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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10
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Kay County Today. ..
Editor Leader: One weeks soiurn in
the beautiful county Of Kay. almost
convinces one that miracles sun ex-
ist Only a few years wild and bor.
ren country with scarcely a white
mans face 10 be'seen In days tray
el, and look on il today. with its bear
tiful homes, COED roads, fine farms
waving fields OF corn and alfalfa
All the comforts and many luxuries Of
this life, with four beautiful little
cities of the first class within It's
boundaries With numerous hamlei S
and villages, with good railroad Ca
cilities, and above all the most intelli-
gent and up-to-date forming communi-
ty thar I ever met with in any state.
do not think there Is a farmer In
Cross township who is not able %
sign his own name, and there are ops.
farmer votes in that sDne. township.
We met the ex-county treasurer who
told us that he only knew of four who
were farmers in Kay county who are
not able 10 sign their own names.
Guthrie for the permanent capital of
the new state appears 70 be a unit
with the people in the country and
alike in towns regardless Of politics
anG just mention ghe guaranty bank
ing law and YOU will find 100 men
favor II where one Is against il. Ne
only found one man who was opposed
10 the dispensary system ana We su3.
peet him OF being bootegger. We
met with Mr. McQnirk, one OF Kay
county's commissioners and he hauded
US one dollar for the BRYAN fund TO
be left by us az the Daily Leader Of.
flee, remarking at the same time that
we have The best constitution and the
best laws OF any state IN the Union.
and state officials who are moi afraid
to enforce them. The election commits
sioners sent from Logan county 10 Kav
county 70 saperint3nd the county seat
election, We're personally ahd collect.
lively, complimenied upon the fair ana
business Ike methods adopted. with
he earnest desire OF the people thar
me same Officers might be returned q
receiye the final vote. Mr. G.. Y. Gross
OF the sheriffs office at Newkirk. show.
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Still II we were Mrs Dan Siclsles
we would prefer a reunion prior TO the
old mans last funeral arrangements
The expenditure of S5S,000000 for
New York in one year Is so small a
matter 1t is mentioned as one ~ the
Iivial matters not YET determined
upon.
Lots Of people complain about hard
times when their own lndiscretion
made the creditors hard.
When a fell,w has won a big jack
pot he always compliments the great
American game, but when he loses h..
Some men pray so loud on Sunday
they have no vitality left TO keep good
with during the week days.
a joint debate in Oklahoma is what
causes the Republican speaker to wire
he missed his train before the train
arrives.
None of those who have lost their
savings through bank failures are list-
ed as opponents Of the guarantee de,
posit law OF Oklahoma
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eANNoN Calls cor Alp.

Ina district with moi less than 1900
rsajority 10 back MP his record OF
wrcng and prejudice. the spectacle Of
Speaker Cannon calling for aid to save
his name as nationai leader is not
an Inspiring one for the great cham
picn OF do-nothing in the national
house OF Representatives
samuel Gompers has invaded the
Danyille, M. district and he has de-
fled me great speaker-laNmaker to de.
fend his record with facts or figures.
The Democratic champion against Can
non Is Henry c. Rell, one Of the most
giiled orators Of the United States
Mr. Ber was deputy commissioner OF
pensions under President CLEVELAND,
and Adlai Stevenson then vice-presl-
dent, can attest that Mr. Bell is one
oF The competent and thoroughly hon.
est men who has wlthstood temptation
when the standard OF official morals
was not 50 high as al this time Should
ihe district return Cannon by great
N reduced majority The candidacy OF
Air, Bell and the campaign of Mr.
Gompcrs will not be in vain Two years
ago Mr., GOmpers entered Maine and
made great effort to defeat Congress
man duleheld. and Speaker Cannon
went 10 Maine to assist Littlefield in
The canvass. Iiitlefield was reelected,
hui lhe majority was so greatly re-
dnced he dared not make the effort
again and will therefore retire TO pri-
yate life.
Speaker Cannon has taken off the
mask he has worn so long and is APP
peallng TO his constituents TO Gisow
hiA 10 end his days ns the leader II
bis party in The lower legislative body
0Ncongress. and he has made the sta.e
fonnuttee hnd even the national Re
publican committee listen 80 his tale
OF woe Notwithstanding that nc
should have been sent 10 the political
scrap heap years ago. ii seems that
hecpuse Of mis- poweifnl position he
hHs been aide 70 Inc Un goodly pum.
Der OF Republican workers who seek
10 aid him overcome the facts being
presented 10 ne Dlotefs ny Messrs.
Gompers and Bell The latter has no
fear of any man on the stump and
bo0r.pld Cappou,..aiier an his boasts.
has i4adeu Nfiind fse sohtie1i code
OF mot Big enough FOR me- 10 avoid
discussing DIE issues jointly with Mr.
Bell. Notwithstanding that Mr. Bell Is
courteous aud polite both on or of
the roslrum. In the event that Mr.
Bell reduces Cannon TO The ranks li
ordinary c0ngressmen he viii have
performed a service TO his country
second 10 no man OF this period, and
Mat he win 40 10 should be The prayer
o. every patriotic Democrat through
ol the unile8 ainies,
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Tremendous Ear, indeed.
Mr. Page has an ear fifteen inches
long. Kingfisher Midget.
Hoping For Light.
Anyhow Wichita may be able to get
better.-Wichita Beacon.
Texan Epicure Reports Verdict.
Peach pie Is almcst as good as apple
dumpling Austin (Texas) Statesman,
phoenix Vouches for Dishonesty.
The city has been delayed by those
chosen to serve They are not honest
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PhoeniN,
Or the Dallas T.-H7
What use has Texas for a ranger
force e?-Dallas Times-Herald.
Kinafisher Man a Strange Being.
This man is llYing with a woman
Knglisher Midget
Dry slips. Though
There is many a slip between your
bsotegger and the lip MaHgum
Evening Star.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10
NELsoN WHIPPep eANs.

San Francisco, Cal. Sept l0.-At
Colma arena Battling Nelson the see
ond dime whipped Joe Cans. winning
the lightweight pugihs,ie champion
pionship of The world The twenty-one
rounds were well fought and the rules
OF the ring We're never even In doubt
Of being followed The fight demon.
strated the superior fighting power oi
The champion who took more ring
punishment than was ever before en-
ddred by a victor Cans announced
al the close he had been fairly beaten
and would never match another riig
contest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10

"When the state legislature re-
fused to cur The Lenders constltu-
tinal bill. why didn't Haskell do it?'
yells the Oklahoma City Times Simp-
ly because Haskell is not a repudia-
ZIONIST. Had the Legislature or the
governor not honored the contract duly
made by the constitutional conventioa
they would have shown in the light Of
repudiaiionlsts. The constitution spoke
very plainly on The Leaders contract
and the governor and the legislature
scorned going behind that contract.
The thing that killed Agee with the
farmers in his district was his fight
on the constitutional conventions CON
tract with The Leader.
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Indsgsndent Editor on
sryan.Roosevelt.

ryan-hooseVelt.
The Sacramentc. California, Bee.
the ablest edited newspaper Of Calf
fornia. and which supported President
Roosevelt four years ago. tells why 1t
supports Mr. Bryan thusly:
The Bee would advocate the elec.
ton of William j Bryan for president
IN this campaign as q matter of choice
Of candidates ana ais3 of principle.
whether or not there were any pros
pect or chance Of his election. As be-
tween Bryan and Kern and the national
Democratic platform on the one hand,
and Taft and Sherman and the national
Republican platform, on the'Uther. this
paper Is tfethe opinion that there Is
no room for choice on the part OF any
independent newspaper or voter SIM
cerely attached to what has become
known as Rooseveltism but which
would be more properly called Bryan
ism. for the reason that the Demo
cratic candidate was the first to advo-
cate the distinctive policies which
have become identified with the pres
ent occupant OF the White House.
Although It is undeniable that the
nomination OF Taft was due % the per-
sonal and energetic campaign con
Quoted by President Roosevelt to that
end, the fact has become plain to
everybody since the Republican ticket
was named at Chicago that Taft does
not in reality stand for Bo3seveltism,
which in It's essence is determined.
aggressive. fighting spirit Of reform,
directed mainly against the corruption
of government and OF legislation by the
trusts, the railroads a.pi the financial
powers commonly designated as Wall
street. Taft's speeches since the cam
paign opened have been remarkable
fer their evident lack of any disposi-
tibn to attack the great abuses which
Roosevelt l1as been warning against,
in season &nA out of season, for years
past. The Republican nominee has
busted himself chiefly with efforts to
find fault With the positive reforms
and proposed remedies set forth IN the
Democratic platform, and with apollo
gies nainfully weak and wholly unsas-
isfactory for the failure OF the Chicago
convention to give. even SO much as
nominal adherence to the. chief RS
forms which, President Roosevelt has
vainIy striyed- to wiring from the un-
willing Republican, majority in both
houses Of cengress.
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Congressman Mcclure, in mis-
speeches. makes a horrible hullabaloo
about the expenses OF the constitu-
tlonal convention But he doesn't ex
plain why he did not work for a
congressional appropriation and thus
save the state the payment Of the con-
yention budget In his talk. however,
Mr.. Mcclure Is fully mindful of the
fact that Oklahoma Democracy does
not believe in reputation. The Leader
had n contract with the constitutional
convention. The legislature and Gov
ernor Haskell honored that contract.
Democracy does not believe in repudi.
ating its contracts.
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The report that the old flat wheel on
the street car had actually become
smooth out OF sympathy for long
suffering public Is a mistake, Any
time when you are weary and nervous
and Seek rest, you can hear the car
going or coming. and IA "flattyr goes
"bunipety bump TO the same old tune
Several residents have become pesky
ana actually think the street car COM
pany ought TO get a new wheel hut
this Is bordering cn atarchS and II Is
10 BE hoped wifi som cease Street
car wheels cost m-ney besides IL a
new wheel be purchased the chances
are II viii wear out sometime and then
have TO endure another flattening pro.
cess nntil we get 50 We can keep time
with the peculiar whangs aud wheezes
Of the dingus.' Guthrie residents are
an experts on flat wheel strHet car
music. the poorest trained ear begin
able to telegraph each resolution and
progress of same. ~ evening would
he complete unless Jared by that old
flat wheel
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WHAT is THE MATTER
WITH M'ALEsTER
tShnwnpe lierald.l

tSnAWHtt lttidlN.I
Within the past few days McAlester
has receivedtherfshalR olsutifav
newspaper Hienw0n X 8se
She let a nHwslaper die--a g5od
one-onc worthy tc live and prosper.
The loss Of the Daily Capital TO
McAlesier is acre than a mere none.
tary sacrifice OF these who put up
their money. Il tells a story every
newspaper man knows by heart; a
story that can not be silenced in a
day OF year.
No newspaper in eastern Oklahoma
bid stronger for public patronage
When It had been allswed to suffer
under private ownership It was taken
over BY a strong company composed Of
wealthy men who had the towns best
interests at heart At the first meeting
OF ne new management Il was decided
to make the Capital set the pace; TO
spend money 10 educate The people
TO a proper appreciation OF what they
had
A staff was collectedithat would have
done credit to a chy twics "a large,
new building was secured and cram
med full of the finest machinery and
Typographical necessities and luSuries,
From four pages the ApF per sprung
up to eight and more. From one edi-
ton day the management turned to
two, In crder to place the publication
IN trade territory THAT ulqucstion-
ally belonged to the town
Timc passed and there was no re-
sponse from McAlester The adjOin-
ing towns did more than their share
IN the circulation department. Changes
were made I'm the staff and yet the
turn in the tide did not come
Expenses were curtailed and the
newspaper itself was reduced in size
for even the mcnied stockholders
could not stand the incessant demand
for cash.
After more than two years of labor
ious effort to convince Nc Alester that
one OF the largest institutions was be-
ing starved, the disgus,ed stockhold-
ers let the property pass into the
hands of the opposition al great sac
rafice
The Daily Capital died because it
was denied sustenance.
II is not a blame that can be showed
on the individual subscribers for they
stood Loyalty by with their weekly
mite
Subscriptions on q small newspaper
are hardly wcrth the expense and labor
Of collection. It is the advertising de-
partment that must furnish the am
munition, Here was where Nc Alester
vas lacking. 4k
Il is to be regretted that a news
paper OF such magnitude and impor.
tancet once the city's most prominent
representative. was allowed 90 expire
for lack of local appreciation
McAlester is a splendid town; q
city with a future, but It will never
reach It's real starting point until il
learns well the lesson the death OF
the Capital brings home to It now.
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HOWE ThIs7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
wahd fol' any case of Catarrh that can
n0tsbe cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
n. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm
WALDING, KtNNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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(From the New York Press)
liza man aas a gocd digestion, he at.
tributes IT 10 his fine business judg-
i1ient
There's no kind OF clothes n woman
can have such contempt for as when
they are comfortable.
Poets are all well enough y they are
not IN your family so that yon have q
support them.
The way a girl catches young man
She wants Is pretending to try 20 catch
an older one She doesn't want.
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California onlnIon.

California Opinion.
Sacramento. Calf, Bee)
The depositors of the wrecked State
Bank and. .Ertst COMPANY of Nevada.
who have been told th8x sagsg ssie to
receive about 40 cents on e~AesS4fss
are quite liBely to Sew with great
favor Bryans idea of guaranty OF
bank deposits. The total amount Of
the DEPOSITS in this institution is
Si0S0, 900. The guaranty plan seems
TO be gaining rapidly IN favor. Al
though the plank in the Democratic
national platform regarding guaranty
of deposits relafes Dnly to national
hanks, for The teas "a thai the national
government has no. contrQl over state
banks. The princpta isfapphcable is ID
all banks. Ands as . resnit nf The agis
tation, many states are likely,to follow
the example of Oklahoma whose ex-
perience with the new plan has thds
far been highly satisfactory.
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sLANpERs o@t,RssGasa ciTaSghs.
In an attempt to say something
against the bank guarantee deposit law
the morning st Fe reprints an article
from the Aurora. illinois. Beacon IT
has a quarter column OF senscless rot
about the law and closes thus:
Mr. Bryan's bank guarantee
IDEAS doubtless are suitable to
business conditions in, Oklahoma
Whosel pe1inlaj.n is .l&rgely half
lbfees hhhibns ahe hegPes."
\ And the Sc Fe gleefully indorses this
SANDER of the state. giving it promi
nepce on the editorial page this morn
ma / The Beacon be It known. is a
newspaper OF no standing in Illinois
almost less than lhe ST Fe paper Of
tiiis city.
But that dses not prevent the re-
production OF th4 slanderous state
meuts made by it5doing great harm to
our citizens, and pnly those WHO care
moretfor Tie, SUCCESS Of adventuser
politicians, hhring fort nicial ratron-
age. would think Of Reproducing sHch
unirEthful, hurtful attacks against 1k-
lahoma.
Is there no limitation to this anvil
chorls press? Has II the right TO con
tlnue defamation OF the city, county
and state? Is there MT one of the
Republicans in power now who has the
moral courage TO be patriotic enough
to protest against further acts Of this
knd2
It harms no local Democrat; rather
increases the standing OF the actual
working Dem Gratis OF the state hut
Democracy needs no aid from a source
that does injury to- even one part of
Oklahoma.
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lFron. do Chlcago Newsl

Most advocates Of peace at any price
are married men
Don't leave your faults lying around
for others 10 stumble over
the world has nsre respect for grey
hairs thai il has for baldness
It's the easiest thing In the world
for a woman 10 drive a man 70 drink
What crowd there would be in
heaven II people could go on sunday
excursions.
After running for Office mesi oR the
candidates discover they Sere on fho
wrong tlclict.
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1From The Atchison Giobe.l

From the Atchison Globel
We believe the old war etween men
and women grows flereer every year.
Neary every man has fool habit
of whistling, which he is unable to
break.
Compliment a woman TO a woman,
and the woman will say. Yes; hasn't
She improyediN
How often you hear this statement
around business houses; He has
gone TO lunch.
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That Marriage Bliss.

That Marriage Bliss.
Maggie Baker filed suit in the dis
trict court today asking for a divorce
from General Baker, alleging extreme
cruelty and Abandonment. She recites
that they We're married al Meridian on
June 4. 1908. and that they separated
on September G, 1908, after row.
She asks for $40 month almony She
also charges her husband with drunk
enness and with being an unfit person
to live with.
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BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER
CURES c&Gagrh oa she ssOrnach.

tFrom the Philadelphia Rocordl
The office hunter observes no game
laws.
Many a man looks for his best
friend In the mirror
Only a fool can make mistqke
without learning something
When fame aud fortune travel 10.
gether fame generally sRkes a back
seat.
"a man gets accustCme1 q taking
things as they come when he dimes az
. table d'hose.
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CONG AWAY?

Il you are going to any summer re-
norfs to remain week or more. have
THE Leader follow you. Phone as.
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The Guthrie Business UNIVERSITY

incorporated under the laws protected
any time The Greatest Shorthand School
learning shorthand
thoroughly
Pennanshp felegraphy 1or r. r.
Accounting Higher English Mathematics, WIRELESS TEIEGRAPHY
Positions
Take business at
a High
little attend first class college
o
law Department Chief Justice r. Williams o
j. ".
John II.
Special Lecturers Judge Lawrence Referee A.
of District fiornor
The members Par win
Special Lectures Two Degree III. q.
Write for large free catalog.
W, A. GULLEDGE, A. NJ, IL b., Pres.
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Make ons oeneral ciesnlna

Don't worry about Flynn accepting
your challenge Haskell. The state
committee wiz accept It in time.-Ok.
@ahoni8'City Times.
: e'tWhyhsesp ag Just putting the state
'eOfAml Nee Vhfo the governof, NAY y "A
send the whole DANCED o9tfit of Res
publican politicians and grafters and
have'the LITTLE Boss" clean the whole
bunch up at onceg--Olustee Democrat
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STATE WICKET.
Tor Corporation Commissioner
,.s 4. p. WATSON,
OF Pottawatomie County.
FOR Chief Justice Supreme Court
Ro5ERT L. WILLIAMS,
Cs Bryan County.
For Associate CHIEF Justice
SAMUEL w. HAYES.
Of Grady County.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10

CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
First District
HENRY JOHNSTON,
OF Noble County.
second District
ELMER FULTON,
Jf Oklahoma County.
Third District
JAMES DAVENPORT,
OF Craig County.
Fourth District
CHARLES cARTEE
tf Carter County,
Fifth District
SCOTT FERRIS,
OF Comanchs County,
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ed us over the court house. and
grounds. also the iail. which is up %
date. Both Blackwell and Newklrk
are beautiful little cities, and as soon
as the final struggle for county seat
Is settled, both will starr. in a race for
business supremacy with Ponca City
al the pole with very swift horse.
W. p HOYLAND.
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IEF l4FV ? NF7H.
i'll e.. Mann. Pleasant Valley. Sl.o9
n favertv gntilrie 200
llrs Ford t,ts..,.-.-'-.s. l'9Y
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oEMocRArIc rIcKET.


NATIONAL.
For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
Of Nebraska
Eor Vice President
JOHN WORTH KERN,
u Indiana.
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LEGISLATIVE.
Fer State Senate
JAMES KiRl<Wpop,
Of Guthrie
For Reprcsentasives--Lc County-,
WALT MATHEWe,
n. (. DERWlN,
TEAcuE RAY.
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NOW at all druggists in three
sizes 25c, SOC and sf.0O
per bottle

DaDderime enjoys greater sale than
any other one preparation regardless OF kind
or brand and il has a much eresier sale than
aIl3d The other hair prepsrssions in the
world combined.