Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08

progressives' clothing. no snt-BryaA
in Bryan's clothing. no Harmon men
in Clark's clothing. II such q thing
should be attempted II must be done
over my protest. | make this neither
as q charge nor as a threat-merely
as a warning. Let every man win or
lose in the open field. The Demo.
cracy can not conquer under the sign
of the double cross.
The press Of Oklahoma seems
friendly to Wilson. My poll up to
date gives Wilson 81, Clark Al. and
Harmon 2. There are indications that
the people favor Wilson. It can NOT
be doubted. however. that a majority
Of the politicians favor either CLARK
or Harmon. The influence must NOT
be discounted.
Speakers Services Recognized.
81 like, and all Oklahomans like, the
speaker. He is our neighbor and has
been our friend. He aided John Sharp
Williams and 100 other Democrats In
the house to get statehood for okla
homa. John Sharp Williams. By
threatening a flibuster. drove the
statehood measure through the house.
Williams is for Wilson. He is not for
his former house associate-Speaker
Clark or Leader Underwood. VII.
liams wants to win.
Il am sensible Of the sacred char
acter and binding force OF gratitude,
The migrate wants every virtue. Il
Join Shakespeare in characterizing In
gratitude as "a marble-hearted friend
For my own part. owe debt OF
gratitude to 100000 good Democrats
In Oklahoma, but am not booming
them all for the presidency. For year1
We have struggled to rescue this
country and this government from the
hands Of the Republican party. from
the friends Of monopoly, from the
grasp of privilege. from the powers
OF pillage. The opportunity is now AZ
hand. Shall We embrace that oppor-
tunity or squander It out Of mere con-
sideration Of local attachment and per-
sonal favoritism, Shall we sacrifice
our country. its welfare and its des-
tiny merely to throw fleeting kiss or
pay passing tribute to a good neigh.
Dor? Do We not owe greater obi
cation to our party than to any neigh.
Dor? Is not our first duty to our coun.
try. A soldier In battle array might
by turning aside TO pay debt OF
gratitude TO personal friend DO
guilty OF high treason or desertion to-
ward his country and its cause. Shall
We, like children. pursue the will o
the wisp of sentimentalism into the
dismal swamp Of disaster and defeat.
when our country calls, when the fixed
star of duty would lead us in the
paths of patriotism and honor to the
heights of victory. Let no Democrat
deceive himself by the fattering II.
fusion 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 dollar-a-day pension bill, in
creasing the annual pension appro-
priation seventy-fvc millions and max.
ing 0klahoma's year contribution to
the pension fund more than four and
onehalf millions. He also declined
TO discuss Speaker Clarks Canadian
annexation speech, which is supposed
TO have occasioned the defeat OF reel.
procity and the defeat Of the speak.
er's own purpose and policy He was
equally reticent respecting the fact
that Speaker Clark presided over the
Missouri state convention which In.
dorsed ex.Gov. Folk for the prest-
dency.