The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-23
THE ATTACKS
ON HASKELL

An outsider, a stranger in Oklaho.
ma, reading the Republican papers
would think from all the furious de.
nunciations Of him as man ana as
an official that Charles n. Haskell was
the issue in this campaign. that the
sole thing TO be settled is whether
Haskell IL 4 patriot or a Machlaveli
whether he really deserves the conf.
dence and the esteem OF the people
of the state or whether he Is the devil
from hell masquerading in the clothes
of man. lie would think that the des-
ilnies Of the state and the people
are wrapped up In the determination
of the personal merits and dement's
OF Charles N. Haskell Sanity has
been thrown 10 the winds. Argument
has been forsaken aud forgotten. The
sewers OF abuse and yillification have
been thrown wide open and the s,ream
augmented by Tray, Blancl and
Sweetheart and AL the resi- of the
pack which hangs on Republican fav-
or and which derives sustenance from
the Republican pot
Haskell is not an issue. Haskell is
governor of Oklahoma and he will con
tinue TO be governor OF Oklahoma for
more than three years yet unless inn
peached, which is a remote possibility.
Oklahoma can elect all five Republic
an congressman, Oklahoma can give
the Taft electors n tremendous major.
ity, Oklahoma can elect every candi.
date on the Republican ticket this year
and Haskell will still be governor for
three years and more. An as gover-
nor according to the decision OF the
supreme court, he is the highest execu-
tive authority in the state. You cant
dodge or eyade that fact You can't
get away from it.
Then what is this row all about?
What's the purpose Of Il? What's to
be gained? Simply this: The Repub-
licans and the people of the United
States recognize in Haskell a nation
al character, a man who, by the mere
force OF his personality has risen
from obsourity TO the management OF
the funds OF a national campaign in
less than two years. the man who gave
20 the United States banking law
which is now an issue ia every state
in the union, the man woo WAS one
OF the fathers of the Oklahoma con,
stitution. the best constitution in the
union today, the man who forced rec
ognition az Denver in a rational con.
yentiOn, and who. in whatever com
pany and under whatever circum-
stances, has always forced recognition,
He may so down under the tremen-
dous onslaught which is being made
against him by the agents and the
emssaries Of predatory wealth he
may be obscured by the volume of
slander which Is being daily poured
upon him from a thousand purchased
and purchasable newspapers. he may
be discredited, but II Is only for a
time. There is an Old saying that a
good man is like a squirrel you have
10 cut his head off TO keep him on the
ground Haskell cam be kept down.
II he were 10 lay down right now and
luii the fight. if he were to re ire
from public liic, his position Would be
3ecure
n it be true that death loves a
shining mark ID is no less true that
SANDER loves a distinguished victim.
You never hear the titled scandal
mongers Of the Republican press vast
ing iheir ammunition on some nouea-
ity for The reason fhH The Republic
an Organization Is entirely too smar
10 load up rs iwelye-nch guns and
train them on a gad-fly. Aud when
ever you see the entire Republican or
gauization north and south. east and
west. firing broadsidcs at any man
you may rest assured that that man IS
dangerous. that he Is a menace TO the
continued rule OF the special interests
in this country. that he has following
which Is 10 be reckoned with and to
be dreaded. And 81 with Haskell
His whole existence from the cradle
10 this good minute has been the sub
ieci of The scrutiny Of the hired de
tectives OF the Republican organiza
lion. His public life aud his private
life have been screened with fine
comf and every act has been weighed
His eoings out and his comings In
have neen watched II he takes a
walk in the evening he is watched. Il
he writes q note there Is AN eye at
his elbow 10 Try and read the con-
tents Of The note II he talks over
the telephone there is somebody IA
the next booth TO hear what he says
II he sits at table with a party or
rfiends. the geneology OF every ono
Of the company is carefully tabulated.
Nothing is left unmatched He lives
in al atmosphere OF espionage and
spies. q.
DO You wonder that Haskell some
lines loses his hrsd and breaks ont
IN intemperate language al these
ihingsg DO you wonder thai al times
ae does things which appear reckless
and out OF place. DO you wonder
,haf he constant cloud Of spies, The
;onstant ota0sphere OF suspicion,
lie constant bullgragging and abuse
n. uot get on his nerves? Put YOUR
Ell IN his place What would you dos
;uilpose he gang of coyoies and jack
AIS which Is now bowling al the heels