The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
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Watonga, Oct Oct n Former
Governor Thomas 3 Ferguson who
was such an ardent nsurgent before
the famous Republican committee
meeting In Guthrie in January and
who during that convention was so
magically metamorphosed BY the man
ipnlation OF State Chairman Harris,
appears TO be regainlng consciousness
since his unexpected Knockout ia the
primary OF August n IN q recent edi-
tolal he declared hmseii progres-
slve, bu. not an lnaurgent and by that
act aligned himself with the policies
that Governor Stubbs is advocating
In Kansas
His new policy Is SET out in there
words "a progressive Republican bei
lleyes IN adjusting legislation. to meet
the demands Of the times and keep
ing public affairs out from under cor
pora.ion control nnsersert Ke-
publican believes IN stirring up strife
within the party and furnishing am
munition TO the Democrats
The former governors new idea
places him at disadvantage ii he
expects to align himself with the 9th
er great progressives of the nation.
insurgency has been defined by SEN
ator Beveridge as that welEdefned
policy OF standing for the right aud
for the people, against the wrong and
tne dishonest corporations. Senator
Cummins frequently has said that he
delights in being called an insurgent.
This new idea Of the former gov.
ernor's was sprung about the time
Theodore Roosevelt did the double
somersault act at Saratoga and made
himself. in the eyes Of many thinkers
of the nation, one of the most incon-
sistent of individuals But it Is
paradox that Ferguson should have
come out simultaneously with Roose-
welt with such a marked ayowal OF
his political stand as regards national
issues. for Ferguson has never vast
ed any love sweetness on the desert
ar that surrounded the Roosevelt
oasis. Roosevelt in the hight OF his
Rough Rider glory named Frank
Frantz Rough Rider captain, as Fer
gusons successor against the viii OF
Dennis Flynn and other Republican
leaders who. reigne din oklahoma In
those days
LaFolIette Scared.
Ferguson springs another novel
idea that Is more humorous than logi-
cal For years the writer sympa-
thized with Senator LaIollette in his
Wisconsin fight. lie was right. 1t
was fight against corporations Ia
that state. But in the senate of the
United States l.aFollette has become
ain extremist and has Fought the
party to which he belongs when there
was no clearly defined principles in
yolyed This has been the trouble
with the insurgents. The progress
sives are not all insurgents. The pro
gressives want to do things in the
party, lille TIC insurgents want to do
things by joining with the Demo
Gratis"
There difina.ions and avowments
of principles lead to a political mat
ter that sooner or later Is to become
Of vast consequence to ts;e Republic
an party in Oklahoma That matter
Is personified in Dennis Flynn.
Have you heard that Ferguson and
Flynn were at outs Republican
asked the writer the other day Fact
he continued, and with emphasis.
Since Ferguson was defeated for the
nomination for governor he has been
at outs with several OF the old-time
friends. and | can positively say tina,
Ferguson has burned all bridges be
eween himself ard Flynn