The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-07
THE - LIVING QUESTIONS.

The real. live, burning questions o
the campaign are:
Trough Rider or Judae7
Shall the people of the United States
have the next four years a personal ol
constitutional government--the saver
eignity OF party dictator or the SOY
ereignity Of the people-a rough rider
or judge for chief magistrate7
lI--Reform the Tariff.
Shall the tariff never be revised ex
cept with the consent and under the
direction OF its benefciaries-by the
friends oi Its abuses, its extortions and
its determinations" or shall It be re
vised In judicial spirit by the
friends OF the masses and for the com.
mon weai?"
lll--curh the Trusts.
Shall amonopolIes like the beef trust,
controlling universal necessaries OF
life. continue TO receive the protection
Of a sheItering tariff, and enjoy still
longer Indulgence In the non-enforce-
'ment OF antitrust laws by reason OF
their enormous contributions to party
campaign funds and their potential in.
fiuence with party leaders?
lV--The Abuse Of Powers.
Shall the action Of the president in
Kidding himself of the one successful
trust protector in order to placate the
corporations--in making his former
private secretary and head of the de-
partment of commerce a campaign
fund solicitor from the very corpora
tons he was appointed to diligently
inyestigate"-in appointing a railroad
corporation official secretary Of the
navy and a political agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad to the head
of the department to supervise and
curb corporations Call to aiG his own
oampaign)- this Surrender Of
the rough rider" be approved by the
people?
v-No Corporation Rule.
Shall the rule Of corrupt corpora
tons in politics and their controlling
influence in government be further en-
larged and confirmed by continuing in
power party closely allied with them
by the granting Of special privileges in
the tarif, by the election OF corpora
tion agents to congress and to state
offices and through the reconstruction
of the cabinet to meet their views.
the Extravaganza.
Shall we continue a policy OF reck.
less extrayagance. as evidenced by the
OF more than $500. 600. 600
during tho last four years. or shall We
return to a reasonable economy?
the Corruption.
Shal corruption bred OF too long a
lease Of power, as instaaced in the
postal frauds. in the
land office scandals in the pension
abuses. in the sale Of offices and nego-
tiaticn Of corrupt public contracts by
Senators Dietrich and Burton. in the
purchase OF a seat in the senate by the
Democrat w. A. Clark. ratified by Re.
publican senators. and ia ascendancy
and executive recognition OF notorious
corriptionists and professional spoils-
men. be condoned and continued?
Vlll.-No Big Stick Buster
Shall the attitude OF the United
States toward foreign nations he that
of bully with a big stick" and a chip
on his shoulder. or shall We return to
the policy of Washington and Jefier-
son-~peace and friendship with all
nations. entangling alliances with
none'-ninding our own business ana
expecting other nations TO do the
same?
lN--What viii the Fillplnos 90 TO Us9
shall we continue the malevolent ef-
feet upon ourselves Of so-called "ben-
eyolent assimilation" in the Philip
pines until il is too late to withdraw
from that deplorable and un-Ameriean
adventure in Asiatic colonialism-
which becomes all the more dangerous
the more We impose nDoa them the
veneer OF our ciyilization-and until
the hybrid aud forever alien races Of
those islands shall be Incorporated
into our hody polite. or cast she die
in our national conventions as the
delegate from Hawaii did at Kansas
City in 1900; 10 participate in our cleo
tions. 70 sic in our congress and event
ually 10 help 70 govern those who now
hy fierce impose npon them govern