The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-17
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The state Capital certainly reached
the limit Of SANDER and abuse in its
issus Of this morning when coward
like and afraid to father the slander
OF its own making. it referred to the
special agent Of the governor to inves-
tIeate the oil question. James Kirk
wood, as follows:
And again there are those
who are unkind enough to say
they know what the report will
be.
the Leader desires to ask the Cap.
itai to name one of those unkind
enough to say they know what the YER
dict viii be- The LeadSr has an idea
there will be no one step forward and
confess he said Mr., Kirkwood was a
man who would pretend TO have an
opinion, that opinion made In advance.
The Leader knows who would be
unkind enough to wish to make the
statement but the editor who penned
that untruth about one OF the best and
most respected citizens OF Guthrie, Is
famed more for his fleetness than for
his courage In the charge.
Mr.. Kirkwood is a pioneer; he Is
the president Of the Anti-Horse- Thief
Association and against him no one has
ever uttered word OF reproach--save
those who are unkind enough to say"
and that quoted parsonage seems TO
have no parentage At least there has
been no doorp knocked down on the
part o, the author to make his par
entage known to the world or to Mr..
Kirkwood
The cowardly assaults made against
GUvernor Haskell are expected, and
because they can iniure the governor
very little The Ieader has allowed the
ma5ority Of them 20 go unnoticedc But
why4the CAPITAL ia ITS venom should
attempt 10 revile and SANDER the
name OF a highly respected farmer
accusing him Of an act beneath the
dignity Of a common tramp, Is beyond
fathomlng
Had Mr. Ttirkwood ever committed
an act 10 justify criticism Of his in
tegrity or stability, even then, while
unetlled for the reason might bs
plain In thl sintsance the Capita
seemingly for the sole purpose Of max
ing someone feei the lash Of its be
draggled energy. proceeds to slander /
man whose ambition has been TO liv'
right himself and TO aid his farme
friends Ia protecting their Interest,"
against thieves and rustlers.
Are we 20 understand the Capita
dislikes Mr. Kirkwood because OF tn,
wars waged by him against the hors'
thieves OF the state? Does the Capita
base its estimate of the report 20 b
made by Mr. KirlSwJod by what tn
Capital would do under similar cii
cumstanceag Has 1t been the polio
Of the Investigating committees sen
out By the regime the Capital love
70 make their reports before invest
eating, or afterwards?
Surely there has TO be foundation
for these attacks and perhaps the Cal
ital forms It's judgment OF men by tn
standard OF self.
IL il 70 be the policy OF that shee
TO slander all citizens Of Guthrie al
pointed 70 make an honest and tru
report Of conditions2 The Leade
wishes TO know what 10 expect Cel
tain Il Is that no man In Logan count
stands higher than plain Jim" Kirl
wood and IL ithe Capital expects I
Islander the good citizens aud LET IN
bad oheB receive TIE praise we desir
70 know that we may form our est
mate OF mems real worth by the meal
ure Of violent and false charges mad
againTt them by the State Capital.
It really does seem snpermlous I
add Mr. Kirkwood vii perform his dl
ties faithfully and his report viii b
that OF himself and himself alone.
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