The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-04
MILITANY pEMocRAcY.

There is one kind OF pOllticS-tnH
kind where you take the enemy to the
woodshed and perform tho service so
POPULAR when the French rty0.uiiot
wls ir progress
There Is one way to compromise In
polltics: To take the offices. glory,
ana allow the other fellows to take
wnag Is left.
That may sound somewhat different
to what some think, but Il was the
Jackson way. the manner OF Polk.
Douglas AMI Tilden in nu- ranks, and
Mark Hanna gave us some latter-1ay
demonstrations of the game that
should be inspiring to the weak.
Candidly, politics seldom Is under
stood. Too many people get enthusi-
astic and talk loud and imagine they
are political masters. Too many are
interested a week bfeore the election
and the remainder OF the time are in
different
There need be no reorganization, no
new faith for our great Democracy to
win in these United States. We neel
perhaps little rubbing mp along the
Atlantic coast but above all things
we need some ginger In the leadership
in more than one state. Babies are
not able to win bsttles-no matter
whether with the ballot or with the
bullet. The vote In New York serves
TO Illustrate the difference between
Mack. Murphy and Connors as one
force Hill, Whitney and Croker as
another
Contrast the milk ami water chiefs
with Tom Patterson and ShaffrOth In
Colorado. where the Democrats made
gains of thirty per cent. with all the
money OF the richest state In the
Union proportionate to population.
, behind the Republican leaders!
! Nebraska. too, shows that Mr.
! Bryan's vigorous style Is worth more
than the regiments OF trimmers and
fuseTs.
Briefly, Democracy IS fixed in prin-
ciples; can be applied TO all new
issues because of the accuracy OF the
basic laws, but II ioes not apply well
to any ism" The Denver platform
was one of the best enunciations of
Democratic ideas tnat has yet been
offered to the public. II contained no
wild purpose or foolish pledge. II
offered the people honest government
sanely administered under strict con
stitutiona rule. II was im1o-sed by all
Democratic leaders, and was fought
for by the former foes of Mr.. Bryan
as consistently as his most admi~ing
friends were sent to the front II was
never assailed, but was admitted by
Republicans as sound. safe and
proper Ideas of government
On the Othe- hand the Republicans
made a platform their candidate tried
70 -epudiate; they mad no real recent
act to boast of. and actuallyFdid pledge
to reform the present evils-frank ad
mission they had erred while attempt
ing legislation
But Mr. Bryan had once advocated
silver coinage. hal been a menace tc
the trusts, and they kept alive the
preiudices, aUd added fuel to flame
I wherever possible.
The result shows that the consis
tent efforts for reform in an honest
J manner Is not popular in the East
especially New York Ex-Governor
Frank Black, VINO four years age
placed Roosevelt In nomination at IN,
Chicago convention. actually denoune
ed Roosevelt in a speech made fol
Tatt, three days prio9 TO the election
But Il was militant Republican
party, II admitted error and declare,
it's right to reform itself Il admitte
all crimes AMI promised to do better
Il won because it fought and has beer
cghting for many long years.
Democracy wins when Il wars an,
takes the offensive soon enough
Bryan was a bold campaigner. but 70
two OF the four years prior 10 thi
general election We were cropping. an,
the newly disciplined soldiers Of MI
Mack were rouiei By tae traine
legions OF Cromwell aud sheldon.