The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-13
PuNlsHlNo NAUGHTY 60.

Just when our friends OF the local
republican press were telling MS we
We're unfair to Ted and his stick and
we were beginning to believe the pres
ident was going TO caterwaul all who
are bad workers Of inIquity we are
told sad. sad story
Ed Hartman has stolen the Erie
railroadl
Not the old road that whistled
within 200 mites OF Erie. but the great
system which has trackage. IL we err
not in New York, Pennsylvania, In
diana. Ohio and Illinois. furnishing
freight and passenger facilities TO
many millions Of busy and prosperous
people
The administration press gang had
announced the president was soon TO
shoot four or FIVE cargoes OF wise and
patriotic indictments right into the
very financial bowels OF this terrible
Hartman
According 10 the volnbie admirers al
tAit AtiARht iNtbi vi wi. iNtNFltAiu vi
the reformer this awful and detesta
Bile Hartman had been loose long
enough. and the administration was to
take him by the heels, flguratiyely
spealSing, and toss him into the pond
OF complete and terrible obliteration
Those of Us who could not muster
lcourage 10 steal more than water
/ melon and were not on the Hartman
visiting list could not refrain from
ihudderine at the terrible punishment
that was TO fall swift and sure upon
him, All because he was and Is and.
lif allowed to so free. will probably
| continue a sinner
| Just at this psychological moment.
when the climax was being watched
for by all comes the news that MIR
Hartman has secured the absolute
control Of the Erie railroad
! Worse yet. to get control of this
road, bonded for $500. 900, 900 the man
Hartman actually pald but the trifling
sum Of Si500000 And terrible to
think Of he borrowed that amount 10
pas with
And almost too sad to mention, he
actually found the money borrowed at
one Of Mr.. Roosevelt's pet repositories
there in New York.
in addition 10 all OF these othS-
lcalamities chasing each other madly
across the little crack left for pub.
llicity, the people who owned the Erie
actually had TO pay Hartman com.
mission OF S500000 before he would
agree TO steal the pesky little road
Aud this IS the story
The man who was TO be made an
example Of and thrust into outer
darkness gives so little heed TO the
windiamming reformers that he goes
forth IN the very light Of the noonday
sun and takes railroad that required
| l'hree-uuarters OF century 90 build,
He charges a fat commission for the
taking
lie borrows the gold ducats Of the
Republic to pay whit
lie makes the magazine and news
paper reformers look like bunch al
sick kittens and laughs al the boy whc
IS alleged 10 handle the big reform
tick
The chief executive who took noun
tain lions by the tails. and beat theii
heads on the rocks until they died
the president who chased ravenou,
wolves to their lairs with no weapoI
save "a fierce countenance. and VIII,
charged behind a regiment of negroes
90 the harbed wire fence at Santiago
and braved the dangers of the winto
10 eat a meal all cooked in Chicago
and last. but not least. fought the mos
1uitoes AT Panama gets his advertiser
20 battle array and sends word he VII
crush Harrican
But he crushed not nor did he maxi
headway Since he was president liar
riman has stolen 1900 miles Of rail
road and never put dollar OF hi
own cash IN one Of theml