The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-20
HOPES FOR SOCIALISTS
JOINING DEMOCRATS
With HeaTSt'S Forces in Line
Means Certain Defeat
for PIutOcracy
Special to Daily Leader.

optCldl W ltdily leuutT.
Washington, d. G., April 20--Flard
shedding seems 10 be head of the Me-
Murray contract with the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations and individ-
ual members of those tribes These
contracts involve millions in fees,
end If approved by President Taft,
will mean a fortune for ]. +. McMur-
say OF McAlester. Oklahoma. and his
associates Steps have already been
taken by the oklahoma congressional
delegation to thwart the McMurIay
programme at the White House and
cumbent, like his illustrious predeces-
ls,r, Roosevelt, will refuse to o. H.,
Mr. McMurray's scheme.
With the independence league and
William Randolph Hearst back in the
democratic fold il wonld seem that
II Is time the Socialists also will
Join with Democracy in its struggle
with Cannonis mand Aldrichism. AS
JNllil ltHiDlf tIFNttH Mtil Stitl il'i -
Is room for two great political par
ties IN this country, and only two.
| The Socialists will doubtless realize
Ills, and will be found on the Demo-
cratic band wagon during the forth
coming elections
/ In Oklahoma there are no less than
twenty 20 thirty thousand Socialists
whose votes have gone to waste in
the past This condition of affairs
will hardly obtain in the future in
/ Oklahoma or elsewhere. The lnde-
pendonce party realizing the fool
! Ifa diness Of an Independent move
ment soon capitllated and Is once
more fighting shoulder to shoulder
with the disciples OF Jefferson, Jack
son, and Tilllhan. and the same
should be true of the Socialist whose
real usefulness is in the Democratic
party and not outside of that historic
organization
Repuhlicanism is Cannonism-Ald
richism and Plutocracy Democracy
is government of the people, for the
people. and by The people
i There Is little or no likelihood OF
the passage Of the Creager bill wind
ing up the affaifs Of the Five CivlliZ
cd Tribes at this session Of congress
There seems to be several reasons
for this First, President Taft is Sc
busy urging certain administration
bills that he seems TO be in no posi-
ton TO add to his burdens at this
tine. The first year of the Taft ad
, minstraiion has not been the howl
ing success anticipated for 1t by III
friends. and the Republican part'
seems anxious to harmonize its dlI
ferences as to the Taft policies with
out placing additional obstacles In III
way of the speedy enactment of th'
nosta savings bank bill, railroad rat'
bill, and The conservation bills nov
engaging the attention OF the public.
The administration is at lls
what to do with respect TO the sal
of the coal and asphalt lands and il
some quarters statements are bein'
made that there will be no legisla
ton until Secretary Ballinger ca
look over the field personally an
make "a recommendation 10 hi
chief. Sec etary Ballinger was ana
ious 10 visit oklahoma last year II
deed he already planned to spend
week in the new state but when IN
Pinchot conservation fight wake
warm and his presence was necessar
in washington on he curtailed his It'll
eiary and Oklahoma was eliminate
entirely. Unless nothing unforsee
happens Mr. Ballinger will be foun
in oklahoma this fall He will stud
local conditions and doubtless recon
riend immediate Legislation 70 cor
gress.
The end 20 the hearings before tll
house committee on Indian affairs O
the Mcclure bill is in sight Thu
far only attorneys for and againl
his particular piece of legislation hi
been held
This week, however. Represent
tWes Carter and Ferris will take
hand in the hearings and speak ont
no uncertain way against the allegs
iriQnities contained in the McGui
bill Senator Owen may be asked ;
so to Join In this attack