The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-22


sipp valley We cal add tc The dem
ocratio strength California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho. Montana and the
two Dakotas, II we but center our
fight in those places Nebraska, Col.
orado, Kansas and indiana are debat-
able states, with the chances in favor
of democracy in All 81 them save No
braska and Indiana, the last an even
chance.
This means the hardest and most
ceaseless campaign ever confronting
political party. New York should be
sent to the waste basket from the very
start. 1t is against us and let Il stay
there The people of The West. Cen
trai, Southern and one or two Az
lanuc coast states have the same re
suits to hope for, ana the banner af
democracy should be carried bravely
where the popular Win Is against spe
cial privilege and wnere a fight may
win us electoral votes
Hundreds Of isms and schisms will
present themselves at the Denver con
venton, and they should be cast aside
without hesltancy. II must be q
lstraight and forcible contest between
men who believe In general laws for
the common good. and those who be
I lieye by special enactment for the bet.
terment OF the few the many
should be content and ready to ac.
quiesce.
The theory as stated once by Sen
ator Jones and Mr.. Bryan that the
bweekly newspapers can hold up the
cause Is erroneous. Il is the age
where campaigns can be won or lost
within the time OF a seven-day apart
publication. The monthly and week
/ ~ press have their place as reviewing
publications, for checking up and re-
capitulation, but the political cam
lpaign Of 1908 Is to be one like no
other; so strenuous that from the first
there will be no cessation until the
test has been made anR the popu-
lace Expressed a verdict from which
none of the contestants viii or can
take an appeal.
In entering that campaign there
Will be little daily assistance to our
party IN Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
/ Wisconsin, Minnesota, either Dakota
or California. II ex-senator Pet.i
grew, as The Leader believes he will
throws as the influence of his Sioux
Falls newspaper, we will be in posi-
tion to reach the Two Dakotas reason
ably we'll: ard there are a dozen good
ldownstate dailies in Illinois able o
keep their united circulations spread
over a large field In a most thickly SCI.
tled state. Centered around the
Louisville CourierJournal we will
have disseminating agency, and
more must be had.
All the great news agencies OF Penn
isylyanig New York, Chicago Boston.
San Francisco and Los Angeles will
be against the demos ratio hosts, and
their daily opposition win be dear in
deed
And It's against these conditions the
followers oil Colonel Bryan are to wage
"a battle OF the ballots, Never in the
history of American politics has like
contest confronted the divided thought
OF the Republic, and never again. let
as hope, viii the people, following
lmadly a spectacular leader. awaken %
THE fact that he was but a blind for
ihe army OF greed, worshipping self
and asking worship for self, as he
steps aside. we see (in place OF the
beautiful city and the great peace for
mankindl, not the singing, dancing
cherublms of love, but the mailed
hosts Of avarice, speculation, class
lIa lnitliou allN oppualtlON 10 popular
Rovernment-ste steeled and prepared for
't'e fray, whilst we OF the misled are
but an unorganized unarmed rabble
e,fthed only wan the armor of right
and justice, and determined to stem
the tide that has for the once threat
ened 10 destroy individual and collect
1--WE libertiesi,
Such, reader are the conditions as
we see them. Our duty as we see H.;
our ideas. loves and ambitions are with
the forces now being for the first time
organized and disciplined and The
Leader for itself and the democracy
Iof the great state Of Oklahoma fees
mo hesitaney I'm enjeging ;ha conflict;
proud TO serve as a private, and ready
TO fan with and for a leader whose
I whole being IS devoted 10 the common
cause Whose feers the result should
step aside for The greatest political
battle OF an history Is now almost
commenclng, and the drum beats and
bugles viii soon tell that the contest
has begun.
Under which banner VIII ypu keep
.sfen until the November day OF de-
y clsiong