The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-09


tee; Cain was trying to cheat ard
fool the LORD, and when he was dis
covered he flew into rage and made
a food of himself. And that seems
to have been the brand OF the knock.
or tribe from Cain down TO now,
Think what calamity wclld have
resulted had not Cain been forced 70
no into. a. neighborinG tribe fcnfa
4 wife ne seeurnd. by deception, lef-
\ hars d good iAptaerly honest wop-
AN whose honest instincts saved
mankind and civilized the world. For
NJ tie knoo'xer has no place norspart In
the scheme OF clyilization--no the
least. Who ever heard OF knockW
STUDYING out the science or mathe-
MATES, or lteonetery, or astronomy3
= Dho was the knocker that measured
the distances and weighed the plan
cts In the great universe of words.
What kicker ever harnessed the vital
electric force .of all creative nature
and made II submissive to MANI Does
history record where any knocker ey-
er organized an army or won a battley
was Il a knocker who won the yic-
tory OF Lake Erie? or who forced the
crossing Of the Delaware, or turned
the dark, disnal prosnects at Valley
Force into o most glorious victory
Did ang knocker command the Ameri-
can fleet at Manila Bay as 1t crept
into foreign port. among hidden
mines, destroying the fleet OF the en-
emy. and planting the seeds OF liber-
ty on the shores Of an effete mon
archy?
Does the Guthrie knocker spend
his cash and devote any energy to
the "wild-catting' OF the logan coin-
ty oil field? Where have you found
him during all the months Of deep
dlscouraging efforts which have been
made by some of our live, progress
siye patriotic people, who have sur
mounted every kind Of known and
unknown obstacle in their work OF
discovering whether or not we nave,
oil or gas in this section OF the great
cst oil and gas state in the Union?
The knocker has been ever present;
beer conspicuous even. You have
found him everywhere and at all
times. He has braved inclemencie,s
endured scorching suns, shiyered in
bliehting blizzards-all these in or
der not to miss a lick with his little
hammer. oil might gush out OF the
huhbling springs and fill the murmur-
ing brooks; ga might blow the
pumpstocks out OF the wells, and the
knocker would not oven admit the
fact.
Why is a knocker? But he surely
is. He may be man without coun-
try. may be nonentity, even; may
be ne'er do we'll; may be any or all
these--or he may he a man who IS
posing as respectable; supposed
business or professional man. but
generally speaking, he Is man who
never gets anywhere except in some
.body's way. He may be tolerated or
endured. but he nor anyone else can
explain just why. He Is here simply
because no one will take the trouble
to banish him. He is generally
cipher without rim so far as the
plan or civilization and advancement
goes. He has been even coined into
our vocabulary as something OF di-
version. Some analytic thinkers try
to excuse the knocker under the law
Of opposites; that he is a necessary
evil to awaken and enthuse by con-
trast the men who do things. Ills
work OF destruction accelerates TO
greater activity the constructive
genius of the men who must build
up things. M
Why is a knocker?
Both common sense and philosophy
win teach you that If there Is any
thing not just according to your in
diyidual idea, your likes or dislikes,
you have the available remedy Ap-
ply ii or forever hold your peace.
IAN Ill which cannot be cured viii
have to be endured is as sound as
ii IS old. If You can remedy an evil,
apply the remedy. If not phlloso,
phically endure it. Knocking only
annoys your fellows and ruffles your
own temper.
Some men win try to remind you
that "the world owes them a living
AS a matter OF fact the world owes
them nothing. They owe the world
ana lut ClNHlAdtlOu NuANu NhSS ~
10y all the best energies and thoughts
Of their lives. Generally these fell
lows are getting from the world TAR
more than they deserve. Many men
who dumand of their fellows more
than they deserve are turning all
heir efforts and energies against the
very hand that feeds them. The'
nan who spends his time and efforts
knocking on his home city and Its
should be waited On Ivy
/ vigilance committee. escorted to
he city limits preceded by a banc
If martial music playing the
'Rogues March, and boosted across
nto the second county. They are
ike the anarchists who come to
america and besin by abusing Amer
can institutions and all Americans
Who have established and protected
hem. The man who runs down his
wn city or community is not pat
lot. Patriotism, like caarity sholld
egin at home. They have no use
or either.
Why is a knocker? He Is because
he great day of Judgment is yet de-
arred and has NOT vet nUreed the