The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-06-11
TIE HOO AT WORK

The folio wing from the Enid Wave
is self-eXplanatory and voices the sen
timents of every paper published in
the territory The other papers, Re
publican and Democratic, such as the
Oklahoman, 1imes-Journal, Alva
Chronicle, Saltwater Sentinel, have
articles on the same line, all of which
plainly shows how the arch-conspirator
of the Capital is esteemed 10y the terri
torial newspaper fraternity. The eX-
cerpt from the Wave is given withoat
comment;
The Wave is in receipt Of the follow
ing letter from the executive depart
ment of the territory " hich shows
the cloven foot of the Greer robbing
mill located at Guthrie
GurHRiE. O. T., June 3, 1895. The
Enid Wave, Enid, O. r., Dear Sirs:
In the matter of your bill for publish
ing notice for leasing of school lands.
! am sorry to inform you that the
board for leasing school lands has
been enjoined from paying the same
by the State Capital Printing company
until the case can he heard, and action
mas OtHn OIUukul W tNtON1I al nun
eys paid out for supplies or notices
since March 1895. You will under
stand that this action is based upon
passed by the late legislative assem-
bly,. My construction Of this section
is that IL is void, being in conflict with
section of the Organic act and in
that belief ! sent you the notice for
publication. am still of the opinion,
but cannot Violate the temporary in
injunction. Very respectfully,
NM BLINCoE,
Secretary.
The land the Wave advertised as
subject to lease lies in Garfield county
and the citizens Of said county should
have the first right To lease it and they
should know that il is subject TO lease
which information they would fail to
receive through paper published
eighty miles from their homes, which
does not circulate among them. The
intention OF publication is to notify
the people of what is going on in pa
per OF general circulation where the
land is
The publication of notice that GER
tain school lands of Garfield county
are subject TO lease might just as well
be published in the Chicago Tribune
Or the New York World as the Guth-
rie Capital, a paper that never reaches
the farmers of this county.
The act of the late legislative
assembly above is ilagrant abuse Of
power for the purpose OF building M
Republican paper at the expense
of the people OF the territory and the
other papers of both political partic.
Just as worthy OF territorial suppoi g.
II is one Of the Legal acts OF that cor
rupt body which carnot stand th
test OF constitutional or organic law.
The Greer combine has sucked con
siderable blood from the people 81
every county IN the territory, but not
being satisfied with that it now de
sires 10 beat the local press out of
what is justly due il; and, what is
worse, 1t desires to beat the people out
OF the information they should have.
What does the Republican purity
care for the rights OF the people, The
people be dashedl The &. o. must
be perpetuated. even though the peo.
Pile may be robbed and looted from
one years end to the other II is more
than likely that the action Of the eX-
ecntiye department will be sustained
on the grounds referred to- not 10
speak of the apparent injustice Of the
appropriation bill rider.
Shame on such work, II seems 10
MS that every Republican member OF
the legislature should feel ashamed OF
the record they made last winter.