The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-11
PRESS COMMENT.

Enid Events (repJ For fourteen
years, up to the time OF McGure's elec-
tion, the republican party OF oklahoma
had been used for personal purposes. had
been made TO bend and conform % in
dividual aspirations and designs. The
issue before the people was never an is
sue OF republicanIsm. but always an issue
of Fiynnism. And the rank and file Of
lrepuhlicanism had the distinguished
honor" Of being made the Instrument for
the purposes Of MFR. Flynn. Mr.. Grimes
and their satellites. No party man had
right % raise his voice. for he was
recognized as having no voice. what
ever was done had to be done by the
grace OF Grimes and Flynn AID rot
otherwise. They were the arbissrs Of
destines; they were the party--they con-
stituted -he whole and the nfty odd
thousand republicans In the territory wre
considered so much trash and scunl to
be bartered at all times az the altar OF
self interest and gold And so well did
they succeed that In eight years the for
tune Of Mr.. Flynn ranged up toward the
ihalf million mark and Mr. Grimes
counts his dollars by the hundred thou
sand No wonder they considered that
they owned the party!" But the time
as the time always inevitably does come
came when the republican party threw
OF the yoke placed upon It by It's bosses
and three years ago picked up a man
/ from the ranks and nominated him for
delegate to congress. Then is when the
battle commenced between the party and
its bosses and controllers. The bosses
and controllers. headed by Grimes and
/ Flynn, inclusive Of all appontees. and
arrayed against the So 0Co parlisans. went
dowh in defeat In 1902 although the
party candidate. Mcclure. was elected by
less than 500 majority that time The
fight continued through 1902, 1903, and
1904. when the party was again arrayed
aganis. the old time bosses and manlpu-
lators And. Notwithstanding that the
efforts OF the bosses were redoubled to
defeat. tho party nominees, leaving be-
hind them "A trail Of partisan shame all
over the territory, the party was again
triumphant in tho second election Of
Mcclure. And the party remains trium-
phant today. its only demand OF is or
ganization being that an benedclarIes
, gho used their Influence against the
Itt- ~ th AAtf itA1A ~ It1A'u III lAAhNAN
positions whefe they VIII have but slight
influence to use. THIS paper bears no
malice TO either Mr.. Flynn or Mr
Crimes, or any OF their political friends.
We do not censure them. as ndividu-
ais for using the party 10 their benefit.
so long as The party would stand for q.
But this paper raises itself above per-
sonalism and espouses the purity as op-
posed 20 their political principles be-
cause those principles aimed at petty
control and not for the best interests
Of The party There is noehing personal
Ia the support OF this paper OF Dell
egate Mcclure. or the Organisation as
now constituted. So long as they sub
serve the interests OF the party we win
support them. But whenever they al
tempt to subvert the party to individual
ism and personal gain. whenever they
oppose the election OF D9r;y nominees
whenever they attempt 20 ruin the pnr,y
because they can not control. ttts paper
viii be found assaillng them Just as ar
IDENTIFY and just as consistently as we
ever assailed the Flynn-Grises .egjme
The Events IS member the rank and
file Of rcDnhllclnism which Is greater
thnn party leadership. Which makes and
uamakes leaders which esteoms leaders
only IN ;he light Of servants 10 b. dis
placed al its VIII and pleasure And the
Events reserves the right io Uphold the
leader Of today II ho does right. and
10 denounce him tomorrow II he does
wrong We are a free lance in the nciG
Of republicanlsm We aspire to no Of
fee and expect 10 favois From our
vantage ground IN the great and thriv-
ing city Of Enid and prosperous county
of Garfield. we intend % watch the for-
nation OF the new state apd 20 Judge of
men and Of measures with candOr and
mete 20 them their deserts without par-
tiality Leaders and Leadership pass
away but the par 7 reinains and grows
stronger II has juH AS compe'an
men "a tine ranks as were ever thrown
IN the lead AID when one orsaniza-
tion becomes recrean g. "a amnlf en-
pable or produclng and maintaining an-
other
"New occasions teach new auues,
For the pnst IS yei uncouth
We must ever. then. Je onward
Who would keep abreast of truth !
The duty confronting Delegate Nc
Gnire. Governor Franiz and ths organ 4
ization S chat OF perpctuating So far
AZ they axe able. republican asceadency
in the new state Tho purity has dele
gated 90 them the aUthority OF organ
izat.on, end demands that by harmoui-
Dos action they DO tnat which Is caicu-
'Wod 90 promote party stability by weed
Ing out disinteggatns forces and estab-
fishing a party system which VIA De- ef-
'ccflVo Ana a. fHqs 1D Tits IL thr,- lose