The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-10


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no piles. and ! have been troubled
with them for over so years. and'l
could find no relief tin now thanks 10
your timely cure Use my name If Il
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Wharsol, ~ Y"
For free sample send to the Pyra.
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mid Pile Cure in any drug store for
80 cents box.
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be circuniscribod or limited 90 81
Louis. but should' extend through the
borders OF your state. and through
its suited energy and efforts extend
d into that new territory that awaits
aud Offers TO you The opportunities
tnat | have mentioned Such organi.
zatons exist in Illinois. Ohio. Indiana,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania
and other states Why should Mis-
souri, not profit by the examl ie OF her
sister states? There are other rcas
ons why | think you should have
state organization You should be
able To exercise some influence on
tho election of men TO serve In the
legislature of your state The de.
feat Of an effort made al the last
Legislature to place twenty-five
cent per thousand tax upon all cor
porations doing business in this state
was an achievement for which you
are 10 be congratulated; aud had it
not been for your Organization. this
law would, no doubt have been pas.
aa Il
iy coniiscatory in its character
And that leads me 10 say that we
hear much in these latter days of re-
formers We hear much about the
centrolization of wealth the centrall-
zation OF power in the federal govern
mont, and the ultimate annihilation
OF the state. We hear some express
sions of fear that the Federal Gov.
( fernment 80 encroaches upon the func-
ton Of the state that 1t will ultimate
| " lead to a centralized imperial gov
ernmeat which win destroy the liber-
ty and right of citizens With this
doctrine / have no sympathy. / am
no reformer (Applause) ] am no pes
simist. | would rather be an honest
man thaa a reformer (Applause)
would rather be patriot than
d0ubter believe in the patriotism
OF my c0untrymen, whether they re-
side in Missouri, Texas or Maine. At
the time of the adoption OF the Fed
eral Constitution our people We're lo-
Gated along the borders of the Attain
tic in small settlements remote from
each other Communication was diff
cult and less frequent, and under
such circumstances each isolated
community had few interests IN COM
mon with the other, and were able the
better TO administer their local inter
ests. Today we are a great and com
pact community. closely associated in
every respect, gieat arteries Of COM
merce extend from state % state.
/ traversing other states without regard
10 state lines, and il occurs 10 any
| thoughtful man. that the constitution
! that delegated and reserved to the
early sequestered communities GER
tain rights would not be applicable
] to or fitted for the conditions OF this
| day Interstate commerce, Interstate
trade. wcro an unknown then. To
day the great volume of business is
the interstate traffic. No, my friends.
I do not place much ooEhds lco in the
| spasmOdic. theoretical one-sided.
Spectacular tgformer who has no OBJ
ject la view save SELF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
independent uf the good OF the coua-
| try (Applause) I believe we may
trgst something'tO the honesty OF the
business men Of this state aud Of this
country (Applause) ! do not believe
that the men vino are handling the
vast enterprises and moving the great
machinery Of business are dishonest
pr unpatrioiic lhpplaUscl ! woald
rather trust them than a majority Of
our iaWmakers and law-olicers GAP.
plausel believe we may more safe
lly delegate 10 the thoughtful business
men Of the country her interests
than we can 10 the refOrmer who d
always fnding fault and who accom-
lphehos nothing save 10 stir up strife
and animosity between classes. Gap
plause) We should bear ia mind thai
there are honest rich men and honest
poor men. and that there are dis
holesf rich men and dishonest pool
men. and with me there Is lat iittlt
difference betBeen the dlshones
rich man and the dishonest poo
man. but the honest man. rich or pool
IS the safe custodian 10 whom may b
committed every interest and eyerI
right that goes With citizenship. Va
have TOO many laws (Applause) W.
are trying 70 regllate every detaih 81
business and Of society BY legislation
LEI us trust something 20 the people
and permit custom and habit to 10
gnlate, except In these larger ans
more important details which alone
IS tine real ohjecl OF legislation. CAP
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