The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-22
CAMPAIGN MUD
Anglers VETERAN
l"comrade" Editors Effort to
Distort Democratic Position
on Pensions Rebuked.
CIRCULAR TO G. A. r. POSTS
Sought "Mean" and "Harsh" Ex-
pressions by Wilson Supporters.
but Finds Facts the Reverse.

Ignoring the fact that the Democrat.
lc house passed the most liberal pen
sion bill in the history OF the United
States and that 1t was the Republican
senate that reduced the appropriation
the editor of the National Tribune of
| Washington has appealed to grand
army posts all over the country to sup
ply campaign material for use against
the Democratic party
Colonel (Sergeant) John McElroy the
editor, has not met always with the
cooperation he desired. This is evil
denced by the fact that indignant
grand army men have forwarded his
circular letters to Democratic national
headquarters In New York with their
protests against the playing OF such
politics within the old soldiers organ
Iixation
Quest for Mean" Things.
Editor McEIroys appeal was sent
out, mdmeographed, on the letterhead
OF the National Tribune, with his own
name at the top The letter read:
Sept IL, 1919.
I Comrade-We are anxious to get the ex-
preston OF editorials on pensions from
the papers supporting Wilson in your
neighborhood. VIII you kindly look over
the files or yoar local papers and send US
anything particularly harsh and mean
Whieh they have published We want to
snow conclusfvely the attitude of the men
VINO are supporting Wilson and who win
control his administration IL elected.
rease send these at your earliest con-
Venisnce, as the time s short. Fraternal-
~, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
One OF the replies sent to the Trib-
une was:
Headquarters Cushing Post, No. IL. q. A.
Astoria, Ore. Sept 2s. 1912.
National Tribune. Washington, ID. G..
Gentiemen Your communication adj
iressed TO me as adjutant OF Gushing
rost' NO. u, OF the 18th inst. I found to- :
lay on my return from the national en- I
.alnpment at Los Angeles Cal Thus the il
ielay in answering
You wish me to look over the ales OF
'ur local papers and send you Hanythinr (
'artlcuiarly harsh and mean" which they d
ave published regarding pensions AS L
ou nave specified that these ''harsh" F
nd mean" comrSents must be from pa
ers supporting Wilson l must inform p
GU that the papers supporting Wilson o
throughout the state. SO far as / have n
cen able to learn. are friendly toward r
ne interests OF the civil war vetarans
nd indorse the action Of the Daxnooratic ri
ouse OF the United States congvaas IN itn h
assage OF the pension bill In tha spacasJ !,
no last session Of congress and have mo- ~
'ult TO find with Senator Karn for MA ~
oquent appeal In the senate In behalf Of III
ie civil war veterans
Ii you are really looking for "mean.
nd harsh" editorials along this line. II g
'ur object In this search is for tho in Oh
rests of the old soldiers, you will ana 10
lough mean" and harsh" things In ~
o papers that are supporting Mr. Taft
nd II you wish to prospect away out 81
re Ia Oregon politically for other than to
IRE gold please excuse the adjutant OF
ishing Post, No. Ia. department OF Ore
N. @. A r.. In assisting no
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