The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-29

sampsen. clerk to Judge Peter
Grosscup. oi Chicago, Is the most sue
cessfui hnancier OF the world re
went to chicago with Grosscup and
the two we're so poor they roomed
together Now sampsell is rated as
being worth ten or fifeen million dol
lars. fair average for a clerk making
Approximately $4,000 per annum. Mr.
Sampsell purchased stock in many
corporalionB--at ono time u was
stated his holdings would II reduced
20 cash. equal the total coined money
OF the United States. Messrs. Samp
sen and Grosscup have been the tar
gets Of the anarchistfc press, BE.
cause on modest sdpends and 'ju.
dicious Investments they have In tel
or dozen years passed from poverty L
be worth millions, some unprincipled
men charge them with having dallieo
witn the evils that are to be found ii
many of the larger cities. Sampsell
and Grosscup hail from Ashland, Ohio
and Ashland should be indeed prout
Of this pair who keep the bright lights
for liberty burning in the coming
tower OF hope. and who, with tha'
great wigdom nitherto accredited I,
but Solomon and Voltaire, are al
lowed to see sufficient of the futur,
10 be able to invest where there cal
not help out be made enormous profits
The Leader regards the attacks mad
on Judge Grosacup as being unfair
Aecause. II anything has been done
wrong IN Chicago It was not the faul
cf Judge Grosscup. Why how In thu
SAM Patch could Grosscup go wronf
with SO able friend as IS Cleri
San,psell7 Why viii some folks per
sist IN taeir criticism Ehen they Gar
h Investigation ascertain there Il
not the slightest cause FOR their ap
prehensicns
Judge Grosscup had had psany de
cisi0ns 10 make In traction c0mpan.
matters and who, pray, Is more com
pSient than he. as the judge has sev
eral street ear and interurban line.
IN which he Is interested, anl in be
ing 80 Interested lie can, Of course
form an idea Of dow The Chicago an,
nearby lines can AFFORD and whai
they shonsi DO toward aiding the gov
ernment to swagger along under rea
sonable steam.
While The Leader is afar of ant
for that reason can not be OF mucl
assistance TO the Ohio juris and hi
court clerk yet II does seem tina
some strong, able and meritoriou
scout for the commonweal in lllinoi
q Ohio might review the situation
and force ne anarchists to let q
Of the idea OF attacking patriot
whose very existence Is assurance
that honesty Is abreast Of the time
and that the waves of dishonor vii
never sink the ship OF state willis
such great lealers for patriotism ant
honor stalk through the lands or rid
their boats fa- out 20 sea,
Il makes the blood Of patriots rul
cold 10 read the vile attacks mad
on such patriots as these two gentle
men mentioned ans why pray. in
great and thriving state like Illinois
are new spapers and even commo
plug lawyers allowed to smash abou
inslnuating that a man can not max
z mlllion ypsr ~ Investments O
Is elere nc Se1S kho can show Ii
"flggers Must mon be slandere
aud their very greatly improved metf
pls impugned because for lack o
champions 10 explain?
Iaia comes az allowing newspaper
10 print too much chat was not il
tended by the makers Of the news 1
hfye lrlnied Il mperils the persona
liberty of some great statesmen an
pauo's and the constitution shouli
be so amended as to prevent r,
occurrence of such haneful aud N
patriotic utip-auces
shrne on a state press that wi
Without murmur allow the s ate
most progressive and prosperous pai
lot . b. slandered without effoI
70 detendi Surely men and bretf
n this country Is doomed and &
d.siroyers are determined that enU
prsa shall be slain ana defenders q
nemnhsl liberty crucihei upon Ia
y.rg altar ol personal rights
Nrily tears must hoW for thes
sfaud successful patriots tlus al
hoaored % theig own landl