The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14
HOW THE SYSTEM
WORKS IN
OKLAHOMA CITY.
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time the two papers h3ve studiously
and intentionally avoided giving any
publicity to the content o1 of right and
dems3d Of the taxpayers bringing the
suits
On the other hand tbey have con-
tuued, especially che Ti.oes-Journal. to
devote much space to abuse and viii
hcatlon Of the parties corcerned In the
institution Of the suits. and everyone
else supposed 10 have opiaions that
this money oughl - be refunded. and
that It was not right and proper in the
FIRST place to take
The board Of sctors of the Cham.
Der OF Commerce Is composed of men
who have absolute power and control.
and 1t is through the meu bership Of
this organization. this boari Of direc.
tors. that the money sued for were
misappropriated Ant they go so far
as to threaten au persons who attempt
la any way 10 a,d or abet the proceed
ings to recover this m aey with des-
truCtion of business and otherwise in
Jure them. and hav put into effect and
execution a sort Of q boyeott against
all persons known 10 object TO their
acts in procug ng the miaarpropriation
u the public funds Of th city.
This board Of directors procured a
stenographer 10 enter tae Office of the
attorney representing the taxpayers in /
these suits. procured statements con.
corning the matters in hand under
false pretenses. pretending that he was \
an accredted and regular CORE spond /
ent Of the Guthrie Daily Leader. and
thereafter this director9te fter being /
advised in writing Of this misconduct.
have failed, neglected and refused to
give the matter notice or attention
thereby ratiiying ana approving the
acts Heretofore done in the premises
in the wrongful attempt nt procuring
facts.
It IS proper In this connection to
make II plain that the members of the
Chamber Of Commerce are not respon-
sible in this proceeding ul only a
few Of fsthe directefate. and it Is fur.
ther well enough 10 understand that
All power of the Chamber at Commerce
Is vested in The board Of directors. Il
is the power Of this hoard of directors.
and their using Of this unlimited power
that has brought about these troubles.
Money was needed for advertising
purposes. lnstead Of getting it in the
usual way by voluntary clntribut on.
a resort was had. aa Is shown by the
records. to the nse Of the public funds
belonging 10 thu ety cquired by
general taxation for sp clfc pur
poses mentioned by statute They
have jeopariized their fr e-ds. as well ?
as members o. the city council No
one believes that the city council
would steal the public money but that
they looked at the transaction ss being
one endorsed by the business men and
hence no trouble arise from IT,: be
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the two papers signed the guarantee
for the money which was for the pur-
pose Of preventing any opposition for
the moneys taken for Washington CITY.
and ST Louis. These same papers
were pat under obi CATION - promise
not to make objection to the same
II is not thought nor intended TO
charge that the papers were doing
vicious act in any wsy. but they tied
themselves and thereby injured them.
selves. and did b without inspecting
Or thinking OF any wrong doing. ex-
cept the money for tt Si5OO.O0
transaction in the later they signed D
a guarantee fully setting forth the
facts that there wls a wrong behind
this appropr alton
The trouble an lies. ls stated before
IA the dangerous power resting IN tbe /