The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-05


ing world tips and contests of our
engines OF war. costing millions,
when we have thovsanls--yes. hun
dreis of tEousauds OF unemployed
who would gladly work for the fed
eral power, building roads and irrigat-
ing di chas anu walls tor the increase
OF the agricultur6t, domain--thaa all
may have a real home. aud want ba
stranger TO the land
The money expended on sending the
ships around the world would build
a macadam road from Denver. center
OF the United States. to indianapolis,
center OF population OF the United
states. 1t would make a great hard
direct roadway, allowing a place for
the man on horseback, on his bicycle.
IN wagon or automobile. all able to go
and come without ianger OF interfer.
ence with others, the greatest road
way of the world, through the great
est agricultural domain on this earth
The president OF the United States
declares his objection to syndicates
controlling the wealth OF the nation.
aud all applaud; he declares thar the
government owes all the wealth-pro
aucers paternalistic strength and pro
tection. tnen takes the billions they
pay the sobber barons of tariff ia
vor in sending a school boy expe-
iition OF bat leships around the world
whilst the drouth and the cyclone
wreak an awful toll on the poor home
maker of the less favored sections Of
the republic.
Is that wisdom and greatness?
Private corporations have demons
trated they can ani do repay loans
made tnem In opening irrigation do
mains, and millions upon millions can
be added TO our domestic power Of
production through this one channel
alone, but the president is too busy
preaching one sort OF government and
giving us another kind to allow the
demands and actual requirements to
interfere with his childish desire to
plow the decks Oh the battleships in
the bays OF Australia and the waters
OF the treacherous Indian ocean.
SO much 10 we read of the won
drous Weldon and almost superhuman
goodnes OF the illustrious gentleman
now in the chair OF the chief execu-
i've, that. at times, many of us won
der why he does not, accidentally If
not Intentionally accomplish at least
one act worthy of living in the his.
tory OF things done for the common
veal. The great news agencies teen
with advertising OF what is to be dona
what should be and what will be done
by the president; that all are wait.
ing anxiously and some of us pathet-
iciy for at least some reason why this
man and his pronunciamento program
may be able to at least once lose
sight of self and see the strings and
countless number OF tnings worthy OF
attention for the public good.
BE II always the same. some child.
like experiment, and foolish venture
into space for the mere love OF charge
gulation OF the size of families
cffor to change the method and man
ner of spelling, new ways to traI
coyotes, chasing the wolf. ana quar-
reling with some old sister in Is
. rael who persists in wanting to know
whetner babies ought to have thell
toenails trimmed by lamp or electric
light.
Bombastic efforts to stride the limb
OF perpetual personal Qualification
thrusts at those who disagree, anc
threatening TO come back from private
life 10 arrange the states and the
flags and the coins, and a me Hey o
lesser important topics have almos
made threadbare the alpaca garment
for cOncealment of no safety plus
attaehmants, but now from the large
portion Of noticeable features in Ia,
closing year of the fussy, ill-omenes
and illstarred personal administra
ton OF the greatest "foGr-flusher" o.
modern times. We see the failure tC
accomplish more than few disturb
ances.
let us get down on our marrowbonei
AMI pray the God of wisdom and jus
tice that nei' her Taft. Bryan or tn,
others will eyel so much as try I,
continue the pollceies of Roosevelt. II
trutl and fact hey are not worth tht
tit)e OF policies, but are vague fan
cies of man with a heritage OF dwarf
ed childhood.