The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-13

oLnei Hetuo % Mouiu hcoA hAu0 Aio
shame.
But of substantives and definite
meaning, Il Is as void the mud flats
Of the Mississippi delta are OF sand
storms of the Sahara destrt I'VE de-
nouncc," is the keynote. A nice start
for a party that claims to do things,
but actually performs the simple role
OF obstructionist and denunciator of
other mems work.
Then the party of mot pledges but
deeds" opens keg of molasses with
these words: we pledge" and the
principal pledge is that the party of
not pledges but deeds" promises that
II the people will kill Off the Demo.
Gratis and turn down the constitution
and immediate statehood, then In that
event they viii get them brand
now enabling act supposedly un-
furnished by any possibility Of Demo
cratic success after the next Repub
lican gerrymander. Well that sounds
good coming from the party Of mot
pledges but deeds"
What has the party done during
the last year?
Gerrymandered the two territories
by one OF the rankest pieces OF parti-
san trickery ever perpetuated on peo-
pie who were struggling for self-gov-
erDment This did not save their lost
cause but contri,,, ted the more to
their overwhelming defeat at the del
egate election.
What did the party do at this cleo
tion? Sent Henry Asp, principal at
toiney for the Santa Fe railroad, to
the constitutional convention 10 make
a corporation constitution for the new
state ana backed him up with the
twelve apostles. The intent was to
back him ND with a majority elected
under the gerrymander. but 1t was
buried under a landslide Of popular
! Indignation,
What did Henry do? Wrote the
/ Santa Fe constitution, which was en-.
| dorsed by the twelve and commended
{ bv all Republican papers and the Re
5 publican press bureau. It took care
OF the railroads and was exceedingly
liberal to common schools, gor which
/ IL provided a ten min limit, while the
present constitution provides IL
mills.
What else aid the party Of mot
promises but performance" do? Es-
tablishe6 a press bureau that for false,
| yellow journalism Gapologies % the
word) never had an equal. All through
the East the yellow press caught up
the strais and depicted Oklahoma and
! Indian Territory. After its work was
done and il was too late to undo the
damage done by these slanderous
| falsehoods, the Tulsa World, Repuh,
lican paper, had the courage TO de-
nounce its work IN one of the bitterest
editorials that has been penned in the
| territory. The State Capital used
its stun and gloried in the mess.
What else has the party that does
things done? All It's representatives
save one, In the convention refused
to sign the constitution which pro-
vides for free self-government for one
and one-half millions Of disfranchised
! American citizens.
But what else, pray, has the party
OF such large and varied accomplish
ments TO its credit? A campaign or
/ villtfication, abuse and obstruction,
beginning on the first day Of the meet
ing OF the constitutional convention,
continuing regardless OF facts TO dis
tort, magnify and condemn every act
of the convention, regardless Of its
real worth and impugn the motives
of every Democratic member OF the
convention, to the disgust of many
fair minded men even in the party
that stands not on promises, but
performance
Then, too, there Is the Nepubllcan
lawsuit campaign, promulgated by
Judge Pancoast. punctured by Judge
Hainer. and now being vigorously
pushed before the Supreme court OF
the United States IN which a writ of
! supersedeos is sought which If grant
ed, would effectually tie up the whole
machinery az state making. suspend
t and possibly finally defeat statehood
Oh. how the State Capital gloried In
Judge Pancoasts decision. white all
: it's satellites Mapped their wiags and
I Crowed! And this Is the party whose
text is not Ia promises. but Ia deeds
Small wonder that under such con
: duct strong mels of the party trem
bled for its future. aud well they
might. But all eyes turned 20 Tulsa
that learned assembly that laid dowu
the challenge that heads this article
What did they DO at Tulsa? eve
denOunce" and eve promise The
I, greatest question that ever confronted
II the people oR the two territories was
before them FOR solution. The on
, abling act prescribed the answer
yes" or mo" IN face OF this they
denounced promised and spread
. their aprons 10 catch the plums.
N The Tulsa convention failed miser
d ably 20 meet the one paramount Is
D sue Of this campaign, confessed iti
! inability 10 pull the party OUT OF th'
J. hole into which its press bureaW ans
T. OFFICIAL managela ent lad ri en- :
and llie6 % straC Gle the paramoun
d issue o. the campaign and delivers
y i'seh OF this evasion worthy Of tbs
nobiest lot Oh moilycoddlcs that evel
met IN one convention hall.
J. The Republican party. the specia
!. champion OF the doctrine OF the fret
4 ballot and fair count comedies Z
r every elector the right TO cast his bal
4 lot as his enlightened judgment an,
, conscience may suggest"
8 The people Of Oklahoma are muel
L obliged for this concession.
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