The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-01
a MILITANT DEMOCRACY

A MILITANT DEMOCRACY
Notwithstanding the statements et.
,rlbuted "a Senator Joseph Bailey ana
Bourhe Cochran 20 effect there ls
slsher no Democratic party Of no GO
aeslve Democracy, 1t can be stated and
shown there 50 d strong, militant De.
mocrscy and the millions IN the ranks
aFe moi ol tina, intellectual order re-
cnrIng advice from the quarters
wherein came those statements for
ald Or direction ns 10 issues and per.
" faith.
Il Is tue that four Southern states
rave eenatora who hava violated
eheF. obligations by allning them
gtlyes iol certain tariff duties because
d local conditions. it % likewise true
auch acis and votes are 70 the detrl-
ment 81 party loyalty nnd can only
bring resiet 10 the party at large, but
ikeir going from or coming into the
TOLD are but Incidents in the making
of Reprbllc--long.remembered sole
W because oi the lack Of breadth upon
The part Of those representatives who
were wosk enough TO listen to the
wall Of j few local constituents with
no more foresight than 10 imagine
they can long benefit ut me expense
II their lesa.fortunately situated neigh
bors.
There are also some splendid ex-
punenia 81 Democracy Of them
nl lNnat untainted and undeilled~-.lsA-
dor Aasner, Maryiands greatest nlan.
Henry Watie,aon is another. He ~
Democrat because he believes IN
the teness OF the faith. and there Is
no uhlar more m0rep rofuund sci.
enlist III the art of organized govern.
nenl.
William jennings Bryan Is another
Democrat who puts party faith and
flshte00sness against temporary gain
and he alone can marshall the grand
eat political army OF any enc public
man n all history He has dallied sew.
oral limes with lsms not OF the faith
but Be has never advocated any ore
d ahem es Democratic doctrine but
Ns a. Incidental issue that must De
solved u once ana an time
AMI right he.e III Oklahoma we
know lhat Democratic doctrines afe
pund,~ihai they bring the fullest
measure Of reward for honest effort
thai lhey protect the rich and the
po0f, the good man In al endeayarg,
and foraid the bad man taking advan-
rage uf those vino might not be eilh-
er able o. Inclined to pit theiF wits
againal more experienced men.
The tariff IDEAS af Democracy arc
aH Interchangeable hs the course Of the
solar ays, as right nov as lOv
years age when jefferson stood
Spokesman for our party and tx.
pounded ils tenets to those new m
governmental afiairs.
Tie militant Democracy regards the
collection Of tariff for revenues 10
support the Government as necea.
sarF eYii-the same as levying taxes
@ support local government expenses.
II can only support that tariff duty
which bfngs resenne. making the lnA.
uries pay as much as possible.
Any tariff that brings 10 gAe neoplp
ni one community fav0w or bonus.
must from common nenesnily fall the
harder Dn some other section Of the
country hnd Is therefore wrong and
can not be- supported BY c0nselen.
liohs Democrat
The cry that some other place Is
getting such fayofa and We should
DO what we can IL even things. Is llst
Democratic and Ii RhollH contrary
70 our party faith and teaching.
Democracy seeks to amend such
tariff schedules &c gives 70 ons con.
MUMMY advantage over another 1t
nroflera special privilege TO no man
"a organization, aud when member
Df Congress- steps to one side TO ald
8 movement OF that nature. ne must
personally assume responsibility.
On the other hand Il must not be
forgotten the Republican tariff tlnk.
3ferA asu mol unmindiul 0f Che fact
they are where ltle skillfui help
win aid much IN the future, and the
spreading OF the story a large number
II Demoeratic Senators had gone into
the protection camp Is not suhstan.
iIatel hy lhe records AT Washington.
The free iron aud lumber shecdules
wee both ladened down with the
black ati OF double meaning the i'm.
poniatlon of undressed lumber being
nothing. the Iron schedule was also
~ well arranged vote for raw iron
meant nothing 10 the consumer 80
long a. The trust holds an the other
locks an1 KEYS 70 the industry. True
our people should have stood strong
and un1annled for the fsee llslG. max.
ing the issue with the joker depart.
fnenE Of The schedule later on. bRt
the weakness Of furesIgh; can nut
be- construed as forfeitng pargy faith.
The manufactured hoax about Aiex'
lcan lead and zinc and OF was born
al No. 2G. Broadway New York. emo
abe amall, independent fellows. shos-