The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-07
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carried the doctrine OF militant de
mocracy to the firing lines
The greatest crime charged to dem
ocratic leaders for the ten years past
save Mr. Bryan. Is that the leadership
has fallen to men who did not dare
expound the doctrines IN the land OF
the enemy The great metropolitan
press, sending its rays of thought
from ths business offices IN place OF
the editorial. nigh stihed the voice Of
the great party. and leaders TO give
the mafchlng hosts of the party the
right step and correct note have been
scarce indeed
II there be one thing Oklahoma dem
ocrats love Haskell above all other
for Il is the fact that he breaches the
same doctrine In the Office of the chief
executive, on the stump In Oklahoma.
and on the firing line. when the mil
Hens are preparing for the last effort
OF the ballot
Governor Haskell Is a man OF ac-
ton He knows what constitutes cor
recs democratic doctrine and he ad-
vocates It. no matter whether shoot
ing at the hostile New York World,
the republicans OF Iowa, or the car
petbagger armies of Oklahoma.
And it Is a living democracy! II
/ breathes and inspires action. Il Is
I iAe voice OF the militant hosts, calling
I to the entrenched predatory powers
/ to loosen the tentesled grasp Of the
trusts from the great producing mas
SEES: ana the reason 1t has inspired
the everlasting enmity OF the repub-
licans over this great Western do
main. is because that voice, first heard
/ IN the constitutional convention. has
] been heard IN an election, and IL Is
becoming power in the different
states Ia perfect accord with the
teachings OF Jefferson. Madison and
Douglas. it has become the slogan west
OF the Mississippi, and IL has Crashed
whatever was left of the party Of the
classes wherever It has come in con
lac;
No longer In Oklahoma Is there
/ army OF workers for the common
veal II has rushed through the
hosts Of special privilege. and left but
the stranded and bedrazzled outposts
lof th federal appoiMtivo power 10 the
opposing forces. II has brought 10
it's aid the passage of meritorious
laws laws which nave attracted the
attention and won the approval of the
/ people Of all other states.
And when Governor Haskell takes
this encouraging host to battle he Is
armed for the contest as few demo.
crats are arned in these dayss He
knows thath behind its utterances Is a
united and yitalized host. satisfied In
the leader and with perfect cOnfiden @
that he will take them TO victory
Consequently when he said TO the
lpeorle OF Iowa they had been the
victims of republican confidence
gam Vs. he spoke the truth in lts most
nyinting form He told them OF
their appeal for reform and, instead
they had been charged with furnishing
the most striking example OF sena-
torial stanpattism and Indifference OF
any state in The Union He told them
OF the workings OF the beneheent laws
Of Oklahoma. and the fact the bank.
ers Of thls state were lending money
ts develop with. and the people We're
going 10 their work confident that the
monopolistic class wogld not have
lAr ANpNrN NNidiltN Ntitit ~ Noulu Nr
taken from he banks
The people cf Oklahoma expect
messages OF approval from their
brethren in other states when the
governor who does things speaks
with them. The Oklahoma way Is one
Tor action. n postpones nothing that
IS In order for the doing. II expects
the democracy OF the East and the
West. the North and South 20 take
from this new stale the quiekstep OF
action and the aiVice 10 e. forward
aii OF the time.
That was a proper message the gov
ern0r delivered In Des Moines. II was
the general calling the oftdefeated
hosts Of Iowa democracy 10 action. Il
was the message mat who fights fac
ing the foe and declares the justnass
OF his cause must In the end win. II
was a message the democracy Of that
stste wished 10 receive and expected,
end accepted, and II was a message
delivered by the Oklahoma general
whosa lighting qualities are no longer
III 'esiioned west Of tho Mississippi
And the democracy oi this state
may be- pardoped for stating that ON.
Ger win be- head east of the great
water course ere tais campaign d
clrsei, q Il also source. of salts
IA tion 10 know this onlcer Won his
commission from soldier IN the
ranks and that the commission
bears the stamp of approval from th1
lpeople u the ereai Pow state ~ Ok
lahoma and ihRt II Hill be renewed
'aN the fri opportunity the people a