The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-09
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Is This Prosperity
(Shawnee lIerald.l


The entire United States is III the
grasp OF a serious business depression
This Is no ordinary summer falling
of Of business with which we are now
dealing, II Is an entirely unusual and
serious situatlon-almost parallel toll
that which occurred early in Cleve-
lands second administration.
In Oklahoma the crop condition will
solve the problem Locally we are
IN exceptionally good condition, and
VIII no doubt see fine fall business
But the country as a whole is not in
good condition; far otherwise
IL Is remarkable that no comment
on the cause OF this condition has
been made. The truth probably is
that everybody has been whlstling
to keep up courage and refusing to
admit TO themselves that conditions
are serious. But in 1893 people did
not keep their peace ia this way.
No, indeedl
Every Republican sheet in the ma
tion was bursting its lungs with the
outcry that the country has elected d
Democratic administration, and was
having hard times as a result No
one on earth was TO blame for the
financial conditions but Cleveland and
the Democrats.
But now, when times are almost
as hard as they were then the entire
country Is unaer tension, when fac
tory and mill all over the country
are working short handed, when it Is
almost impossible for business men
to secure money to keep up their
business, 1t Is in year OF complete
Republican control. We have for
president Republican after the most
straitest sect, congress Republican
in both houses, most OF the states IN
charge OF Republican administrations
The nation is absolutely in the hands
Of the Republican party
What Is the matter?
In 1907, when the country passed
through panic the shortness O.
which was more than compensated
Tor by rs intensity, the country was
Republican as fully as at present. At
tention was called to the fact at that
time. III Is entirely unforeseen and
unexpected they answered at is
In no sense the result OF politics. The
Republican party Is no, responsible
for IT,
And the people let 1t go at that
When the election came in 1908 they
accepted the Republican explanation
and returned the Republicans to pow
el'S- VIII they take the same view
Of the present situation
II they do, 1t will be because the
Democrats remain quiet. In 1893 the
panic resulted from the mismanage-
Inent of The Republican administra-
ton preceding, before II was possible
for any Democratic policies to be
placed in effect. Nevertheless. when.
e' ! bank failed during those pain
ful days, the Republican press of the
East ran screamers across their front
pages. Another Bank Gone Democrat.
le. Whenever factory suspended
operation and turned its men into
the streets. without employment, sim.
liar headlines announced Another
factory gone Democratic!'
And now. when the present condl.
tion Is the normal and direct out
growth of the policies which have
been pursued by the Republican party
for forty-iive years with only TWO
short breaks. when 1t occurs in a Re.
publican administration succeeding a
Republican administration when the
Republican party Is responsible for
conditions il ii Is ever possible to at
trbute financial conditions to govern
mental policies, shall the Democratic
newspapers remain silent, for fear
they disturb the Republican peacey
Not on your lifel
Let the people be given 10 nnae,.
stand that this is the long boasted
Republican prosperity" Let them
understand that the party which has
Increased the national expenditures
Vom TWO dollars per capita in 1861.
when the Democrats turned the GOV
efnment over to them. to eight dol
lars per capita in 1910. is responsible
Tor the present hard times. Let them
understand that the party which has
turned the public. tied hand and foot
over 10 the predatory corporations to
plunder at then will. are responsible
for the fact that the country has no
money. Let them understand that
the financial system, built UP and fos-
tered under the Republican admins.
traton. which places the financial
control Of the United states in the
hands Of half dozea men on Wall
street is responsible for their ability
TO draw the purse strings OF the M.
ton wide-as they are now doing.
The Republicans will deny this: il
makes a great difference whose OK is
being gored. But unless the Demo.
Gratis are political fools. they will
make u clearly understood.