The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-01
SHERMAN,
RED FIRE
AND CROWD.
THREE FEAT u RES OFLAST
NIGHTS POLITICAL
DEMONSTRATION
VICE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
DEFENDS REpUDLlCANISM
CoVsrtIy Takes Few Cracks at
Preacher Rssssss.fs
Revised Greed

Vice President Sherman started
at o'clock this morning for Enid.
He was accompanied by James h.
Watson. The vice president Is TO be
given reception this evening is to be
that reason he left the capital city
sooner than he desired. He Travelled
on special car on the Santa Fe.
Several OF the newspaper correspon-
dents followed him
Mr.. Sherman had none but good
words for Guthrie. He expressed his
pleasure over the non-partisan and
general greeting.
J. W. McNeal and state Chairman
Harris are to leave the city this ev-
ening for Enid, expecting to reach
there in time for the meeting, VIII .ch
Is to be addressed by the vice presi-
dent AS In Guthrie the commercial
organizations and the newspapers OF
all parties have insisted on gen
eral welcome.
Preceded by red fire and some sky
rockets. also the Hon. Bird Mcclure.
who spoke but ten short minutes,
Vice pi'esiyent Sherman, at High.
land park last evening, delivered the
most remarkable standpat Republican
utterance ever heard within the state
of Oklahoma, and from the standpoint
OF that party faith, the man who has
defied Theodore Roosevelt proved that
he was a foeman worthy of battle and
enc well calculated TO set aside the
doctrine OF the Murdock-Roosevelti.
ans OF self'named progressives
Mr.. Sherman wasted few words 81
getting to the sheep that was TO be
served the 5000 people trying to hold
seats and the 1000 more surrounding
those under the glare OF the lights.
The speaker paid his respects TO
Mr.. Roosevelt thrice without mention
lug the name OF the colonel--Once,
when in the very opening, he declared
the story he was to tell is an old
one, but. like the hymn, II is true
lie declared Republicanism could not
and must not be classified nor de-
scriptiye adjectives used to tell the
kind. At the beginning the speaker
took the credit for climate, soil. en-
ergy and all things but the Idaho fire
aud the Frisco and Galveston trag-
edies and placed them around the ele-
phantine form Of organized Repnb-
icanism.
Mr.. Sherman was neither combatiye
nor conseryatiyc--he told the history
OF the conflict between the two domln.
ant parties for the many years since
Grant and his conferees, and, using
statistics to illustrate and make plain
his points, Numbered the doctrine Of
protection, defying all enemies, come
under whatsoever banner they may, to
take from himself and others OF the
cid line Republicans the right to rule
their party Mr.. Sherman defended
Mr.. Taft, but left his audience without
doubt that neither Taft Roosevelt or
airy other man would sway those now
seemingly enlstlDg under the vice
president to stamp out those demand
ing lower tariffs, etc.
The speaker declared ne would
swing the doors OF Republicanlsm In
ward and allow all to enter-adding
they would and should. however,
stand by high protection principles.
The vice president allude to Kansas
sas grasshoppers, Populists and Green
backism. taking care to mention that
Populists and Greenbackers did more
harm than the grasshoppers. but fail
ed TO last so long-in the next sen.
tence declaring he would support Mr..
Bryan as the Democratic presidential
nominee just as long as the man could
be kept alive to run.
The boat of eloquence sent out by
Mr.. Sherman to examine the equip
ment OF the progressive fleet might
have been well munitioned, but seem
ed sleepy like, once speaking over
even the heads OF the Republican poll
ticians. who failed TO respond whef
Sherman declared he was having ''jusl
a bully time" using the intonations
and gestures OF Colonel Roosevelt
when he made the uttefance In re
ference TO Senator Cummins, the Iowa
progressive. the speaker declared tbs
lowan's speech at the convention al
Des Moines was one he-coud-approvs
Of the appeal to sustain Republican
| ism one Sherman felt all In accort
with accepted Republicanism.
In his appeal for the gospel OF bust
ness and the opening OF more and lar,
az mills ard to aliav SECTIONAL feelin-
| Mr.. Sherman entered the field OF ora
tory and the strong voice. splendi'
| physique and gestures, gave 70 tn
man the right to the strong applaus'
which followed hiy oratorical outburs
In his opening compliments to OK
| laboma and receptions at the hotc
both before and after hiy addren.