The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-01
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Though Rider or Judse7
Shall The people Of the United states
have the next four years a personal or
constitutional government--the sover-
eignity Of party dictator or the SOW
ereignity Of the people-a rough rider
or judge for chief magistrate?
lI--Reform the Tariff.
Shall the tariff never be revised ex
cept with the consent and under the
direction Of its benenciaries--by the
friends o, It's abuses, It's extortions and
its determinations" or shall It be re-
vised IN a judicial spirit by "the
friends Of the masses and for the com
mon weal?"
iil-curb the Trusts.
Shall monopolies like the heef trust,
controlling universal necessaries OF
life. continue TO receive the protection
of y sheltering 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 hn
Kidding himself Of the one successful
trust protector in order to placate the
corpcraHons--in making his former
private secretary and head of the de-
partmeut Of commerce a campaign
fund solicitor from the very corpora
tions he was appointed to diligently
investigate"-in appointing railroad
corporation official secretary Of the
navy and a political agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad TO the head
OF the department. to supervise en5t
curb corporations (all to aid his own
campaign) shall this surrender Of
the rough rider" be approved by the
people?
'V--No Cooperation Rule.
Shall the rule OF corrupt corpora
tons in politics and their controlling
influence in government be further en-
larged and confirmed by continuing IL
pow er a party closely allied with them
by the granting Of special privileges in
the tariff. by the election of corpora
tion agents to congress and to state
offices and through the reconstruction
of the cabinet to meet their views.
W-stop the ExtraVaganee.
Shall we continue policy of reck-
less extravaganza, as evidenced by the
expenditure OF more than S2,5O0. .0O0, 600
during the last four years. or shall we
return to reasonable economy?
vll-check the Corruption.
Shall corruption bred OF too long a
lease OF power. as instanced in the
half-!isclnsed postal frauds. in the
land Office scandals in the pene-,l
abuses, IN the sale of offices and nsg5.
tiation of corrupt public contracts aV
Senator's Dietrich aud Burtol IN the
purchase OF seat in the senate sy tho
Democrat w. A. Clark, ratified 81 Re
publican senator's. and in ascendan ~
and executive recognition Of notorious
oorruptionists and professional spoils-
men. be condcned aud continued?
vIII--No Big Stick 5luster.
Shall the attitude OF the United
States toward foreign nations he that
of bully with big stick" and chip
on his shoulder, or shall we retulz T.
the policy of Washington ant 7effe
son-''peace and friendship W'lA All
nations. entangIing alliance IN
none"-minding our own busia
expecting other nations to
same2
IH-What Will the Filipino TC lGI
Shall we continue the ne oleut sf
feet upon ourselves Of so-eaNsi ~
I eyolent assimilation" in IRE PhIg
pines until it is too late to v tdrs
from the. dep'oiable and un-Amsrican
adventure in Asiatfc coloniaItsm--
which becomes all the more dargercuc
the more we impose npe2 them 4hs
veneer OF our clvllizatfo md unti.
l the hybrid and torevef or
those Islands shah be ateJ
into our body polite Gle
in our national con- me-
delegate from Hawai- rs
Chy in 1900: to particI .set Be-.
tict.s, to SIT in oui cons
uaily 10 help to E sr hos w
by fsrce impos em
meut without and o. on
without represes
/ N-"Let Us has
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