The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
WAY OKLAHOMA Is DEMOCRATIC

Oklahoma democracy mas Deen IA
vored by the decree OF fate, and II is
an exact and incontroyertble truth
TO state that the defeat OF the party
In pase years throughout the state
was one Of the causes OF building an
indestructible Democracy In Oklahoma
Yne rule oi the Interior Department
I'm Indian Territory was Sufficient
cause 60 damn Republicanism for a
quarter OF a century. What the men of
Republican faith do not understand,
is that those who have suffered, Oeen
annoyed and plundered by as useless
members ol a governmental force
as was ever known drove from the
ranks of the dominant party all the
men whose inherent faith was ground
eli In the principles of the Republican
party.
The hoae-builder and the home
/ makes Of the eastern portion OF Okla
| homa will never be guilty CT openly
supporting the cause OF party which
l humiliated. made him depen lent, and
| then laughed at the wrongs inflicted
| upon him and his loved ones. A party
that gave to the negro the rignt to
| ALLEVIATE his lands, and refused that
boon of citizenship to the proud Semi.
mole Choctaw, Cherokee Chickasha,
or Creek Indian, has not nope OF win
/ ming much. It may sing the siren
song of prosperity or pleasure; may,
/ united with other kliom5makers Of
the gospel of expediency and salute
and salaam the Red man, but ne
| who asked no more than the proud
] privilege OF American citizenship, and
in answer to tnat noble request. was
| told to go home and get his SHOES
and his provender fo- his offspring
| through the Indian agent, who charged
| percentage for looking after the
| property that was worse off because
| of ais rule and reign-he, We repeatz-
will not support that party, though Il
come ladened with the cornucopia In
the fullest sense OF the term.
The settlers of the west half of this
state are equallS iivfied as to pollti
cal faith. They have the inherited
tendencies OF the states from whence
they came, and the same ideas as are
found In the states left. But the In
dian hath not this to make him even
listen with respect to the song Of the
politician. He askeJ for the booI
OF citizenship, and was revlled Hs
asked to be allowed TO assume thu
mastery of his own household an
was scorned. He asked 10 be allowed
the privilege of assisting to make tbs
law governing self, and in defense o
tho request read tho Declaration o
Independence and the history o., tbs
causes which led TO the war agains
Mother England In answer he we
maido secondary 20 tho black man
ana was refused a hearing In th'
courts on an equality with other men
The Indian Is proud Whatever hi
faults. his selfrespect Is superior {,
tho white brother and friend an,
homo mean more TO him than to th'
mar o. any other race or col0f
The morning OF November 16 on
year ago this day-meant liberty 4
the red man He had fought unie
. the banner of the dblxie land. and will
the Southron he had gone TO defeat
hts slaves liberated an1 sent to dwell
In superiority over him In the Ian,
the Great White Father" had glvel
, by treaty
The Democracy is the party OF tn
Indian. Ho will stand aa true an,
: brave TO the cause as man can stand
and until that union Is dissolved re
publicanism In Oklahoma is but
dream without hope OF realism,
Numerous, according Ia q Democrg
tic journal, as are the other causes 70
, Oklahoma Democracy. carry with 80
! /. the memory that the white man en-
| the red man. Democrats from oppoi
, tunity and choice VIII never brea
, that union-blessed chain Of allegianc
, | SO long as righf IS rio ht and trt,th IN
! | virtue undohled.