The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-08
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A-'NiNfr uAtCiig tuAlDI Dl the END
Events, flays Dennis Flynn in the
following well known Characteristic
manner
The Oklahoma Cry papers are
very warm in their praise of MIR.
Flynn's work against the temporary
location of the state capital at Guth-
rie The statehood bill locates the
capital until 1910. temporarily. al
Guthrie, in order tc dispense with the
capital fight during the cons ructicn
days of Oklahoma statehood And any
one can perceive that congress exer-
c,ses much wisdom in making such
provision Why should Oklahoma
become embru.led in a capital fght
Immediately upon an adm sson as a
state. It is fact hat We wll have
abundant trcnble and scraps for sew.
eral years on numerous other propo-
stions. And even blind man. if he
be unprejudiced, can see the point
and appreciate the temporary location
Of the capital by congress. This is
always done by congress upon the
admission Ct state to the union. But
not SO, Oklahoma City That town
was born in a crib of selhshness,
nursed at the bosom of bgotry and
schooled at the bar of assinlnity. It's
citizenship is composed of good peo-
pie, but it is managed lncompetents,
according to the testimony cf its local
newspapers. Oklahoma City wants TO
hog everything. It even tries to hog
every little Sunday school convention
that comes along Then It treats its
visitors in arrogance and absolute
dsrespect. It's trea ment of the Cat
tlemen's convention recently was an
open rebuke and positive disgrace,
and its treatment Of the odd Fellow
grand lodge last fall VIII cause tha
great order to figure a great while
before going there again. Oklahoma
City desires to be the capital Of the
state of Oklahoma 1t boasts of be
ing a big city" yet II stoops to any
little maneuyer. It wants the state
capital. And for wA4t? There can
be no reason. except that it antici
pates a commercial decline. and wish
es to have something left. What does
the state capital amount to anyway
Nothing. absolutely nothing Glance
upon the map of any state and the
majority of them you will find has its
capital located at some insignificant
city or at che that would be important
without it. Why should Oklahoma be
embnoiled In a CAPT al fight at tae
very outset of statehood. anyway
Merely to crafty a whim of Oklahoma
City? That is the only reason. The
people of Oklahoma will in due time
have ample opportunity to- vote on the
location of capital and they are sat
isAed.
Out OF OkIahomas population OF
100000 there are not half dozen
outside OF Oklahoma City. who are
no entirely satisfied that the capital
remain at Guthrie until 1910 They
have no axe 10 grind and don't care
The manipulators Of Oklahoma City
however, believe that in case of state
hood. according to the congressional
bill. the Indian territory and southern
Oklahoma will vote to locate the cap
ital at Oklahoma City They know
that the people of western and north
ern Oklahcma would never, under any
circumstance. voc to locate the cap
ital at Oklahoma City But. granting
the right of that place to aspire 10
be the sta capital OF the future
states its rapacty IN this particular
Instance Is boyish ard gluttcnish.
Congress acts wisely in temporarily
locating the state capital at Gu hrie-
Thus we are enabled TO settle that