The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-09
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Political con liions lCre IN this
new state are either Yerg Humorous
OF very ss'a. ard cannoi decide
which q IS The pathos ana humor
bump against each other 80 lorclbly
tliat both ger bruised beyond any
recognition Just as decide It ie
nothing, absolutely nothing but iitn
/ ny. / discover II is 80 sad that tears
ought 70 How and | wonicr Why they
don't. l'ndcr ordinary conditions Of
The country at large Il would be
quite natural ID conclude that any
4 state so far AWAY from the Atlantic
toast would have No particular IN
lercft for tha Eusterner at least for
Arenj Publishers and editors q
< eai newspapers, nor for Q president
Ell the United States But when
AGENTS far both those commandments
are sent on some openly some Sc.
cfetly-to work up deicnse ln laaaI
cascs where Justice must decide, sure
4 ~ thtrc Is something doing IN ihis
Httlo faraway corner and the 100
4 rg something that is far removed
from The route ordinary Hor first
Ask "why end thea comes a why
That has an exclamation point The
past week Z lawyer from brooklyn
med McReynnds. saia 60 be repre-
ntlng Mr. Hearst hos been aN
rested fer cdnaplrfcy and his papets-
the accumulation on three months
k~conasenled and investigated by
Goveener III keil, aal 10 addition it
lls sprung upon The citizens 81 she
lblby state shat tae.f playground is
asoded with secret service men salu
i ta be in the employ ef our great ana
4 inusrlous president who ls soon to
AZ goodbye 10 the executive char
Ana an this sensation ior the pnr.
Dase Of getting evidence that the gov
rner af This new State Is all KINDS
81 seuundrel Somehow, senslnly
Nj calmly ami without preiulice or
orsohai Interest Il would seem, were
man 4 real rascnl.-it acnla NOT pe
scessaty ,o make such desperate ei-
arls "a prove II, and were he me
p,al. una iateralea, deer ana dyed,in.
the.wool output oi sc0undrel'sm ne
vhnli NOT be- swinging along anc
welding he executive axe imply ne'
rause IS, has ben eleclcil WIN
feal scoundfellsm aHl an honest 'n'
ilanatlon the llsecyerY ana z poa'
iisa objection 20 such q ni9n la lne
slehest position the state has lo ~
, {, ,earl.l ~ aasV an0ash Cor press,
,reslient and people To femoFe purt
rv spank the Infants who maae 'pe
nistake ana start me state over ase'n
,a arnun s nf some Httle eNpeIiehV''
eprely. rssoallly or honesty
teneth OF weakness n either Coy
nor of people. there is laceinH one
alng that is paramount ana hs'sn' .
s- morbid prejudice nor motniu hon'
,,g ann deny ID. The one thing liekf
~ 4 loyaty Having elected the'f
,avemor the people should lfy ~
oset "a give the Office an atmosphefe
II dignity ana defend q every N
sek The man who represents mem @
Il hecver ana whatever he F. Nv x.
,eeentlye mansion OF state Is lhe
,nme neat 81 all the people 81 hlNcn
e lhe Individual hollsc Of the ihi
ltv.1ual man. We do not 30 in'o
NE ouen and bring dissraee 1e 9
,enber 81 ihe family for ihp l.''s,n
,a trv 10 uphold and to protect 'ns
n,mo "a bear. So should be we ~
,.aspherc oi lho statc-'ne atp'os'
aa4re oi home ~,
politics either Republican or Demo
ratic 10 not spring fro1' ! sou ,na' ,s..
.aa i,e counted as filtered Win pusl's
1.i highest honor IS n INV "e'
af No Hour with It's lessons 7,
a,utleal wIrepalilng. m takes tnio'
N eateh d lhiei, ANA political w
h.nestv dces not weigh deWh ssii
nsiv the realos tbNhid ihe a'tuaiis
unnoral sldo. Al the very BEST ai'
! hlehe altltbe ot our present w
't,Isal conditions either ln THIS s. Ms
n INV other. sou must eonslnef
ans ana all pellles as na'h iH''
MI sticky mud rotten tnel . hlvs
Nnra but The only enc g cApfess "
and thsl there must come s'n'l,nl
10 n any man who tries % play 'he
vame-ibc hc successful or aHsues
cesslul "a ..y..a
ii tnis desperate hunt lpf faseal
Nv ID Governor Haskell rom vs.
aocueallons IN the primaries o. a's
mun state before his election, p the
canses that compelled his reslgna'lpe
! from the Office In the psmoefatie ne
,lonal convention work there mus
be snmeihlna more lhan bic insG rs,
. lnz bad. The country IS M o. pay
men ana their badnees staining ons
elear ara undispnted yet neither
nress nor presidents bother amour 4
rhls une kd mAn ihail,thn Vkil'p9'
mains have set up as their soNsfhvt'
he he devil or saint honest q as
hcupst. must IN addition 20 ~ ~
characteristic points b. strong 9,
strength that rings rus maehlnea
and Mar4 heelefs notice. and "nleh
they fear and al whose pnMef theN
tremhle II Il wore not for this afeaai
"a strength lheg would 'ei him Eo
hls salnled. OF bis deFIled was uA'
III Ne hung himself Il BE- eopla hhFe
been dlscagere laf lis aualitlts
whatever Hhev are between the nH
tlonal conventions 81 iani Hnd laHs
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