The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
Foa ITs OWN POCKET.

The morning negrophoid organ
throws a series of fits as a result OF
the Leaders expose Of Republican ma
chine work IN Logan county The
trifh hurts, but since the morning pa
per saw fit to start the ball on a lying
basis, The Leader is merely supply
ing the truth in copious doses. The
negro Is the ruling factor in RepubIi-
can county politics and Republican
county conventions are made up, for
the major part, Of negro delegates
The negro is used as a commodity Dv
white Republican politicians and It IS
only through the purchase and coer.
cion Of negro votes that the machine
wins out every two years. The morn
ing organ Is not so much alarmed over
the possible injury to the. town on ac
count os the agitation of the negro
question, as II Is the protec ion OF its
own intercSts. The negrophoid organ
mas sucked up county funds for fifteen
years So long as negroes vote fc'
Republican candida es for the board Of
county commissioners. the graft OF The
morning organ Is assured This pres.
en-. agitation has caused redec ion on
the part of white Republican taxpayers
and hundreds have already announced
their intention of Withholding support
from the Republican ticket this fall.
Disaffection among Republicans means
financial loss to he morning Canito,
hence IT'S silly ssuawks about depreci-
alton of values The morning organ
Is not tie result of commercial effort;
II has grown fat. big and sassy from.
political grafts-and the negro vote in
Logon conn has made these gra(ts
possi5le--in this comy at least
Therefore the contention OF the Cani-
tai is grossly untenable and extremely
Rclf'h The average reader of the
mornIhc paper has long known that Il
Is absolutely luke-warfn ana colorless
In he discussion Of all public quea.
tions until its own interests are H.
vol, ed Hit on a subject which pos
sibly foreshadows pecuniary discom-
fort r. his organ and It come sercnely
to tho front with an array OF distorted
facts not unmixe6 with abuse. As y
commercial proposition the morning
papcr Is MOI in harmony wi h its
clientele nor does II cover / e field
leeitimately. II has grown abnormal
through political grafr and must resort
20 Misrepresentation in an effort o re
tain hat unon which It has waved fat
Haviae thriven on the support Of the
nrgro voter. the morning organ dis
likes 20 see him poll ically oatracized
therefore, it appeals 70 the white re
nubliear voter declaring hat negro
ofice holding IN Logan county is a
myth ana that but few negroes are
seen in Republican conventions IN
leader IS not aghiing the negro, asl
an Individual. but the system invoked
ny white Republican politicians whers
by The negro is itillzed aud placed IN
onioc IN order 10 hold he Republican
spoils machine intact The negro
pciitician likes the system, evidently
leasirisc he sends out the glad tia
ines that Logan coiny is good 70
the nesro." and political darlies are
no. slow @ appreciate the hint Hence
the Repualican black vote grows
larger With each succeeding year The
Leaders stand on the negro question.
Is horne out by he records. The sum
Of three hundred 'housand dollars was
subscribed during four years IN Guth /
rie fcr railroads Of shls how much /
was Contributed by the darkies? Whar /
per ecnt Of he taxes do the dariies
paw Yei the darlgies Of Logan colIr
~ hri6 TAT Offices and the balance I
Of powe- Republican conventions
y the CAPITAL wishes 70 discuss the
neea question LEI II get down 70
facts and cease oing