The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-12
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i'm the Republican convention last
urek at Tulsa. one oi the greatest
hurlesQues on that pariy's past at.
titude Of revolt against statehood and
rebellion against the constitution sole
y because the latter was written in
the main by Democrats. was a
STACEY scheme which the managers
had arranged iu having . band aud
lady chorus render the Star spang
led Banner" and America. sendlns
word in the meantime thgt the dele.
cations should rise aud cheer TO pro
Que an effect u would have been
more Ia line with the attitude Of the
party and its leaders and more com
sisicni If the new piewumD brigade
had sung sMarseiiaise"
When the Republican platform IS
examined and its nauseaiing and I'M
ano hero Worship is eliminated. IL
will be found 10 consist principally
of plea in confession and avoidance
of every Vital issue in the campaign
Thees are some gen6sal plH6Sdes on
the labor problems. the school land
question. railroad regulation. trims
por.ation rates. etc. that are for the
most part bungling plagiarisms from
the constitution which they denounce
and the Democratic platform which by
this imitation they admit rs win
ming document Brought down to It's
final ANALYSIS the Tulsa platform Is
mere diatribe of words. linked to.
getner bE poliieal iugglers who rec
ognize the extremity la which their
party has been placed by It's tfouch
erous attitude toward statehood in
the hope that by q continuance of mis-
representation and q beating OF par
tsan tom toms they NAV delude the
people into voting the Republican
ticket even though its candidates are
pledged 90 knock the conatituuon pub
licly and knock statehood privately
throughout the campaign.
The Guthrie state Capital. which
no one exceat su avowed nolitical
and personal enemv of Governor
Ffantz wOuld think OF charae izing
az this time as his personal organ,
pushes into the arena with the fol-
lowing feeble eNease for the GcYghty
governors failure ~ TO now to ac
cent Hon G. " Haslleus challenge
to a ioint debate Il says.
And now that Boss Haskell finds
himself at the bottom of The ladder
ia the Democratic camp he homes "a
be lifted 40 through Joint debate vii
Governor Frant2 His ink we'll play
aud other undignified actions when
IN debate upon the floor of the con
yentiOn are enough wi hin themselves
to prompt Governor Frautz in refusa
to lend himself to such an unholS
purpose That Governor Frantz vii
retain his regulation for dignity an,
decorum uDon the stump an Repub
licans are confident, ana to meet hi.
opponent Ia debate, this wonld Be ~
! impossibility Haskell hos reeor,
/ for brow-beating and throwing inn
! Weils-when he IS ort-genoraled h
debate, hence no reputable Republican
would countenance approval of th'
proposition for joint debate betweei
he candidates for gce er.or This &
the sentiment Of an Republicans al
far as the state Capital rs informed
nence Mr. Haskell Will have 70 hun
in other directions Ia his hone fo
SOME hing to turn up that may pul
him ont of the slough Of despond tina
he has fallen into
The fact that Governor Frsut
comes OF baseball family ought t
give him decided advantage M a
ink wen throwing contest and th
laurels ne won Tor bravers IN clinl
inc San Jnan hin after the colore
regulars had shown the ratified roug
riders the way, should preclude an
insinuations such as the Capital make
that he IS afraid to meet Haskell b,
! cause the latter has "a record 10
hrowbeatmg we shah expect go
onel Charlie Hunter the apokesma
I Tor She Republican nominee 20 q,
! mand an immediate retpacuon by m
+ state caDlial of the base lnHnuauu
that he Is afraid 10 meet in Joint d.
bale a plain and peaceful either wh