The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-08
THAT MoRleUND cocK-AND.5uLL
STORY FROM BARTLESViLLE.


The Bartlesville Enterprise Of Fri
Gay last contains a moribund story
purporting TO set cut in detail an at
tempted hold-up OF the Bartlesvlle
Commercial club by J. ID. Burke secre'
tary of the state Democratic commit.
tee. In behalf OF The Daily Leader
The Enterprise. with adroit cussed'
ness. seeks TO make q lineup OF The
Leader and the administration and
tells OF a rpcrted conversation be.
tween Secretary Sharp of the Com.
mercial club and Mr. Burke. The
story on its face is abssrdly laughable
and shows to what lengths some men
will go for the sake of political ad-
vantage. The Leader has Just come
into possession OF the story and has.
tens to assure the good people of
Bartlssyllle that It IS not the ogre
painted by the Enterprise. According
10 the Enterprises story Mr. Burke
called on Mr.. Sharpe OF the CONNER.
rial club with a statement to the ef-
fee. that If Sharp would produce the
sum OF $500. The Leader would insure
THE town Of Bart.c5ville a state insti-
tuition. The story. we repeat, is so
L.
that II is hardly worth repetition, but
since enemies of The Leader always
manifest keen delight in peddling the
picturesque and absurd. a few words
from The Leader will serve t. brand
another lie for which the Bartlesville
Republican field is so prolific.
For sometime past The Leader has
been planning to issue a special num-
Der devoted to state ineerosts II was
the Intention to devote considerable
p- rtion OF the number TO those towns
holding ambitions for state instltu-
tions. provided said towns were suf-
ficienily interested to- pay for the
planned wrlte-ups. The project Is a
straight paper business proposition
the prime object OF the edition being
Go make money for The Leader The
aspirants for institutions among the
larger towns were listed on basis of
from two to six pages each, this spece
including local and display advertise.
ments. photographs and general write
mp. Last week several towns were
communicated with relative to the
project. During the week Mr., J ID
Burke. enroute to Cleveland and the
Hogshooter oil districts. was request
ed to step at Bartlesville. and place
rAe Leaders pr. ject before the Com
mercial club. During his absence Of
one week he was given authority to
take subscriptions for the paper. Last
Friday Mr.. Burke called on Mr.
sharpe. He stated the Leaders plan
Mr.. Burke has no knowledge Of the
newspaper business and he was not
even made acquainted with the rates
for this special edition. further than
that they ranged from $i00 fer one
page of special descriptive matter to
$500 for four pages, containing half
tones, descriptive matter. advertise
ments. etc When Sharpe inquired as
TO the probable cost OF Bartlesvile's
representation he was informed the
rate depended en- the amount of space
taken. Mr.. Burke was then introduc
ed TO MIR. Phillips. president OF the
cub. who without hearing Burke's
proposition Immediately launched in,
TO an excoriation Of The Leader, the
administration. Haskell and Murray
sharpe. OF course. taking his cue from
Phillips also ranted That is all there
Is 70 the story. Sharpe Is the only
man Burke talked TO ami he and
Phillips being hostile 10 everything
Democratic Immediately made up a
cock-and-bull story for the Enterprise
During his arraignment OF Haskell
Phillips was surprised 20 learn that
Murray was net a member OF the Sec.
ond assembly and remarked that Bar
tlesville didn't expect damned thing
from the outfit az Guthrie" Sharpe
has merely sprung the Enterprise
story TO make cheap sentiment lie
we'll knows that Bartlesville and
Washington county have not improved
their chances for Democratic favor by
refusing TO return a Democrat 20 the
Second assembly spd trust b. use r
purpOrted story Wi;n temporary
agent Of this paper as a club TO work
on minority members of the legisla
ture. The pubic institutions OF Okla
hlma have been located by newspa
pers for many years. This year they
viii be located by the legislature.
The Leader regrets taat II feels
called on 10 use SO mueh valuable
space 10 rasute such a diabollcal story
as that which comes from Bartlesyilie
That It IS maniiestly untrue. may be
proven BY conferences with the Com
merciRl cabs and citizens OF any cf
the other towns asking state instltu
tiong.
The Leader Is not for sale Neither
IS IT'S editorial space for sale How
ever. il has available space In its ad
yertising columns OF regular and
special editions n thgre be one thing
on whici The Daily Leader pridos 81.
self n IL iis rec rd as a straight. ho-
est. honorable and unpurchasable
newspaper For fifteen years The
sleadcr has been doing business az