The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-18
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proper figures. and The people of OK
lahoma no more defrauded of million
of taxes. for The way in which the
several electric light. gas and power
companies in which Dennis FLYNN is
interested heavily, wore raised six 10
ten times above their old valuations.
for the fact that Dennis Flynn can no
longer see q corrupt gang OF his own
political faith and slip into the tax
rolls his corporations al valuation
too low TO be permitted by but the
cheapest of graft taking" assess
ment boards
Bird 5. Mcclure, OF Guthrie, holds
Governor Haskell responsible for his
own present precarlousa condition,
whore he clings with weakening clasp
to the First congressional district as
a rotten shred clinss to clean gar
ment; for the failure OF the Republic
an gang 10 remain In power In Okla.
homa, in The enjoyment of their sey-
enteen year old graft and political
st+alings; Tor the fact that he tMc-
Guirel has so lost his grip on the rem
nants OF The Republican gang OF for
mer Oklahoma and Indian territory
that he can maitnain semblance Of
prestige only by secret trading with
political outcasts of the calibre Of
Judge Raymond, the Muskogeean
whose own brethren at law wanted
him disbarred
Judge C. w. Raymond, OF Muskogee
may also be inebded In the cheftains
He has great deal OF money. and is
SO cordially detested politically that
for him 70 support anything In east
ern Oklahoma Is the sarest way in
which IL may be defeated He is a
hydrophobiac sort OF man who hatel
that which does not give him fawninA
adulation n or swell his swollen pocket.
book-really. fit sort OF man TO as
sociatc with Mcclure, Busby, Flynn.
He has joined with them in the ex-
pectation OF getting their aid in elect
ing his man Croager to congress from
the Third district. in which event he
can punish his enemies and repay
some old debts of revenge.
Busby controls the McAlester News
Capital; Flynn controls the Oklahoma
City Times; Mcclure controls the
Guthrie State Capital; Raymond con-
trolls the tulsa World; Raymond,
Flynn aud Others control the MuskO.
gee Phoenix.
These four gentlemen also control
the funds from which are paid two or
three Guthrie newspaper men, whose
sole business has been made TO write
reckless lies about Governor Haskell
and his friends. and defamations, Sian.
dcrs, misrepresentation The above
named papers and their few smaller
satellites use the stories manufactured
by the Republican press bureau al
Guthrie; and sean the news Of the
United States with ayariclouS eyes for
aught that can be twisted, distorted
changed into the rank kind of article
which they deem necessary TO ham
mcr Haskell
The process of "hammorng' II
which the Republican leaders arc be
ginning TO indulge themselves is no
decent one. and is not intcuded S,
10 be- Haskell Is TO hc broken II 4
can be done. II WAS agreed am
means are not 10 be considered Tn,
attacks must be personal to be mos
( effective Avoid law SUITS com
sellcd one Law suits be d d." an
swcrcd one OF fhe chief OF the fou
chiefs 1--WE can fight lawsuits all rgh,
and can afford a. Say what yoi
( ploasei Break him. that's an want
and I'm willing 10 pay for H.