The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-08

the old stand and never once has its
/ editorial record been smirched True.
/ The Leader has been charged with
grating. During the last legislature
II was severely arraigned, but in that
as in every other case where The
Leader has been charged with wrong.
doing 1t came out of the charges un.
| scathed And even In the charges
mentioned the editorial policy of the
paper was not in issue. Covering a
period of many years under the
present management The Daily Lead
er has never received one penny, nor
asked for one, to influence it's opin.
ion, either in its local or editorial
columns. The Leader is a CONNER.
cial paper When man places an ad.
vertisement in The Leader he gets
value received. No man has ever
been forced" Proof of these state.
ments can easily be obtained by com.
! munication with Leader advertisers
In local and foreign advertising fields.
The only merit to the attack from
Messrs. Sharpe and Phillips is due TO
the effort being made in one of the
great, new cities OF the state. In no
ether city of Oklahoma of equal size
are there so many people comprising
the very throbbing heart of CONNER.
cial energy, yet but few years resi-.
dent of the new state as can be found
In Bertlesville. Many of them came
into the new state with no knowledge
of the long struggle fer sovereignty;
therefore they ln,w not that for fif.
teen years The sader has been the
militant nnnCfcfn... - ,.n
applies to carpetbaggism aud an.
pointve departmental government.
During the long years OF appolntlve
-Yernment in Oklahoma, when graft
often reigned and whose dared oppose
Il was bemeaned and threatened and
tempted, The Leader was the beacon
OF hope for the brave spirit OF home
building, homecoming Oklahomans
II had the courage OF its convictions
and. destitute of patronage and as.
sailed by as rotten system of misrule
as ever disgraced an American terri.
tory. it marshalied for many a battle
for Democracy and right And. no
matter what the sacrifice nor who the
tempter The Leader can say and with
pardonable pride that no newspaper
ever was fought harder CT more merci-
lessly than il In the trying days of
the territorial regime.
In the old part Of The state any
statement TO the effect that there
could be offered sufficient to pur-
chase an editorial opinion In The
Leader would be laughed to SC rn.
And The Leader, backed by the years
OF service II has reT sred to this
state and for the men and women who
have battled with The Leader for tie
blessing of self.government, desires to
state to Mr.. Sharp and others that
they have neither the power ncr at.
tainments to do permanent injury to
rhe Leader.
II any man, high or low, red, white
Or black, ever offered an inch or a
nile Of space on The Leaders edi.
| tarial pages for sale, he offered that
Miiieh was net his for sa'e II any
nan or semblance Of man says he ever
iurned dollar not honortoly earned
oy The Leader into its treasury-eVer
caused Il to falter in its Democracy or
~ell-defined principles, he falsifies as
only the biaekhearted and eVil-ninded
san falsifyl
The Leader welcomed the two terri
tories GlnsHtutional representatives
TO the states capital city, and later,
assured by the first state administra.
tlon that Il was going to work to place
oklahoma in the front rank OF South
western states, this newspaper, filled
with hope ambition aud the pride OF
s-yereignty, became a champion of
that administration. Il Joined the
| ranks OF the constructive party, and
as private. or thrown to the front TO
resist the brainsto'm of the whipped
obstruction element. II has been the
sounder of the bugle cf prosperity and
contributed to the success OF the state.
Il has no apology 20 offer. II has been
following the same course for many
years under the present MANAGEMENT
Y Is 1f and for Oklahoma. and no VII
age is TOO aumble or city too great 10
receive It's praise and proud friend
ship Il has made enduring friends In
Bartlesyille-men of brain and honor.
builders of cities. counties aud states .
And Il Is proud of In Sc friends
proud to serve them with honor and
Tor Advancement OF the city in which
they have taken up their abode. The
Leader has watched the proud city OF
Bartiesyille mot more tAan on the
map FIVE years ags) grow aud ,expand
Il rejoices in the prosperity and beau.
J ~ and culture OF the metropolis of
northeastern Oklahoma. Aud II will
not, because two men In the hope OF
being able to strike political enemies
thr,u ugh The Leader. refuse to aid OF
acclaim Bartlesville. The Leader
would not give twenty lines Of space
TO the assault had II been pitched in
old Oklahoma where the fight between
ple home-rnle party OF which we have
been member by choice. and makes
use Of this occasion TO do the double