The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-24

tous measure pending before con
gress.
"Why?" Asks Hsmon
Hamon has pleaded that he be not
made an issue In this campaign.
way should | be brought in11 Ihs
foreground2' he asked early N the
fail. All summer long the criminal
political records of the State C3pl.1i
were being filed with chafgss and
counter charges against Senator G. re
ThS vailest epithtts that newspaper
i- permitted to print were hurled at
Linn and Bird McGuire and J. F Nc
Murray were supplying the 'nsplra-
ton and the material. Harlct was
held uD as man in whom tiere Nas
no guile. In spite of all this, since
Senator Gore not being at this time
candidate for reelection, there was
no desire on the part OF tine Demo
cratic press to make Hamon an IS
sue. The Democratic press looEt d
upon Hamon as having bean dissrac-
cd in the eyes Of his nelghhors and
it didn't care to hear thorns on INC
face of man who yls down and
out and OF no NOR consequence to
h.s party.
The pa was taken IN gO)l grace
~ Hamon, and all the while the call
of the wild came shriller and more
shrill from tn ewaste places Of far-a'
way Arizona. There was land where
he could recuperate his lost political
prestige and increase his material
fortune II looked inviting and the
call was insistently appealing But
Harris wanted Hamon to stay In Ok
lahoma. "You are fleeing while you
are yet under charge of having offer
Ell hribe,' said Harris, 'and the
people will call you coward. Tnal
congressional committee--you take y
ON me-will bring things around
al right and Gore Will BIZ discrsl
tied and YOU reinstated IN the conn
dence of the people You are down
and out, Jake, as 2 politician IN Oh
lahoma YOu have had your daY
You made failure as chairman pl
the territorial committee. Your hgh'
during the framing of the constitu
tion was of the wrong sort. Ihe
people knew your press bureau lied
about men and principles and YOU
did more than any other influence g
prepare the people for Haskell. Ihe
constitution was adopted by lOo,0aN
majority over your protest No man
ever got such q SHINING in politics
as YOU did and YOU have no one e
blame for your methods but yourseh.
Pennouai once demanded
"You know, Jake. that YOU became
SO unpopular in that campaign thai
our beloved state Capital demanded
your removal from the chairmanshll
and demanded that Jake Admire, ol
Enid, become your successor. You
know. Jake, that Frank Frantz lost
ont as a politician and got his start
toward a financial downfall during
your administration You had Dennis
Flynn prefer charges against Frantl
and Flvn came near getting kicked
out of the White House for it-all be-
cause you were in bad standing with
Roosevelt and he would not hnd any
more consideration to your counsels
than those of the humblest political
township leader. You recall, Jake
taat you were against Taft and lot
boom for Fairbanks because you
knew that Taft had been selected by
Roosevelt You know you have saiu
often here lately tnat when Roose'
welt won over Sherman IN New York
be destroyed the Republican party
and all its hopes and, the effects OF
all its good work. Jake. that was q
meaner thing taan said when
wished Roosevelt to He'll.
Rock Island Townsite Company
"You know, Jake, you were attor
ney for certificate holders all over
the United states when the Rock Is
Hand Townsite company which operas-
ed In Comanche, Caddo and Blaine
counties. went into the hands OF 3
receiver and you remember that you
never tried TO prosecute the man who
frauaulentlg secured $4,000 in cash
0ul III Aiat fictitious eolApalis. lol
remember that an effort was made IN
lSt Louis, whore the company had Us