The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-31


The city Of Guthrie can't aford G,
aid IN robbing the whole state ir
order to get questionable help In ~.
capital fight
Il can't afford to sell its birthrighl
for a mess Of pottage"
The power Of the people win not
tolerate this lniquitous combination.
when Mr. Asp was first nominated
It was promptly announced that he
had ceased to represent the Santa Fe
railroad and was at liberty to repre-
sent the people.
Later, on October 8rd the New
state Tribune discovered that Mr.
Asp was still acting as the Santa Fe
attorney and published this fact to
the public.
This made new defense of Mr.
Asp necessary, whereupon his cham
picn, the Capital wholly abandoned
any defense Of MIR. Asp except to say
that there are others"
We take pleasure in quoting from
the Capital Of October 10th, as fol-
lows
AT the same time the Democrats
have nominated w. A. Ledbetter at
Ardmore r. L. Williams at Durant,
both railroad attorneys and C. n.
Haskell at Nluskogee, a railroad
builder and promoter and as we go
down the line there are several others
who have been, or are, railroad at
torneyg
"Now. we have nothing to say
against these gentlemen as men, at
an, nor against them because they
may have been, or are, railroad at
toneys. We do not believe this viii
prevent them from making honorable
men in the convention and represent
ing ably the interests OF the new
state"
A few other subsidized newspapers
have Joined the Capital in like apol-
ogy for Mr.. Asp.
Our rea1ers ~iii remember that
the Tribune has heretofore clearly
stated that It did not criticize Mr..
Asp because he had been railroad
attorney We admitted that expert
ence might have better qualified him
to serve the people Our claim was
that be is now a railroad attorney
and is being paid a salary for oppos.
ing the interests of the people.
The State Capitals evident willing
ness to put Mr.. ASP and others (the
Tribune editor included) all in one
class and say we are all able men and
good fellows, competent to represent
the people, DOES not satisfy the editor
OF the Tribune.
We retarn the bouquet with thanks
and answer the statement in our own
way
AS to Mr Asp, he is the attorney
for the Santa Fe railroad, which pays
him a large salary for his time and
influence. While so engaged he has
no business to represent the people
The city of Guthrie can not retain
the capital through any s1>h unholy !
alliance.
As to w. A. Ledbetter.
We are informed that when he ac-
cepted the offer to represent the peo-
pie he declined to continue represent.
ing the railroad If that is true, Mr.
Ledbetter is not in Mr.. Asp's class
and his broad experience in business
affairs may well be beneficial to his
people.
II may well be remembered that
and experience are neces-
5ary in this convention.
The peoples interests require
brains. A fool might be as danger
)us as a knaye.
As to r. L. Williams.
Very careful inquiry shtisfes us
he State Capitals information is alb
iolutely untrue.
Nh williams service for railroad
terminated almost one
year ago and as we are reliably in
orund never did extend further than
he occasional trying Of lawsuit for
hem
As TO c. N. Haskell.
The statement is untrue. For many
'ears prior to a couple of year ago,
Haskell was a railroad contractor en-
,agcd in varioas classes OF railroad
Just as distinct from
ailroad management and manipula.
ion as the cattle-raiser is from the
niQuities of the beef trust
Henry Asp should either honestly
eparate himself from the Santa Fe
abroad or keep out Of the constltu-
ionsl convention.
The people of Guthrie will not be