The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-12

Picture of Judge Park
er by Correspon-
dent Edwards

SD tClhi OOIIthpNuutUNt AHh isDdNNA
Washington, o. c., Aug. 12.-It may
be interesting to the readers Of this
CORE spoldenoe to know that the ree-
son they have not heard from nc foT
week Is because I have been away
and in the interest Of The Democrats
party. and incidentally in their own
interest. ] believed II was to their
interest and to the interest OF every
Democrat in the country, to have a
correct pen picture Of Judge AlJoh
Bro Ks Parker, my candidate and their
candidate for president Of the Uni'ei
States. have been writing and yoI
hn { hAen reading these letters for
nt..s.. ~ y.ar1 row. and fell that
all of my readers Of these letters fec
and know that my Democracy IS on
straight. They may have, and, many
no doubt did, disagree with me con
ceming ny personal preferences be
fore tho nomination was made at St
Louis, Jnt there is no disagreement.
an,cng ltsi Democrats after the nom
nation has been made and we have
lined up for he fight against the com
mon enemy. There should be no dis
agreement among Democrats when the
fact is staring them in the face that
their liberty is being raped, their patri-
mony is being stolen from them, the
very bread is being taken from them
by the rapacious trusts Of the coun
try. as well as their meat, that they
arc adrift on the unknown sea o!
colonialism which is foreign to the
letter and the spirit of the constitu
tion Of the country: that the lust Of
loot and the greed Of graft has permc
ated and honeycombed every depart
ment of the national government until
il rceks with rottenncss of dishonest
administration.
II Is up to The people to stop this
riot of rapacily or allow their grand
republic and the greatest government
ever established by man since the tide
of time BEGAN to fall to pieces, to dis
inteerate Of its own rotenness be
cause owned and controlled by the
predatory wealth of the country which
also owns and controls the Republican
party It's agent The only way the
people can do this is to defeat the Re
publican party, is to vote the Demo
cratic ticket straight from top TO bot
tom. appeal to the Republican voters
Of the country who are honest men re
gardless OF their past political affilia
tions. 10 the great and Independent
voter who votes his conscience and his
honest convictions regardless OF party
lines and TO the good old straight Dem
ocrat who votes his ticket after the
nomination has been made no matter
how sorely disappointed he NAV have
been at lhe result No man however
has the right to be disappointed a
the result. AS every man knows WHIT
has read this correspondence for tn
past year aud half did not suppor
Judge Parker for the nomination.. II
as n man who did not support him 70
the nomination, rejoice now IN hi
nomination and honestly believe tina
II was the solution 0t the problem G
getting together of the warning fa'
J lions Of the Democratic party, othe
men who we're similarly minded can
the same thing with the greatest goo
grace in the world. ] say to the Den
ocrats OF The country and to the peopl
/ in general that the Democracy of IN
nation Iva convention assembled at S
Louis made no mistake in the nomlnl
Z lon OF Judge Alton B. Parker Tor II
presidency OF The country This
the verdict OF every leading Demoor
in the entire nation who has had n
pleasure and the privilege Of meetir
, Judge Parker and OF taking him I
the hand have IA d.nat pleasul
anc that piiyilege, and it is OF that
!. desire 70 say few words concernir
n the democratic standard bearer in IN
/. campaign TO my readers.