The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-29
THF NEW TRouhLE.

II was the republican party teach.
srs who justified into the minds Of
he shoughtess that prosperity can be
egislated to the public. and for years
he orators. lecturers and street cor.
ier champions have heralded that the
prosperity of the country was direct
due to the legislative acts Of the
congress. They bequeathed the hard
lime OF 1929 to the administration
# Grover Cleveland. and since that
ime the fun dinner pail, the cry
anarchy" and whatsoever else
night be expected of the wicked anu
eeble minded have been sent TO dis
-rb honest discussion of political
ive1ts
The campaign bids fair to find the
Gators OF the husting grounds seek
ng new light insofar as relates to
he republicans. The cry of a quar-
Ter million laborers in the New Eng.
and states for work can not be
drowned by the blatant boagtings Of
he messengers sent TO curb the sen.
iment Of the citizen who is disgust
d with the scheme of government
hat allows one party to a contract
"a amass millions, the other amass
ng doubt. woe and loss of place.
In spite of the noise at Panama.
nd the praises which follow from
.romwall and his French assistants
or a $5,000. 900 steal, the laborer pre-
ers bread and meat TO a trip across
he oce ms, and the present candi-
ates for president, nominated to
AIRY further the Roosevelt eccen-
ricities IN New York, just returned
rom a tip around the world (at the
Expense OF the people) told OF the
Ountrys progress and boasted OF its
elng better than ever before. While
e was masdng the speech charity was
aeding 100000 skilled artisans OF
lew York who we're out OF work and
estitute Of the barest necessities OF
lie.
The panic OF last fall. was made by
be trusts having taken so much in
he open they dared steal no more in
lain sight, then resolved to shut
lown the money OF the country, that
n purchasing what the man in debt
ould not pay for, they might make
q enormous profit.
Then. when the country was IN
ao very deepest water of despair.
hey introduce and make into a Law
ne most accursed financial bin that
ever caused the statute Of civilized
government recordsi
Having wg;ered the stocks OF the
orporations until the man OF small
means no longer dared invest, and
laced the industrial stocks of the
ountry In the hands of the jugglers
hey rush TO Washington and allow
he Issuance OF money with this water
/ d security as basis OF such issue
hat many otherwise sound meI
iere enamored with the measure car
Of be doubted and they allowed
he rainent of non partisanism 10 b'
lesmirched with the slime of this
niquitous act.
The trusts are at bay. They mus
CT and at once, and the clamor d
he people for power of control IS SC
nsistent and general that there 1,
denying the call or the tone o.
anne The public has paid the deep
ard price OF experience, and. In thl
djrdication OF these wrongs those
no have reaped so great an harves
an be charged a terrible toll. Their
no doubt that manv institution
hat have obeyed both the law OF tn
md and the moral oOugaloAs win pt-
Ieayy Tor the depredations of thos'
no are listed as the punderbun'
nd pr 'datory robber barons-
But there will come a lime whel
he people, once Alright sill offer q
q fair and just treatment They
ave been so persistently made q
ay unfair tolls; have had their re
luests ignored. or, worse still, beel
oorned with sharp and stinging re
ukes. 1t is hard for than IN tn
an knowledge they are Whining tn
fht, 20 be restrained That the pec
be are turning toward the man VIII
irst started the crusade is not doubt
ID by anyone. the Roosevelt attemp
% hold semblaQce OF republican pow
in one hanG. whilst with the 0the
beat b8ea the encroachiDg trus
horde, was the effort of the master
lut II has lost because the imposs
le was attempted That every thipl
lg man understands that Mr. Bryai
and out ~ season. has been tn
rusader for tho pe2pir ans net
he power of mammOn hide; Is bs
ond question the one who locke
down The pathway of nations. an
lresaw that soEeone must ia 10
,attle for the masses mill they Wer
/ iroused 10 action In the darkes
ours between 1907 and 90e ~
'0mmoner was assailed with all III
en- M. cunning and Grtful thrusts Q
'n7derbund conception and stood a
firm ana courageously for huma
rights as he stands today, now IN
/ cNnOwledged champion Of an tim
r the right Whether or not b
chieves the presidency. William Jel
rings Bryan must have MS nam
written IN the history of this countr
as the great champion Of the many
he man who led the fighs a. naes
ind against organized capiti
aseekinE Il cnslave the unoreanlze