The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-03
SOCIALISM,
IS ON THE
QUICK WANE
PARTY RAPIDLY GROWING
WEAKER OVER STATE
NO COIN UP

That Socialism IN Oklaloma Is
growing weaker rather than stronger
IS the statement OF numerous men
who have travelled over the. state
within the past few weeks and arc
therefore in position to know con-
ditions and tho sentiment OF the peo'
III. While there Is the usaal character
istic optimism at the Socialist head
quarters and lot Of fanatical talk
about the glory Of the cause and
lllc growth Of the movement" IL an
pears that the Socialist leaders are
merely waistllng TO keep up ulcir
courage
While Democrats and Republicans
occasionally have voted the Socialist
TICKET because they were dissatisfied
with local conditions or because they
were sore OH certain candidates,
those voters could In no sense be
counted as new acquisitions to the
strength Of Socialism Two years ago
the Socialists received large nunr
hnr Of votes from Democrats and Re-
pnbllcans angercd over various mat
iers IN their own parties and who,
rather than vote for real OPP
ponent, voluntarily Ulrew their
votes away BY casting a Socialist bal
lot.
This year. however. things are
different The few little differences
that existed in the Democratic party
have all been adjusted and the wlole
n. tsft 10 oI httA fnt 60 10.
It's ticket and platform as never be-
fore. There will be no disgruntled
Democrats TO vote t:le Socialist tick
et this year On the other hand the
Republican party is filed with pro.
gressiges and insurgents who see no
hope Of better conditions from
Standpat' MeNeal and the crowd
mat is running the Republican party
lir Oklahoma These Republicans will
practically all vote the Democratic
ticket this year, as will hundreds OF
| independent voters all over the state
That Socialism is making no gains
| In Oklahoma may be seen from The
financial report OF the state campaign
fund, as published In the last ISSUE
ot the Oklahoma Pioneer, the official
Socialist paper of the STATE. ~The 30
lcialist state committee called for d
campaign fund of $4,000, each county
being assessed a certain amount ~
accordance with its supposed Social
list strength.
With the campaign practically clos
ed seven counties had not paid ont
cent OF their assessments mp to Octo
/ Der 81, and some OF these counties
have been accredited with having ;
considerable Socialist strength. Ac
eording to the financial report pub
lished in abe Socialist orfDn less
than $l,700 OF the $4,000 asked fol
had been paid in up to October 81
In view of the fact that leading So
cialists are predicting that their par
ty will poll 10000 votes this year
these figures speak most eloquently
as TO the real strength OF their party
| ia Oklahoma. In addition TO the fact
that seven counties nave failed 70
make any donations at AL. it is in
tefcsiing to note the smallness of the
campaign contributions that have
tome in from other counties.
For instance, stephens county was
assessed $40 and paid less than SO;
Ottawa county, where there are many
miners, was assessed $2l, but moth
ing has been paid in since last Aug
gust and then only $3.50 In sona
counties where Socialists are claim
ing tber greatest strength the con
tributions are laughably small. For
instance AtOka county has paid but
S7.1g of its $i5 assessment, Coal coun-
~ has paid but S., though the state
committee felt tho Socialist strength
there was enough to justify an assess
menl Of Sl20. ore OF The largest rs
sessments made Figures from other
counties supposed to have large
Socialist vote are equally instructive
az an indication of tle real strength
Of the Socialists Here are some fig
ures, taken from the latest report of
the Socialist committee, as published
In their official organ: Dewey as
sessment S1l1, paid $2425, Lincoln,
assessment $l22. paid Sl1j; Haskell,
assessment sS3, paid sll0, Latimer,
assessment si5, paid 1895. lie Florc,
assessment $50, paid si75: Majors,
assessment SIG, paid 81 Okmulgee,
assessment S67, paid Si25: Usage,
assessment s37, paid 1851: Texas.
assessment s54, paid $G.75: Tulsa, as.
sessment s52. paid s6.65 Pittsburg, as
sessment $40, paid $3.50
MANY other counties have paid less
than half their assessments and still
others less than one-niird or one
fourth, while not to exceed half a
dozen counties hayep aid their full as
sessments.
II these figures indicate anything
regarding the strength and activity, Of
the Socialists in Oklahoma, and It Is
certain they do indicate it, then 1t
is foregone conclusion that the So
elalist vote will be far smaller than
1t was two years ago.