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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
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ODD OBSERVATIONS
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Quite recently there appeared in
these columns notice that We Were to
erect new domicile-twelve rooms
on the second floor, one for each kid,
and a parlor, sty, eating, parlor re-
ception and dance hall in the room be.
low, and we advertised for bids prior
to August 18th. Now comes the Enid
Eagle and allows II is no uncommon
thing for people in this state to erect
$4,000 residences, In fact alleging
there are many such mansions In the
state and they are none too good for
the people of Oklahoma We realize
his is the old green-eyed monster
making his same old tortuous path
through the state because the bow.
WOW country. richer, healthier; bet
ter schools and better editor than
other places possess, reaps the envi-
Gus criticism of the papers In other
localities, but we do protest against
he misinformation contained In the
stories People in other states will
ascertain. through the medium OF
these so.oalled opposing papers. and
refuse TO make their home in a state
where IL costs S25, 900 10 erect a home
where the boys can dance the girls
~ Aiit AiAdi anu WHtlt JOY pats nti
feet in the long winter evening dances
so fashionable in this section OF the
state. IL was proper tor ms TO build
a good home As editor OF the Buz
zer the only blownin-the-bottle inde.
pendent editorial concern west OF the
Caney river and east of Coon creek
hat dares TO flay alike the ins and
luts with over $500 In the bank, ar,
rangements made 10 be the adrainis-
traitor and receiver where we could
paste such Jobs on payin properties;
treasurer of the local fishin' and
beer club. and our press clear OF the
mortgage (haNing collected full insur.
Ance on fire loss where the fire
vas next door TO Us and might have
Inflicted great injury TO our plant we
expected 10 erect our thirteen room
mansion 10 prove prosperity still
I ahided In the BOwwOw valley, and we
snail proceed 10 build but We DO OBJ
I lect 10 the Jealous contemporaries
making remarks about dreams as II
ihey were not only possibilities but
io0n-to-be actualities Yes sir; the
3uzzer believes IN allowing the weak
certain latitude and few special
privileges but we want il understood
I this Is 10 be the beat and finest home
10 the Bowwow valley. and the law
provides against other localities sur.
passing that which we pattern IN this,
the richest and prettiest valley be
meath the circle Of the sun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
aTILLWELLI.

A few years ago Arthur Stlllwell
built a railroad from Kansas City TO
Port Arthur. Texas, and put trains on
same He lost Il because the money
grabbers made the terms too high.
but before leaving the road the people
formed the idea Stlllwell was doer
of things great and allowed him TO
zee that chphks OF confidence and
cash we're to be utilized at his dis
cretiOn.
Now he is building road from
Kansas City, through Wichita, the
West Central part OF Oklahoma, down
across the plains OF Texas to the Gulf
OF Lower California, and the vast ma
jority OF the work is done When
completee ti00 miles will finish itl
that road will shorten the distance
from Montreal, Canada, TO the Califor-
nian sea coast Just 1900 miles, And
there is more freight today from Can
ada 20 the Lower Californian coast
than mere was freight business in the
Northern Hemisphere in is50-ample
proof that Siillwell has a railroad that
is d, stined to become ono OF the
great traffic carrying bands Of steel
in the Western district Of the United
States
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
AWFuL DEATH LIsr.

The Oklahoma City Times, accord
ing to it's editorial page, has become
destroyer Of life as great as any
of modern times.
Il announces that II has killed off
Governor Charles n. Haskell. II killed
off Speaker Murray four times:
uow bringing him back from the
Timesgrave to aid In killing others.
The Times confesses the killing
Off Of Lieutenant Governor George
Bellamy
The Times confesses same act and
finish as to Davenport. 10 Fulton, to
Johnston and also. II we mistake not.
TO Gore and Owen
Politically the Times. recording TO
the Times editor, who kills for the
Times as the Times says OF the
Times. must be very brutal news
paper and surely the bad man should
be restrained from these deeds Of vio-
lence
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
MOE LAW.

The riots in this state, Alabama.
Florida and Illinois in the past few
days about negroes who have commit.
ted outrages reflects seriously upon
the citizenship of all men. There was
IN no instance cause for lawlessness.
In the two Florida Instances the sher.
iffs had done their duty and the guilty
were Ia ihe hands OF the officers the
law supreme and the officers deter
mined to enforce same In Illinois
the prisoner was known to be guilty
and the sheriff had him in jail--with
no record to fail TO convict In the
state-same true here in Oklahoma
and Florida.
What then could be gained by TAX
ing the low into the hands of an ire
sponslble mob and allowing mobocra
cy to rule the day property rights
placed In jeopardy and properties de
stroyed by the wanton destroyers oi
law and order?
There is a remedy, and that is u
hang higher than Haman each mar
WHO is even standing by whilst the
mob rules-malSe men understand the
law is supreme and must be cteyee
and protected at the same time. The
men who disobey the law, and seel
10 prove their superior dealings witt
society, are enemies OF our country
and the sooner they are led to th'
cell Of the felon the better II VIII b,
for our free institutions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
SPECIAL. INTERESTS


I'VE disapprove and condemn the
csition of the Democratic candidate
Tor president in his undignifed and re-
peated pei sonal requests of the pub
lie for campaign contributions says
th eOKlahoma Republican state plat
form
The action of the Republican candf-
date for president in going TO Mum
Der Two Wall street and securing the
services of George r. Sheldon TO fry
the fat out of the Wall street inter
ests for campaign purposes. is en-
tirely digniied in every respect, no
doubt. Bryan is undigniiied enough
TO ask the common people to furnish
the money necessary TO conduct AIS
campaign for president Taft is dig
nified enough to ask the stock gamb.
lers Of Wall street and the protected
interests that have long fattened on
an unjust tariff schedule. to furnish
the money to defray the expenses OF
hi scampaign.
After election which of these men
will be most apt to consider the in.
terests of the common people2 The
unmgniiicd Mr. Bryan who depends
solely on the people for hls campaign
fund and support. or the dignifled Mr.
Taft who expects the special interests
that have fattened Off the oppression
OF the people to furnish the money
with winch his election is TO be
bought
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
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ADVICE uNwELcoME

AND UNsOUoHrl
The remarkable interest taken by
number OF the Republican papers
rf the s'ate in the welfare OF the
Democratic party, and the great goba
Of unsolicited advice they are proner
ing the rank and file of Democracy In
every issue. is touching indeed. Sucn
remarkable example Of unselfish pa
triotism Is hard to find After see
in gtheir own party ground to pulp
and flaycd to ribbons by the irresist-
ible logic Of Democratic principles.
these self-constituted prophets have
raised their voices in unison, to point
out to their triumphant political an
taScnists the breakers just ahead.
With tear-dimmed eyes, and trembling
voices the Guthrie state state Capital.
the Oklahoma City Times, the Tulsa
World and the Muskogee Phoenix are
heseeching the Democratic party IN
every Issue. 10 break away from the
leadership of men Who N lett in cur-
troll OF The Democratic party. must IN
eyitably cause . revulsion of feeling fn
Oklahoma that viii result 10 the ele-
vation OF the Republican party TO
power in the state. III these Repuoli-
can papers we're less disinterested
and patriotic. it's likely that they
would 'rithhold their cry OF warning
and permit the shipwrecx of the
democratic party. Then again, IT'S
just barely possible that they are not
altogether sincere in their proffers OF
aoyice. It's just barely possible tnat
the Republican editors OF Oklahoma
are not the best judges of what is
good policy for the Democratic party
The advice of these Republican pa
rers is us unwelcome TO the Demo-
crat sof Oklahoma as it is unsCugnr.
The Democrats of Oklahoma know
that if there were real dangers aneau
for their party from the leadership
of any man or set of men, these par
tisan Republican newspapers would
be the last people on earth 10 sognd
n note OF warning The Democrats OF
Oklahoma are intelligent enough 10
know that the Republican newspapers
of Oklahoma are not gong to give
honest advice TO Democrats. Tney
are also intelligent enough TO know
that If the Republican editors reaIiy
believed that disaster would result 70
the Democratic party from any policy
or leadership. these Republican pa
pers would be the very first to urge
such policy or leadership on the Demo.
cratic party.
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vAeRANr VERSE.
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suPPosE

SUPPOSE
Suppose your mind garden were,
All ready for the spring,
And everything you planted there
Would soon be blossomlag.
Suppose that evil thoughts were weeds
That rankly grew apace.
And every dream OF selfish deeds
Should blossom In disgrace:
While every impulse TO be kini,
To ease some others woes.
Should bud and blossom ia your mind
A fair ana fragrant rose.
Suppose that every idle whlm.
And every thought OF scorn.
Should find its frultage in grim
And poison-laden thorn.
While every purpose 10 uplift
Your soul from sordid ways
Should blossom in snow-white drift
OF tender lily-spyays
Iis surely with no hanger fraught
Supposing things like this
And maybe here's seed OF thought
TO llower forth in bliss
John Kendrick Bangs lu Youths
conpanion.l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
Beware of ointments For catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering il
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do
is ten fold to the good you can pos.
sibly derive from them. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured Dy f. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, act.
ing directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system In buy
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. It is taken internally
and made In Toledo, Ohio. by F. j
Cheney & Co Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price 75e. per
bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
Am AoNEsr coNEessloN

Oklahoma is not Democratic.
What we need IS national aid We
need some money" boldly declares
The Oklahoma Citv Times
No question about It There never
was time when Republicans OF the
stripe of the editor Of the Oklahoma
City Times didn't need the money
and wasn't looking out for 1t from
every source available The princi.
'pal troule with the Republican praty
of Oklahoma is that The majority of
its white adherents belong TO the
class that need money They are
Republicans because they hope 10
get federal Job. or get To handle
a slice OF the slush fund from the
Republican National committee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
Has cAANaEn Ans MiNn.

It's funny how little matter OF a
year Will change a mans views on
a great many things Last fall Omer
X. Benedict was put In charge OF the
bankrupt Oklahoma Post by a federal
Judge in order that he might continue
its publication at a financial loss 10
the creditors and stockholders unul
after the first state election Omer
X declared in every issue that the
Republican platform adopted at Tui
sa was the most able document
ever expounded By any party under
any conditions IA Oklahoma. That
campaign is over. The Oklahoma
Post has passed into inocuous desue-
fude Omer X is getting his weekly
pay check for presiding at the tripod
OF the Oklahoma City Times. In she
issue OF August 10 the Times says:
The Republicans a year ago We're
unfortunately aligned as fighting
statehood as fighting Prohibition, and
in fact OF fighting almost everything
and everybody the platform was a
delusion-it stood for nothing
Strange, how men VIII change their
minds when they change their jobs.
Was Omer X. sincere last fall when
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS
Charters Issued.

Charters Issued.
Bean oil Co, of Bartlesyillee, with
$4,000 capital stock The directors
are. Henry Mendius, Melvin Camp
bell and Tom George, all OF Bartlesville
Oklahoma Grain and Elevator Co., of
Woodward, with $4,000 capital stock.
The directors are: S. G. Rose. Chas.
r. Alexander and Il. o. Renfrow, all
Of Woodward,
Lewis Drilling Co., OF Tulsa. with
$4,000 capital stock. The directors
are. w. S. Norwis. C. A. Boggs and
Victor Martin, all of Tulsa.
The Sons of America with the fol-
lowing trustees: Edward T. Nedick,
DR.. Boyd Wattus and George w Sea.
shultz. all of Oklahoma City.
The Hobart Public Service Co. OF
Hobart with $4,000 capital stock
the directors are: Thurman II. VII
hanson, S, j Lea. OF Chickasha, and
G. J. Blake. OF Trenton. n. j.
t.ambard-Hart Realty Co.. of Shaw
nee with $4,000 capital stock. The
directors are: J H. Lambard, u. S
Hart aud Edward Howell, all of Shaw
nee
Clinton Hardware Co. of Clinton
with $4,000 capital slock. The direct
ors are: c. w Powell. Emily Yeo
man and Floyd Yoeman, all Of Clin
ton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
STATE TICKET.

For Corcoration Commissioned
A. p. WATSON,
OF pottawatomie County.
For Chief Justice Supreme Court
ROBERT L. WILLIAMS,
Cf Bryan County
For Associate Chief Justice
SAMUEL L. HAYES.
For State Senate
JAMES kiRKWoOp,
of Guthrie
For Representatives--Loesn County
WALT. MATHEWS,
X. &. DERWIN,
TEAcUE, RAY.
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he was drawing his salary as receiver
and editor of the Oklahoma Post at
the expense of the stockholders and
purely for the benefit of the Republi-
cap State Press bureau or is he sin
cere now when he is trying to earn
his weekly stipend as editor of the
newest venture in the troubled wa
ters of Oklahoma Republican newspa.
perdom2 The people of Oklahoma are
not apt to forget the Old legal max
inn False in one, false in All.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

First District
HENRY JOHNSTON,
OF Noble County.
Seco-s District
ELMER F0tTON,
OF Oklahoma County.
Third District
JAMES DAVENPORT,
OF Craig County.
Fourth District
CHARLES CARTER,
OF Carter County.
Fifth District
SCOTT FERRIS,
of Comanche County.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
ElEvENTH HouR REPENTANcI

ELEVENTH HOUR REPENTANCE.
And when. tn edeyil was sick tne
devil a saint would be-" After en-
tering into an unholy alliance with
The liquor keeper and sympathizer in
me proposed state was induced to sup
port the Republican nominee for, gov
ernor in the first state election, the
Republican party of Oklahoma has
finally discovered its mistake. and Its
platform adopted at Oklahoma City
last week makes an open bid for the
support OF the prohibitionists The
Republican party first provided for a
prohibitory liquor law in the proyis-
ions of the enabling act by which the
state was admitted in the Union OF
the states boldly declares the latest
declaratio nof Republican principles
IN Oklahoma. Now, wouldn't that jar
you? Row does II happen that the
Republican party In convention al
Tulsa whom they nominated their first
state ticket didn't happen to discover
that the Republican party first provId'
ed prohibitory law for Oklahoma
Why WIS it if the Republican party
first provided a prohibitory law FOR
Oklahoma that the Republican state
committee and the Citizens league.
formed for the express purpose OF
fighting prohibition, We're working to-
gether hand and glove for the defeat
of Haskell ana the Democratic last
fall?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

is the report of some Oklahoma Re.
publicans that Oklahoma is from thir-
ty TO forty thousand Democratic. This
report is interfering with my work
more than anything else. and unless
It is stopped, the national committee
viii cut Oklahoma off the list where
contributions will be made State
ment of national committeeman Cash
Cade made in the Oklahoma city
Times on August II.
In plain eyerN DAY language MIR.
Cades statement simply means.
Somebody has told Hitchcock tho
truth about political conditions in Ok.
lahoma, ami for that reason ] cant
get next 10 the barrel Unless we
can make Chairman Hitchcock be.
licve that we have a chance to win in
Oklahoma, no part OF the enormous
slush fund tnat National Treasurer
Sheldon is frying out OF his Wall
street associates, viii be given us to
spend
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

An English farmer has been award
cd prize of 500 for raising a FAMILY
of twenty three on an average income
OF sS.75 a week and without once
craving on the poor fund. The ques'
fion now comes what win be do with
all that money?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

The seeming lack of interest in the
campaign may not indicate that the
people are apathetic: rather II may
be that they are determined
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

The Republican press is desperate.
Havink exhausted all other means to
cripple the state administration II
row resorts TO diaboIical lying.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

However. the Oklahoma City Times
is not gaining any recruits to the lie
publican cause by dow nright lying.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

Chairman Thompson has proven a
capable leader, and Democracy is
willing for him 70 remain at the head
Of the state committee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

The state Capital has proven that
We have no use for state printer
declares that monument of greed and
eraft in a recent issue
The State Capital has p-o7ed for
the past eighteen years that it. at
least had no use for a statc printer,
when It had botn arms into the public
treasury up TO the elbow through ex-
tortionate printing contracts obtain
ed from Republican officeholdess.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Democracy Of the state lis well
organized and prepared for battle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

Hzslkell's suit win unearth the own
egship Of the Oklahoma City Times,
for sure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
According to location.

According to Location.
In Illinois where Legislation is made
TO order the producer is "buffaloed"
and 1t is charged up to over produc-
tion.' In Oklahoma where the pro.
duction is greater but legislation is
not made to order, the same condi-
ton is chargd up to adverse legis-
lation. '-Okmulgee Democrat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

jsdge Alton Brooks Parker must
DC doing great good in California, be-
cause the Republican papers are pro
testing hard and strong evidence sul'
ficient that lndge Parker should pro
ceed With his splendid work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
STATED lN PlAlM LANGUAGE.

One of the ha Mest things ] have
to contenI with in the national com
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

Bourke Cochran very modesuy as
ser.s that Tammany Is greater al the
primaries than az the polls, aud the
congressman H. 50 correct II Is
painful
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
For Weep esident.--
JOHN WcRTH KERN,
OF Indiana.
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Q RANDOM SHOTS. o
O O O @ O O O O O Q O @ o O @ o o

From the best information We can
get. II is believed the Shawnee News
Is not In favor of Mr.. Bryan for presi-
dent Are we correct In our lnterpre-
tation?
Tue banks Of this state taking out
state charters 10 have the benefits of
the state guarantee law indicate that
one BonRpaite has not the confidence
OF the rational bankers.
The Denver Republican says Taft
can have Colorados votes for presi-
dent, but who gave the Republican
the right TO donate las not been male
public.
We like the Iawron News-Repubii-
can and never wish TO injure its good
will or bruise tender cord that
might inspire rancor, still when It
ssys I'VE step up notch but we
never go back . peg" II might take
care 10 relate whether notch Is
greater or less than peg.
Thay will certainly nave TO improve
the bootleg whiskey they we're selling
az Tulsa. A Coweta farmer la1 casle
TO town. surrounded a package of
bootleg, ami went TO sleep in the park.
In the morning when he awoke, he
had mis- stockings and shirt and
breeches, but his coat and shoes vera
gone. and he declared pair of dia'
,nond-studded cuff buttons AMI dia.
'1ond pin were also gone. He said
the pin was the size of ,iirle and
the cuffbutton stones thhd that
large He remembered that the but
tons cost dollar and quarter 4
piece. but he did not purcea ase the
stud. so did not say how much 1t was
worth. II bootleg whiskey does that
much damage to a mans thinktank'
the Prohibition wave came none too
soon for Tulsa.
Hobart lodge Of Elks went picuick-
ing down near Mountain Park, but
some enemy left three bottles of beer
In the park the night before, and,
when the horned herd saw these evi'
dences of mans inability to De good.
ii spoilel the days outing.
Poor oIi Cash Cade He has ham
mered about as statesman rustler
and town maker until in his declining
years the mirage is too much for his
desert silence. and he sees In his visi-
ons many thousand Republican vic
tories. and patriots like Charley Hun
ter herdng the federal appointments
between Shawnee and Guthrie. The
L httf nANnrf fg aI
farmer. feels this state will go for
Taft" But the way this state will
-go for Taft" will make the Ohio
candidate certain that he wishes for
no other to "go for him" in SINH
lar manner.
Hep" Stanford, while keynoting
the Republican convention At Okla
/ homa City Ca small town 32 miles
south OF this city, took occasion to
belabor our nlne-foot bed sheet law,
and suggested plank in the Repub-
iican platform advocating "stewed
bedbug prohibition" in order to have
a twin to the ninefoot sheet PROPOSE
tion The esteemed senator from Ok
mulgse Is spreading his sarcasm about
quite freely. and SHOWS that where
Creager applied his boot is still so
sore that Hep" can't sit down with
any degree of peace or hope of en-
| joyment. Colonel Harris. alleged 10
reside on the east side OF the state,
put the blazing torch to Stanford S
congressional boom, and Stanford
joined in with Mcclure for a chairman
that forever took the sap out OF the
Harris boost for that coveted position.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-17

Dickie Morgan the whiskerined
candidate tor congress IN district
two. Is wearing a oallbearing direc
toire gown, with 'be bodice cut low
and divided skirts. Aside from an
empire belt. this covers all necessary
details for Dick