The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-31

over half of the total appropriation in
the holding of the election for dele
gates; hence, there wis not enough
4slbdos have egslh held the con-
sUtutioaal consentiL Il .ior sixty days,
aid pay its printing Ills, nor any Of
tue expenses Of the succeeding cleo
ton. ht3 d1D
There seems to be no efiticism OF
any OF the items Of this house bill No
1907, except the printing bills. / have
therefore given particula attention to
the printing bills. / find that for con-
vention work the bill allows The Lead
er Printing company twenty-five thous
land, eight hundred and ninety dollars
land seyenty-three cents lind that
this work was done by The Leader
Printing company with the knowledge
that they would have to wait for their
pay until congress might see fit to pay
the bill, or take chances on our secur-
ing statehood and the state thereafter
Ipaying the bill In any event 1t was
well known to everybody that they
would have to wait more than year
for their money and perhaps never
get it; and | also find that no other
at that time because Of The uncertain
( ty as 10 whether or not IL would ever
be paid for. That uncertainty as to
pay would naturally entitle the print
er to a higher price for his material
and Labor than he would probably re
ceive If he was doing the same kind
OF work and receiving cash for it, but
! have gone further With the examine
affr
Ing bills to see whether or not tne
amount allowed by you in this case
was eXtrayagant or unfair to the state.
/ find that during the very identical
days that The Leader Printing COM
.pany was furnishing this material and
doing this work for the constitutional
convention, without any certainty Of
ever being paid for It, that the Guthrie
State capital was doing the same
character OF work and furnishing the
same character Of material to the Ok
lahoma Territorial government, for
which 1t was receiving pay in cash, at
from ten per cent to twenty-five per
cent higher prices For example,
where you allow The Leader Printing
company sixty-five cents per thousand
ems for composition, the Guthrie state
Capital company was ,aceiving from
the Territorial government in cash,
seyenty-hve cents per thousand ems
for composition, and other items In
proportion or even a higher price be-
Ing paid the Guthrie State Capital.
Hence. t.r yoU to allow The Leader
Printing company the amount you
have allowed IT, after it has waited
over year for the money is certainly
above criticism. At the time the work
was done the pay was so uncertain
that all others refused to bid at all
for the work and wait for their money,
and when we compare The Leaders
prices under these uncertain condi-
tions with the prices that the terri
torial officers were then paying the
Guthrie State Capital in cash, it Is APP
parent that you have fully projected
the people Of our state.
I The remaining item Of fifteen thous-
and, four hundred dollars for print
ing seventy-fve thousand copies OF
the constitution for distribution among
the people 0t-the staLe Was absolutely
necessary, as the people were entitled
to read the constitution before they
were called on to vote for It's adoption
Iog rejection. find tnat the president
'iof the constitutional convention Was
: authorized by the convention 10 secure
the printing OF those copies Of the
constitution That be solicited eight
different printing establishments 10
bid on the work, inclu6ing the Guth-
RE State Capital and the Oklahom6
Times. That after great effort on the
part or tne. president OF the conven-
ton The Leader company was the
only one that would print the consti-
tuuOn and take chances on ever get
ting their pay for II. l lnd that some
of the bidders who offered 10 print
| Tho constitution for cash. bid higher
on cash proposition than you have
allowed The Leader company after 1t
has waited this long for its money,
Wnen az the time il did the work It
had no sale assurance that II would
ever be paid for the work.
Speaking OF patriots, in connection
. with the printing bills that were ne
eessary in our fight for statehood.
am advised after careful inquiry that
whom IL was necessary TO have the
Tickets printed 20 hold the election
Hast september. fhs shawnee Herald
bid a little less than twelve thousand
dollars for the entire job, The Leader
frlhuns company, little over twelve
thousand dollars and the present edi-
tor Of the Oklahoma City Times bid
sixty-fipe thousand dollars ] find that
the said Herald and Leader IN their
bids we're willing to take ehsnces on
possibly never getting their money.
while the editor Of the cklahoma City
fimes stipulated IN his bid that he
imust have part Of i cash. You viii
have no trouble % deciding which bid
de-s were patr.olic advocates Of state
hood when you compare that bid Of
twelve thousand dollars. On time. Win