The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-17

The writer has matters sized up about
right, and his epistle is given 10 full:
To the Editor Daily Leader
The bill recently introduced and
passed in the house of representatives
tH. X 6C54) on the 9th inst, provides
salaries for the United States marshal
and the United States attorney The
deputy marshals will still work under
the present fee system aud their ac-
counts must be prepared in the same
way, and there will probably be the
same delay in auditing them by the
departments at Washington. The
same bill provides that all United
States commissioners shall be retired
on June 80 1895, aud that new com
missioners shall be appointed by the
Judge OF the district court and the
place Of the commissioners residence
shall be designated by the attorney
general
1t is thought in Washington that the
steps taken by Marshal Nagle are in
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each district separately and placing it
in charge of a chief deputy will, no
doubt, work great reform.
The people of Oklahoma should not
rest until legislation is had concen-
trating all the federal business at one
point in each district. II such condi-
tions could be brought about and the
United States attorney for Oklahoma
could be given an assistant from each
district, the work of the federal judici-
cry would be simplifed and expedited
and the expenses would be very ma
terially reduced.
The large drops of good sound sense
and allopathic doses of wholesome ad-
vice administered in the editorials of
your excellent paper have, no doubt,
had it's effect, as the stream OF com
plants coming to Washington against
public officers ia your territory has
been largely diminished and, it is TO
be hoped, will entirely dry up. There
are plenty of people in the east who
know that your territory does not de-
serve the black name which has at
tached to il by reason of incendiary
speeches, publications and communica-
tions, but at the same time there are
thousands OF good men, and especially
of the younger class, who are gradual
ing from year TO year from our eastern
colleges whose faces naturally turn
towards the west with a view TO
seeking new homes, and others who
are looking for safe investment of sur
plus capital who are not so well in
formed. This latter class are the ones
who are deferred from crossing the
boundary lines of your beautiful terri
tory because of the contention and do
mestic turmoil which has been shown
to apparently exist in Oklohoma-
1t is noted in Washington and has
been quoted, that recent issue OF one
OF your Oklahoma journals openly ad-
vocated lynching one of your public
officials. Any man who would mani
fest such a degree of insanity or in
ate devilishness ought not to be al
lowed to exist in any intelligent COM
munity, and the editor of that article,
whoever he may be, should be the sub
ject of an Indignation meeting and
should be warned TO engage in some
honest employment and show himself
to be producer" or he should be
served with a "tie-pass." The vigor-
Gus and well-timed criticism of The
LEADER on the item referred to is
much admired by the readers of your
paper, although to do the subject JUS
tiee the editor found it necessary to
couch his criticism In harsh terms. A
stranger TO your people and the condi.
tions of your territory could easily
gain the Impression that for one to
manifest any degree of intelligence or
education in Oklahoma is sufficient 10
brand a man as unworthy of recogni-
tion and for whom there is no place in
Oklahoma. They easily get the inn
preston that matters, municipal and
territorial, are in the hands OF lot of
galvanized" and ''copper-lined" ring
leaders, whose only capital is gall OF
the "Harveyized" type, and that all
others who would plant their stakes
and live in that country must bow
humbly 10 their dictstions and carry
out their behests and pay tribute to
their anarchistic proclamations and
demands, and otherwise grovel in the
dust. In fact IL has been said that 10
live in peace ia Oklahoma one must
be as subdued, humble aud s1bservi-
ent as the poor old dog who had been
so accustomed TO having tin cans tied
TO his tail that when he was without
some article attached to his posterior
appendage il was his practice TO go
around for can or other article and
meekly back up to it and wait pa
tiently for some one TO tie Il on. This
is the spirit of humiliation which it is
thought must prevail in Oklahoma
outside OF the boisterous mud.throw.
ing which has been kept up so long
and so loud that the territory has