The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-30
nrMocRAcYls oppoRrUNITy


not stand, particularly II 4 powerful
adversary seizes the moment when
the walls arc shakiost to rush In
with hatterlng rams and accelerate
It's downfall
The national Republican party IS
that house today and II Is being pre-
Idlctod with steadily increasing con,
fdence that w'aen the critical mo-
nient comes progressive Democracy
viii be ready with its catapults al
|engines OF war
These predictions are becoming so
general and are made BY men OF
such political sagaety, that the in
diyidual Democrats OF the country at
large are beginning TO be imbued
with that nov or never feeling.
that do or die" spirit which may
mean supreme effort aud victory
II begins 10 look as II the Demo-
cratic party Is going to have tae first
real chance in more than d decade
70 regain control Of the affairs Of
the nation.
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, outlin.
ing the issues of the day In a speech
made at a banquet before nearly 200
Democratic editors in st. Louis Fri.
day, declared that the present poll
tical outlook presaged sweeping Dem.
ocratic victories throughout the land
The fight made by the Democrats in
the house during the year 1910 set
wholesome example, he believed
70 Democrats throughout the land and
encourage them to make a stronger
stand, For more than year, ac
corcing to Mr.. Clarks views, Demo
cratic prospects have been growing
lbrighter and he looks forward to win
ming such victory tiis fall as will
put hope into every Democratic hear
ana make the elections fhis year
and two years hence duplicates ol
the elections OF 1890 and 1892.
1t Is pointed out that the quarrel'
among the Republicans are the sam,
now as then, except that they ars
more aggravated, while conditions
are much the same now as then II
the Republican ranks. only worse. al
that time, as now, they were load
ej down with a high tariff bill $,
obnoxious that II could not be de
Tended They couldn't carry ina
burden then, and il is breaking theii
strength now.
Champ Clark is particularly vigor
Gus In urging the Democrats to gair
control of the house Of representa-
tives without delay, hesitating not 4
shoulder the responsibilities that gt
Herewith.
i Says he:
I'VE are admonished that il W.
win only let tais election 20 by de
fault and thereby leave ourselves II
a position of no responsibility, th'
Republicans will continue TO 6gh
among themselves, which will enable
us to win everything In 1912. II w
are such fools and towards as no
10 be willing to assume such respon
sibility with a Republican presiden
and with a Republican senate, how
can we convince men that we hay
the sense, courage and patriotism t
control the house. senat and tn prsl
dncy for the welfare and glory o
the Re public?"
The same identical note is strucl
j by Congressman Henry T. Rainey
chairman of the Illinois state Demc
cratic cinvention. He believes tina
the Democratic party is united toda,
las ii has not bene for fourteen year
and that the Republican party is di
yided as it has never been In all II
history He thinks that the Republ
can party leaders stand today NOR
thoroughly discredited than the lead
ers of any party have ever been i
the history of American politics.
Whit commenting the origina
pugpose of the Republican insurg
ents, he declared that the history .
the fight on the Payne-Aldrich taril
bill showed that the regeneration o
the politics of the country depende'
or the solid Democracy. To it NOR
than to the Republican insurgents, n
believed, the people were looking 10
relief from the burdens put upo
them BY the Aldrich and Cannon rule
Thk regular Republicans. Raine'
declared at the Illinois convention
had failed to accomplish the thing
the people were demanding; the Re
puDucdn lnsuIbehtS hdu diSo ihliNh
and now the time was approachin
when he believed the people of Il
country were ready to give the Den
ocrats trial.
The same rallying cry is comm
from all parts of the Union, Will
confidence grows with every loca
Democratic victory. The South is &c
ing ot tal,a a STRONG hand In the Den
ocratic affairs of the next few year
and we believe the time il comini
VIXEN she, along with Democrati
party that represents all sections
will come into her own again