The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-22
sournERN rRoUsLEs

WeRy little has evef been gained Oy
the cuntyoserslally inclined over
lengthy dissertations on the racial
issues which have dcae so much to-
ward holdlng back the wheels OF pro
gress to no light degree But Il is
extremely unwlse 20 pass over ell
the ellttleaess exhibited Recently a
writer on almost National fame mace
use OF the old threalbere statement
"The South 10 entitled only 70 rep;
reseataiIca lm proportion 10 IT'S votes.
n The negro has not the Intelligence
TO vote, he should los be counted
m tae present case the South gels
representation cor the whole popnlas
llun--intellgeni and otherwise nut
senGs 10 tae voting loc.a btl oae
race"
The aeilcie further states tic ne
rro is Used for ceusga purposes, aud
In ihat gay really aids the Democfat
Il party. phea ais ambition Is 40 be
Republics
an some Fespec,s the aeltators Of
he race question IL tie cities Where
non suci Il prevalent, approache the
ridiculous. rl Is useiess, perhaps, to
eide alstorg or cell atteatios tv cur
rent events. out IN tie casa Of the
Republican National convention OF
1885. the negroes Of ihe South de-
ate1 the policy gf t.e .seprblican
parts ana names It's nominee.
The ever.widenins oreact aetNeen
lhe gold anf blmetalllc branches Of
The Democratic party Vas well under
sioad by tie ggaNt Hanna then enter
I lne upon s. spectacular political ca'
reer not surpassed in che annals OF
the Caucasian civilization. .le real
ICED. also. the Senators Of hlB party
gaita we're determined 70 nominate 6
candidate ether thea Wllllen Nclin'
ley
Mf aanns took bis primern and
cock books o. politics, used Cor gen
aratlons hy young politicians, end
hrew them into lake Erie. Eie TOOK
A traln fcH the South and by the u
ilaIous application Of that medium
the faro bank player calls bank roll
came out of the South with twelve
instructed state delegations sor hr
! Mckinley
one Shelby M. gu.lop, then and
aow seemingly forever an odleehol0er
iasteaf OF heins given nomination.
lay the cid of Plat, Oepew and Quay
/ lnaa mGstergrtisss in 9epublica9 pol
ties. as expected, found himself ant
colleagues sesslas Mark Hanna, the
novice, 70 sllov them Insert a silver
plank IN the aerubilcln platform
because Cleveland is for gold"
Ir. Hanaa franco up his negro de
egates. organized the convention, nan
al she eafi0us committees anL the Of
hcers, wrote q platform OF full diaael
pals and prosperity; sent the del
gates home. and then proceeded 10 col
duet the effalrs os The United girta'
oi America.
Oh IA. N.nita Delegates tc skgt con
vent d. more than half O. them aeri
for rae silver Hut gianna and hi
hIac.. delegates eaanged the polio
Of the Republican party Tney DID
according, 10 the critics Of that TINT
A very dangerous act but the pill
driving manufactures was not wha
would be designated as mollycoe
die.
Moi hei
The Southern negro has been mad
ID suncr by reason pf acts similar I
M Hanna'e EXPLOIT. lie Is told tia
he viii be given FITS rights an
holds out until frost comes. when Il
goes back to the soil and produce
a much bettor showing IN the cui
yatlOn Of COTTON. than lguahins Law
Dor running. eleNlouA. ah s.
III Here and thefe D Booker Washing
ton has seen the light and, heroei
they set about trying 10 teach thel
ignorant brethren self government 70
lows sell support
No southron could s"e the poor NJ
( groes carried 70 and from the poll