The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-13
Peeling Of Mcclure
By Sen. La Toilette

Indian lands. the distribution of funds
and extension OF privileges In coal
and oil In Indian reserves have ever
been sought and cherished as "op-
portunlties" by the interests which
have stood In" As sDokesman for
the territory before II became state
end as member of congress since
Bird Mcclure has taken a consplcu-
Gus part in the behalf OF the various
system schemes to promote the game
OF getting the Indians patrimony into
the hands of those who would use II
TO develop the country" Mcclure
has served the system and In turn
the system supports Mcclure.
What Mcclure has wanted for Okla.
homa has naturally received the con.
sideration Of the House management
for. besides being representative
from Oklahoma in congress, Mcclure
in representative from the system In
Oklahoma. lie exercised consider
able Influence In shaping the legisla.
tlon under which Oklahoma entered
the Union as state More partIcu-
larly, II was largely the small shrewd.
ness OF Mcclure and his knowledge
OF local conditions which enabled the
system machine In congress to divide
the new state, strongly Democratic.
into Ave congressional districts. three
OF which could elect Republican con
gressmen by narrow majority
In Oklahoma. Mcclure has taken
his cue from the recognized progress.
siye sentiment of his constituency In
Oklahoma, Mcclure poses as cham.
pion of reform. degotee OF the
Roosevelt policies. II is necessary in
Oklahoma to be progressive to be
elected
After one Is elected, after one IL In
congress, Il doesn't matter One may
line up with the reactionaries and
vote the system program Bird Me
CURE came 10 the Slxtleth congress
with a vote a full fledged congress.
man. IN spite OF his campaign pro.
fcssions. careful study of the Rec.
ords fails TO disclose a single import.
anf roll carl upon which Mcclure fail
ed to line M with the reactonaries
for special interests against public In.
terests. In his first session as con.
gressman, Mcclure was put on the
important committee OF pubic lands
At this session the public lands com.
mlttee reported an Irrigation bill Civ.
ing 10 the states of Idaho and ii, yom.
ing four million acres OF public land.
A strong demand was made that the
grant be conditioned upon the ascer.
tainment that the lands were being
sold 10 homesteaders and not 10 spec.
ulators or to big business syndIcalcs.
This demand met the vigorous oppo.
aitl0n of Mcclure and his kind and
WAS rejected Then an attempt was
made 10 suspend the rules and pass
the original measure without prop
er effort TO safeguard the public In
tefests involved The motion was de-
feated, but not for want OF McGuire's
yofay0
7 Y The most Important legislation OF
the Slxtieth congress were the so
called emergency FILLS, the Vreeland
hill In the House and the Aldrich bill
Ia the Senate. designed to enable the
Standard Oil.Morgan financial sys
TEN 10 perfect lis strangle hold upon
the money supply of the country
Mcclure voted for the Vreeland bill
when II passed the House, and paired
IA iassl " sAs Aidl.eh5tIeeiana CON
ference bAli on final passage.
In the second session of tbs Six