The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-24
REPUBLICAN PARTY MENACE
TO ORDERLY government
In His First Political Address since
1892 the Editor Of the louisville
courier-Journal Urges his Hearers
to Support Bryan, Whose Election
He has Twice Opposed

that whatever usefulness the renubli.
car party ever possessed. 1t has for
the time outlived, and that It stands
today menace to equal taxation and
economic administration IL not to OF.
derly government aud free iastitu-
tions.
81 truthfully rejoice that have liv.
ed to look upon a united democracy.
said Mr.. Watterson. Il was born IN
democratic campaign during what
proved to be a bad year for the dem.
ocrats. and l attained my majority
Just in time to see the party so over
tae precipice of sectiOnalism. to what
seemed its ruin.
"The politicians tell us that there
are many issues. but see only one.
II We cannot change our rulers at will
Ii an organized and defiant minority
inside fortress can Withstand the
siege of an undisciplined and III
equipped majority on the outside
how shall talk about trusts and tar
IFS. about rebates and bank deposits.
about money and morals. and stocks
and bonds profit us?
II behold now am almost exact re-
production Of the evil conditions OF
80 years ago. The republican party
grown corrupt and arrogant is putting
forth a tremendous effort 10 retain thu
power which it has so much abused.
II It succeeds It will never surrender
1t short OF some dire cataclysm. max
ing its exit the signal for. IL may be,
a civil war 70 that end its policies
OF militarlsm, fayOritisn and class die
tlnciion. long have been tending, ana
preparing q new irrepresslble confiici
between capital and labor pray
God that this may never come. The
way to avert IT is by occasional change
OF party, bringing home to our pub.
lie officers their subordination to the
people.
III We're q republican ! would
vote for Bryan. II | were u repub.
lican | would lei the big chief with
his big stick go hang. II ! were
a republican would turn my back
upon candidate. no matter how per.
sonaily acceptable who represents
the vicious methods OF ring rule ana
the steam roller,
Whatever usefulness the repubii.
can party ever possessed II has for the
time outIlved. II stands today
menace to equal taxation and eco
monte administration il not TO or
derly government and free institu-
tions.
ITS leaders know this, and. know
Ing IT, they began early TO prepare
for the coming presidential battle;
to fortiiy field which they thought
TO make impresnahle By the outlay Of
vast resources and engineering skill
"They expected to draw us into
this bloody ambnscade and to slaugh.
ter us like sheep in the shsbles. Dis
| appointed IN their plan, what do we
now see2 We see all disguise OF de-
cency thrown aside; the black nag OF
/ twstism run mp 10 the masthead;
/ the decks crowded with corporation
/ counsel The occupant OF the white
/ house summons the unspeakable
I Hearst as his stan witness. The hon
est rich are invoked TO make common
cause with The lawless rich. All ths
perspectiyes of truth aud soberness
and common sense are lost amid the
roar OF rant aad cant OF selfglorfy.
ing laudation and selfaccusing prom
Is OF reform. with Aldrich and Can
non. with Payne and Dalzell and Sum
ny Jim sherman for their examples.
Having pitched the campaign on
a false note. starting out with q man
OF straw on platform OF imposturs,
no argument is too absurd, no illus
| tration is too rank for the men and
the interests that do not mean to be
dlslodged II fraud and force can save
them.
4 Nicholas Longworth, the preai.
dents sonln.law. says he did not say
IT, but 5000 listeners say he did.
The notes OF two stenographers say
he did. What boots Il whether he
did or notg Nc oge .weo knows what
As going on le hgelnsllpnag esRllel.
and has been going on for a long
fime, needs TO be told that they are
undermining the popular foundations
OF our democratic government and
converting It into an imperial repub-
lie, with nothing wanting OF monarch.
ism and iitular nobility except the no
menclature The white house is al
ready the palace OF king. The pres
sdent Is already a sovereign in every
thing except the name, Why should
not a member OF the court circle blurt