The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-05
No MAN |S0THE ISSUE. U|.|E|:.
Democracy Has Made a Fair, Clean
Campaign Cruces Election Con
ceded By 35,OOO--Some History

continue building bridges, roads ant
lublic institutions for the education
and protection of It's citizenship, q
viii the state under Republican ad
mlnstration, cease these improve
nents and lie dormant?"
The Republicans charge excessive
taxation In state, county and city
fhey claim with the advent of Re
publican administration, taxation
you'd be reduced, crying, look a
Jour tax receipt and vote"
THERE Is ONLY ONE WAY In
WHICH TAXES CAN BE REDUCED
N OKLAHOMA OR ANY OTHER
TATE AND THAT is ny REDuC
NG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, BY
sEASlNG TO IMPROVE STATE
CONDITIONS, AND TO GO BACK
WARDS INSTEAD or FORWARDS
These taxes over which the Re
lublicans rave were voted by pro
resslve PEOPLE, who desire con
ienlent Improvement to which they
ire entitled, living as they do in a
progressive state and nation.
Eliminating all patty prejudice,
md looking at this question fairly
would seem, excepting white SUI
3remacy to be the most important
question of the election.
For nineteen years Oklahoma terri
DRY struggled along under congress
iional enactment which permitted
he expenditure of only four per cent
)f the bonded valuation OF property.
or Improvement. and during that
lme Indian Territory part of the
itate, by like enactment, had abso-
utely no revenue, from which to de.
i've money for public improvement,
md because Of this fact. there were
'ew cities indeed in Indian Territory
which could paved their streets, Sc
cure waterworks and sewerage of
good schools.
Then when one cries, look at your
AK receipt and vote" is 1t not bet
er to vote for continual Improvement
or progress, for enterprise and ad
'ancement, as against standstillism,
lormantism and stagnationism?
Joe McNea and Progress.
Joe McNeal does not look into the
uture. He lives in the past. AS.
iociated as he was for those "long.
ean hungry nineteen years" with
ederal office holders, when that is
low Oklahoma was unable to vote
axes for Improvement, or to care for
er afflicted people, 1t is but natural
hat he and the men who form the
republican organization of Oklahoma
IRE opposed to paying taxes, and that
they cry, with McNeal singing the
loudest look at your tax receipt
and vote"
Opposed to this idea of state gov
,rnment. the Democratic and progress
Give Republicans in state, county
and city, are voting taxes. self impos-
I'd, and improving the state In which
hey expect to make their home for
III time
Mould Make Haskell an Issue.
Republicans have sought in con
lection with their charges against
he state administration, to make
Governor Charles y. Haskell an IS
sue. In the present campaign. The
'harges OF conspiracy to defraud the
government against the governor, II
with Muskogee town lot
cases, furnished political dope" for
J. o. =. speakers, until federal
udge dismissed the case, because
here was no violation Of the law. Mr..
,rnce took the stand that no man
ould be made an issue in this cam.
Daign. but that the record OF the
Democratic administration was an is
sue. aud he stood prcplred and did
lc end the record of the party and
hn achievements Ol rs office hold
srs.
Republicans and the Negro.
Shall the negro dominate, OF shall
he whites be supreme IN oklahoma
Is a question on which Oklahoma Re
Dublicans SPLIT. and the rock OH which
Ioe McNea aud the Republican seek.
ers OF state offices will 20 down In
defeat. McNeals idea OF the negro
10 not concur with those of his white
Republican brothers, who shy at So
-iai equality and negro office holders
and who have rebelled and are flock.
Ing from the Republican nominees
standard because OF their sentiments
on this question. Many Republicans
cast their ballot for the grandfather
olanca ,.fnntna tnra Hnfasa 4sarft and
their home and country and family
before the political ambitions OF any
man. and especially white men whose
lead them to attempt 70
elevate the negro to their social stand
ing: and many Republicans rejoice
with the Democrats. when the United
States couurnt refused TO take jnris.
dictlon In this matter
This decision forever dIssipatec
any fleeting hanee Joe MeNeal might
have had to be governor OF Oklahoma.
costing the Republican ticket approx.
imateiy fifteen thousand votes.
In the congressional districts the
was most effective for Dem
ocracy. II means the defeat of Bird
Mcclure. Republican boss and CON
gressional nominee from iha first
district. and promises to forever dis.
solve the Republican machine IN that
district, which has been almost In.
The result In the Sec
ond, third aud fifth districts are also
affected by the decision. and The Fl
ectiop OF Fulton IN the Second. Of Da-
yenport In the Third and OF Carter IN
the Fifth. is assured. The decision
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