The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-15

~-ors of this kind have cone 10 l:iJ
ears from several sources for sever :.
:%onths l have not been willing =
credit the report. Gov. Folk aliege :
that the Harmon people wers using
Clark as a stalking horse in Miss Of.
l cannot think this is being done am
where with the speakers con sent.
am sure II is not being done in OK: :
honaa with the consent and connivaD e.
CT the speakers real friends 81
not Know that anybody is engaged in
such conspiracy. but / do know tina
the Democracy Of Oklahoma is NOT e
Be dAliied with The people are net
to Be- trined with. The delegation Is
net to be juggicd with. Such an at
, tempt would involve In ruin all VINO
participate in IL and would affect dis
astrOusly the fortunes of the party it
self
In 1909 the Democracy of Okla
hOmA instructed its delegation TO CO.
operate witt those WIN were friendly
to Mr. Bryan Half the deiega ton dis
regarded these instructions ie want
no breach of faith. no betraya! of trust
In 1912 We want 90 woves in
sheep's clothing. no rea"'io1 aries IL
hrogresstyes' clothing 30 arti-3ryar
liz BrEan's Clothing. NJ :.Sr:iCn men
in Clark's clothing II >ucn thing
should b. atteul!.i-: If E.ust b done
over my protest make - either
as a charge nor as a three n sTeiy
as warning. lie; erCry NJ. in or
lose in the cror I'D II }emo-
cracy car rot c~2ctcr r5.1eT > sign
of the 2Gub'e cr~3
TIE p:ecs + o. h~~-a seems
friendly to wilson y rl Up to
Gate gives wen s.. C1a>l -, and
Harmon ? There = e IN. = that
the peopie faTc~ VY:!so9 :: t1ot
be doubted .fawever th.'E - = or.ty
of the politicians favor e.. Clark
or Harmon Tie ia3aca .-.-s@e Lot
be discounted
Speakers Services Fee ~iESi.
Il like. and all Oklascnse< like. the
speaker. He is our neighb AID has
been our friend. He aided .T2la Sharp
Williams and 16e other De --1ocrsts in
the house to get statehcc+ tor Okla
hOma. John Sharp Williams. by
threa tening a fiiibuster drove the
statehood measure throrg,, the house
Williams is for Wilson. lie Ia not for
his former house associa- Speaker
Clark or Leader Underwood VII
liams wants to win.
81 am sensible of the sacred char
acter and binding force of gratitude.
The migrate wants every virtue. I
join Shakespeare in chare eteTizis,g In
gratitude as = marble-hearted friend
For my own part. owe debt of
gratitude to 10000 good pe,n ocrats
in Oklahoma, but l am rot booming
them all Tor the presidency For years
Ne have struggled to rescue this
couatFy and this goveFpm. Mt from the
hands at the Republican a2Fty. from
the friends of meaapely fFgm the
grasp Of privilege. from the powers
Of pillage. The opportunity is now at
kend. Shall we embrace that appeF-
tunity or squander it out of mere cen.
liberation az local attachment and per
so0sl fsvoFitism7 Shall we sacrifice
eur country, its welfare and its des-
ttny merely to throw . heoting kiss or
pay . passing tribute to COED neigh
TERI Do We Ast eHs 4 greater obi
eAticn to our party than 70 any neigh
bsRS Ie not cur hEst duty to our coun-
~. 4 soldier il battle array might
~ turning aside to Day a debt ef
gratitude to = personal friend be
guilty e high treason OF desertion To-
sR4 kis countr1 and 1ts cause. Shall
re. Ike children. pursue the win o.
- Wisp Of santimentalism into the
9lszAl swamp Of disaster and defeat
wksa eur couatry calls, when the fixed
star Of duty would lead US In the
He4hs Of patriotism and honor to the
heights Of victory. Let no Democrat
deceive himself by the flattering IL
iusicn that We have a walkaway or an
easy triumph In this desperate strug.
gle with our ancient opponent-the
Republican party"
Senator Silent On Other Matters.
Senator Gore refused to discuss the
vote Of Speaker Clark for the Sher-
wood dollsr-a-day pension bill. in
creasing the annual pension appro-
rriation ssventy-dvc millions and max
ing Oklahoma's year contribution to
The pension fund more than four and
e1e-half millions He also declined
- discuss Speaker CIark's Canadian
annexation speech. which Is supposed
70 have occasfoned the defeat OF reel
pgeclty and thS defeat OF the speak
era own purpose and policy. He was
equally retice1t respecting the fact
that Speaker CLARK presided over the
Missouri state oenEsntioa which In
seEssd sx-Gov. Te1k tar the presi-
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