttr playing fuw selertions The band
n1-chad "a the Estes building followed
by Mr Mathews Judge Worrell and
great number Of voters When thu
speakers reached tho hal they We're
greetci hy great applause The large
double building YES flied to overflow
ing and many were unable to gain adj
mtlance but fingered at the door
County Attorney s. p. Freezing pre-
sided over the meeting and ina brii-
lian, short address introduced MIR
Mathews as the honest advocate of inn
mediate single statehood and the next
delegate to congress Mr. Mathews
then came forward and FOR while the
applause was deafening.
A great many people VINO were pres
ent ,asl night had never seen Mr.
Mathews and the majority Of them
had never heard him speak. and when
he came forward in his manly digui-
fed aad Impressive way end began his
address, the entire audience was With
him from start 10 fnish.
lie began his address in clear and
audible tones saying. "That to say
an, nest deeply impressed by this mag
Hfcent display of interest in, conf.
dercc and respect for myself and the
grand party and noble principles which
/ / represent you oyerwhelm me, is to
ine most feeble expression of my
feelings" The very earlestness and
.mpassioned manner of these fitting
opening remarks acted like magic on
the large audience and for one hour
and ten minutes he held the great
lhrong perfectly Every word spoken
was honestly received because The peo.
ple believed Mr Mathews words came
IRON inspirations Of the heart
Mr. Mathews discussed the Hamilton
statehood bin and It's Objectionable
features The gerrymanderins Of the
congressional districts. the Infamous
clause Of the capital provision, the Ia.
bor ouesiion. mixed schools and the
school land lessees and SO thoroush
~ did he evpain his position upon all
Of these questions that not a single
voter preccpt last night can onsciea
uously vote foI McGuire wita MS many
lunkent promises. He showed how tn
I Republican party had failed 10 keel
lthe faith ana stated that the peoplC
should re oand that the sacred prom.s
es made hy candidates should be lFept
He showed the changcable attitude
Of Mcclure and his party OIL state
hood two wears ago. In cory entiol
they had resolved fer statehood fol
oklahoma alone and Mcclure In hif
canpaiga speeches had promised e
have the bin passed on his entrance C
congress This he failed 60 no. as OF
other camraisn pledges made He fur
ihtr showed that the Democratic partl
had always been for single st5jchoo
and loushr out the issues along tina
line and now when all the people ar
for one grand state that in order q
be popular the Republicans and Nc
Guire were promising that kind o
statehood. But after having brokol
faith with the people two years az
could they be expected to keep III
faith now.
Nh Mathews said Mcclure iG no.
before the people trying to give an a.
count OF his stewardship, but no ha
n nothmg to otter but broken promise
a and unkept pledges,
IA lie showed the inconsistent positio
a Of Mcguire who in his speeches stats
that statehood was blocked by q
"a Democrats Of tie senate The Repub
10 car majority could not pass the stat
a. hold bin hut they could pass the Il
q publican measure over the protests
M the Democrats the Dingley tariff b
a and others as partisan. Mr. Mathe'
y asked; "Do the federal appointess
re ihis territory want statehood? Tn
~ are lrawmg Sl37Oe0 annually fro
the eavernmcnt and do they want IN