The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-23
LUDICROUS
SITUATION
In CONGRESS
GS NlT.
DEMOCRATS PERSIST IN
PULLING G.O.P. ClIEST-
NUTS FROM FIRE

Special Correspondence TO Leader.
Washington - O. May ~ As tbis
session o. the congress aears ita end
there IS presented in ;he national
house Of repres sentauvea the funniest
situation that possibly ever obtained
in this country In Inc history oil toe
congress-. Here are the democratic
iilibuslering every day 20 compel the
republicans 70 do something That The
democrats shy Is necessary ieGiala
tion and demanded by he people aud
yet, Il the democrats succeed in max
Ing the repubiicans 90 ihe things they
say they want done. the inevitable re
sult win be TO help the republicans
before The country.
AT tie same time the republican,
are ia bad hole with the sides
soaped and no ladder in slgit Ihey
are demUraliaed BY Jhe demands OF q
number ot thousand republican news
papers that they forthwith place WOOD
pulp and print paper on the nee list
in order 10 rescue them IRON me ra-
pacity Of the paper trust There IS no
doubt that the republican leaders
MUAilI NWnlfNN N ANll wv NA iAttttAH' ~
shor order q they thought The ihine
would stop there but there's the rub
lt wonld moi stop there. it would just
begin Passing the stevens bill tc
place wood puip and print paper on
me free liSt would be special lesisla
ton in behalf oi a class,
The American people are Intelligent
anongh To see and pore that and some
..I F.I. ~. Ha|I T." IIf a.
an mpertinonCc tke his. hgw about
ny nlows ana hoes scar and trace
chains? VOW pat payer on tho free
list fm me publishers why not lariA
machinery lor net
And thus The republican majority ln
the mousse IS in this intolorahle iix:
"We can and We cah't
we wiil and we WON'T
Wen be damned Il we do,
And we'l be damned y Ne don't
The democrats insist on pulling tins
republican chesinuts ont OF be fire,
and The republicans fling them aside
ana curse their illmaunered and I'm
pertinent ofiiciousness. " is "a very
tueny situation. bui the democrats are
MOI without some method in tne mad
ness oil their iilibuHer They know
that if they can force The republicans
10 puf wood pulp and print paper on
the free list that 81 viii open up the
entire tariff question and that iho re
lpublicnns never VIII get away from
lhere during the antfc summer and
Ifbaf revision OF the tariff durina q
presidential campaign Would rih tAf
irepublcan pnrty ap the b4ck as wid
lae "a barn door would make ana next
president democratic and also inc
Inexi house of Representatives
That rs what IS soaring the repub.
lKcans TO death and making democrats
smiles mere at the present time Ny
Iopinion Is that there VIII be no free
lnrint paper and NO free wood pulp as
Itnis session Tie republican leaders
lrslg on the esprit de corps OF The party
lpapers TO hold them in line and Keep
lfhem from boiling and they are not
without some Justification IN theif be-
llief. What pity that democrats do
lnoi stand together ia election years
hike their opponents. We should take
Ia few lessons from our opponents ana
hight ihe devil with fire
OF course the thing upperm0si here
lnow is the coming presidential nom.
lfnaHons. and there Is little talk al
lanvthing else. Everybody has lost
lsieht Of legislation and IS talking pol
litics The situation from a demoerau,
latanApoint has changed materially u
the past few weeks "a month or 3,
lago IL looked like Bryan would b,
Nominated by acclamaiion and in dc
lfanl oi any Othor candidate beinl
lmenloned. mt tlie advent of Goyerno
Johnson. of Minnesota, I'm the ring "a
IA funnadeed aud openly declared can
ldidaie and ihe activity Oi his friend
lin booming him has changed the CON
iDleNou OF things. There b no deny
ling thnt Governor Johnson has mad
lrapid strides in popularity ae a eand
ldate and many men here VINO ere lead
lers of democratic thought and whf
few weeEs ago cnnld not bee got d
sav "a word against Mr Bryans cand
ldacv. are now coming our Vohntard
and giving expressions 20 Che opinio
! That Governor Johnson would make
lsroneer candidate than any oihe
Imam aud axe adyocMing hat p
lsintes send uninslructed delegation
lto Denver in order ihht he sirOnsos
I land best man may be nominated an
lihai the delegates he leil unplelgc
so hai they may take counsel iueei
given oui hy lhe ieodew from ihes
several states hal Florida Mort
Carolina sunth Caloipa GeorH
land even TeXas. are coins o me col
iVenuon with uniusIucled delegation
lThaf looks omiuous for Nr. kryan an
Favorable tor Governor lobpson li
friends nf Governor Johnson m
, those men formerly for Bryan WI
, have given over their aleeinpce
/, lGpyern0r Johnson argue that he wou'
be the strongest candidate lor na0
reasons They point 90 his hlaueie.
! lliie his running qu1liNies as candaal
I 10. R9temor 81 hi3 state i3c tact if
! he can carry 81 and several oth
Estates ln lhe northwest ihai ae ga
carry New York as against TAFT po
. leihly New Jersey. and surely Del
, ware and Maryland and ihai p.
BRYAN cannot hope io catrV anF
them That BE- ls a progressive dem
lcrib and always has been regular af
ldd noi so back on the ticket in ar
of he campaisns led By Nr hrya
That all his res ant epeechea show m
10 be map ol great good, commi
senfe and Trained in ihe school
lcvperihnre NnrpDyef. they point