The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-14
aEwARE on ExPREssIooMs.

Few people reailZe tnere Is very
sight borderland between compara-
tive peace and open riot. There Is in
tais great Republic no cause for any
man to feel his rights are not guaran-
aeef and his liberty as great as any
other citizen. but. on The other hand,
n should not be forgotten ihat all
must be fair There Is growing
fear among men net belonging 60 any
radical movement that in the great
CITY Of New York wealthy stock gamD-
ie-s and worse have q well-org anized
and powerful publicity bureau; said
bureau caring nauglht for the rights
of others, so long as 1t has It's sway
where II can not be dislodged.
The Omaha World-Herald answering
two of the New York papers owned
by the combine says:
There are tSo newspapers in new
ycfk tat more rhan all the others,
are recognized as the accredited ana
authorized mouthpieces OF the sys-
tenn" These are the Sun and the
Times. For this reason their COM
meais on Mr. bryan. now that for the
third time ne has been defeated, are
OF special interest and significance
This Is the sun
And now let the lazarus OF e
supnt and degraded Democracy re-
new for four more years the eE-
hihition of his remunerative sores,
with never a dog so mean that he
will stop TO lick them"
The Times Is a Bit more coarse and
common in It's brutality. It can not
quite measure up to the epigrammatc
maligrancy OF the Sun, and Is forced
no resent to ordinary epitheteal abuse
20 vent It's spleen. II reports thai ior
NJ BRYAN. in his "crush.ng defeat,
4 has mot one spark Of pity IN
tie course Of long, illtempered and
ill-mannered editorial Il refers TO Bry-
an as "the arrogant and inscriptions
Nebrashan." Cxcoriates him for his
"cailous selishness" and concludes;
"He is only an empty. cunning
calculating, andefatigable, yet
withai, mosi persuasive, political
adventurer.'
Eow they do nate Bryan!
IL is not. ordinarily, a part OF the
American nature TO beat AMI pelt with
venomous words a man who has been
struck down. There Is. thank God,
chivalry in the American heart,
sense of decency. that lets us be spGr-
Ell that spectaclei But Ii Is not so
when Bryan IS concerned. ana wnen
Il Is the mouthpieces OF the privileged
oTgarchy that are discussing him.
When BRYAN is indeed dead, and has
been many years in his honored grave.
plrfoc-acy and it's lickspitiles Will
still go on pouring out a vomit of hate
and bile whenever nis name is men
toned"
The World-HeTald might also add
the quotations are inspired by cash.
Each paper hopes to crush the spirit
OF MIR. Bryan who Is Lowell by tens OF
thousands OF men who have not agreed
with many OF his teachings, hut who
respect his manhood: believe him 10
be the highest type OF citizen.
And. frankly, there are men in New
York who are really afraid OF air,
B-yan's teachings and who will,
through cowardice. join hands vita
the system" to encompass Bryan
defeats. wholly unmindful OF the fact
that less acts of wanfonness :han the
editorial In the Times have sent men
20 war and made the rivers run red
with blooh"
Toe same spirit manifested In the
West or Central state as I'VE see from
New York would cause revolution In
these states.
There Will no strife bathing
America I'm blood. because there Is
sufficient strong men u oppose the
idea, but there should be some manner
In suppressing the men like those who
own the New York Times. only recent
~ caught paradingh a fake letter that
it declare wa sthe last idea penned by
Ex-Pregi isnt Grover Cleyelanli
TIE American people slew million
of the'- brayest men before they set
tied the war OF '61-5. ami centuries
will elapse before another local ques.
ton must be settled by the roar OF
musketry or boom Of cannon But
there are men in these United States
loving Col ani honoring all that IL
goci who will rather face the cannon
and the musketrv than 20 allow that
polluted pile OF thrice eXoreted eXcre-
ment who owns the New York Times
slander Americas greatest citizcnl