The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-29
HIS RESPECTS TO DlNwsoplE
Vale Record Takes Washington Man
Down the Line.

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The Rev b. c. Dinwiddle who has
come from Washington. d. c.. to com
pei the people OF the new state TO vote
for statewide prohibition is making
mistakes characteristic of a stranger
His patronizing manner towards the
public, was shifted toward the news
paper editor7 OF the state long enough
for hi INTO snap his fingers and ex-
pect these CANNES to crawl up and
lick his hands The Rev Mr. Dinwid
die was asking for free space for the
publication of his commands to the
people, when he said in his letters to
the editors:
Having been a newspaper man my
self, and enjoying the acquaintance
and friendship of many OF the fratern-
ity i'm the new state, / cannot believe
that the larger portion of the press of
the new safe of Oklahoma will sell it.
self to the opposition in this cam
paign.''
The Rev. Mr. Dinwldde's insults
drew this reply from the editor of the
Record, at Yale, Okla:
For three years past The Record
has advocated statewide prohibition.
Neither financial nor personal inau-
ences can change its policy during my
htewar1ship The limited space that
can be spared will be devoted to the
cause in the future as in the past, but
the editor is fairly well qualified 10 fiji
II ana respectfully declines your kind
offer or assistance at the same time
urging your prayermI consideration OF
the vie implication snugly couched In
the final clause OF your opening sen
, tence.
Commenting upon the Records re
uly to the self-constituted critic and
task-master from Washington, the Ok
lahoman says: The charge that any
considerable portion of the press OF
the new state is susceptible to the in
tiuence of money in treating the liq
nor or any other question is a base
unwarranted and gratuitous insult
from this imported moral preceptol
which Is unworthy of any one promi
nently connected with the great cause
he claims to represent Il again Illus
trates the wanton violent fanaticism
of some OF the men connected with
the prohibition propaganda, which
| N II remains unchecged mus
end inevitably in persecution, pros
cription and multifarious other mani
festations OF unchristian intolerance
and bigotry"
Now, my dear Dinwiddie | an
not so narrow-minded as to fear thai
the larger portion OF the ministerial
profession will sell itself to the oppo
sition on this or any occasion; yet the
superior honesty and moral tone o
the press Islander il If you Will 4:
/ proven by the fact that il sends 8
much smaller percentage of its mem
bership to the penitentiaries than does
/ the ministry. The daily press wage
worker may be puzzled. brother, bu
the country editor has no occasion (
let so base an insinuation pass un
challenged.
Il know several publishers some o
them as good men as their communi
| ties can produce, who are cOnscien
tiously opposed to the prohibitiye the
ory. Not one Of these, Bro Dinwiddie
can we blackmail into abandonment
OF his principles. My personal ac
quaintance includes larger nambe
who labor for prohibition eainestt
and without price-they don't eyel
pass the hat. The number of these vii
not be Increased by such filings a
the one herein quoted neither will
be materially decreased by corrupt il
fiuenses.
The newspaper fraternity has
code OF honor which 1 fear you are il
capable Of appreciating, my dear Din
widdie. II you ever had real conne'
\ ion with that frateIpitE let ple q,
Vise You to get bdek Into Ne 1arnes
and stay long enough TO imbibe tina
sterling craft-pride. ine ideal Of pc
soRal probity and honest devotion
moral principles generally prsvaler
among newspaper nen. Let me ais
advise you to guard against intempe
ate language and groundless susp
ciOns
Il suffered habitually flom eonstip
ton. D0an's Requests relieved an
.tranaffar.H fHa hnrvaIe eo that the