The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-20
URGES N[BUASKAN
TO STAND ON RECORD
Bring in Some Phrases That
Will Sound Well From
the Stump

Erred Bardc " Kansas city rimes)
William j Bryan's draft OF what he
believes should be the next democratic
national campaign platform is in Ok
lahoma. Mr. Bryan sent It to Gsver
nor G n Ilaskoil with the request that
Mr. Haskell make such changes in the
text as woll strengthen the document
The proposed platform IS said to BE-
pra tically the same as that OF -four
years ago.
A month or more ago. when Cover
nor Haskell went to Lincoln, Neb.. an
made speech he urged Mr. Bryan
% stand on his record ani to define nc
new issues in the campaign PLATFORM
In addition, Mr. Haskell suggested
that tae platform should be as briel
and compact as possible stripped Of
such redundancy as committee OF
lawyers might write and that here aud
there should be terse catch phrase,
something like the cross Of gold and
crown OF thorns." that could be used
effectively by platform orators MIR
Bryan is quoted as saying that he
would comply with Mr. Haskells
wishes
tense admirer of Mr. Haskell and the
latter reciprocates the admiration
oklahoma's Constitution His Creed.
Il is said that Mr. Bryan will make
the Okiahuma state constitution aud
subsequent legislation IN the state the
basis Of his campaign should he re
ceive the presidential nomination Re.
plying TO the change OF the republican,
that he is q dreamer and a theorist
ne viii hold up the Oklahoma congtitu
tion as vital evidence OF the soundneea
of his doctrines He has said that this
constitution Is better constitution
than that of the United States. He
took part IN thc campaign for itH adop
ton Naturally Mr.. Bryan should en-
courage friendship between himself and
the man who dominated the making Of
the constitutions Governor Haskell
Tie has asked Mr. Haskell 60 serve ON
the committee ON resolutions At the
| Denver convention and to participate
ls a speaker in the national campaign
More than tb.t be has expressed the
wish that M. Haskell should be his
campaign manager
/ Mr. Haskell IS ambitious politicalls
and has said that he would not accept
this offer fearing that he might ac
quire a reputation as a political iixel
rather than as n statesman II is
l known here that Mr. Bryan has SAID
lif he should be elected president ~
would be pleased to have Mr. Haskell
in his cabinet as secretary of M,
treasury The deposiors guarantee
banking law now IN operation IN Ok
lahOma was championod by GOelnoi
Haskell and taken by him from bill
/ intro lnced IN congress- by Mr Bryan.
Bryan and Hsskei Very Thick.
An evidence Of the personal and po
llitical esteem ga which Mr.. Bryar
holds Mr. Haskell Is the fact that ths
ispeech made in Wichita. Ras, last
/ last Monday by Mr. Haskell viii D.,
published as q democratic naional cam
Daign document at the request Of Mr
BRYAN. NV. Bryan asked for 10,
speech when II wos made I'm ne.
/ NoInes Ia but at chat time Governor
I Haskell ala not have it iu manuscip
form The sneech was taken by steno
leraDhers in Wichita and was receive,
by Governor Haskell for his approval
To give Mr Haskell further distinction
I Bryan has requested that the Oklaho
ma delegation 20 the Denver cOnyen
ton route ils train hy way of Libcoln
Neb whore the Oklahomans viii dls
einbark ana be entertained az thr
Bryan farm