The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-24
BANCROF 7
DECLARES
FOR BRYAN.

Chicago. Oct 2i.--Frederic Bancroft
long Of the department of state de-
clares for Bryan.
The Democratic cause has received
a notable recruit from Kepublican
ranks in The person OF Frederic Ban.
croft, l.. =. ~. OF Washington. d. c.
Dr bancroft was chief Of The bureau
of rolls and the library of the depart
ment OF state. a lecturer on law and
politics in divers colieees and is now
editing and completing the memoirs
of Carl Schurz being published IN
NcClure's magazine.
In answer 10 letter from a college
professor r. Bancroft writes ne foL
lowing letter watch gUJV Nus
summary OF certain OF die sues u
the campaign which appeal 60 men Of
his type:
MY Dear Professor D0dd } have
your letter OF the tenth inst, asking
what ! think and where ! stand IN this
campaign Party interests and ties
usually mean but little more 10 me in
politics than i'm history My earliest
and most lasting political onthuslasms
have been for the non-partisan re-
forms advocated by George william
Curtis, David A. Wells, and Carl
Schurz-ciyil service reform and tar
IF reform with the ultimate aim OF q
strictly revenue system Much later
this school OF rcformcrs led the op.
position to what Is generally charac.
terizcd as imperialism" that is, Op.
position 10 foreign conquosts a colon.
lal system and an eXtravegaat and
aggressive enlargement OF the army
and navy. To the monopolistic anC
inscriptions trusts and corporation
and to the secret use of vast sums Of
money IN politics the opposition has
recently been thoroughly popular
Only individuals and organizations
that hoped TO profit by these evils
have ventured TO defend them. Such
seem to me to be the leading issues
of the campaign. ! could not favor the
election OF Judge Tai. without feeling
that ! was on the wrong SIDE of each
OF those important questions. Here
are my reasons:
What grosser violation OF the spir
II of civil service reform could there
be than for the president. who holds
one of tho most dignlfied offices on
earth, and Is the nations representa-.
tive and as such Is hyen special pre-
rogaiiyes ana respect, TO mlsapply
the great powers of this public trust
by pressing upon his party the nomi-
nation oG a mombcr OF hls cabinet
who otherwise would have had no
prospect of success? One violation
could, indeed, be grosser, and that we
have seen ana are sure to see until
the end OF thIg campaign. The presi-
dent after taking dictatorial control
of the Republican national organiza-
lion, and by employing his presiden,
ual functions as a personal asset, rs
trying TO compel the nation 10 approve
his usurpations and 10 accept his fay.
orito. The executive branch OF the
peoples government is given 10. and
forced upOn party. The White
House, with rent. clerk hire and gov
ernmental resources, all free, has now
become Republican headquarters.
Here the nations cabinet-when It's
are not haranguing from the
not as formerly to con
suit solely about the national welfare.
but chiefly 10 scheme and plot In the
interest of a party, no. Of 4 party dc
tator and OF his chosen political heir.
Here party managers OF high and
low degree are summoned and furtive.
y slip in by night and by day 10 give
reports, 10 receive reproofs and 10
take Instructions as to how to be more
effective partisans Thence secret
are dispatched. passionate
and undiguifled dcnunciations and ar.
dent appeals arc cast 10 the four
winds and party bulletins are daily,
often twice daily, sent forth by tho
should-bc president Of he whole peo
pie
Folger and New York.
In 1882 President Arthur was sup.
posed TO have forced the Republicans
OF New York 10 take his secretary Of
the treasury. Judge folger o man Of
unquCstiOnablc character and ability,
az their candidate for tho governor.
ghip by heaping up a plurality of
noarly 100000 votes IN favor Of Grow
er Cleveland the Democratic candl.
date. the New York Republicans of
tWcntyaiX years ago reminded tho
amiahlc Arthur that % was "a serious
oiicnse for a president 10 Interfere
with The popular selection of candi.
dates for office A few years ago we
saw Governor Odcll try % combine
The highest executive office iu New
York with The craftsmanship % The
Republican state committee He was
soon hurled from his high estate and
Is hardly more lkely than Luciter 80
rise again Certainly President Roose.
Welt merits a rcbuke .,eufoid more
enIphaiic and fnr-renchlng than Pres.
idcnt Arthur or Co crnOr Odell rc.
ceiYed And Judge Tafi. who is yolun.
tarily the ocea sion and beneficiary uf
President RooseYelts violations OF the
traditions Of an aimosi sacred office
and of decent civil service. deserves
to be The object OF the rising popular
Indignation
The Hansings.
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