The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-11
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That rogue elephant William Ran
dolpa Hearst, who represents certain
tendency towards hydrophobiac dema-
gogy has recently attacked Governor
Haskell in speeches which he is now
making against Democracy. Which,
being interpreted properly means,
first, that Oklahoma's governor has be-
come one OF the national leaders OF
Democracy; and, second that he Is "A
decent sort of man. Hearst would be
in thorough sympathy with'an mscrup
ulous demagog.
From the way in which tAe national
Republican party has turned loose
their dogs of war-the Outlook" for
an example-it Is evident that a new
and powerful figure has made its ap
pearance in national Democracy
BE right fifty-one times out Of a
hundred says James j. Hill, the most
rugged figure In the history or rail.
road building OF the world, "and all
viii be we'll. Mistakes" says an
other famous man. "are made only by
the man who does things, never by him
who does nothing" Ye who would
Judge. remember well the two truths
! above.
Senator Flynn" says an obseuui9us
Republican organ, will open the elab-
orate campaign" They referred to the
first gathering of the Raymondites,
etc, at Muskogee to attempt with hot
air" to float the Creager balloon.
"Light-trust' Flynn has opened 50
many other questionable deals" that
he is eminently the fittest person to
start things at Muskogee.
Frank Lee Is an assistant United
/ States attorney. He recently wrote an
/ attack on the Oklahoma state guar
anty law The Kansas City Journal
/ published the attack The article in
stantly took first rank among the
fake" stories which ambitious fiction
writing correspondents have within
| the last five years sent to out-Of.the-
state papers from Oklahoma. It is un-
/ derstood that the editor Of the Okiah2-
ma City Times Is contemplating re-
signing in favor of Mr.. Lee. We print
this biography with pleasure, being al
ways ready to recognize genius.
Hammer Haskell like H." says
I Cecil Lyon 10 Dennis Flynn and Busby
and Mcclure. And forthwith the Re-
4 publican press bureau begins manu-
featuring hammers.
Never tell lie until you can prove
H., said prominent Republican editor
OF The state at one time in coaching one
OF his sub-editors We commend the
rule to the Republican press bureau
at Guthrie.
'villifying Flynn is the caption
over a Republican dope story g1ing
around And how the dickens could
you villify "1ight-trust' Flynng You
can't paint black any darker.
The Tulsa World says that bonds
bearing the Oklahoma postmark can
not be sod. For piece of deliberate
siander this can net be eXceled. Tulsa
within the las, few months sold $3.50,
600 bonds at two and one-half per cent
above par
There seems to be q natural affinity
between the Republican party and
traitorous Democrats like Hearst
Birds of feather
There have been more promising
young men ruined by being promoted
tco quickly than by never having 2
chance We commend this 70 tn,
young man who is al the head Of that
mcugrcl publication, the Oldahom'
City Times.
Nominated because of Raymond's in
fluence among the negroes Of The
Taird district "Puppet' Creager Il
collecting funds to htld this negro vote
for the November election.
TO be tool is bad, but 10 be TOO
OF man like Judge Raymond Crea
ger. we're really sorry for You