The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-29


f67I7i0ns csncCially during lcelsla-
ave sessions strange tales have
sono opi OF this city 10 the prairie
land OF tbs west senth. east and
north Honorable Legislators have
lef their happy homes miles away
and after 90 days residence "a Guth.
rte have returned 70 their respective
districts marked aud discredite9
Tales have been told ana retoid OF
the awful power OF the railroad
octo.ns. whose tenacles. like the
aspen leaf were ever in motion. The
stories spread over the state have
stru,k horror to the hearts Of the
honest yeonanry The Brobdingnagian
name Of ASP has always accompanied
these stories, which acted on the mind
like the legends of old IN that they
we're never forgotten SO now. after
all these years the mystic man who
inspired these stories rises bogie-like
before their very eyes and In the
legislative citadel which marked for
life the innocent Legislator who en-.
counterod the corporation buzzsaw
Thus the candidacy OF Mr. Asp At
once crystaliges the chief Issue by aud
thro igh which members OF the consti-
t1tiomal convention will be selected.
In every distri.t every candidate is
being weighed in his relation to he
railroad corporations IC he be silent
he is marked What is Mr. Asp's po.
sition? Per onally a good man. but is
he not also dis redited? Suppose
him Gated in the convention push
ins q really laadable measare can he
get support? VIII not the members
say Beware. there's ker IN
thati' Mr. Asps past record as q
railroad man will handicap him at
every jump He really can carry out
no desirable work Publicly the other
men bers OF the convention will gng-
saw him This all being true. what
good can MIR Asp render Gatlrie and
the Glthrie district IA the convention?
None Why not get away from this
idle. sentimental idea that Asp can
turn all ;he necessary triclls-that he
can dominate the convention. that he
can make Rome howl2 Everybody is
onto Asp and his inancuee win be
nil On the contrary the voters Of
the 25th district can really do some
thing for themselves and secure able
representation by the support Of
Oylne r. Smith There win DE mo-
prejudice AGAINST Smth
He can SIT in the convention and co-
operate with his fellows without
alousIug ntoward anmos.y He can |
do eood for the people He can 90 /
good fc3 his district smith is CON (
selyau9e ho is capable ha Is bon
est, he makes friends quickly he Is
active Jealous broad A Yale 1
hc possesses h3larly at-
nib-tcs He frowns on hypocrisy and
can't He believes IN what he
prcachc TIE would scorn an unto
ward oGot 70 influence him from the
line of his fixed principles OF honor
and Justice Smith is manly man.
with splendid manhood If
elected he will easily be one cf the
leaders of the convention His
knowledge Of the law is unquestioned.
Tie has the greatest legal mind of any
lawyer IN the West, and by the appll
cation of his legal talent and training
be can and viii aid In the evolving
IF constltstion free from cowoding
,W ration faint and purcha ed
,lauses. Mr. Smith is making his
without money He has
zone 10 spend. His own indomitablo
viii power will carry him through
rhe duty Of the voter in the 25th dis
rict is to valiantly support the Demo
.ratls nominee for the convention
nan who Is identified with the bert
OF Guthrie and can be Of
.eryice to hi. constituency in the
rabmg of the fundamental law for
he new state.