The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-28
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What peculiar show pony the editor
of the Dallas tTexas) Times-Herald
rides to informaticnyille is not known,
but the gentleman evidently has pulled
up some sour dock and stored Il away
for mustard. On many occasions the
Dallas man has been severe in his
inisstatements concerning Oklahoma
and he refuses to believe that Cover
nor Haskell is the right sort of demo
crat.
The fact that the Dallas opinion
maker believes there can he more
than one kind of q democrat is con
elusive proof he Is not good Judge
TO render decisions
Here Is the Dallas Times-Herald
editor in one OF his recent outbreaks.
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma.
says he is a democrat. No doubt-a
Romanoff-Russianize democrat We
have 'em in Texas, but they are diff
ferent from the Jeffersonian true-blue
democrats who believe in home rule
and local self-government"
All this has its origin over a Texas
man not being on the special platform
at GtUNtls it bOAEi-
nor was not possessed OF sufficient
places for each state. and Judge
Brooks was desired for that place by
the Texas delegation. He, personally,
made no demand or strong applica.
ton. and was not of the committee.
The Dallas editor looks at the judge
(who Is a good man and of striking
personality, spleEdid ability and all
those things), and imagines the sun Is
running off from us, the poles closing
in, aud baseball and pork-packing of
the past because OF the disappoint-
ment.
In Texas a democrat has his battle
In the primary; once nominated he
is elected and for that reason many
Texans OF ability are poor politicians
when In other states. Texas residents
of this state tell us they had to learn
how to make republicans be good, and
they are in no way backward in say
ing these facts. They are among our
best blood and no OklahOman has
other than respect kindness and ad-
miration for the citizenship of the
great state of Texas.
But the habit OF being quarrelsome
has grown on some of the democratic
editors Of Texas and they have formed
the habit of being reckless in their
criticism OF brother democrats. The
statement about Governor Haskell, for
instance Is absurd Governor Has
kell fought the battle for democracy
in Ohio. whore there was little hope
OF reward He was q democrat in the
old territorial days in Muskogee
whore the Federal agpointees absolute
4 ly dictated the plans and manner of
/ government. He came as a member
Of the constitutional convention from
I republican district and his democ-
Z rGcy had the same luster in republican
/ Guthrie Almost thirty years have
4 passed since Charles n. Haskell made
/ his first effort for democracy, and
through adversely or In the time Of
plenty, whether in New York. Ohio,
Indian Territory or Oklahoma he has
been the same. AT Denver he was
the rock around which radical and
conservative rallied. eacn willing and
glad 20 accept the faith as prepared
and offered for their ground of agree
ment And at this hour, in Texas. the
/ democrats OF that state are friends OF
/ Charles ~ Haskell His advocacy and
/ placing laided by the hosts Of splen-
did democrats In our legislaurel, the
guarantee banking deposit law IN
force, has been approved by the party
in Texas, and perhaps the Dallas man,
once allowed time to cool his overhead.
ed engine of thought, might wake w
and ascertain the man whom he so un
Justly criticized could get a Texas
delegation of democrats even though
opposed by the gallant courteous
learned, brave, alert. diplomatic
esthetie llnehewer OF the Dallas Times
Herald
Yes, "mebbeso,"