The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-08
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1898.
AnaTRUR PLUGGERS dTTdCKING
GUTHRIE AGAIN.

With the approach OF the session Of
the Fifth legislative assembly the en-
emies Of Guthrie are whetting their
harpoons and snickersees, and other
wise making preparations for the peri
odical knocking and knitting campaign.
This sort OF campaign is feature OF
the capital eity's detractors and affords
diversion in an otherwise monotonous
season, when all eyes are directed to
the capital Of the territory. While
these knocks, gigs and jabs do little
material harm 10 Guthrie and her in
terests, they are nevertheless annoy
ing in that they give fake color and
put wrong estimate on the city and her
advantages in IT, yes Of lawmakers
and newcomers For this reason the
slaps and slams OF envious critics
should be given an early qu'etus.
This anti-Guthrie campaign has been
opened exceptionally early this year,
oklahoma town, as usual, being the
first 80 uneoil its hair and allow the
dried aroma Of hate to permeate the
atmosphere. The News OF that place
comes to the front with very dismal
tale Of an equally dismal scheme
which it claims is being fathered by
Guthrie. The News charges that
lobby OF Guthrie men has perfected
arrangements "to bond the territory
for $500, 600, the principal and interest
Of which is to be paid from the pro-
ceeds Of the public school funds for
colleges, universities and buildings"
With this money the Guthrie lobby,
according to the News, SIS to appro
pirate 5000 600 for a state house at
Guthrie, 5000, 900 for a penitentiary
building az Oklahoma City, $500, 600
for an insane asylum at El Reno, $780,
900 for reformatory at Perry, and
100000 for q deaf and dumb asylum
at KingHsher"
The News inspired scheme is very
nice, and the distribution is satisfac-
tory and would be rcsdy for ratifea-
ton at any time, il IL were only true.
But the bulwark Of the News scheme
falls down in the truth crotch. Even
were it true IL would not be feasible,
since the funds the News speaks Of
are derived from sections 80 and 10.
Section 80 cannot be bonded, since it
was reserved exclusively for the A
and NJ. college at Saltwater, while sec
tion 10 is at the direct disposal Of the
legislature. II is but fair TO presume
that no Oklahoma legislature would
take cOgnizance of bonded scheme"
in the location OF terri orial institu-
tions. Moreover and on top OF that,
Guthrie has never thought Of such a
scheme; and II any citizen has broache5
such n proposition he has done 1t on
his own responsibility and without the
ssnction of those most vitality inter
ested In Guthrie's welfare.
Following the lead OF the balloon
story from down the road, a Shawnee
paper trails in with a highly manurea
story to the effect that El Reno and
Guthrie have temporarily formed a
eopartnership for the purpose Of doing
up Oklahoma City. The scheme is TO
" work the legislature for sap, Guthrie
70 get a frmer hold on the capital |
and FL Reno to get the penitentlary
by throwing her influence to Guthrie"
II does not require the eyes OF an |
notwithstanding person to locate the
designs Of the Mad MullRhs who never
lose an opportunity TO stab Guthrie.
Their plan is to stir up sufficient agita-
tion 10 warrant a repetition OF early
day legislative schemes, and force
Guthrie TO take stand on legislation |
TO the location OF territorial
institutions. Through the agency OF
gangreened stories and tapiocs lotions
they seek 10 work on the hopes and
fears Of the lawmakers who will meet
In this city next month. But their