The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-24
The sEARcH FoR MICROBES.

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The attempt to find microbes in the
constitution is stiI going on The
local corporation organs ar at pres
ent running the following article:
Article TX, Section "A, Of theMurray
constitution provides;
"No foreign corporation shall be
authorized to carry on in this state
any business which a domestic cor
poration IS prohibited from doing.
or be relieved from compliance with
any OF the requirements made Of a
similar domestic corporation by the
constitution or laws Of the state"
That reads very wen but right in
the next sentence we find the fol-
lowing;
Nothing in this article, however,
shall restrict the powes e the iegis-
lature to discriminate AGAINST any
foreign corporation whenever and In
whatever respect il may deem wise
and expedientr
Would a single dollar of outside
capital come into the new state un-
der those conditions. or under the
following provision of Section as:
mo foreign corporation licensed
TO do business in this state shall.
without the consent of the other party
TO any suit or proceeding brought by
or against Il in any court of the state.
remove the same to any federal court
without forfelting its license to do
business in this state"
~This is only one of the scores Of
reasons for rejecting this unfair and
unbusiness-like constitution.
"The fact is. this Populistic docu-
ment is full of crazy provisions that
no sensible business man or laborer
who desires an opportunity to work
can support II absolutely paralyzes
industry OF every description"
Now. let us examine the. basis for
the assumption that any danger Is
lurking there which threatens legiti-
mate business corporations or tends
TO drive business out OF the territory.
To assume that any unjust discrim-
ination will ever be made against any
corporation by any future legislature
Is TO assume that the people OF Okla.
homa are so unfair and unjust to
elect Ench a legislature and that they
are so unjust as to refuse upon a
referendum to correct unjust discrim-
ination against either a foreign OF
domestic corporation. In other words
IL shows a lack of faith In the people
and an unwillingness TO trust them
with power.
The article complained OF. II will be
observed, does not confer any power
on the state legislature TO make any
discrimination against foreign corpo
rations: II simply provides tnat an,
powers which the legislature NIGH
nave along that line have not beer
taken away. II is not a mandatory
provision, II gives no additfona
powers. but simply passes the matter
up TO the legislature, subject to the
Federal laws respecting interstate
commerce.
The whole provision merely aims
TO prevent foreign corporations from
coming IN and exercising privileges
and doing things contrary TO the law
OF the state and then when any citl
zen is injured thereby, rushing on 4
the Federal courts. to the great annoy
ance and expense OF the ~cQmplain
ant.
The article does not provide tina
they shall not appeal to. the Fedora
courts, bun II does provide that thos'
foreign corporations Ahat are unwiI
Ing to DO business on the same bssi
as domestic corporations shall b
ousted from the state. Are there an
objections to this? II so. are the
among the people of the new state?
The article above quoted Is one O
! the latest results of the daily scare
for microbes in the constitution.