The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-20
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rRolrh'S sUfrLfANT UAII.
Now comes c. T. Prouty. of King
fisher who being duly sworn deposes
and says that he quivers for a few
chunks Of the notoriety that hoat in
the balmy ambient and now and then
attach themselves 70 the garments
OF one Baker. one Pitzsr and one
Fegan who during the asinine life OF
the late legislature carved iheir names
in the inches Of the peoples eonden-
nation. prouty was a member Of the
last council and aside from calculating e.
me too" and voting for every perni-
cious measure inspired by an uuholy
and diabolical com bine, did nothing 10
win the respect and con fdence Of his
constituency But nevertheless, Prouty
imagines that his compatriots in the
last council are getting more than
their share Of newspaper advertising
and that a few crumbs Of condemnation
or adulation, as tar case may be,
should fall into his basket
So he has actually come out in favor
Of an extra session Of the legislature.
May the gods preserve us
And more. Prouty declares he will
ask for no pay 10 sit IN an extra ses-
sion. Zounds Is the millennium at
hand
Yes, It's true: Prouty fain would
have nctoriety. lie has written a "dis
patch" to paper which labels ii
special" and in this dispatch Metoo
Prouty EN- bodies letter which he
says has been forwarded to the gov
ernor asking that special session Of
tie legislature be called. The new
laws are too hard on the people says
Prouty, "and they cannot pay their
taxes Great head aud kindly heart
that Prouty possesses-he sees much.
And then the magnanimous spirit Of
Prouty-see how il wells up and rolls
out OF his ears in the following:
II am aware OF the fact, governor,
that the embarrassment TO you, in
cOnvening the legislature is the lack
Of appropriation for the same Now,
in order to relieve you as much as pos
sible Of that embarrassment /. a mem
Der Of the council will attend such
meeting OF the legislature, without
any expense 10 the territory or the
government
Ah. II there were only more beings
like Prouty. Observe the buoyant bon
homie Of the sage from Kingdsher
He, in all his diaphanous philanthropy,
would sacrifice his per diem and all
the sundry other senatorial emolu
ments 10 order 10 come here and re
lieve the distressed and suffering from
the burdens Of taxation heaped upon
them by the very body Of which he
was mem Der, and, perhaps by his
very vote.
I The workings OF the human mind are
indeed wonderful Prouty's mind is
human. and therefore wonderful-it is
also gnaried, twisted and given 70
gyr4ting around suudry hallueinations.
I But TO return to Prouty's unpar
alleled, three-ring performance Of self
denial Here is a Republican. one o.
/ the q 1innel-mouthed variety, who, by
some hook or crook. won an election
contest case, came 10 the capital and
sat 10 the council, framed four bill,
and got one through; who supported
Fegau's monstrous fee and salary bill,
vl @ rose in the senate cham Der and
mAie speech in favor Of a meas
are which requires every juryman anc
witness 10 Oklahoma to sign 3 poverty
,hdavit before he can draw his mile
age who fervently supported
the very law, which upor
being complied with recently bl
the territorial board Of equalization
raised the territorial assessment from
So TO - per cent and who voted foi
the delinquent tax measure which pro
vides penalty Of ? per cent added a,
once on taxes not paid, an additiona
tax Of one per cent on the first Of eacl
= month for the first three months
an additional ? per cent q mont
for the second three months
and five per cent per month Of eacl
I month thereafter, until paid
That is Prouty's record in the eouuei
it is also in slightly varying degrees
the record Of every Republican meu
Der who sat in that body.
d Under the guise Of reform aud maG
nanimity, and IN order 10 hood win
the farmers in his district, who ar
victims Of his own vicious Legislation
y prouty now seeks 70 have the hippo
drome Of last winter repeated. lu hi
overweening, scintillatiug desire 10 d
good, he even volunteers 10 throw o
= - a day. Let the reader think.
- politician who kicked last wint'
when the pay roll was delayed, agre
: ing to deny himself OF the long gree
which he so eagerly covets. AsiC
p from cheap notoriety, what is Prout
! after? Is he trying TO cover up
persihage a deep-dyed scheme wher
by he hopes 10 again call together
- buncombe gang and engineer throue
another batch of leprous measur
= which will recompense him for the lo
Of his per diem? But since the ter
torial appointise officials are poltrooT
- according 20 PrOuty's dispatch, a
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