The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-09
ALLEN wHlrs's AoDasss

10 ttiNaNtN ID f'iNiNiIh SONIC one tihN
The preachers are reforming tho news
paprs. the newspapers are reforming The
politicians the politicians arc reforming
the railroads The railroads are reforin-
ing the tariff magnates. the tdrin mag
mates are reforming standard OH, and
Standard On So reforming the preachers
so hc happy circle of reform BE- conn
pletod. and when the bulldog of reform
finally does catch his tail and swallows
1t und turns himself inside out. we
shall have a hnc coimtry Generally
speaking most refomers are carrying
their reform as side line They make
travelling expenses ont of lt. IL don't cost
the preachers anything to reform the
newspapers n fact the preachers get "a
good deal of top Of column next to
reading matter space out of 30 that they
would hardly get f they devoted thcm-
selves to- the perseverance of the saints
and higher criticism. ~ doesn't cost the
politicians anything to reform the rail-
roads--not gat amy one knows off, The
politicians keep rish. on riding ON trans-
portauon nom the law department of
the railroads while whoopinr 10 up for
railroad reform, and h doesn't cost the
ailrtCu presidents anything Go De for
tarin reform and what's more. it does
not seem to hurt thc tariff II che rau-
road maguatcs were as serious about tnr-
in reform as they are TO see thc trusts
get thoir rebates there would be- no
tarin reform And the bcnenciarics OF
the tariff aren't losing much boy rcform-
Ing standard Oh Anyone can reform
standard OH 1t is the punching bag in
the national retoimatoy that we an try
our muscle on. standard OH and IT'S
associates form "a wnole carnival OF
pleasure lone round of 10Y for the rec
former ln one bootn are the Rookie
foners and uenry Rogers and their
friends and it costs noiAing to throw at
these babies and every time you hit "a
baby In the STANDARD Oil booth YOU get
a fine cigar, two babies two cigars. and
three babies subscription to Every
bodys Magazine.
The only place IN this bright and more
or less beautiful world where reform
takes the hair and the hide. and the tain
thereunto appertalung, is in news
paper office II costs newspaper TO 20
| into the reform business n you uckle
| the beef trust brother editors. YOU will
! hear from q when you make "a contract
/ for Vigoral ana the beef extracts n YOU
tackle tho railroads you VIII get chance
to see more scenery To the square mile
when YOU travel than YOU have been
used 20 observing II you tackle the
politicians they viii start another paper
]
as Il is disgrace 20 the honorable pro-
/ fossion Ia which YOU are shining. II you
whacS away at Standard OIL there Is dan
ger OF losing your Mica Axle Grease and
/ parafnc candles advertising, aud II you
are for Sunday closing YOU are In dam
ger OF losing your tobacco and cigar and
malt nutrine advertising. Yet 'ou must
reform something The people demand
reform And il they don't get # they
win stop taking the paper After "a Ions
session Of meditation and prayer the
Gazette has come TO the conclusion that
the only safe thing to reform IL the
Russian navy II needs the reform and
tho car only gets our valuable papers
through a clipping bureau, and II h'
should decide 10 blister the vanish on
several clipping bureaus no one would
care much. The thing for al true re-
formers 10 do, therefore. rs to go after
the czar, Did you notice that our be.
loved presid7nt-the most exalted trust
buster and rofonncrissimo-h this
week passed few hot ones to the czar'
his breath sparring for position n IA,
big home fight lie knows II won't hur
the czar. who rs always for peace, any
way. and II will give the president 0
chance TO get his wind in the Panama
matter
The president rs a successful reformer
He has done many useful things in d
fine way lie has had the big nationa
stage and has been under the nmeligh
fur fifteen years. He bas won th'
championship belt for four years and hal
been in the heavyweight class for "a Iona
time More than that he gets bis gat'
money regularly whether he wins o
loses. But sometimes when the telephone
In the Gazette b. having a ht, and th'
man with hrm-sct mouth and
naughty air ia On the business oHc'
stopping his paper there comes "a funn'
though 10 the editorial mind. What q
YOU suppose Roosevelt would do n h
was running the oyster Bay Tribune
would he go right after the gambler
and saloonkceprrs and uomtors OF th
law. who lived in bis town, would h
print the item which showed who the 10
cal bank as Gouging On his interest ac
count, would he dare 20 go TO the cour
house and get the personal property ta
p list and run it-or would he conside
the arger good and take his typowrite
in hand and blaze away az the practic
. OF polygamy iu Utah the niquity of th
fruit trust in California or the violtio
OF the game laws in Maine2 Il is on
thing 20 be jrcsi3ent with hfty thou
! sand dollars year raining on the a
4 roof whether you work or not. an
quite another thing 20 be the editor Z
"a country paper 90 a board sidcwal
town, dependent upon retaining On
good graces Of the people for your boar
and keep There is something inspirin
, in thc sweetly solemn thought that so
don't fear Saturday night. that gives
president courage in busting the trust
(which "a country ektor knowing thi
the boys are tired of taking orders Il
their weeks wages on the clothing stor
some way doesn't focL Roosevelt is
brave man. but n he was running
a country paper and found that the chai