The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18
nRYAN,s oREA1 ERRoa.

Error Is expected OF aI men ana 4
can be sald OF William jennings Bryan
be ls az near free from crratic state.
men@ as amy mnn who has played 80
Z nspicnously III the historical develop.
nient Of q nation The Leader hos
repeatedly declared, however that MI
Bryans greatest weakness as cams
pagner "a due 70 bis lack ni knowledge
81 newspape work and how q can he
done.
fgankly Mr. Bryan has irled "a
wage q war against the opposition
ihr ugh weekly aud monthly publica.
Tons ne has heen shooline cnee Il
week when his opponents Neie ualrs
Asly newspapers which print "a maay
Al slx Issues on one dEy
II tho current issue Of 40 tom
inoner Mr. Bryan has an editorial We
reproduce 10 Sd " mere clearly whore.
in, in ous opinion. the Democratic
cheitaln Is nlslcd The part hearlns
On The point ae wlRh 10 make says
Whatever may be said as 10 The ia.
ilaence exeried by the different lGe.
tbss lhat eoniliba.ea 10 Democratic de-
feet la ihe natl b, Que t'lng must be
annaFeni IS aHi Democrats, namely
taat cur purity ls az g great disad.
vantage in the matter 0f newspapers.
IN The NurIhern states we have com
psatIYcly Few large Democratic dam
les. end fsam the very nature of lhlne5
We are unlikely 10 find an increasing
representation among the large dsllles.
There ale several reasons Tor lhis tn
the frat place, d successful daily ln q
biz city Is business nr position ol ,he
first magnitude 1t requires large CAP
lgal 70 start Il and q large bank ass
count TO keep il going u takes ilue
% build Mp newspaper auslness, ara
the daily pay rall must be met rsampss
IS IN t,e second place a daily paper
ii largely dependent upon Us aieeiiis
Inc, and The large business interests
sic SO intimately latcrwJfen vita tse
franchise holding and iav0f seek'fE
esp railons that they are to a greater
Or less extent dominated by the fnan.
eitrs. The Tact that most el onf hg
da.Iles are Go Be found en- Tie sllr e
predatory wealth fl eYefg contest.
municipal state Of local proves he
j ieney az these lnllneHee3
1T IS possible. aAever for ihr pca
pie 20 Do lalafmea targugA weekly va
pers. and ln the support n the wees
napefa The 1emrcra. nartg llHds is
only hope Of educating The voters THE
G8mnl nee h eEacaynrln8 q d0 hs
part Ia bringing before ia feadefb Tie
lsaues that arc under discussion Woes
after wcek ihiH pspcr presents tbe
Democratic petition anl t1mbals We
aggamcngs presented II behalf at tie
ABUSES tant have grown up nnlef Re-.
publican sule u appreciates the sup
port hal il hHs received and lho cord
81 words nl fppfuvM spoken hy ila
readers. ba, The G mmanofB clraalst
tlon IS small eempaFod WITH ihe total
npnieaaile f0tn Whlle + reaches
into every part q ne United States
sm Into NEARLY every county 4 does
nal reach pnyt Ing Ike the party
Ngengih
There WIN he 10 victefy achieved hy
the press ot Democracy i1ns IS
these conditions prevail we atkrewi.
edge that lhe weekly press has mpre
relative p0wCr than any other. but 4
would hefe % reach slS ilmes as lsf
ard he * ilmcs as p3teriul 70 ae
eompllsh ec TASK assunsd
The daily newspepe Il r0salns
else could ue 1 ne could lend he
voters b lat asifay With news which
happens daily thar an would forget .he
time intervening between weekly 81
Sues
Moreover The Republicans hast
weekly papers q their lalth he md
Them There are mere Republican
eeklIps than Democratic and ihef
arc 10 sault position Hs our own week
lly nfess writer's
pnlllpA ere makoss u eMples and
lhby. lhf aeh news ana comment eal.
nnns "a many lnkluneps unknown q
/ their own if0H.eIofs shfW he .ienU
il Ought Tho Ylally mlhIs ,ha news
| and follows tHe n4shs he feaAeFs Ike
best n 50 doing he influence IS the
lanle eAellslI heean6s isnIasendel
| flHl there NEll haFp u Ne EHcm flas.r
/ asllIas aHi 1T Bryan vii see 81
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