The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
PoLlrics-PResENr AND PAST

Necessarily there must be two pafti
san organizations In a state, and OF
course there will ever be found some
Of the same faith as those in power
dseruntled and displeased over some
act or acts done differently than
would have been true were the dis
grnntled enthroned Those are mat
ters over which the vast majority OF
the people say little, still they are
critics who on primary day say aye
or naye. according to their vision OF
the version presented But in no in
stance has there been recorded case
wherein the party in power was dis
placed by the mere negatlon of Others
No party has ever risen to prominence
: or power through the medium OF mere
assault or yillificatlon. No combina-
tion of men has ever yet been formed
10 secure public approval at the bal
lot box because that coterie assailed
some other man or body OF men.
Moreover. so long as our educational
system advances and our people at
lend school. il Is unlikely such mega
tion policies will ever reach seat OF
wide trust or power.
Therefore, ii does not seem there
will be very widespread effort to
eject the Republican state ticket in
Oklahoma this autumn II Is matter
OF common note that the Republicans
of the state--those who have been
progressive and aggressive, as proven
by their counties, were opposed TO the
standard bearer OF their party. or
the counties comprising the First
congressional disarict, Mr.. McNeal
carried his home county of Logan and
the neighborlng one OF Lincoln.
He failed 10 carry single county
in the Second congressional district
His support came from the Democrat
ic counties along Red river and over
in the Indian country. where the in
fluence of the old departmental In
dian schemers is still able TO dictate
whom the Republicans must support.
or course there is no one of those die
tated counties where even Republic
an county commissioner is likely to be
elected. but the game is not so much
TO elect as to retain the power OF
organization that the piecounter ba-
tallion may get their snoots clear up
against the. udder OF the Washington
appolntive COW.
The roster of the Republican state
ticket much resembles list OF Indian
appolntees, besplattered here and
there with some financial genius who
showed EN-"
And the fact the entire Republican
campaign has been one of attacking
Individual Democrats indicates the old
style of battle Is to hold sway In
those days what was truth or needed
counted less with those Republicans
than a large noise that would rever-
berate In Washington loud enough to
establish an idea the woods of Okla
homa were being shelled to creaie
state that would be Republican from
Devildom across TO Breakfast Heights
below.
The ushering In OF statehood deyel'
0ped the Republican politicians had
made much noise but a bad impress
sion--accordingl there was woe in
chunks and trouble by the ton. After
brief spell il Is apparent another
noise producer has been started
Washington will send some money
and speakers, and the people abroad
Will be told how Oklahoma IS to be-
come Republican, but the returns on
election day viii be sad for those mef
now on the state Republican ticket
They will know more and have less.
But they will be as officeiess as it l.
possible to be- The sovereignty OF
Oklahoma is not going into the hands
of the Hamons and those who see no
wrong in doing as they please, no mat.
ter If Others are injured by their acts
Oklahoma is now Democratic and will
increase with the years