The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-13

tleth congress he voted for the ocean
mall ship subsidy bill 10 authorize the
postmaster general to distribute 10
shipping interests approximately y
millions of dollars year.
II was during McGuire's first term
90 congressman that the resolution
" as before the House authorizing the
attorney general to institute suits TO
enforce the forfeiture Of the Callfor.
nia-Oregon railroad land grant. be
cause the railroad had violated the
terms OF the grant by selling the land
In large tracts to timber syndicatea
Instead of selling II In small tracu
To actual settlers as required by the
grant. To this resolution, which was
urged by President Roosevelt and bis
o, t0rney general, an amendment was
proposed by Congressman Fofdney. oi
Michigan. which was strenuously op
posed by President Roosevelt. and
his attorney general. proposing 20
protect the timber barOns as limo
cent purchasers" After the scope
ond effect VI the proposed Fordney
amendment were fully exposed IN
debate on the floor OF the House, the
amendment received. from nearly 400
members OF the House. just AZ votes
Ind MeGulres was one OF theml
Mcclure also voted IN favor OF the
hill passed at this session permitting
the consolidation OF coal land inter
ests In Alaska and paired in favor OF
the Mondeli bill TO double the size oi
homestead entries In the so-called
semlarld West.
With this record on conservation
made In his first session. Bird No
CURE, reactionary Republican con
gresham, returned TO Oklahoma and
assumed the role OF Bird McGuire
progressive Republican candidate At
q part OF his campaign he issued a
platform, one plank OF which reads rs
follows.
The Roosevelt policies. Bird Me
CURE stands for unfalterIng adhef
ence OF the policies inaugurated ~
tie Iron Chancellor OF American pol
nlcs'
Another plank announced that Bird
Mcguire 'fayorg the election Of ehe
committee on rules by The House
and (Isl against their appointment by
the speaker
Another plank OF this platform al
Bird Mcclure, progressive Republican
candidate, declared for free lumber
free wood pulp, and for commits
sion"
After the campaign and after bis
re election for another term. be re-
turned to Washington for the second
session OF the Sixtieth coi,gress
Bird Mcclure. henehman OF Cannon
reliable, ever ready. "me-too" con
greBsman OF the system machine. tIe
began forthwith and has continued a
every opportunity that has since on
cred to violate In every possible man
ner and on every Issue that arost
each OF these campaign pledges OF
Bird Mcclure. progressive Republic
an candidate
When the House management
sought 10 rebnke President Roosevelt
m his war on land graftefs by cutting
on the appropriation for the employ
ment OF the secret service In The de
lection OF land frauds, Mcclure sup
ported, not Roosevelt and not the
Roosevelt policies. but the reaction
aries Of the House and the interests
OF the land thieves When President
Roosevelt wrote to congress In ref
erence to this action that II "delib-
erstely introduced for the purpose OF
diminishing war against crime II
could not have been better devised TO
that end McGuire Joined the reac-
tionafies and voted 10 afiront the
President by laying his message on
the table.
The most pronounced and the most
progressive Of the Roosevelt policies
was hts Inauguration Of ,ha great
fight for the conservation Of natural
resources. The most important meas