The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-27
eLosINe sTATE cAMPAIeN.

In many respects Ire campaign IN
Oklahoma has no parallel in political
history and every citizen Of tke state
having in mind the wellbelng of state
and the happiness OF her people will
offer a prayer to Deity that Il nay
never he repeated.
The state Is Democratic and the
preponderance of sentiment for that
party was not TO be denied by any In
telligent man who had access TO the
records or who has travelled across
Oklahoma any direction. Added to the
natural political proclivities the state
has a warm feeling for Mr.. Bryan, the
Democratic nominee who has in times
past proven his love. respect and ad
miration for the new state. In time Of
need he WAS a friend and he lent the
influence Of his matchless citizenship
to aid US when the rugged and rcck-
bestrewn road t. gcyereignty seemed
well nigh too hard for us TO travel.
Conscious that there was no hope OF
placing the state IN the electoral col
lege OF their chosen party the remnant
of the appolntive cligarchy wrapped
the residue OF lost hopes and festered
ambition in the beslimed rags of Sian
der and character assassination, and
offered their service TO the party
abroad by promulgating the most
despicable system OF slander even yet
attempted IN the political arena. stoop-
ing to acts that lead only 10 destruc-
| tion.
Each charge against the governor,
who was first picked to be the target
OF their campaign, was slander and
! villification in the superlative degree,
| When the president was made to be-
| lieve their Wild stories these men
were in the zenith OF their glory, and
when the whole rotten scheme was ex-
posed and the militant chief iode
astride the charger of truth to the very
doors OF his Rssailants, and made the
herd admit their falsehoods and their
attempt 10 reap political preferment
through SANDER OF state and studied
effort to ruin its progress. they whine
and snarl, begging all questions and
resemble nothing so much as they dc
a fooled pack OF wolves beaten from
their prey by superior attainments OF
the victorious foe.
Every citizen OF Oklahoma trusts
this will be the last campaign along
these lines Intelligence musters tC
her side all that Is pure, noble anC
true Politics Is @ science and means
after all, the manner Of advancing the
interests and securing control for {
party-the party representing con
densed ideas of a multitude Of citizens
preferring certain methods OF govern
ment. In its true state II should b'
the pride OF a citizen to take an active
interest in politics, and by so doing thu
g ward bosses, those who purvey thei
!. ballots for official preferment whicl
. they can not do justice to when filling
!. will eease to be Of moment in thes'
great election struggles for executive
positions al the hands OF the voters.
j. The old bcdy of party despoiler
/. Who held sway by appointment ha
/, made its last stand, and lost, az
, should do. II slandered the agentb o
good government; assailed whose OF
posed with all the batteries OF flt
j. I and untruth. Their defeat cause
[. many timid people to gasp and hes
! tate but those who stool the brunt Q
= their fire and even had TO repulse lik
r. attacks from the White House can as
no greater honor at the hands Of tn
people OF Oklahoma, than to have
!. said their work has trinmphed; thei
!. cause now the cause OF all lovers Z
/. gocd government and that the peUpl
i 10 rule IN oklahoma, and rule wit
: aisdom, 10 the satisfaction Of all iai
minded people.