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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
Deafness Cannot be cured.

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure dear
ness, and that is by constitutional rem.
edies Deafness is caused by an in
tanned condition of the mucous lin
Ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumt-
ling sour1 or imperfect hearing, and
when II Is entirely closed, Deafness IS
the result, aad unless the inflamma.
tion can be taken out and this tube re.
stored TO its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed con
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure Send for circulars free
+. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo O.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
ELECTORAL COLLEGE FORECAST

The Leader recognizes no one can
predict an election nor the result of
jury verdict. However some OF
those now giving forecasts actually
forget all reason
That the eleven states which were
classed as Confederate Will give a
Democratic vote can not be question
ed. making in all 100: the Z votes Of
Oklahoma may be added, making 127
votes no intelligent man denies Mr..
Bryan in the electoral college. Thirty.
one votes, those of Kentucky and Mis-.
souri, may be added to this, making
los sure votes for Bryan.
1t requires no great insight to think
that Maryland, ever Southern, will be
Democratic this year, and the assault
on Senator Foraker has caused Sena.
tor Elklns to cease his efforts for Taft,
and without his aid West Virginia is
hopeiAssly Democratic. adding these
two, Maryland and West Virginia, to.
tails Is or a Bryan vote of .73
II Is safe to add that Taft is sure
of l57 votes there is no chance for Mr.
Bryan TO get. These embrace the six
New England states, Pennsylvania
North Dakota. Iowa. Minnesota, Michi
gan, Oregon, and Wisconsin. and the
other usual Republican states Of the
Northwest.
The doubtful states where the bat
tie Is being fought are New York
Ohio, Indiana (the latter surely Dem
ocratie) California. Colorado. Della
ware. Montana, Nebraska and Kansas
President Roosevelt is strong in q
few of the Northwest states, because
they siill believe In the man. in spite
Of his other errors, The East Is anti
Roosevelt, aud should New York de
eide he viii have much to do with
Taft. It will 20 Democratic by a tre
mendous majority. The attempt "a
besmirch Governor Haskell shows
plainly the opposition Is AFRAID IN
Ohio Indiana and Illinois, the latter
already won for the governor showing
a tendency to drift TO her native
son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

oklahoma has no time 10 fool away
on .inWlcssness. 40 matter whether
hlghi riders, bdollcggers o. who they
may be Let MS see that the proper
penalties are inflicted and wiihof.
restraint lAwlessness Is the best
sigu OF a country TOO krorthlcss rer
honest people to stay IN and that
which has already been allowed has
hlrt bad enough Law cpfenpmenl
hould be the waichword Of All liUhcsl
'pfQples their politics. station N llrd
OF any other thing not to be considers
"a when We undertake to suppress
those who violate our statutes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
aoesTRoYINo HARTMAN ;,

Ia The same newspaper printing an
editorial about the method taken by
President Ro saych to destroy E n.
Hartman the railroad promoter and
traffic juggler Is announcement that
Mr. Hartman controls sixty per cent
Of lhc railroad trackagc in the state OF
llliuois. Not having the statistics at
hand The Leader can not state posi-
lively thar Illinois lias more miles OF
railway than any ot1cr state IN the
Union. but such was true for many
years and Is true NV unless Texas
has passed to first position Ia the
last year Al least Illinois has more
mites OF track TO the square mile OF
area Aud the roads entering Chicago
are kept up as we'll as any ia tho
world The New York Central Peun.
sylvania, Great Western. Milwaukeo
81. Paul Wabash. l. G.. Rock Island.
81 Fe and many others all enter Chi
easo-the greatest railroad center OF
the world. And this man Hartman,
the man Mr.. Roosevelt advertised he
was going 10 punish, controls ten per
cent more than half OF these roads,
Yes indeed, Mr. Hartman has been
punished
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o STRANGE BUT TRUE.
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Did you ever give "man calf rope p"
Wednesday evening, at the Elks hotel.
man from Chicago. wise and banker
whose name If printed would be
known 10 almost every banker in the
Central states. was exploding" He
was wearing a Taft button an inch I'm
diameter and in addition he wore the
pleasing smile OF one wac thinks he
nails from the very heart of the uni.
verse and willing to let a little of his
wisdom ooze through and aid the un-
fortunate cnos not living near where
they can receive daily benefits from
his thinktank
Gathered around him. making a
circle. were men of various occupa-
lions the majority willing to allow the
man 10 reap little benefit from theft
side of the house, but the banker was
riding the horse of self-deception and
astride that old nag with stirrups tco
short and girthband tight he went pae.
ing along without stopping TO feed or
water the oft-abused steed.
lie had been 10 Muskogce, III Reno
Oklahoma City and his object was ia
start bank with 100000 capital
stock-thir king that was all cne had
to do in the new" country to take a
pot shot at the very cream Ct the
business.
He was opposed to the guaranty de
posit law of Oklahoma!
lie opposed the state administra
tiou,
lie opposed the idea OF state inter
fcrlng with man in his private af
fairs offering no explanation of What
that was intended to cover
And he was "A ref rmcr from taw
lie was a good man aud rode hall
day TO shake the hand of BevcridgC
when the senator was down here tt
teach Ms how to whistle aud vote
W1en the gentleman WAS at whit,
beat aud exploding through the non
exhaust valves every wnipstitch 4
newspaper man came on the scene aud
had couple OF friends Ito assist IL
pr0jJing the elephant
After violently assaling the bauhci
just sufficient t. make him tam,
enough for handling, the Cbicagoat
was induced TO talk of local affairs ant
in ton minutes. he told when he WAS I;
township politician in Indiana vote
buyer wac had rcsortcd 10 stealing
voters from thu county almshousc
taking llem to another county. getting
| ticm drunk aud hauling them to Tia,
polls like hogs 10 the market
Aud he is a. 9air sample Of ih,
| patriots" who come down here ami
| scold Oklahomans for not goinl
straight from the cradle TO HEAVIER
without stopping at the brook for {
drink -nct even the brook Of Mucl
| Pleasure. 1855,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
Had a Close CAN.

Airs Ada l.. Groom. tka NideG
known proprietor OF the Groom Hotel,
Vaughn, Miss, says; For several
qonths I suffered with a severe cough,
and consumption seemed TO have is
grip on me. when friend recommend.
gan taking II, and three BEETLES aflec.
ed complete cure The fame OF this
life saving cough aud cold remedy
and lung and throat healer is word
wide Sold al all drug stores soc and
sf.0o. Trial bottle free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
ROOSEVELT WRITES.

The letter written by the president
20 Philander Knox OF Pennsylvania
5etrays no new trait In the character
If the writer-orfers no new side Of
the political question and only goes to
prove what The Leader has previous
ly contcnded. that Roosevelt is insane.
Anyone who doubts that this man
Is mad; determined to have his own
peculiar way and is totally deprayed
Of any sense of propricty or feeling
Tor another has only to read the let.
ter written TO Knox, recall who Knox
is' Ills past aud present. and then call
TO mind the wonderful integrity and
solidarity OF citizenship Of William
Jennings Bryan,
In the letter President Roosevelt az.
firms that he believes MIR. Bryan
wants to pack the Supreme court of
the United States. and adds that he
Tears him only because he would do
such acts, in order TO get favorable
constitutional decisions on laws other
Wise invalid by court decree.
Think of this man Knox. trust own.
er aud attorney; Root. the pet aitor-
ncy OF the great trust. now in the cabi.
net holding tae most responsible 30.
sttiOn Ia the presidential family; Kcl-
sg, senator Hopkins and all the
many able captains OF the trusts, all
hcaded for the trust quarters when
they cease their labors for the prcsi-
dent and then have such bunch of
political mimorists attack the citizen.
ship OF the greatest moralisl in poll
ties the world has produced,
Whateyer men mag think of Mr..
! Bryan's policies, his ideas of reaula.
lion OF trusts and defense OF The mod.
crate business interests, no man.
friend or foe, has ever doubted his
earnest candor, integrity and his high
ideals of citizenship.
Mr.. Roosevclts letter. as all others.
IS running over with the personal pro.
noun -" and his boasted statement
that he will no wrong for no man is
rcfuted in the same letter when he
accuses Mr.. Bryan of being ready to
pack the court TO get a decision OF
any kind.
Theodore Roosevelt did not lead the
life of a man competent TO attack all
men prior to being president Of the
United States. In the West he was
listed as ''rowdy" and as New
Yorker he belonged to the fast set
lie went TO Cuba when half insane and
came back a veritable box of middle
| class barbarity.
As president he has bluffed and
bullied until God alone can check the
rawlings with which he assumes to lead
my people"
u Is not likely the letter to Knox
viii have any effect On the voters. II
is possible few towards who still
salaam every time this egotistica
hunter rides about have to shout ap
/ proyal OF his brutal methods and
Sallow their tobacco when he shows
his tusks, but the vast body OF people
'cnsible and sober. have long since
realized he has had seven years I,
" ork In and devoted all OF them tC
telling what he wishes done and chas
ing a few old tame cinnamon bear:
about the swamps.
| As an all round nuisance the presi
dent has outstripped all of the class
big enough to receive public notice
( Ills decline has commenced, and h,
viii 80 with rapidity.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
NepUeLlcAN AeApLlNes.

AT The risk of being called chlciuue
aud modelling With tbs affairs OF
others ihr Leader uan not refrain
from offering Suggestions for head.
lines In the Republican newspapers.
All remember that these kcpnbican
newspapers were ever the prophets Of
prosperity. ana how they carried
stcreotypcd headlines Tor the dinner
pail and the wonderful prosperity The
country was always enjoy.ng undcf
the rule ol Republican officials.
Oul OF the exchanges for one norn.
ing, all Republican, too. from the news
pages we gathered this list:
Michigan paper, 'Destltution Appai.
llng;" Chicago PAPER 10000 Hungry
School Children" New York paper.
NO Money, No Employment-A Hun.
cry Horde 10 reed" rittsburg paper
Where WIN ,he Million Out Of EN-.
ploymeni Coz; Philadelphia paper.
Mayor Reyburn Trying to Devise
Means of Feeding the Starving La.
borers"
we read all these articles. because
We did not know but somewhere down
toward the bottom the editors wouI1
| affirm all this was due to some wicked
negligence OF Governor Haskell hut
mat was omitted There was even no
lntmation that these fellows were
charging the bread-wagcns Of New
YORK and Philadelphia al the instira.
uon of Haskell. in order to make a
campaign speech sound better.
But the striking headlines. hct from
she wires, impressed us that for some
inexplicable reason the goddess OF
good FORTUNE had chased for the under
brush and left the poor old lustful
Republican machine to court the sor
did dame of sorrow.
No longer can the shcuters for thai
party affirm II is the harbinger OF
prosperity. No longer can they Talsif,
the record and lay claluf TO ali that +
good For Twelve years they have
ruled the land-thcy have held all OF
! rue powerful places, have had a ma
/ JprltT In all branches OF the govern
mcnt' After claiming they lcgislated
a panic out of existence and brought
prosperity; claiming they had opened
tue mills aud filled the dinner pails-
they come crawling on their bellies 1,
Tue voters. declaring they will reform
their own acts, revoke their own ba,
measures aud bring about the desired
change for better things: make law.
to destroy the trusts they have Great
ed and faltcncd by special privllcg,
policies and enactmcntsl
No wonder they fear the party itscl
VIII rcpudiaie such leadcrsl Nothipl
to marvel about If the rank aud filo
make. the verdict OF disappr0yal s,
| overwhelming those now seeking /,
guide not only the Republican part,
but the Republic will be objects o
| scorn. Is il strange there is fear IL
the House Of Theodore terror anon,
the swashbucklcrs whose wisdom
came through the pages of sensa
| tisnal magazine?
The day of retribution is close a
hand. Those who have Toasted n
legislative halls and made mcrr,
around tbe table OF The bear hunte
are going TO hear from The boys from
the forks OF the creek" and that mes
sage viii be git out aud begone.
Il
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

The First district is the last remain.
ing hope of The old appointive
nachine. Fulton and Davenport will
come from their congressional districts
with tremendously increased majori.
lies. and the people of the First should
not be backward about retiring Me.
Guire. as his untitness is well known
10 the average voter Let Us make
Oklahoma state where competency
is rewarded and It's opposite actually
rcprimanded on each aAd every round
That SORT ol action viii gain us the
righteous fame of being business
people aud We want 70 get this state
n the iirsl rank column all along the
line. Let Us give Johnston a trial aud
Il he be half as useless as McGuir,
rhe Leader viii help trounce him out
The first opportunity One trial, and
hen down II results are moi obtalncd
should be the motto OF an Oklaho
mans
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
HOOKS AND EYES.

The deputy shcriff at Omaha cauglt
Naller BIZ Hearst in his short
clothes. We'll, Bill has been In his
swaddling clothes all of his life.
What ho has lacked in brains he has
made up la money He has made the
statements tha, brains could be bought
Bill should take ont white stack
of brains \ small ante would run
Bilrs through she'll long time; just
enough TO grease the wheels In his
head When Haskell gets through
with little Willie he'll look like q
counterfeit dollar bill-El Reno Dem.
ocrat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

from cholera dislrlcls That 10
lQubt, Is where we have been mlsuh-
ierstanding Bird Mcclure. More than
likely It was the CHOLERA restriction
renewal bill Mr. Mcclure fathered In
congress. Il was not the bill renov.
log restrictions from Indian lands, for
when that measure, was before the
lower house Of congress Mr.. Mcclure
vas attending baseball game and
could not leave the grounds In order
10 vote ON the question. Bps we never
thought about looking TO SEQ how he
voted on The cholera bill
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

A pain prescription is printed upon
each 25c box OF DR.. ShoOp's Pink Pain
Tablets. Ask your doctor or druggist
1t this formula Is not complete. Head
pains. womanly pains, pains anywhere
get instant relief from a Pink Pain
Tablet. Walace's drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

The Kinghsher Midget has cont
menced issuing thrice eaell week IN
lieu 0f siN times II offered the good
reason that L costs less 10 issue every
other day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
NEWSPAPER RDoM,
Editorial Rooms.

QUARREL with his wife and proceeded
10 carve her up very seriously. So
mnch so that physician had TO b.
called and the wounds dressed TN.
der Sheriff Hawkins went 10 he bat
tlc ground aul arrested The belligerent
and lodged him IN Jail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
First District
HENRY S. Johnston.
OF Noble County.
Second District
ELMER FULTON,
Of Oklahoma Cousty.
Third District
JAMES DAVENPORT,
OF Craig County,
Fourth District
cHARLEs cARTEr.
of Carter County.
Firth District
SCOTT FERRIS,
OF Comanche County.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

a newspaper captions an article
'sIiking thugs TAFT has said" aud
proceeds With them Since Mr. Roose.
veit cnmiHCnrcd 70 DO The talking
for Taft ihe alust sfriking thing the
Rfier has said Is me, too
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

pali oertainly did something In the
South Solps the Denver, Colorado,
Republican lie did the same thing
the short songs says the king of France
did When be- marched up that hill and
marched down again
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

From the noise he made about Il,
We infer that u Clay piorce does not
like he Texas climate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22
LEGISLATIVE.

Fer state Senate
JAMES KlRkWooD,
OF Guthrie.
Fer Observation-Disclosures County
WALT. MATHEWS.
y. e. DERWiN,
TEAGUE RAY,
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Hitchcock has also hitched TO the
card index and 1t says Taft is sure
winner
The Wichita Eagle speaks OF "Adlai
Stevenson of New York" But the
Isagle can bc excused. Its editor Is a
candidate for congress on the liepnb
llcan ticket and opposed TO 10 Cannon
for Speaker,
Maybe one reason the doctors as a
profession have so little faith In heav-
en-. is that the Bible says there shall
neither be sickness or pain.
immediately after the election The
cnicrprislng correspondents will re-.
gale us with the annual cornering OF
the turkey market.
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10 quickly check cold, druggists
are dispensing everywhere elovcr
candy Cold cure Tablet called pre.
veatics. Prevcalics are also Zinc for
reyerish children. Take pregcntics at
the sneezc stage. "a head of all cold :.
Box of IS Poe. Wallacc's drug store
For the best line of % cigars SO
T., ,,-kNailtbpi-tef.. %lnokery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

QUESTION: Was II the state or
national committees that set down on
Nf O. Benedict Of the Okiahom cry
Times and caused taat paper % pike
4i0De behind the Aorlias 81 FeY OF
rniirse b Is not our funcraL bat we
ask IN order 10 keen oYy historical
fpoOf firaieEi
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

a ~ Of tiit National Republican
&nisfiiiee Those who 5elieye the
ffisis VIII he afraid ~ ihe admins
ir3uon'of Judge TAFT viii please arise.
spit and stand on their heads
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Asher aud Wanstte cotton gins have
been closed 10y their owners acting
on posted notice OF night riders.
The Womens Clubs oi old Iudian
Territory hold their annual conven-
tion at Ardmore commencing Nov 3rd
.4ffe.ru lrii -,i0 rfHff +TfiIf t-Ir
Says the iIiugilsher Midget. sa.
Pink N''llrich, a negro living south
west OF the city, last night got into a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

STATE TICKET.
For Corporation COMMISSIONER
A. p. WATSON,
OF Pottawatomie County.
For Chief Justice Supreme court.sua
ROBERT L. WiLLiAMs,
OF Bryan County.
For Associate Chief Justice
SAMUEL w. HAYES.
Of Grady County.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

For the best line of 90 cigars SO
10 Wcimberget's Snokdry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-22

Lowney's Chocolate Candy, the best
at Renlro's Drug Store
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NATIONAL.

NATIONAL.
For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice PreBldent.---
JOHN WORTH KERN,
OF Indiana,
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short days and big Chrlstmas bills
may be expected soon
Professor c. w. Morse. the eminent
New York City banker. opposes guar
anty OF deposits.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-14
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Easier Money Market an Encourag-
ing FactOr-Accommoda More
Readily Granted Buyers.

New York. January 20 r.. G.. Dun
& Co.'S weekly Review OF Trade to-
morrow will saw:
Sentiment has improved in response
to the brighter outlook, commercial
loans being made With more freedom
than at any recent date AS much
projected business was only held back
by inability to raise funds, the easier
money market encourages expectation
that postponed contracts viii now
be placed. The percentage OF IDLE ma
chinery has perceptibly decreased.
Although there is no general actIV-
ity in the primary market for textiles
improvement is noticeable in many
departments. especially as to the num-
ber Of inquiries. Buyers find accom-
mediation more readily granted and az
The credit situation becomes better
the INQUIRIES viii culminatc in actual
transactions. Less is heard or any
general readjuStment Of prices. future
concessions depending upon the sta
tiSticaI position Of individual fabrics
No interest is manifested in the eX-
port division Of the cotton good INDUS
try although a1ViCes from China
suggest that orders may soon come
from that nation. As to WOolen goods
tho market FOR staple fabrics has
opened irregularly.
Wholesaler from the west ana
south have commenced to arrlT" IN
he Boston footwear market, but n
full attendance is not expected HnlLi
the end Of next week