The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-08
TAE SHAME OF NEW YORK.

TIE pititiu spectacle OF the New
York delegation at a national conven
ton Gliding behind the frame OF 81
ien0famus and fearing to take a posi-
ton upon any topic is sufficient tC
make an American with red blood In
his veins concesl himself for fear Of
showing shame and resentment
With a population in excess of that
possessed by the entire United states
waen we waged either war with Bri
tain. aud possessed Of all the wonder
ful advantages pecr;iar TO civilizing
and enlightened influences. together
with business .Iterests to care for
that are SO large an enumeration
would arouse incredulity. yet this dele
cation 10 Denver is classed as repre-
senting less intelligence to the per
son than any other state. With its
newspapers teeming OF the verdancy
of Oklahoma and other Southwestern
states. we still hnd those states with
representatives writing platforms, Of
fering resolutions. managing arairs
anu addressing the audience with
clear and concise Views on the CUES
tions paramount at this time before
the electorate
II in answer we are told that New
YORK does not take kindly to the
present democracy. why. pray. was Il
that the same condition presented IT,
self at Chicagog
The state of Oklahoma surely can
stand a comparison Of statesmen with
the Empire state. New York has a
great governor but he shines with
less brilliancy In the constellation OF
statesmen than does the little dynamo
who occupies the gubernatorlal chair
OF Oklahoma New York is alleged to
have two members of the United
SfRtes senate and the records substan
tiate the allegation, but the press,
pulpit nor any Of the organizations OF
other kinds refuse 20 accept the state
ment as a fact. No one denies two sen
ators from the new state, owen and
Gore, made history at Washington, and
laugned an old theory out OF existence
that a new senator was supposed
TO be patient and useless the first ses
sion or two
New York represents as many votes
IN the Denver convention as do Ne
braska. Oklahoma, and Alabama, but
the history as Il Is being made does
net disclose that Il has equal import
ancc nor the same consideration to ia
members by the delegation Of other
states.
Mhy?
lis 1t preiudice2
Is it because New York Is opposed
to the militant, progressive democra
tic leadership OF the present? II SC
why did II make its only fight in ter
years for the goysrnorship under tns
banner OF Hearst2g
Briefly Il Is because 1t stands fol
no great economic principle, but sends
It's delegates 10 the national conven
tions under the control of some ware
politician whose idea. II he be pos
sessed Of such a novelty to ward hos
ses, Is TO have the convention so con
docted that be may retain the patron
age Of that ward I'm which he exists
These bosses and their subOrdinatel
would not be able TO fathom toe dlt
ference between a party declaration
of principles and the poetry OF Kip
ling, and are equally familiar viii
those works-having heed there ar,
such productions somewhere
Only where there are SICK larg,
elites does 5ecoEs possible for poll
ties and affairs of state 10 sink 20 81
low an cbb. II Is al cli, foundcl b,
clubs and allowed TO grow because o
the network OF patronage which al
lows the BOSSES 10 iavor a good caus,
here and there aud then ask clemenc,
~nen they are endangered by som,
apasmodic reformer
These sad conditions have been the
main cause OF the other states accent
Ing New York as being hopeless a
the iFuonal conventions. and the
only pgeauge left tbs state. Is tina
n has dawned on the bosses II the
state offer man for the presidency or
the epresidency he must not Do
oi their claps and tor that reason
there As generfay a little patriotism
shown by peunitting SONG of the rea
WORKERS tor the good OF their countr,
70 pc 2nerel tor the high honors
Since the exhibition OF the two dele
Rauops % the respective conyentlos.
az Chicago and Denver have been IN
slrnmentai iu calling down the gen
erai condemnation perhaps We ma,
be abie lu tae future 20 have the pleas
hfe 81 seeing NeR York state repre-
scented By the men who make Il great
and not aggregation OF peculiar look
ing men sent from the bossriddei
city Of greater New York