The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-09
WHAT THEY STAND FOR

Ine McAlester NeNs-Capit3l, Re
publican. asserts in no misunderstood
able terms thar there Is an effort
among the old Federal machine Re.
publicans to sidetrack the candidacy
Of C. G. Jones Tor governo.. The in
ie ence is that Jones would try to de
yelOp the state and psy little atten-
tion 70 gathering a crop OF Federal
appointments. 1hat. OF course, is "a
matter Democrats can not know
about But it is not strange that the
old guard which carpetbagged Okla
noma so long wishes to prevent any.
one landing state power who mgnt
be inclined to pay no attention 10
Washington jobs otherwise attainable.
il is matter OF considerable inter
est, however. 10 be able 70 predlc
that Il makes very little difference
whom the Republican state machine
tries 10 make governor The rank
and file OF the party may not be able
10 defeat the machine candidate al
the primaries people, fearful be-
cause OF past errors will make a
good job OF defeating the candidate
at the polls.
Fos years the so-called Republican
party OF this state has skulked. 1t
never attempted 10 suggest a line OF
action other than oppose Democl attic
efforts Il has been willing to cohab
Il with AL discordant elements and
profit BY whatsoever seemed likely
20 be OF temporary assistance In get
ting votes. In one section OF the
siale II has assailed union labo
whilst declaring undying fidelity 70
th9t body in another section Ii has
proclaimed thirty different opposing
ideas as TO the schoo land matters
and allowed prejudice to ride ram
pant through the field OF political viz
tue. But az no time has a leader
come forth 70 stand sponsor for an
idea. In ideas the party managers
have been barren and they have also
been hioeons They have assailed as
ihe witches were once supposed TO
assall that which might lead to good
Notwithstanding there Is a consid.
cradle number of Oklahomans not in
concord with the militant Democratic
doctrines, there is not the least p,ob
ability OF that intelligent vote being
east With Republicans. Dissenting
Democrats. dlspleased because OF
some real or imaginary error of adj
ministration are not going to be snar
ed 10 join with party that estimates
all OF It's successes on the number OF
appointments secured from Washing
ton, or elsewhere.
Democracy in Oklahoma stands 70.
progression prosperity thar Off.
CTS opportunity and advantage TO an
citizens; Republicanism. as exemp.4.
fled hv that element now in power.
seems 10 stand for whatsoever can
provide for certain few salarled
Fede al appointments. AS the mil.
lions OF acres OF ou- state are 10 be
sllei by those who never did and
never expect TO hold office. those yot.
ers now here have no difficulty III
forming opinions; those to come Will
follow suit at the earliest possible op
poftunitv In Oklahoma there Is
snliit OF independence dlspleasing TO
the machinery which Is necessary to
pprlon and retain great party
name 10 maintain recognition. That
accounts for the fab-cations against
tie state administration hv the Re.
publican press Those old hunters
for place trust some 10 luck They
lsnow no one of them can prove an err
fol of importance in the present du-
horliies. buI they hone TO make no. use
enough TO continue them al the he'd
Of the machine whilst offices are shak
en- loose from the Federal plum tree
a. Washington