The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-28


asses Il has ever seen among politi-
clans. the leaders Of the Republican
party in Oklahoma are by far the
worst OF the lot Just hold your
breath tand your nose, tool while you
read the following "specia' sent out
lom Oklahoma City and printed in
the Wichita Eagle on Wednesday OF
this week:
Then following the Eagles scroed
after which the Journal continues
THUS:
Good for Henry Assn the Santa re
general attorney He has come from
under cover at last, and the liberal
minded Republicans who voted the
Democratic ticket in order to defeat
Asp and his gang of corporation.
grating constitution builders. may
now be able to see this man ASH in
his true light and just as the Demo
cratic press of the state pictured him
out in the late campaign.
Asp was elected by the Santa Re
and the niggers at Guthrie TO help
frame a constitution. but be II said
to the credit of the new state for un-
told generations to come. there were
not enough of the candidates of the
Asp stripe elected TO control the con
stitutional convention. The result
is. constitution has been framed
"of the people. by the people, and for
the people" guaranteeing equal
rights TO all and special privileges to
none" And where do we find Henry
Asp? Ready to fight the adoption OF
the constitution because of the fact
that there are clauses here, there end
everywhere in II that protect the
rights Of the people against the cor
porationsl
We repeat It, good for Henry Aspl
And as to the Repubicaa party OF
the state refusing to put up candi-
dates for office and making general
warfare are on the adoption of the con
stitution. we have but one desire, and
that is that they make good their
threat.
The leaders of the Republican
marty in Oklahoma have done naughl
but kick IN strife and turmoil among
! the people from the day trey landed
here as carpetbaggers with commits
sions as officials in their pockets. Fol-
years the fight was among themselves
Tor the loaves and fish that the party
I.ha6 to hand out from headquarters
down at Washington but when state
hood was forced unon them and th'
lpeople al The polls administered then
lithc rebuke that they SO richly dc
llserved they are now mad at every
lthing and everybody and are seekinA
lio upset the whole arrangement In th'
hope that under the appointivo powe
lthey might he tolerated for 4 few
lyears longer at the public teat
| The Democratic constitutional con
lSention has placed before the people
1.-THE documents that viii forever de
priye and annihilate this gang from
Ipaying their canning and sharl
out of the halls of the Legislative
assembly OF the state and they nov
fully realize that with the adoptioi
of the constitution the doorway Of fa
official positions is barred agains
lthem forever.
/ This is the incentive for the figh
gthey are making; this rs what it I
that makes cf them the damnabl
, asses that they are showing then
Hselyes 20 be,
Let fhcm fight The same honestl
of purpose that has been adhered {
by the Democrats of Oklnhom
throughout the campaign anu tn
isame and unblemished regard for tn
Irights of the people that has charaC
terized the Democratic constitutions
convention throughout it's sessions
/ will, when the adoption of the cor
aittuion comes before the people, dc
feat the designing carpet-haggers $
numerically that they viii neye
agais have the audaclty TO ask II
telligeut people to listen TO what the
may have to say.