The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-29

both gentlemen You ncRUon ana as
sure you / appreciate the esteem OF
such men ] do not believe that Rev
Sweet has ever taken the position.
that he would deliver the anti-saoon
vote to anybody. but I beg to assure
you that were a candidate for Of
Gee. ! should consider myself highly
complimented by the support of such
people.
QUESTION No g. My aswar is no. IL
is a pleasure also to further advise yol
hat in 1894 in our Fifth Ohio congress
sional district Democratic convention.
as chairman of the committee on reso.
ulions introduced and had adopted
serbatim the b-metalism resolution
hat was put in Bryan's platform two
years later. and that / received the
resolution from Mr. Bryan who was
n Washington Through the hands OF
mutual fiend) and have always
5een an ardent supporter of Bryan,
ind my home county (pulnam) in
Dhio gave Bryan over six hundred ma
ority over any that It had ever given
my Democratic candidate before. and
hat ! left no stone unturnel in my ef,
or,s 70 contribute to his success.
70 our questions 10 and II my an
.wer is no. to both questions.
From 1889 to 1894 Senator Bryce
vas the recognized head of the Ohio
Democracy and was universally sup
ported, as such We split on the
money question In 1894, when ] stood
or bl-metalism and later split on the
he Bryan question. when ! supported
Bryan. never harmonized politically
thereafter.
want to stop here long enough to
,ay that In many respects Senator
Bryce was during his life time a noble
character with kind heart full OF
sympathy. One of the strong points
bout him which ! always admired
vas that he never loaned dollar OF
money directly or Indirectly at usuri-
lus rate OF interest. and vas always
LIBERAL with any one in distress.
Answering question No Z. the
tatement Is untrue was for years
contractor myself, and occasionally
allied TO get my pay but no one ever
ost dollar OF his Fay IN any con.
ract with me.
Question iS There Is an amusing
eatures TO this questionWhen YOU ask
ue what nty political friends say, Il
strikes me tlla you should ask this
iuesti6n Of the friends YOU seem to be
uoting | an only say that so far as
he Democracy OF Oklahoma may IN
iudc farmers. iaborers and honest
lusiness ard professional men, that is
nen who earn their broad by the
weat of their brow inst I'D OF by the
3weat OF their neighbor-s brow, that J
ave earnestly tried In the late con-
ititutional convention 20 work for the
interest of the above class and IL
would indeed be gratifying 10 me 70
NOW that they feel towards me as
1our question indicates, but insofar as
lie Democratic party may be anfor-
innate enough 20 have representatives
v graft, MONOPOLY or grasping money
over claimins membership Il 1t
I would certainly want none of the sup.
ort of that class. as ] would not un-
l Ter any circumstances accept public
ffice owing that element any allie
1 lance whatever
Il. you probably have not intended
IS question, hut rather as a state
| nent OF your. own. and ! brand It as
alse, and believe YOU knew ii to bt
alse when on ated tlIat the ques
ions YOU asked were current rum
rs ] charge you with knowing tha
hey were not currant rumcrs bu
we're manufactured and delivered C
YOU for publication.
c. N. HASKELL.