The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-25


promised to support him. Now, 1t
.honld be the policy of every voter
when approached by an office
seeker to look up his record--see
that success he has made for him
self. Investigate him from the
viewpoint of the class to which you
belong, whether that be the busl-
ness or laboring class. See what
his attitude toward those in your
station Of life may be. and what can
be expected of him as regards the
advocacy of legislation looking TO
the betterment of conditions for the
masses. If you were casting about
for a general manager OF your busi-
ness concern, you would not for a
minute think of choosing the first
applicant who presented himself for
your favors without first giving his
business ability thorough investl-
CATION With this same interest
and precaution You should choose
your public officials
There is an old saying to the et-
feet that it is a shame to ruin q
good business man to make a poor
politician, but such thing never
happened. An investigation of this
theory always terminates like the
one of a political party being ac-
,used of running a good lawyer to
make a poor public Official: After a
thorough research OF his past it was
found that as legist and exponent
of Blackstone he had proved to be
as much of a failure as he was fast
proving to be as a public officer.
The idea of electing sound and sub
stantial business men to office al
ways has and always will be a
popular one with the masses. Then
again by electing a man who has
worked hard to attain success in
a business adventure for himself,
YOU will have a man who knows
how and Is not afraid to put in ex-
ecution the efforts Of real
autonomist to fulfill the promises
of his party to the constituency
There is no more consistency IN
sending man to congress who Is
afraid to demand the peoples de-
sires than there is in sending a
soldier to war who is afraid to
fight The idea is not to make a
slave OF national or state legisla-
tors; far from that But by elect
ing a business man who has toile1
energetically from eight to ten
hours a day in his business estab-
lishment, instead OF silk-gloved
professional who has prospered by
watching others work, we would at
least be assured OF representation
at every session and also avoid the
harsh criticism of former years. that
on some occasions our congressional
halls resembled very much the
Tynewaid OF the Isle of Man, it
being understood that the Tynewald
of the Isle Of Man is parliamen-
tary body consisting Of twenty
members.
The question is asked. Could a
man who has, by his own energetic
and sturdy methods. conducted his
business affairs through a series
of successful years. make anything
but a success OF handling the affairs
OF the people Of a state? The sound
of the words of the interrogatory
gets nowhere until 1t has been
drowned by the negative reply-No;
OF course not, It is imperative that
a business people have a business
representative
The voter should exercise every
effort 10 become acquainted with
the candidate. Learn all about his
past. even to his descendants and
avoid the embarrassment that befell
a mother who was unfamiliar with
her husbands relatives. Her small
son had just returned from listening
TO an able discourse on the evolu-
lion of man, when he remarked:
Mamma, is ii true that ! am a
descendant OF the monkey?" The !
mother replied: Il dunno. Johnny.
Ask your father. | never knew any
)f his folks"
Just little studying of candi-
iates before the primary might save
whole lot of hard campaigning |
lefore the November election-and. !
perhaps. protect the party from the |
lumiliating experience of explaining |
away some embarrassing blunders !
Incident 10 electing any old Tom,
)icR or Harry 10 Office. Those old |
icriptural words running. As you
%. so shall YOU reap, translated to
he vernaeular Of the political arena |
mean: AS you nominate so shall |
'ou try TO elect. Vote wisely