The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-02

The Democratic press OF the West
and Southwest has a duty to perform
thal no personal feeling nor threat
should cause a single newspaper edit
ar % shlrl The great dominant
force Of Democracy Is west Of the
Mississippi river and from this sec
lion must come the power which
checks the barierIng of Democratic
Congressional votes Tor some local
gains
Already swept from power north
q The Ohio and east Of the Appala.
chain range OF mountains by reason
81 allowing Tammany and kindred
Yete.selllae agencies 10 participate In
and claim allegiance 20 our forces,
we will lose the South and Southwest
Il those claiming to subscribe 70 our
faith continue 10 peddle their Votes
lnr some ridiculous sentiment or com.
nunity which is no selfish as to ask
the betrayal OF q great political par.
iy for some obscure and selfish In.
atltntlon afraid 70 battle 70. business
on its merits 10 command trade,
II The representatives OF The party
d Washington feel Il E duty to vote
ibf Republican tariff planks when
their own communities are 10 be
benefited by SO doing, why did AL
0i those 50 voting not state they
would follow that line Of action When
seeking tfeir present placer
II 10 fair 10 state that, ouside Of
Tlllman who controls South cai0llnh
and possibly Chamberlain OF Oregon,
not a sirgie Senator voting for the
Alarieh tariff schedule could have Sc.
cured fifth OF the support reQuiastS
ii succeed had such policy been ad.
yeriised prior TO election.
N that list OF Democratic Senators
voting with Aldrlch We aaw the name
uf no man larger than his party or
moe capable Of defining the tenets
Of faith than those men elected to
90 70 Denver MOI one Of them. or
ell Of them collectively, has q com
mission to stand Tor Democracy only
when Il affects the other fell0wio
he with Republicans ehen there is
local gain therefor
Nor one OF that list would have
dared ID stand before the convention
At Denver aud ION that body OF men
they we're not there 10 write the
is.th OF the party
Il eau be said with truth and force.
however. some OF those Senators voi-
ias with bldrlch has already become
81 obnoxious TO their home people
they could not represent their state
ln The 8rell National convention which
msi at the hountain metropolis last
summer
Il there be sentiment Tor nfoiee.
ton m those states represented By
lhe Senators who betrayed their par.
sv lpl lhe voters BE- men aud east
shair ballot for the Republican par.
u Why masquerade IN the name
ana % The disgrace OF Democracy
There is no one more lowly than
the man claimlng 10 be 9f a faith and
not having u none so contemplate
an the person who prales for the
cause Of our party and fellel0uaIy sub.
seslhea % and votes f6r the opposite
faith
And the name Of state or man
should nuke not the least difference
IN these cases Let the men stand
for lhe principles they subscribed 10
when candidates II the voters Of
those states want the high priests OF
protection 70 dominate them. lei them
vote protection tickets aud stand in
open like men.
Democracy has been betrayed often
sud VIII always be, perhaps. hut there
ie no octaalon for hiding behind bask-
sia and allowing the traitors TO gal.
lop along as our leaders and FIT rep.
reaeMatives for our people.
Let ny actual Democrats make
those who belray us stand up 10 tho
trough ana get their lafResA rs other
protection Republicans geE theirs.
They Will squrm ami shrIak like 4
salneas knocked OF a backyard fence.
but the facts demand publicity. We
ean not succeed by carrying lol uf
bad iunR IN the form OF men who
vote against us IN the hour Of need.
Applying tbe branding iron in time
aud making new scorch everysime
one ofstheae Wild pale grey traitors
Arsalfs hla vow will make things live.
j and III the end leave the Democrat.
ie party IN position 70 say 70 the peo.
ple, lfnst uawe win DO as We say
pnlil We unl0ad those who are not Of
ahe faith. we can expect defeat 70 fol.
l0M defeat,
sllsa sa0esaaAs.niaaasAessssasn
Texas iss q Jealous state No aoun.