The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-06
UNFAIR TACTICS.
Ex.secretsry Alexander Calls Atten-
tlon 50 Republican Methods.

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The following signed statement has
been madc by William L. Alexander,
OF Oklahoma City, who was secretary
OF the Democrt,ic campaign commit
tee two years ago:
Having been prominently identified
with the Democratic campaign Of two
wcars ago. as secretary or the cam
palgn committee and one Of the man
agers Of Hon. W. NJ Cross against
Congressman B. s. Mcclure, have
watched carefully the opening OF the
present campaign and find that the
Republican newspapers are following
the samc tactics Of Misrepresentation
which they pursued two years ago.
Recently they published a puiported
statement from William Alexander Of
Enid. 10 the effect that he had con
cluded to support Mr. Mcclure IN the
present campaign. This was a pal
pable misrepresentation, as was evil
donced by the fact that shortly after
the appearance Of this statement Mr..
Alexander. OF Enid, denied having
made tka same. Following up their
misrepresentation they later publish
ed what rurported to De signed
statement from Mr. Alexander but
carefully avoided mentioning the fact
in this statement that it was the Mr.
William Alexander Of Enid. and in
consequence. many Of my friends over
the territory we're led 10 believe that
J was the william Alexander to whom
they referred Being thoroughly ia
mlllar with Mr. McGuire's record,
morally. POLITICALLY and otherwise,
having had occasion tc go into II tao
years aeo, ! desire now to most en-
phatlcally state that IL there was no
other candidate for delegate 10 con.
gress In the Geld. II would be abso-
lutely impossible for me to give my
vote or support to Mr.. Mcclure on
account Of that record. on the other
hand, the Democrats. having noreinat-
ed a man for congress whom believe
60 be the cleanest man. morally. and
politically. and the ablesj man other
wise ever presented for tails high Of
fee in Oklahoma. shall give him
my unqualified support and believe all
other Democrats in the territory will
be proud TO accord him theirs.
IN this connection | desire to also
state that some of the other misrepre-
sentations made in the leading Repub-
lican papers are too ridiculous for any
fair minded man to believe. They may
be able 10 convince some OF .heir ui-
trspartisans. but no reasonably fair
minded voter will be deceived because
OF their nlpable falsiiy. For h,-
stance. ! have just noticed a state
ment IN the Kansas City Journal to
the effect that Hon. Frank Mathews
had made proposition to the midroad
Populists 20 give them nine members
of the council on condition that Mr.,
Straughen was withdrawn. The alb
surdlty OF this proposition makes It
fall OF IT'S own weight. and nobody In
Oklahoma win believe IT, Again, one
OF the Guthrie papers published what
purported to be the verbatim report
OF Hon. Frank Mathews opening
speech at Chandler In which Mr.. Ma
thews Is mado to say that he is in
favor 81 "state sovereignty" a state
mont which Mr. Mathews never made
and the subject which ne never touch
ed upon that occasion The speech
was otherwise garbled and the Ian
guage twisted into an incoherent mess
for no other purpose than to discredii
and beliitle the speaker happen tc
be quite familiar with their ;ricJs and
know these misrepresentation are
made for the purpose OF decelvinl
the unwary. | trust that no Democrat
or Populist will he caught on hi,
guard.
Let il be remembered that Republi
can papers never have and never vii
mention our candidate as matter O
news; that whenever his name is as
ed or his meetings referred to. It &
done solely for the purpose Of discred
sting him and bringing repro2ch upoi
the cause he represents
William L. Alexander,
Secretary OF Democratic Campaigi
Committee, 1902.