The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-03
HowLs OF THE DiseRUNTLED.

HowLs or THE DISCOUNTED.
no read The sensational papers en-
gagged Ia denouncing each and every
act OF ihe state administration one
would be led 10 believe the attorney
general had issued an order for the
DiiliLiH % fire on church when i
was filled with worshipers.
And an because the attorney gener-
al holds TO The idea one OF more rail-
road companies must clean up the
passenger coaches but not clean
them only by dusllng ilc dirt IN the
faces of the passengers when the roads
We're alleging their coaches were IN
transit
Il has been one of the customs
handed down 10 US from The time when
the railroad coaches we're scrubbed
only when the Dalious or some OF like
ilk were shooting up the passengers
for nos unloading their wealth at the
feet OF The desperadoes for some of
the roads To haYo the porters sweep
The coach aisles iust before Tho passen
gers desired 10 take lunch. aud Il was
never considered oui of taste TO allow
The dirt collected 10 remain in one
corner until tho ninu KINDLY made It's
daily distribution upon the clothes and
faces OF the people alleged to be
travelling on railroads.
Attorney General West is willing for
the coaches TO be made sanitary; in
fact he insists such shall be done; but
he also holds that the division points
are where the coaches shall be scrub
bed and he is opposed to the idea of
the porfcrs sweeping the accumulat-
ing dast on the clothes and In the faces
OF the passengers.
Because of these ideas and opinions
OF the attorney general. the anti,admin
isiraton press charges ne is taking
away the vested rights of the railroad
companies and driving capital out ol
the state In great long strings
Not a few OF the railroad companiei
operating in this state long since made
the discovery we arc as much opposed
to be made the lodging house of train
dust as are other people, and have
acted accordingly. but those who fear
the people wiz be displeased If the por
ter foes not give each passenger an
opportunity 20 be made receiver f0I
the dirt and germs yen Justify through
the remnant OF the carpclhaEger preas
IF il be even iutimeted they must re-
gpect the wishes OF y,.eir patrons, AZ
though II Is strange predicament
those newspapers seeking to find fault
with the state administration rush for
ward and soleumly proclaim the order
TO cleanse and keep clean is BORDERING
oi. anarchy. and "a menace 10 the peace
and prosperity 5f Oklahoma. Led OF
by that wandering jew oi Oklahoma
journalism Who edits lhe Times at OK
lahoma CITY, an who opposed The stat,
constitution statehood aud an oppoe
tunity for the people 10 choose iheh
own officials make The prairies ant
the tlmbers howl with iheir protesa
against any and an who feel that pop
uiar government can bun be bette
than government by appointment. Ia'
public however should treat this las
remnant of opposition To self govern
mont ats kindly as possible This creV
is making iis last stand. Their su
periors beaten from tlle public cr!l
by me club OF popular suffrage, mad
dcned because they have been si'
mouths separated from ihe salarie
fhuy never pretended to earn it i
natural they howl and below protes
al whatever movement tends towar
teeping heia further removed fron
Qln0al NE.
tncafy ,hoy are harmless and POW
erless and heir ambition As bur q
nisfepresenl % Washington with th
sneakng hope ihat Tor one more tern
lshonld ihe republicans Win lhe nj
tional alectlonl hey may be- ailowe
10 parcel onl ,he offices from tie iea
eYal authorities and keep alive the
ring OF Uaiters.
Their ldsi for power was never BEL