The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-12
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The Capital has worked Itself mp
into rrimy sweat over the case Of
the auction house Of 1lden u Co. and
the arrest Of Golden and Miller for vio-
latiou of the city's ordinance, levying
a tax on auction establishments.
That's all right. the Capital can or ti-
cize till its hearts content over the in-
fraction of the city laws. Law is law
and the Leader is as ready and anxious
10 uphold law and order as its evening
contemporary.
Bat the Capital Of last evening
froths an the mouth ald like a rabid
cur makes a vicious attack on this
paper, claiming that The Leader "is
defending the auction men
Defending them? How? What has
The Leader said for or against Golden
and Miller that should draw forth such
rank, glaring lie.
save for tw,lve-line news local in
Sundays paper mentioning the arrest
and fining Of Golden aud Miller, The
Leader has not referred to the matter
either locally or editorially. What
authority has the Capital for making
such ribald assertion?
True, Messrs Golden and Miller have
been doing business with Tne Leaders
counting rooms. They have bought
advertising space, and paid for the in
sertion of their ads, 10 al notices and
statements, and that's more than the
Capital can say for number Of its adj
vertisers.
Simply because a firm displays its
wisdom aud adv,rtises in the paper
(The LEADER that has prestige and
the largest circulation of any
paper in oklahoma, is no sign
that the firm should be de-
Tended when in trouble. Advertising
is a matter Of busiucss-of dollars and
cents-not sentiment. II the Capital
man had more brains in his head and
less in his stomach, he wodld appreei-
ate this fact lie surely has been con-
nected with newspapers long enough
to realize that advertising as "a general
rule, is the newspapers stock in trad,
and is handled iu much the same
manner ,hat the merchant sells goods
over his counter,
Golden and Miller use The Lead r.
advertising columns the same as score
Of other business men. Although th,
business of au tioucering goods j.,
not the most savory i'm th,
world, it is recognized as
legitimate, and any firm doing legi
innate business can have space in th'
Leader-by paying for IT, Tns paper
cannot always be held responsible fol
the propositions set forth in IT'S adver
using columns.
No the Capital. as Golden and Mile
state is evidently sore because it re
ceived none of their advertising, henc,
it alta ks them with the f-rocity o
a Gagged bear with sores on its feat
hoping 20 work a standin with the
city council and TO work mp materia
for the spring political campaign.
A. for The Leaders position on th,
new tax ordinance we are wholly anC
unequiyoealIy in favor Of IT, but W,
do not believe such an ordinance vii
stand fire in the higher courts. II ha'
been beaten in several places
An merchants should stand OF
level, and we deem i
no more than just and right to levy al
extra tax on firm which seeks Il
draw its trade other than through th
usual channels But simply because
firm is arrested for violation Of thi
law, il does not follow that the mem
bers thereof should be subjected 10 th
grossest ill treatment imaginable ty
newspaper, and called "liars, cut
throats and fak.rs."
The Capitals howl is prompted b.
pure, unadulterated spleeu-thats all
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