The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-10

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That was a terrible exeorlation Civ
az .aa correspondence for his city by
fhe Chicago Record.Herald. and the
burning shame OF the wrong done lne
state as mentioned by the Chicago
newspaper, is ,aat it told Gods eter
nal truth about laose correspondents
told q Wen. although with a direct
mention OF names sufficient TO make
one shudder
While tho legislature was IN ses-
sion cerian correspondents sent
broadcast stories OF the work OF the
legislators tnat would have been bad
enough had they been true. but as
deliberate and studied falsehoods they
were beyond pale OF being forgiven.
The statement that the state was
10 iix the wages of worlyingmen was
printed in the Record-Heraid and
rightly =. was denounced as lncOmpa..
ible Wth Tree or sound government.
Governor Haskell and the secretary
OF state Immediately called attention
10 the matter, and the Record-Herald
al once called for the record from its
correspondent, and the same was MOI
fortncoming. because no such bill was
ever passed nor recommended for
passage
When the Chicago editor ascer-
tanned he had been duped by space
writer's there was no mincing nor ex-
cuses pushed out TO the state Of Okla
homa He did not ponder nor apollo.
Rize--he said the Record Herald mad
printed q he infamous, because IL W ls
lie That would hurt tho prosperity
OF the state OF Oklahoma aud injure
the we'll being Of citizens OF the tlhit.
cd States Citizerfs, II you please
have naught bur good viii for all oi
the law-abiding people OF the Union
He did not ask forgiveness. but ne
told how llie news wa. obtained, and
who had sent the lie 20 the news
paper. and put tine hot branding iron
across the brow Of a fellow-newspa
per man, who. generally. IS a good
man. but whose partisan ambition foi
SUCCESS Of his party made him violate
the ethics of newspaper correspond
ehce
The leader once again calls the at
teuuom OF the country weeklies n
the state 10 this matter. because they
have been anxious TO print the news
ahd hsye taken these Hes as sent ouf
not always without evil effect think
ing things were being done .nat were
never attempted and probably not
thought of Aud because me Lender
routed this false news association oul
of the synagogue they assailed Tho
Leader and sought 10 impair its use
fulness as IN other matters taking
faisahood Tor the guide and in oper
opposition 10 the truth
Tho Neader remembers n "specia
stan correspondent" for a newspaper
al Oklahoma laty who used The wire
10 ten a bill had been passed wher
tire senator from Shawnee, Eggerman
had simply asked that a certain sec
iion he temporarily put aside unti
he cauld prepare an amendment "a
same lg was, according 70 the news
turcau - a. ~ che l.eaier aud tns
administration, q sure sign inc mattel
was being suppressed because Ths
fadcf neEHrgW ped the story Of Tho
70al passage cic
Kindness alone caused The I.eadel
~ refrain from responding 20 thal
sort oi newspaper work. Ona able
corresp spondent, who came here 20 fe
port leglslaiiya proceedings was dunn
fOnuded whom one OF be publishers
OF newspaper told the correspondent
'' tHaN lhNAhtAh Aiat MhiNh Nlh Hiu
as most
TO The credit o. the correspondent
he leit the city rather than TO stlilti
~ bis abilities by sucn conduct.
Baerc IS a little syndicate Of those
correspondents They sigh for tht
day of tut carpelnargef when thl
juicy slices OF graft were bartefeo
about and they think the way Z,
make medicine AGAINST The present All
fninistraii0n is 10 lle about ID and
fenp WINS thai they may aot be over
taken
ln The years listed With the past
that syndicate has shown The Leader
no love and What they have attempted
20 do with tAe Eeader 10 prevent i
ever becoming powerful enough ~
reach around and acrOss the great
- s. ie..ei Oklahoma eD0ld not be told
Afi book. That syndicate saw len
afsloV over De heads Ol US al
WIN The Leader forced 10 crawl
township By township ID not being IA
Nered With The great slices of patron.
age alleged % have been put forth %
keep ihe other organs bigger and
neNaier tnan WAS The Leader
nith me whole pack Of wolves shif.
erne ior comfort and cover rhh keAd.
er has sympathy for the aggreeat ton
ana only wishes they might nave tax.
en- heed before ihe experienced hand
OF The maslef editorial builder ga lhe
epicaao RocoRl-Herald turned their
faces downward and applied the
eqlpeie 81 truth 10 that asloric rel
Nu made 1mons yc1rs arbne
That hond election IS the f6IaIaahu,
- inIt and We oxrerf is have inr