The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-29
RE FAIR 10 orHERs.

cali attention 10 the differences in
spirit between the capital city and the
metfvrriis coward the other cities Of
The stgie. This IS done not In the
spirit of malice. but because the Okla
homa city press Is ever criticIzing
other cities and Guthrie, seeking to
gain the prestige required 10 make an
unit the feeling in the southern part of
the state for the metropolis.
The Leader realizes that the various
assertions made by the newspapers Of
the metropolis against Guthrie have
had effect In the south tier of counties,
where many believe that Guthrie is
made up of different population than
the remainder Of the state.
Last fall when Muskogee was enter
faining the representatives. OF the en-
tire Mississippi basin and the coastal
states of the far West, and the great
est meeting ct the Trans Mississippi
congress was in session. Oklahoma
Citys newspapers were poking fun at
Muskogee and her delegates voted as
an unit against the provision for ask
ing aid of congress for the making
OF the Arkansas river navigable. The
newspapers OF the metropolis roasted
the citizens of Muskogee-a citizenship
that had made possible one OF the
most splendid convention halls in the
Unltei States and had turned their
homes open 10 their thousands OF
guests, their hospitality limited only
to their resources. In addition to the
business arrangements. the women Of
Muskogee, composed of splendid mem-
bers OF the best families Of almost
very state of the Union. gave all of
their time TO the entertaining of their
citys guests, making the women and
children who were there with their
husbands and fathers and brothers re-
member The occasion as one grand so
cial pleasure.
at lat time The one drawback TO the
pleasure Of the Muskogae populace was
the attitude OF the press of the metrop-
oils OF the state, even resorting TO the
cheap wit OF belittling the efforts OF
the East side metropolis.
Again. when the representatives and
senator from Tulsa were getting a
memorial through the legislature ask
ing congress TO investigate and. II pos
slbie. open the Arkansas river as high
rs Tnlsa-further still. ifdeemed advis-
able-the senator from Oklahoma City,
who is the editor-in-chief of the okla
homan, made sport OF the memorial.
going 10 the length of making It inn
perative Tor the Hon. Pat Goulding, OF
tho plains city OF Enid, to make a
singing retort. showing that the
freight rate advantage of having nav
igable river Ia the state woud be SO
great an advantage that only old fossils
and ignorant people would think Of
objecting or preventing the eftorI.
All this when not a dollar OF money
OF the state was being asked for by
the people Of Muskogee and Tulsa,
Again, when the booster train from
Tulsa was speeding through the great
wealthy states Of the Union, received
by thousands who had money to invest,
ami OF sufficient importance to have
the Chicago board Of trade. the third
largest trading mart IN the world, give
a 6peciai reception, the news story
printed By the Oklahoma City papers
was the one frosty reception accorded
the boosters,
The Leader Is proud Of the fact that
4 has maintaiped there Is room for
even more good cities IN this good
state Il has for its one first and un.
alterable policy-BE FAIR TO ALL
and from that position II does not wish
10 ialter the least little bit And II
can frulhfully assert that the press OF
the other cities Of the state, save the
metropolis as a rule have been equally
fair % their neighbors. II was because
Of the fact that many people over the
state think there Is constant war be
tween Guthrie aud the metropolis that
The Leader has allowed 70 pass with
but comment many Of the indignities
onerea TINS and sister cities by the
press OF that city Guthrie has been SO
long and so often mlsrepresented by
the Oklahoma City newspapers the peo.
p.e ~ The state take with some allow
ance any item Oklahoma Clty Oews
papers print OF this city or its people,
but Il does seem that a spirit % state
pfide would arouse fhe managers OF
the commercial interests OF the merop
oils 10 the fact that Oklahoma City
cannot attain her ambitions over the
ruins Of the other busy cities Of this
state. Located well in the fertile re
eion. the metropolis would be. unaided
but a good county seat town. Il has
neither fuel. mineral resources nor 4
factory OF large dimensions. Il has
good Wholesale houses and many Of
The great concerns OF the Union use
II .sT- q southwestern distributing city
Without the population ami prosperity
of the state the metropolis would
wlther Ia a year And when Il turns
the batteries Of scorn against Tulsa
Baftlesrllie Nowaia Sapulpa ond othel
cities oi the gas and Oh belt II bonn
bards the hope Of cheap fuel for fac
tory purposes Of the state. When OK
lahoIna Cjty keeps a dollar sway from
Muskoeee no good is done the assail
ant. for the great city stAried on the