The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-21

zig burr-heads are confined therein
We think the Judge should be award
ID medal By tie humane society.
The people Of Oklahoma after read
ng the result Of the fight before Fed
sral Judge Hook at ST. Louis recently
the rate and two,.cent fare case
md which was the direct result Of
he prolonged fight By TIA caFDstbag
slement within this state 10 discredit
the work OF the Constitution makers,
In hesitate when going 10 the polls
f Is IAN, to vote fer the turning OF the
xeeutive power overHtc the manage
lent Of those whOuh8ge shown by
neir actions since ST ehocd that u
not for the estinterest of the
commonwealth they ase working, bur
3r the interest of the nlpneyed ella a
uda ag represented by the larger ccg-
lorations.
This antagonism TO the people IS
arried even into the sacred bound
i our Legislature by the repn0lican
representative who are sent there by
the aid of numerous negro votes
votes which We an ktnw are nsnailY
on tie market Tor barter at the high
est price and are eagerly sought fr
by The unscrunulous hirellngs cf tie
money kings in their efforts 20 obtain
special legislation whici will bring
dividends into their already hulgirg
pockets al the expense OF the comn9n
man and the poor laboger.
Il takes not a man OF extraordinary
intelligence to see who is behind tie
efforts of the republican party Of OK
lahoma. The actions ~ the leade
Of that discredited element in tn
seventeen wears previous 10 statehood
fl hampering he poor citizen who
sought Justice in the local court
which he could not obtain becaues Of
the fact ,hai when he went into the
court OF local jurisdiction the case
Was Immediately transferred 70 some
point IN q higher court at q g-eai q s.
tance without the state and the plain.
tiff could not afford to meet this
heavy expense OF paying for the al.
tendance Of his witnesses at such q
court aud at such a distance, there
fore when the case was called for trial
the same was dismissed for want Of
prosecution Many instances have oe-
cured when die plaintiff was com
PEELED 20 make such trips several
tines over before be could get a trial
and often his funds were exhausted
and he had 20 allow prosecution 20
cease on account Of lack OF funds.
Such conditions win again exist il
the interests succeed IN eliminating
Article nine from our constitution
Wc would ask the intelligent yoier
70 pause and ask himself waat has
he republican regime done in his be-
half, Nothing
on the other hand we find The
grand old party in Oklahoma endorF
ing the action of the national admiuis-
tration who promised downwa8r re-
vision of the tariff but who failed 90
keep their campaign promises to the
people when It came TO a showdown.
What better could we expect Of the
element who are trying to gain COM
troll OF Oklahoma the element waieA
was sloughed off By the national re-
publican party to this state IN the
territorial days because they could
not stand for the bunch IN toe ofiicrs
of the north and east. II Is the scum
That IS now wanting "a dictate 70 the
geel G 4 people 6r oRialibh4~ w9dHob
cies shall be pursued IN state g9gerr.
ment. however. we hafsiibSoaqhat
The people Of this great and growing
state will ever consent to place the
safety Of themselves and their c0nstt
tuition into the keeping OF such an
element.
We would likeu the promises Of the
republican party in Oklahoma to The
ca7eer OF the Ephemera--they are
saort lived, beware.
What does the republican party
promise the people OF Oklahoma II