The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-24
who should be placed in charge Of
the Oklahoma constitution, its friends
or its enemies.
HOW THEY BATTLE

Presenting a solid front, meeting
every issue sQuarely, admitting the
inefficiencies ii such there be. the
remocra;s Of this state this fall will
win more effective victory than
they aid III 1907 over their opponents.
Appealing 10 ignorance is an old
game of he present state Republican
readers. put the solid business men.
farmers and laboring men OF Oklaho-
ma are educated to the needs of the
hour aaa know conditions as well as
me people of any community They
know III real movement against or
ganized Democracy IN Oklahoma il
tnr the purpose Of getting an admin
isrraiion that Will lose the con,es.
Tor the two cent passenger fare rate !.
thar viii get corporation commits
sion willlEg 10 take the statements
Of railway experts as to uniform
Height rstes-in fact reinslate that
old system of allowing the corpora
lions 10 exploit rs without our haY-
ing legal recourse
Long before the contest closes the
People VII have all the data and
the old, worn slush about purely imag.
snary errors Of the state officers will
be OF 10 interes; 10 sturdy citizen
ssip that nnites in an effort 10 pre-
serve this state for one where special
riTilege can never hold sway.
Naturally these issues upon which
the people Of the state are divided
and whore there could be no dividing
l'ne as between parties with fixed
principles will be weak
paaisans may attempt TO bring these
hef0re The electorate for discussion,
bur thev will have mighty lsitle TO
10 with the results. for the Oklahoma
citizen knows full well the contest tn
make public utilities give 10 the indiv.
iuual a square deal is neither weak
YET finished
Erery railway system fighting to
break dosn the organic law and 10 re
establish he old regime is through
the pronec and powerful interests be
rnd the present state organization
Il the Republican party thar IS how
Eaai outfit battles in politics
Every special privilege levotee gets
liehind tfa cover. and aids nightly
IN I'D eadil g ihe poison about Demo
cratic extravaganza and nigh taxa
licn. B., The average citizen viii n0t
~ greatly excited Few men Of eitn-
g GWihg or Otlaboma City bat
could double hah tbeir tax list and
save money on The difference IN cat
fare whi'A attending 20 ordinary bus-
i'ess affairs between points where
TloperiY = located
The difference between the const-
iutionai aiIroad rate and that ihe
opposition - Democracy is trying to
enforce be,wa Guthrie AMI Oklaho.
ma Civ, fer tle citizens of those
tsO cii IS ai9ne will amount to a
sum IN ogeess OF s250.000 annually
sufficient TO pay taxes in support OF
constitutional government for consii-
erabI. iime
Proper enforcement Of law: decent
administration al fai compensation
tn ihcss administering, giving all
equal rights. meet the requirements
il Oklahoma and there will be no
nlsleading OF the electorate when the
time arrives. That old corporation
oxnloifing band must come from be-
hnd is forlification cover and fight
~ the oren. Il will ascertain. too
that ms cad Of bunch of ignorant
farme-s ind loud talking laborers and
oyerawed business men, It will be a
e'tizenship which lntelllgently weighs
The ISSUES OF the day and votes to
leceve iar best returns for all legl.
mate interests
Oklahoma citizenship wants neither
the raniiie demagogue nor the beral-
er Of iIlPigs that are. II demands
lrogress ana development and mega.
iion policies TO conceal corporation
exploitation will meet an awful fate
- the polls