The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-05
MCCLELLAN HAS NO
BACKBONE, SAYS COL
DAUGINE
THINK HEARST ELECTED
By OOOPIuraIity;; HiSYiew
Of Tammany Methods.

Colonel j. t. Dougine. who has talk
en- an active interest in New York
politics for many years, was at the
Union depot yesterday afternoon. He
was returning to New York after an
Inspection Of his mining interests in
Arizona, New Mexico and California,
where he is interested in gold, silver
and copper mines.
For many years Colonel Dougine has
been an admirer OF william Randolph /
Hearst Ho had no more than stepped
from the car Yesterday afternoon than
he inquired what was the status Of the
eight which Hearst was making in New
York.
81 am Republican" announced
Colonel Douglne. in discussing the
New York situation, but had been
in New York at the time OF the last
election should have voted for Hearst.
In the campaign before this one
voted for Mcclellan against Low. The
trouble with Low was that he had done
nothing, and any change wee better
than continued policy OF maetion.
Mcclellan has the same fault which
his father had before him. He has no
backbone he has no sand. Then, a
dangerous trait is that he loves money.
Il believe in Hearst. know he Is
honest The stories which have been
circulated about him are far from true
remember when his father gave him
the San Francisco Examiner. Billy
he said, there is one thing want you
to promise me--I want you to be al
ways on the side Of the under dog
And the boy has been true &c his prom
ise; you find him always on the side
OF the under dog.
Another thing his father told him
was that when he was able to handle
more papers that he should baye them.
That. too. has come to pass. ! knew
old Senator Hearst well. and his boy
is worthy OF him In every way
Il have not the slightest doubt that
he was elected mayor Of New York by
100000 votes Tammany would stop
at nothing TO remain In power. They
are men OF the same caliber as those
who we're lynched in San Francisco In
1856 They are willing to make any
compromise to keep In Office, so they
may control Annually the city OF New
York spends s11oOOOOOo: not more
than S4O,OO0.OO0 actually is expended
for the good OF the people.
"You never saw a Democratic ring
man in New York who did not grow
rich. They tell you that they made
their fortune on the stock exchange,
but that does not explain to rational
men their large fortunes so suddenly
acquired They are the ones whom
Hearst ia fighting. and the people are
with him
Hearst has started many OF the
moves which have resulted in national
reforms. Had It not been for his in
surance revelations the government
would never have taken the matter up
II was his disclosures which caused the
President TO interfere in the coal
strike. Not a Republican Official
would have made a move had no'
Haarst made Il necessary. | tell you
the Republican party Is not the parp
It was in the days Of Lincoln. The
decay set in during Grants admins
tratlon, and the party has been goini
down hill ever since There Is to'
much bending TO the piratlcal grasp
ing corporations,
"Will Hearst be president? I don
know. The man 10 be president mus
be a man Of putty Bryan viii neye
J. be president; he has been toe outspoh
y en- He has offended TOO many inter
s ests. The putty man viii have 4
q promise the conventional Is the sam
IN both parties-the cabinet. the post
abroad. aud the postmasters IN tn
large towns.
j Three times out Of this hand
could have nominated Walter Q. Gre
= ham for president Of the Uaited State
q az the Chicago convention. but h
would not take Il with the string
which were attached. made that cell
, brated bedroom night for him, but
Il was no use. Three times the onic
!. was offered him, and as many times b
refused IL because Of the condition.
Then # was offered 70 Harrison
when Harrison became president %
e convention put through It's slate to
man, with the exception that Robe
Lincoln was forced upon the admin
tratlon for the court Of ST. James
Gresham'a friends.
1.-The Democrats put up Parker
st. Louis. and the ringleaders kDe
that be could not be elected. ] 70
Perry Belmont that unless they non
mated Hearst they could not win. al