The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-06
aEpuRIlcAN nonnLE.

REPUBLICAN DOODLE.
Dr. Alber shaw. editor Of the Re.
rihw Of Reviews, has offered a new
logis for the voters OF the country
This esteemed .eliiic OF all things po-
liiic calls aItcnri0n 10 th appoint
ment of Mr. Grnr- Sneidoh as treas
usa OF the republican committee,
aud 70 the farfllrr fact that Mr.. Shell
ions business address is AZ 2 Wall
Street Mr. Shaw admits shat The
cAmpaign treasurer foT the republi-
tars Is connected with long list Of
corporations Of a sort that many
people can trasts
iiu tnese outward appearances do
not 81 the least shake Mr. Shaw's
ronfidcnce IN the uprlghtness, honesty
and pure motives Of tue Republican
cauiidate FOR president and the COM
niitpe tnat chose MIR. Sheldon 10 look
sftef tba expenses Of the campaign
l54leed. NJ shaw counts Il an eyi-
deDce tha no corporation or trust con
iributions wsll be received because
Alr Sheldnn OF Wall Street di.
rector and official OF a long list OF
corporations and trusts, has been
seiecied treasurer Of the Republican
campaign committee
This Is what the gentleman who
eii4s gha Review Of Reviews says
ist se!essieh 90 sIg. SbSlden was
surprise ani a high evidence OF the
good faith on the part OF Mr. Tart
ana the subcommittee. For II those
go icmen had not been wholly limo
Atens Of design on Wall Street. and
Aholly regardless Of merely nominal
eansistaacy as respects the attitude
IL No
VcitTaf administration they would
not have considered FOR q moment the
choice Of a New York treasurer.
suca rehsoiiug as this would be
laughed AT hy tho booth black and al
10y rats wore II not for The fact
Inc Repnhlican party has mcie II re-
slectabie by parallel logic for years.
no place q trust nagnate api Wal
street operators ins charge OF the tat
fsying brigade bechuse he would uil
= der no circumstances accept contri
katlons from the element he repre-
sents is in keeping With the declar
alton 81 the party platform that The
tariff win be revised, when tie very
n,en WHO control the marty and make
the laws IN a Republican congress ar,
either lha nm Who are receiving th'
special privileges accorded them by Z
high protective tariff or are repre-
kent8tlves Of such men
James G Blaine years ago begeI
teaching the doctrine agalns a higi
proustlge tariff. and IN spite Of MI
logic and those Who followed afte
him. Che maripulatOrs OF the Republi
Fan party have legislated through !
high prOieotye tariff and manages
~ keap ii ia operation TO the advant
aee Of corporations ana trusts tina
have been able to moncpolize th'
world of commerce and production
And yet these men who naye beel
able 40 corner the products of tn
xarla and drive ont competition b
virtue Of tie tariff tell the people .
Hst them and they viii reduce
and let the people have little bens
Il 81 their opulence.
Theis Is sclemnly promised IN spit
81 ihe fact tbe rank ana file OF th
Republican party Eaye been clamorin
Tor II. apd convention after conventio
aas promised lt ExPresiient M
Kinley advocated Il u tihe time 6
hts deaih and Roosevelt bas pledse
hinaen with a. and yet The peopl
aie waiting for the uusi iiasnate
10 reduce the tarin TO chop ava
tae f0undaiioa % the structure the
have erec'cd and upon which tae
Ssahd Ia opuienoe overlooking ~
People Surely any thinking man b
lieves they VIII do it-inst about a
saop as Shelaon will spurn CO.
tsib9tion from Wall street
Aecordiue 90 Mr. shaw, we are
aeoaal tiia Republicans for wha' the
arc not We know tina. Mr. Sheiio
has IA he PAST served the Republics
party OF New York ia the capacity
treasurer anl tnat ne has been ab
ia gef AN The money needed for car
paigns of education from The co
fniaii0ns but we pre 10 unders.ai
that ne has been appointed this tin
TO keep the corporations from contri
uiing We ARE 10 believe the trus
and corporate lntges win toxic avn
from themselvcs The thinr that h
madn Il possible M control the pr
ducts of the qpuntry and rule the n
icn u y a beautiful logic for Ca
caaian intelligence.