The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-13
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Inasmuch as there seems disposi- |
tion upon the part of press controlled I
Republican newspapers 10 distort
truth. 10 make it appear there are logo
contests and diverse disputes
IN the legislative bodies over meas /
ures The Leader desires TO warn the
people OF the state and Democratic
press of the state not represented at
Guthrie that there is nothing which
cen even be classified az a disturbing
Naturally I'm legislative
bodies there arises questions of pro
cedure and necessarily there are diff
ferences as to measures, but 70 say
the Democrats of The assembly are at
war or even contemplate such IS far
from a fact lf there We're no debate
mo effort 10 improve or curtail, il
would follow as certainty the people
lad sent men of no thought to repre-
sent them Debate and differences as
10 passage of laws will and should
occur.
Great debates will be heard this
winter The FIRST session of the as
sembly Of the state finds many things
to do and many interests need as
sistance and guidance. Democrats
viii differ and oppose each other, bnt
ali of that Is for the general good and
can in no way create discord
Why the opposition press should
seek to distort truth and assume the
Icglsla.ure win make mp in petty fac
items. all angry is. so far as The
Leader can determine but o desire TO
nave the outside world believe there
viii in some manner be a re'0rn 70
the regime that was notified the
sixteenth of September it was useless
TO our being
Every pledge made to The people by
the party during the campaign viii be
fulfilled II will not be a hasty action
of the legislature, but rather calm,
serious, conservative body, carrying
cut the mandate of the people as eX
pressed at the polls. Favoring reform,
the people expect honest and able ef-
fort to curtail expense. and the two
houses are acting accordingly. Radi-
cal measures have not nor will receive
consideration.
The Leader can truihfully tell It's
readers there is cause for congratula-
ton over the method and expedition
OF the work nov done. 10 can say
without reservation thai the only
cause so far injured is that Of the
clrpetbagger, and the howl about dis
cord comes from the rear guard of
those defeated battalions, largely due
to the hunger for ahe fleshpots from
which they We're driven by the people
armed with the ballot last September.
The able and statesmanlike course
Of Governor Haskell. winning appro-
bs lion from all classes and all states,
followed by the devotion to duty OF all
elected and appointed officials has
paralyzel the last cluster of hope held
by the old regime, and its untruthful
messages to the outside world are but
the creatures Of intellecls labOring
under regret fer lost opportunity and
uon-fulhllment Of duty when it had the
chance
Lass winter the same old gang Of
Imagination artists sought to misiead
and misinform the people by sending
out distorted and sometimes ground
less statements of the acts OF The con
stitutonal body II would seem that
the failure of the last winters at
tempt might have been a lesson iJi}
such rs not evident A party 'hat has
lost all important positions of electiYe
trust and is now unable to ngster
sufficient force to raise "A fuss could
better perpetuate its principles OF il
has any by adopting the truth as a
motto, bus It's Imagination bureau has
so long served It for subject matter it
appears as II IL were unable to rehabi-
litate itself
Even the Republican members OF
the legislature refgsed to accept the
diltum of this discredited leadership,
but hoping against hope brazeu in
its efirontery, seemingly proud OF les
iniquity and happy In its loneliness, it
goes merrily on. content If it be able
to so much as conceal facts from
those removed quite a distance from
the scene of Legislation
Wnlful misrepresentation never
achieved a victory. aided a cause,
originated a truth OF stood sponsor for
phrase that deserved TO live "a mo-.
ment after il fen from the lips of its
parent and II the so called organiza-
uun of the opposition would but
realize these TRUTHS. IL would be more
highly appreciated by the rank and
hle Of the party whose livery it has
been masQuerading In.