The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-15


election las. Tuesday The people OF
Gu,hiie have. so oklahoma city people
Say, represented in Washington that the
capital should not be removed from that
l,lace because 10 is the republican strong
mold Of the territory Now that Guthrie
las gone democratic and oklahoma city
strongly republican it is the purpose o.
c-dahoua city TO use Guthrle's own
weapon.
The special calls for a loud ejaculation
of rats" Oklahor'a City always main
tanned powerful lobby at washineton
duing the session Of congress At the
last session Grisunin Jones took TO the
nations capital band of lusty rooters
who plugged Guthrie at every iump.
on April Is ,,e fnd this in the Okla
honla riues-J Journal:
Tho Guthrie Leader has once more
rcr1n its absurd stories about Oklahoma
CITY. AT the present time IL is making
thc assertion thar "a negro was elected
q an Office in this city az the last cleo
lion. 'rhis statement the Leader knows
TO he a lie. No negro was elected on any
ticket before the people of This city. In
/ N--N AAN-hN hAtANN AAAf AaeNnNA publishes L1lHG
statements concerning the number Of
votes cast Ia this city at the last election
When telling these things why does it NOT
ten the world that a negro lacked only
TWO votes OF securing a majority Of the
votes cas-. for mayor IN the town of Guth-
I lie al the Last electicnr
! Hpd also, in The same issue. this:
The Guthrie Leader through It's VIII
I Il3inous lying, has reused Oklahoma city
/ to action II is now realized that the
Leader can goad this city to action. The
movement 10 iaise funds to maintain a
strong committee in Washington 20 push
, fCklahoma Citys interests I'm the state
mood Dil is the direct result Of the SLAM
derous attitude Of the Leader While n
s"cd many believe that we should fight
im the insertion OF the name Of oklahoma
I city IN place Of Guthrie. il is the opinion
81 those who are less incensed over the
'ode. action that The fight should be
'o leave the capital proposition a free for
all one with the proviso thar the capital
question shall be submitted to a vote Of
tho electors at the election called to ratify
thc constitution"
And then the oklahoma City Oklaho-
nan belches forth:
IL may bo doubted If newspaper or
for thar matter anyone else. ever sct q
liz on foot which was Geetcr than the
uGih, The lie may out-travcl il at the
outset aud do Whatever damage is in
t,nded. bus sooner or later the truth in
NaIiably oyortaScs IT,
IA this connection the Oklahoman is
surprised 10 nnd tie Lawton State Dem
tcrdt, Bob Nen's PAPER giving currency
to The lie Matched by the Leader relative
60 me color Of the nicmbers of the Okla
homa city council. o. recent edition of
which contains tho follow ling.
since oklahoma city elected niger
% office she is maintaining very dis
Greet silence about tho coon population
o. Guthrie
no attention would have been paid TO
Tho Leaders lie IN this matter had IL
stopped there. The Leader knew II was
lying when 1t printed it, Il prints such
strh both by instinct and force Of habit.
and may bc excused or the ground of
constitutional weakness. and as long as
Rob Men has been resident Of the ter
ruory Il se' ms remarkably strange that
ic has not learned b.; bun whom MALI
ci"us falsehoods Of This character are
gwen currency in newspapers whose vis-
ion is not totally obsturcd by the scum
of green-eyad town Jealousy il is but due
that they should be hog tied ana branded.
There are no negroes in the member
ship OF the oklahoma city council. not
even enc as the Leader charges This
nlre OF electing negroes % the council
and school toaid is a Guthrie innovation
which was originated there back in the
oa1k ages and which haas given that town
whatever claim 10 distinction it bears
Oklahoma City has never emulated Guth-
RE in anything and does not propose
90 tegin az this late date in bidding for
fame via the Guthrie route by placing
Ter Official affairs IA the hands OF Sen
rgamhnns
The Leaders story vas harmless
enough had Il stopped there. because both
tho public and the Leader knew II was
untrue when Il was printed When an
attempt IS n,ade elsewhere. however TO
uit the Leaders, prevarication depart
mtht, the same either suffers immeas-
urahly by comparison or evidences glar-
ing vcrdancy"
An Of which is good, And the Wichita
= ,gle butts IN With
THE wav between Oklahoma City and
Guihrie is abou; 10 be revived The ok
lahoman blames the Leader with starting
tDat report that a negro was elected 10
'hc city council at Oklahoma City"
IN Of which shows what an innocent
little three-llne item can 40. Now. as
tie Leader has stated II merely printed
ihe item as a street rumor." The
Leader did not vouch for its authenticity.
Ike item appeared IN the wichita
Beacon the same day. but the Beacon
evidently doesn't count. il takes the
Leader 20 stir up the animals. The
] sgaer Is, indeed, sorry that Il has Of
fenG the terriers down below. but think
what Guthrie has suffered these long
years. Oklahoma Town ought 90 stand I
ivr az least one innocent semi-clrcied /
loli The main point IN am this disser- /
taiion, however is that powerful lobby
scare. The Times-Journal 81 the 18Th I