The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-23

HASKELL FLAYs BENEDICT.
IN Tie current issue Of the New
statd Tribue, Sfefnor Haskell gives
Editor eeeudiSt cf the oklahoma
city Times, the most awful flayins
ever adm.nislered by an Oklahoma ed
itor TO another 1t IS not on the order
os the biliingsgate editOrializing so
common among the critics Of the ad-
1niaAlfafi0n but cold calm holding
f the truth before the public and ad-
ninistorlng the lash oi Fact against
ihe continued and baneful niisrepre-
sontafions made ia the Times
Bceinning with the statement thAt
ihe nanie Benedict was the first to APP
ptar 81 the list of American traitors,
Gogafnor Haskell shows that each
Wild, false statement made by the
Times mas been made with no nobler
object than to have the present adj
Innistrauon appssr in a false light
10 the oireside wofld, es did the traitor
Benedict Arnold in the opening hours
of our national struggle for human
rights
They Times misquoted the Okla-
homa banklng law and. under guise Of
having quoted a passage Of that act,
made 4 cowardls attack upon Lieuten-
ant4ioNeFnor Bellamy. also member
of the banking board. the qnotatiQn be-
inE shown Incorrect and the charge.
reilnd nf course. against Bellamy
wholly sroundless
The Times made the declaration that
the governor at viii could amend an
appropriation, and against that state
Fftt
lealsr 90 discgfn for himself whether
or not he can amend amy law
IN eight specific instances Governor
Haskell shows the Times He'd ia the
ORIGINAL statement and as each was
couMented upon the branch lies were
80 namerous they are impossible TO
enumerate.
One By one the Times is answered,
and each Instance proves the Times
POSSESSED tie real facts when the gar
bed statements We're published Al
thonph tile governors statement that
the Times knowingly mud Intentionally
Htte mpted 10 slander the state AID put
lt IN a false light TO the people for
cheap political purpose the severity IS
Warranted by the persistent falsifylng
81 The Times office, presumably a pa
per eonducted for the sole purpose OF
ina nE ne readers believe the present
udmpistfaton IS destroying the prop
ef,y Interests Of the state when the
Times well knows a better code q
laws We're never prepared for the
guidance Of organized society
Pretending to champion the rights
Of the many ia It's fight against the
state adminsitraiion. the Times has
s5ep proven cheap tool Of a few dis.
SruGtled feeders or corporation money,
anG The governor miuces no sentence
~ showing wherein such Is true The
uere0cify u the Times Is shown In
its begging for special privilege to its
patron saints then, angefad because
e9Ne are made 10 pay tax, il starts
80 Viiityi0s trip SO false and un-
teNable that m the same article 1t ao-
elses he administration of the dema-
xHic attempt % win fame and power
hy driving cQrpqgate wealth from the
elaie Iae ltf ththtOrial also accuses
tAe n3renor of being hand in glove
With standard on qnd working for the
iptertsis Of THAI ifust
ii ihere be weak place tn the posi-.
tom ol Governor Haskell 1t Is paying
iced 20 the false criticism Of the
fmes the Times policy being so ems
p1orle understand as do an who are
N eny manner connected with any one
rains mentioned by the Benedict
crowd of lreebuUiem and political ad.
NHnturerf
Standing nt IN tho open country. be.
sneafed with tke ialsehoods of iis own
tffarou end proven q har from tho
~ Nt eoumeOcemcnt until this good
hplr che Times only hope of creating
iNrfher trouble Is by declaration II
haa ppf been answered by the adminls-
ifaHon. Notwithstanding &c has been
lieNea a sheet of slime and It's editor
War ~ choice as well as purchase.
s-s-1ss--a-1a.a.-s---ss-.
Tulsa ls IA figdt for a new chapter.
practically a2mnissicn form OF GOV.
efnmeni just why Whea nomeone
teil weary q an officer or the way a
town "a city S governed he feels that
q eQminits'on form of government viii
a'icfiata. an u.s. is hard 30 determine.
o3t q siiy has not sufficient pride 10
elect Hrgood mayor and city council
hoB it.wil overcome this by electine
good 1onmi toner's Is 50 hard 10 deter.
nioe that 30 friend az ihe change has
aver fuueIl ~ make the explanation.
Efpericnoc has taught that wherever
iit soYerumcni is removed from lhe
People tp any e1tcnt just TO that dis
ianfe ine government Is made worse.
Wnile ihe people often err and serlous.
81 there g no evidence Of their ever
iaiing o r.ght tie mistake az the first
oppofipallyc
tpd r0N We afo told that Frank
Hitchcock bas destroyed his nerves