The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-13
ROOSEVELT INVITES RIDICULE
Washington ChOrtes Over Administrations BaCkdOwn
in Threatened Hartman Prosecution

The commission sought TO reduce TO
$3.50. OF course the Pullman com
nany went into the courts and OBJ
tanned an Injunction which is still
pending. Rut IN the meantime the at
tiiude OF the authorities has been as
gressive that now one of the most
prominent railroads in the state has
given notice that II Is building It's own
sleeping cars. and viii acccdo TO the
rates The commission Is striving TO fix.
or course there Is no reason today
why any railroad should be bound BY
the Pullman mononoly save for he
fact that the railroad managers are
heavy owners OF the Pullman com
panv stock. Nevertheless the lead
taken by the state OF Texas should
be and probably will he followed by
state railway commissions wherever
the railroads don't own the commits
sion.
Mr.. WatteSson's Man Of Mystery.
Mr.. Henry Maiterson is securing
very considerably amount of adyer.
tising by his mysterious illusions To a
man who might be elected president
on the Democratic ticket If only Mr..
Bryan would put him in nomination.
llut Mr. Watterson is IN danger of
being looked upon as the John Temple
Graves of his section Mr.. Graves
secured phenomenal amount OF no
toriety by his courteous suggestion at
a banquet given in honor of Mr Bry-
an that the latter gentleman should
step down and ont Mr. Wattefson is
setting up candidate whom he re
fuses to identity and pleading with
dr Bfyan 20 promise Ia advance his
support
Meantime the Washington cores
pondent of Watcrson's paper is quot
ing mythical friends OF Mr. Bryans
concerning his political views. and
giving utterly inaccurate accounts ol
Mr. Rryans past actions Mr Wat
terson. being public man. might
J Wen take pains To secure facts hofort
1 basing editorials nnon them. }eine
I a self-conslit ucd adviser of he Demo
cratic party be might instead Of at
ltcmptins 10 btses Ii With vague anC
2 mysterious references 20 an anony
nous candidafc give out Frankly The
name he has ia mind There afs
plenty of mch being mentioned fol
the Democratic nomination.. Some nc
orafy bureau Is earnestly pushing th,
cause Of Governor Long. of Mime
sofa Another Is assiduonsly urgini
Judson Harmon of Ohio, Judge Gray
Is always talked of when there is am
opportunity open for an Office 10 hl
sivon him. iIoke Smith, Senator Dan
iel. Senator Culberson. Governor Ian
ham. of Texas. are all discussed I
is one of the proudest privileges OF m
American citizen 10 be spoken of 10
fhe presidency Indeed about The onl!
man in the Democratic party of ma
tion2i reputation who is not taus iie
urmg lhis year Is the Hon. Alton II
Parker who Won the safe and san
victory la 1904 Perhaps Mr. Walter
son would like him, or one OF his typ
next time.
A New York newspaper oi Sunda
had two curiously correlated dei
= patches on different pages one wa
from West Point and told of the al
rest "a Newhure Of negr0 soldier ia
carrying a revolver The other wa
from Washington. Il descubed vii
svme hnmof aud Nigacify the amus'
meni o( The guests on the platlofl
AZ a public ceremony saturday Tn
President OF the united States kaf