The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-31
CANDIDATE HAS NO
UAAOLY ALLIANCES
Unlike McAeaI Is Not Tied
Hand and Foot to The
Interests
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Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 31.-
The triumphant western tour OF Lee
lgruce last week served double pur-
pose. It permanently established the
Democratic nominee for governor in
the minds and hearts OF people as a
sincele statesman OF far more than
ordinary ability and possessing no
traits of the politicians who seek Of
flee merely for the honor Of having
il said he was the second governor OF
Oklahoma, Il aroused the people,
Democrats and Republicans, alike,
from an apparent lethargy and placed |
the intelligent and progressive west
ip a state Of enthusiasm that will re-
pund many fold to the interest OF
The party and good government. |
When the votes are cour d in West |
ern Oklahoma it vii cen that |
few Democrats rema --sy from
the polls and that thousands of pro-
gressive Republicans deserted the
ranks of the Harris party.
So popular became the candidate in
the west that leaders from four coun-
ties joined him a. Lone Wolf and as
sured him that their people were
awakened. The delegation from Jack
son county declared their belief that
the Democratic ticket win get a ma
iority Of 1900 in that county This
means that hundreds of Republicans
w.l vote the Democratic ticket.
Greer county, Washita county, Kiowa
county and Swanson county all made
good reports. TO those who are ac-
qnainted with such men as NJ Y. Van
Meter and o. j. Logan OF Mounatin
View Richard A. BIllups OF Cordell
J. M Rule Of Hobart. Clyde Reed OF
Granite, B. +. Echols of Elk City. Sen
ator Mitchell OF Cheyenne, Tom Moore
and Colonel Chenwoth of Altus, Don
Perry of Carnegie. j. L. Carpenter OF
angum, and others of their calibre
IN the west and southwest there is no
element OF hot air in their promises.
They are men who do things, and they
are doing greater things than ever
in tha. section this wear.
McNeal's Vulnerable Record.
No man ever run for governor in |
the Southwest had such a vulnerable
public and private record as j. w. |
MeNeal and Mr.. Cruce last preached |
frcm that record as a text from the
Panhandle city of Shuttuck to the al |
ialfa fields that surround Altus. The |
people applauded it with the same
fewor that they applauded his exploit
tation OF good things that Democracy
has to offer. In that county they have
20 ship their coal 200 to 300 miles
and their wheat, oats. broomcorn and |
alfalfa practically the same distance.
and in the counties traversed by Mr..
Cfuce the farmers and business men
have within the last few months boen
robbed of hundreds OF thousands oil |
dollais in freight rates simply by the |
signing of McNeals name to appeal |
bonds for the railroads. The people |
were not slow to apprehend the char
acter Of 2 man Cruce was running
against nor were they backward in
condemning his methods.
Charge is Baseess.
Only once in the campaign have the
Republicans sought to assail the char
acter OF Lee Cruce McNeal charged |
him with having signed railroad bonds
ard Mr.. Cruce answered 1t with a
donieal accompanied by the proposi- |
ton that he would withdraw from the |
race il MeNeal could prove that Cruce
at any time, any where under any
conditions signed bond for a rail- |
road company This was one time |
that the Harris machine got their |
candidate in deep water. The ONLY |
other criticism of Cruee the Republic |
ans have made that is worth notice !
is based on the Christian principle |
OF loyalty. Because he was loyal 10 |
Governor Haskell and because he is
supporting .he Haskell administration |
they call him a tool. Some of the
weazened Republican newspapers, like |
the lSl Reno American, an organ of !
the railroads that is owned by the rail |
roads. have carried day after day
stock editorials saying Cruce is tool |
OF Haskell. No sensible man who |
knows Lee Cruce doubts for minute
tha. he win go into the office of gov
error without a string to his position.
without having made a single involv- |
ed promise to any man.
lie Cruce is so far above the sordid |
undertaking principles OF the Harris
machine that he is hard to ATTACK |
with any effect from any quarter
stalwart, honest. conscientious. fear
less, able. scrupulous. he stands be-
fore his audiences a yeritable incar-
nation Of righteous government, hon
orable dealing and elexated states
manship. lie viii have a clean. up |
rlgh. administration, and that is what |
the Republicans fear Their aefeat |
this year means their everlasting de-
feat under good government.
No unhofy hilianc~,
When Lee Cruce is governor he |
will have no unholy alliances with the |
railroads, the breweries. rne book |
companies nor the oil companies It
an error Is made In any part Of the |