The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-02
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With Air Clark, ot Missouri, on
one Side al the question aud frcs-
dent Taft anon the other the dehNe
lgpan the major question at issue VIII
he nDt only Within The bounds oi
parliamentary language. hut also ~
e0oa taste. good humor and Ia the
spirit of courtesy and personal con
sidefasioN that should eNist between
all gentlemen discussine . publie
quest on, s8ys the Louisville Coorof
Ionrnal
"u rs nj q flippam or unlpenqN
statemcai so say thar he possNsso'
oply. surface, sptormatlon an the tai~
NE 81 4 t;oSbiMof niugley denominat
.ea it, SAYS Mr Clark touehins
PwsiaSht rafts veto Of fhe WoH
nin ana "lt viii NE noted THAT while
The presidents IS conscience W0aid aot
permit him TO sign hil rFN.slsF
one scNC3ule. iho rates ol Walt0 ne
had declared TO he too biSh aod ih
need oF reduction without recomt
n.endation ffom his board ~ 0Nperts
he promptly signed me outfa@eons
Payne tAldrich hih Without the coun.
sell advice al tuition Ol ana taflU
board Whatsoever
We have had enough Nullyr2gglnS
ami bill ugseate in American pollliCs
particularly In nationai poutles 10.
eal" audiences often relish personal
abuse rather than argument for
there is often lMtie la local politics
IN any State further than Tire aues
tian of which political organ aaUoh
eefs the offices, and which of the
two Uckets " The greater menace
tG progress ANA public welfare Bu
III naN0u politics the quest ens are
or ought t0 he. vitality Interesting 20
all men who are Qualii ed To vote. 20
y0ane men who hOpe 10 vote, and to
women who think they ought to be
allowed 10 vote Such issues ought
not To be obscured by picturesque al
tack and befogged By phrase-maNing
4 man of limited ability in debate
can caii another "a liar or thieL
and hy sheer sound aud fury signi-
fyine nothing, cover e multitude Of
front pages and q multitude ol h s
own faults as grapplef with nation
al problems Epithet rs the ready
recourse OF che dcnater who knows
that however much he may cause the
5udicious to grieye he has certain
ty Of entertaining and impressing a
quantity of barren spectators by as
saulting his opponent with a meat
ak ana spiling gore about the
stump.
Without mentioning names while
telling tales il may be said that
there is fresh ia the memory of the
national audience the period ~
which 40 question, and nobody,
could be discussed without intem-
perateness OF speech. Neither Mir
Clark nor President Taft IS, or would
be believed 10 be- a mendac GUS liar,
a malicious falsifier, a deliberate
liar. safe blower, 'second-story
man. = piCk-pocket, or a road agent.
Each is fortunate in not having to
argue with anyone who does not
recognize In his opponent an oppon-
ent who ought TO he answered by ar
gument and nor by abuse The pub
&c. or that portion of Il wh'ch lis IN.
telligent enough To interest itself ia
national welfare H fortunate In hear
ing temperate and sane debate
Ii may he said in passing that MT
Clark and the president will Of
course. discuss matters at a consid
erable distance from one another
The president WI not, of course
meet AIR Clark in joint debate Il
he should he would be discounted
not wholly upon account of the rela
tive faculties OF the two gentlemen
as rough-and.reday dehaters bu
partly because the president * In ar
extremely awkward position out b
which he can not hope II talk him
self even before an unan werlng au
| dience He could not hope TO dis
cuss the tariff record OF hia party
down 10, and including. his veto o
the receut tariff bills with any abl,
man representing the Democratic
side of the argument sNt it is
/ pleasure 10 know chat If he aud Mr.
Clark We're pited against one anoth
er and n close proximity this or an,
other quest on would BE- m00tet
| w hout q nraWl
Let younger men and men less
able less thouEhttui observe thc "a
ample aud proin rs ID
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