The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-27
SHOOTING MOUNTAIN
MULES WAS TOO MUCH
Washington DiScOuHting
Taft'S Defeat iOr ESyIb-
lican Nomination
M WaIler sehnI1l

Special TO Daily Leader.
Washington. Jan 2ll-A raconseur
of the first rank Us Charles Carter.
who represents the Ardmore district
I'm congress. When Garter Is not busy
IN the committee on Indian affairs on
paying close attention TO debate on
The loor Of the hCuse he may In
garabiy be found in the democraiic
cloak room swapping campaign yarns
with other members Of congress-.
Listen to this one which was told 60
the ediGcation OF large circle OF
! congressman recently and at the ex-
nense OF Tom Robnett ct Ardmore,
candidate for secretary % state On the
republican ticHet isst year
Tom Robnett Is d good fellow al
though a republican, began the Oh
lahoma solon "and Until recently has
had penchant for Joint debates with
every one of the opposite political
faith. but | believe Tom after re-
cent experience near Afdmore Will be
more discreet with his challenges
Now Robnett had been chasing
! Clande Bennett OF Ardmore around
the country a godd many days clial-
! longing him to Joint debate Barlls
was willing but word had been fe
ceiSed from state headquarters that
! Tom was TO be passed up for certain
reasons much 10 the chagrin OF Ben
nett, who had stumped Illinois inr
Bryan IN 1896 and is regarded As one
OF the shifticst men with the English
| language ia our state One would not
/ think so however. to look 20 Bennett
i hecause be is one OF the gentcst and
most uDassuming inan ! ever met Us
not a man given over TO Wordy wars,
But Robnett began circulating chars rs
20 the effect that Benneti was afraid
90 meet him IN Joint debate That
was the straw that broke the cancels
back
"a picnic that was held near Ard.
more shortly after was destined 20 Oe
the scene of 3obnett's humiliation.
Both men wef5 TO be present ana de-
liver political addresses Tom opened
aa usual and again reiterated the
charge that Bennett was afraid 20
meet him in Joint debate and said
that now as Bennett was present he
dened hiu TO pick up the gauntlet
and reply to his phillippics against
the democratic party
Bennett said nothing and Robnett
was permitted ia finish his speech
without much more ado.
~ was now Bennetts turn SAID
Representative Carter and an aif of
expectancy prevailed everywhere
Ladies' and gentlemen, said Ben
nette. "you have Just listened 90 the
bright remarks of Mr. RObnott and
his charge that am afraid 20 meet
him IN Joint debate cun best ten
yon why ! have ignored Mr RobnettF
story By repcatine an incideni that
took place iu the Dahotae III lNHt
when was campuisning for iiryan
A certain tribe OF Indians were uf
the warpath Ia those days and 10 gel
TO the next town where bod beer
scheduled ia mako o certain speech
found Il was necessary 60 CROSS
country which WAS the scene OF ih,
Indians depredations Without muel
ado / started 90 my trip, but beior,
getting very far news reached onI
part that tie Indians had been cap
mred by federal trcaps That lad heot
sent ont after them ana when ! iR
anired how this was brought about
SO expeditiously was told that /
was not accomplished with the losl
of much lite aud blodshed on hotl
lsides. The Indiana shad been force,
into the bad lands and had lortihol
themselves on high eminence WhiCl
completely commanded the situation
land was regarded IS we'll nigh im
prernable The Yankees had but oni
piece OF cannon and 10 bring that into
use 10 was found necessary % noun
Il on an adjoining hilltop close hy
Repeated assaults bad been rcpulsei
and a bayOuet charge had been lriFei
back There was nothing lelt 20 dl
but 10 bring the artillery INTO action
and was accomplished after q ferl
nerilons climb and during which thl
soldiers performed deeds of heroisn
But this position too hail become Un
tegable also aym a general retraa
was ordered rbe lone anl sincl
mule was hitn NO the cannon
when 10. me accidental discharge sen
the mule heiteg.sketer and in boa
into the Indian camp They HeA prs
cplimely and were soon cafppyey
llAsked 20 explain this aneNpeci0
flight at a time when rhe soldier
were about ~ run away fhomseiye'
the Indian chief said that. ipinn NJ
iraii white mans little gam lulu
no irid white mans W. eun. iniu
no fraid white maps long knife br
when white man shoot laeiiasfrs q
InJun lniu run. That's uy position.
concluded alr BenNeti, aid Wfe
the republicans shoot iaekesaqs ~ ia
run
The crowd uas aiih Nr BenpeI
after that and Robneit laushed
Boosting Knox for Nomination.
The claims of the TAFT manager
that TAFT VII have SIX hund9ed vots
aud De nominated o. ihs nrft ball,