The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-22

Ike LEVY.
Ike Levy Democratic candidate for
the lower house Of The Eighth leeisIa-
tive assembly. has been a resident OF
Oklahoma since the country WIS op-
encd to settlement. He is ore Of
lGuthrie's most substantial business
men. He has been identified With the
business interests OF the toun from
the first and believes hat the way 20
make Guthrie grow and prosper is to
wipe ott she blark menace. He, like
the cLadidato for council. believes in
and advocates tho suppression Of ring
rule. bcssism, low taxation good
roads aud white government. He be.
lievcs ir giving the taxpayer a chance.
Four years ago Mr. Levy vas a 9andi
date for the lower house sgaingt S. r.
seeley, being defeated by only a sn all
maiority. Levy is broad and liberal
/ in his views He earnestly advocates
the cause of Frank Mathews and sin
gle statehood which tho Republicans
oppose MIXTURE Is not in favor Of
stateaooc and mover has been. FEEDER
al officials do not want to give up
their jons. hence Mc9uire's cry for
statehood is a false alarm. Levy he
lieves in the cause Of the people and
win battle ior hair interests rho
me- sis dure VII be Den,ocratic.
81 L Hthroses 500 votsrs o: Logan
e1-ty e'ert the Democratic candi-
dai> ;or TIE legislature IL Guthrie
and the county and district expect
favors. Legislatures only 800 often
are filled with professional politicians
who care little for the peoples wei
fne. This district has rarely been
represented in the legislature by a
business man, hecause business men
dislike TO 90 through the grind Of cam,
paigning ard being bufeted here and
there. ley, II elected, VIII do valiant
service for the city He Is a tireless
worker, aggressive. square and fair
lealirg. Levy has never been known
20 be IN a shady deal. He is clean and
reliable. Mr. Levy is Mason Of the
50 degree, n X. of p. and past exalted
ruler of the Elks. He has no time for
political hncl1stering. His business
commands some of his time and he
carnot meet each and every voter IN
his district bat he pledges himself to
support white. Democratic principles
If elected This thing of placing
blacks Ia Office is abharent to him, as
III is % all Democrats and threetou1ths
'ot the Republicans of the county, the
'other fourth comprising the ring, which
places negroes in Office =. order to
hold Itself IN power So long as the
prejudice agains. the negro obtains
Just so long viii there be political war
fare on this topic. Guthrie end To
san county have more than their share
Of the black clement As a result
property values are decaying. If the
Democratic ticket Is elected this fall
IN mis- district and county there will
follow renewed life. the town and
county vii awaken to new growth ard
erdeavor and the cry Of Little Afri-
ca" will be forever hushed Farmers
tell OF many instances where they had
buyers for lands. who tossed of the
sale upun becoming acquainted with
the niggerism so rampant here. Mr..
Levy says Il believe the people
AsanS white government; believe
they would like to see this negc0
question settled right. say this he
cause scores Of Republicans have told
ane that they will support the Demo
cratic candidates for the legislature
this year and these candidates typify
the sentiment existing an ong iaxpay-
2rs You cannot make a purse out Of
a sow's ear. neither can you build
good. big town when other towns re-
ter to il in scorn on account of its
prsponderaace of blacks, some of
whom bold office" Mr Levy has
peen a Democrat all his life. He has
gwen time and money in aid of the
cause and is deserving of the support
Of all fair minded taxpayers.
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