The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
STICK TO FAITH

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been made against the legislature for
its effort to carry out the wishes Of
the people, a great wall going up
over questions where the referendum
was alleged to be denied by the emer-
gency provision OF the bills.
The Leader has no desire to adj
wise a single member of either house
on legislative question lt, like the
members. could not agree on the mer-
its OF all bills, and might be in grievi-
ous error. but the great elemental
principles of the party. and the
pledges made are so plain and SO
common all of us can agree.
The people were told they could
have the separate coach law, and got
It. The banking law was a great
| fundamental act, calculated TO outlast
the decade the century ana live as
| long as the history OF men in this
great country We were empowered
to grant relief TO the newly created
counties to the west, and to afford the
broad mantle of state protection to
the eastern portion of the state, and
the legislators have been brave and
manly. doing as they were biddsn by
their constituents.
In many matters the legislators
have disagreed, and sometimes the
debates have been acrimonious The
Leader has sought to publish those
debates as they were made on the
foor of which ever house was the
scene Df action. for the simple rea-
son the people have a right to know
wnat position is being taken, and we
are proud to state that no Democrat
4. a
an obiection-all trying to do as they
see best, and beyond that no mortal
man can be asked to travel,
The Leader is glaa 10 say this legis-
latiye body is the equal OF any in the
Republic, It's members war with
words over great questions Of law and
public policy, and II they did other
wise it would mean the party had sent
q bunch of incompetenrs TO the capi
tai TO make an attempt az the enac'
tion OF law
The men who have been engaged
IN the making of laws have to contend
with varied and widely divided opin
ions The great oil and gas belt OF
the state has peculiar matters, and
came into the state under the law oil
the carpetbagger-iong since known
10 favor whatever would make big
fees and keep the people from enjoy
ing their rights.
The cities of the Indian Territory
We're organized under the laws OF Ar
kansas, and those with 200 people had
about the same right as those with
10000.
Men We're arrested In those terri
torlal days, under the law OF Arkan
ins4 ftst.. al fAI .,.t
and sentenced either by the law oil
Kansas or Federal enactment
That the members OF the legisla
tire handled these great and grievous
matters early and satisfactorily 10 the
honest citizenship OF the state. an,
. did so with so little error. is mark o
intelligence that will endure TO IN,
end of the states history
And no matter how humble the par
played in that work. no member OF th'
majority has cause TO feel he Is no
appreciated and The Leader vii
Z champion his cause whenever an,
wherever Ia be assailed.
! The men elected have kept the faith
and, right in intent and with law
| made enabling the people TO go on to
= ward the fruition OF Their endeayors
! They can say 10 the people and q
: the world I'VE haze obeyed you
: mandates as we saw them and a,
Win us as you will
And The Leader predicts no mem
Der will ever have cause to regret tn
! reward his constituents place on hi
y services
You have done your part Kee
. doing Il. and you win have abided b.
! the right, and established the fac
that the people chose We'll IN send
ing YOU as their servant