The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-21

ing, and 1 understand Hreer directed
or helped get up the one as passed,
with amendment letting the commist
sioners buy blank books where they
could get them the cheapest So we
availed ourselves of this one amend
mens and purchased most OF them
since of the Daily Leader; hCnce our
associations have been of a financial
benefit to Logan county taxpayers, as
we could always purchase cheaper OF
them than we could OF the combined
figuring of You and Greer Our last
order we saved the county $50 on one
order by purchasing of the Daily Lea
der. When we went TO you to get
your figures on those books, 81 will
have to go down and see Frank, first,
before can give you figures How
is IL that Frank has a divvy out Of
nearly all of your warrants? How Is
IL tha. your job presses, in doing
county work, remain silent and
Franks get the work.-hence, divide
on warrants, to the detriment Of the
county?
The answer, presume, might be:
Frank helped get up the printing
contract you wanted passed without
an amendment" II there was not a
good understanding between yourself
and Franls, how is he 50 quickly took
up your cause? AS further evidence
OF your combination we reproduce the
/ following local from Tuesdays Capi.
tai:
IA party that will cut the throat
of its own men cannot prosper The
county commissioners going back on
Vincent is point in view"
on Greer and Vincent have never hest
tated to cut the throats of taxpayers,
and Vincents select few did not real
ize, perhaps, that II they had got
Atherton and myself to have passed
Cora " Harvey's resolution they would
have sacrificed the whole Populist
party and myself and Atherton includ
ed, simply To- crafty her attorney.
Realizing the fact that we had con
tinued to associate, and had been par
ties to secret meetings called 10y your
self for no other purpose than To try
and have an influence for personal
gain over us to yourself and others,
in holding the party lash over MS to do
your bidding. Our morals might have
been corrupted. our characters black
ened and our souls D.. Hence,
our reasons for not frequenting your
office oftcner than business demanded.
"Bad associations sometimes ruin the
characters of otherwise good men
Had we still continued TO have asso-
ciated with you, you might have had
Just cause for quoting the above.
Also, your publication of letter
which you never produced, purported
TO have been written from Mulhail.
showing, as many thought, that the
child would have no one to father II,
an hence 1t would be an orphan We
understand the typesetter raked il
around "A paper and sent IL out with a
nurse But it turns out that one,
Wade, owns TO being father of The
child; but the child-where is he.
Echo answers; "Where?l 40 la
accounts we near there Is 10 De re-
ward offered for the child-ioad o.
alive
Before we allow you pay icr an
other bill, we expect 10 go back uud
check your past records tho same as
we did the several county officials
and where VIC fnd you have in nny
wey overctargco or collected for work
not done, we shall cal upon you tc
square 1t before allowing any hill 10
The future. 'Our sensitive natures
, have been aroused Tor some lime 5u
not at tho little locals which nave ap
peaFeQ ~ Lue columns OF yCl4 uapel
from time TO time. 10 was lhe 8ysto
matte way in which man with s1,
eye can see whore you were .r7ing :.
rob the county, and seeinRi is believing
When you vista town, don't fail !.
post yourself as 70 the true facts as 3.
why change should not har,
been made Nv position has etwuy.
been to shield no person in cobinl
the codnty since Z have been one o
J your commissioner, aud believ,
iu reform in AL parties, aud NOR,
specially In ours. Don't convict
man unsi YOU have given him a trial
We gave Vincent, trial and since
lavo been on The board up until The
present time huvo stood hy him when
nc deserved 1t, but not 10 the dcLri
ment of The county even told hin
10 look after his interests IN supplies
IS his contract covered these, cxccp
hlHul, books
now close, for Che present, rs
realize that you have limited nrnbe
II typesetters aud " ould suggest Cha
YOU borrow type @ Lhc .eader q
carry out your promise .c me ~ givini
, me space In your paper or tris lctte
and others "a follow.
Yours most respect lully
n H. STUR9 \