The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-21
POLITICS
NOT So
UNRULY.
VERY QUIEY COMPARED
WITH T REE
YEARS AGO
DEMOCRATS ON MOVE
ALL OVER THE STATE
----
General Apathy Is Not in
Command Of Head
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SPECIAL TO the Daily Leader.

(By H. 7. Bussy)
Oklahoma City, Okla. Oct. 21.--The
novelty of state olltics which for
three years following theadmisslon
ofOklahoma into the Union, kept the
commonwealth in a constant turmoil
political unrest, has lost much OF It's
glamour and consequently the people
have somewhat recovered from The
stage which caused them to cease
breathing, eating, sleeping, drinking
AMI talking politics.
The average Oklahoman is more
prosperous than he was when Cover
nor Haskell made his spectacular race
for the governorship. four years ago,
and as a result the people have less
time to devote to the political game.
The farmers have had about all they
could do this year In taking care OF
the bumper crops. to spend many idle
moments at the crossroads general
store, and discuss politics -and be-
sides, the people of Oklahoma gener-
ally have been very well satisfied
with Democratic rule.
On the surface 1t might appear to
the laymen this year that old General
Apathy was in command. But--it~-is
not so. True, the cop are not yelling
from the house tops and ontwardly
giving vent to the enthusiasm taey
displayed when thousands of state,
county and township officers We're to
be elected, as was the case when the
wheels OF state government first com
menced to revolve in Oklahoma Few
years ago.
The present state campaign with
election day but three weeks off mas
been 4 sort of gum shoe" affair and
has been handled admirably from a
nemoG'atils standpoint by John Ri
Williams, chairman of the Democrat
ic campaign committee. who. is moi
a believer in recklessly shooting of
ones mouth with wild and reckless
statements that merely give the op
position party a chance to howl. VII
liams has gone along without un
seemly fuss until today the Demo
cratic party knows no factions. but
is working. without friction and witt
clock-like precision. And in perfect
harmony, like the cogs Of great
wonderful machine.
The Democratic campaign commit
tee is daily sending out tons of vote
making literature and instead OF the
army of voters getting on their min
legs and yelping at the stars, they
are taking their pens and pencils II
hand and writing letters of encour
agement and praise for the way tht
campaign is being handled. These
letters are pouring in daily by the
cart load, and never in the history OF
Oklahoma Democracy, was the entire
party working with such unanimity
of action as II is in its desire to elect
Lee Crnce and every candidate upon
the state ticket.
The grandfather clause and the pro
lhibition amendment can be counted
on to bring out the vote in strong
Democratic strongholls where other
wise the voters might feel overcon
fident and neglect to stroll around tc
the polls on November s.
From present indication the vote in
Oklahoma his year will be the heay
lest in the history of the state and
clean from governor down to consta
che Democrats will wipe the platter
Bile.
The voters have already made M
their minds and they couldn't be
changed with jimmy, oratorical py
rotechnics and a bevy of brass bands
with red fire on the side.
This is a Democratic year all over
the United States AMI Oklahoma is
going to do more than her share by
the election of the entire Democratic
state ticket from top to bottom.