The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-22
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Ncwkirk rimc~ The hil as pa~std
bv the drivi6ng idiotic legislative
assembly reducing the rate of legal
printing 90 Gl ,cnts per square. was
another thrust az the newspapers 90
ih, territory. The members who
voted Tor this b.lj will bc remembered
by the fab,r pu>hcrs. as they have the
names Of these hoodle legislators Iu-
ribbed loo their dead beat album.
The Times is slightly iu error The
bilI did not become law. although
30 wa, the intention of the assembly Co
make IL >u. The bin was either hid
den or stolen boy newspaper man.
Gross Resident Well done. thou
good and faithful servant Baker, has
has not paid a visit as vet 20 Newkirk
since the adjournment of the leVi>la.
turc The people OF kav coanty say
to him ''roqicsrat in pace, for mo-
political honors will ever again be
bestowed upon him 10y the voters Of
Kay county
Baker has been loa6ng in Guthrie
ever since the adjournment. lie is not
exactly afraid to 60 home. but he is
waiting for EN-Delegate Harvey to
show mp with some necessary collat-
cral>
Perry Seutiucl: The oklahoma as
scmbly was simply mass Of rotten.
ness.
Edmond Republican: We say in
vestigate the boodlers
Cloud Chief: The Guthrie Leader is
showing up the hagrant acts Of the
late a.sembly in good shape Honest
Republicans as well as Democrats are
with the Leader
Norman State Democrat: The third
session Of the oklahoma legislature
was without doubt the most reckless
and eNtravaEant body that has ever
essayed to represent a people in any
legislative hall Its records are a.,
black a. night, and its beneficial acts
are few and far between 1t kept an
army of committee clerks, at an eN.
peuse To the people. whose hardes I
work was to find something to pass
away the time. They made reckless
appropriations that were not warrant
ed 10y law nor eNacted 10y necessity.
They showed the utmost subseryicncy
10 some unSeeA power and disrcgardcd
opportunities To- reflect credit on them
selves and con er everlasting benefit =
on the people The most important
measures. such as school land and rail
road legislation, were side tracked. to
discuss taxes on obligations payable in
gold and TO encourage prize lighting
Only one bill of any Importance wa,
passed. the fee and salary hill, aud it
robs one 10 pay another Some news
papers may, Python like, Slobber over
aud swallow the whole, but it il very
abhOrrrnt 10 those who know most
about it The few Democrats who
were members came out with clean
hands, which ought TO be some couso-
lation to the party.
Euid Wave: Some time ago we
thought Of building a court house, but
on close investigation we find that il
will take about all the money we can
raise by taxation to keep up our enor-
mous'eNpenscs in the way of litho-
graphing, besides the expenses in
CURED by the Greer combination in
printing blanks through the State
Capital mill, then Hunter ~ Shoemaker
must get a living out Of the county in
payment for their great work: all OF
which will consume all the money
the list calls for, No. the Wave don't
see much show of codrt house:
the Republican party must be pr,
served whether the court house com :
or not. May Thc good Lord take care
of the Republican party whether the
people who pay the taxes get anything
or not, but the poor patched pants
fellow citiIeus who vote that ticket
get patriotic honors ANA high taxes
for their vote.