The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-20
REPUBLICAN, PoLlrI.
CAL REVOLUTION.


II the Democratic committee had
towllne on the Republican commit
tee. they could not have played them
to better political advantage than they
have given OF bheif own free will and
short sightedness in playing up a
~wishawashy'' campaign of hesitancy.
dodging behind the courts and waiting
for something to turn up. Despite
their evident conspiracy TO defeat the
constitution and statehood, they have
skulked when action was demanded.
thus losing the confidence OF thou
sands who might have joined them in
a bold aggressive, open and above
board policy. Verify. conscience doth
make towards OF them.
However. this is all very good
Even the Democrats could not have
planned their overthrow more deftly
than these would-be leaders have
planned for themselves. Many good,
common sense Republicans see this,
but few have had the nerve TO step
into the breach and suggest and en-
force a remedy by dethroning the con.
spirators and statehood OF course,
the result is very satisfactory TO the
Democrats and the food Of Republican
voters thht is coming. at least for this
election, to the Democratic ranks suits
exactly This would not be mentioned
out loud we're il not for me fact that
Republican bosses are well known to
TO be too stubborn TO heed a Demo
cratic warning. even though they
thereby ruin their own case Thus
the Democrats have things quite their
own way.
There are still a few Republican
newspapers that are stoutly calling
for aggressive action and demanding
that the bosses do something other
than rely or lawsuits and knock on
statehood and the constitution, but
1t is doubtfnl whether there is enough
initiative in the party TO heed their
call and arouse itself 10 action,
Speaking Of this pnase OF the case
the Oklahoma City Post, the leading
Republican newspaper OF Oklahoma
City. says. editorIally: "The commit
tee has simply slept on its rights and
permitted the Democracy 10 organize
and capture the stray voter In thou.
sand precincts. Many loyal Republi-
cans have asked the meaning of this,
but as yet there has been no answer.
The Republican state committee is
composed Of good fellows, all good
Republicans enough, but the leaders
seem TO lack initiative They are
prone to vacillate-to wobble. to halt
between the call Of conscience and the
wink OF the politician"
The Post then issues its ultimatum
as follows: ~ a call is not issued
by the state committee by the goth
inst, The Post calls on the various
Republican newspapers Of the two ter.
ritories 10 urge county aud district
committeeman 20 call precinct eau
cases and send delegates to county
conventions. and for these 10 name
delegates 10 state convention. Or
II thought better. 10 call a mass con.
ycntion of Republicans 10 take the
matter into their own hands Their
state committee Is either willfully at
ignolantly inactive, but this should
not deter patriots in the party from
rising up and insisting upon their
rights.
Those papers which have CORES
pOnded with The Post on taking this
stand win please urge action IN their
various districts but let there be nc
delay, Better die gloriously lighting
than be caught skulking in camp and
hiding behind intrenchments."
The Post is on 10 the situation and
the only question is, has the Repub'
lican party sufficient energy and
virillty 10 respond TO the call, despite
the threats Of the machinea The Post
Is a strong Republican paper and We
shall see.