The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-16
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saved ln the founding of this "New
/ jerusalem cas- it's enemies have seeo
/ tit to dub I'D IS one of The smaller
considerations
We want a capital ciiy that VIII be
{ the pride of every OklahomaD. and
4 the admiration OF the would
The principal feason e unau
( weRhlh 81nmept and The one thnl
Will save 20 this state .mllii0ns Qf DOL
| lars in generations 70 come. is 10 cot.
ceutrate there as Near as practicable
an of our state Institutions. and take
them oui of politics.
It max sound good TO the uninitia.
I ted 70 talk of scattering our state in
stitutions around SO most every dis.
ltrict can have recognition 0r 10 so
I a little more into details. such dis
tricts bs are fo.tunatc CD enough 10
/ be represented bl q good schomer q
good hand to help make aud put
/ through q State. more especially 81
such district has q town wherein lives
Ia goodly number of energetic patriotic
lDublic spirited citizens, who are viii
| ing to- spehd their timg and money to
go 70 the legislature and watch the
CORNERS and be ready 20 scotch for
theie representative when tAe scrap
comes.
Now understand. / don't mean TO
cast any insinuatlons of 'bo0ile OF
graft' or of anything dishonest or
unfair In this connection mean
lust what I say Ii the public lnsti
utions oi the state are TO be distr
buted as pie to Che difeuhnt dis
ricts. what is more natural than that
the public spirited citizens of the yar
lus towns thatare especially suited
or some state Institution should be-
aroful 10 select representative who
5 known to be a 'slroBg man" and 8
ood manipulatOh We pr0hahly have
900 towns ihat are ideal location
or SOME state institution This vii
produce some hot sRirmisnes
The legislator who wins ont wei
fnows how faithful the boys wori
q for him. and he would be an "uu
fatciui cur II he should leave an
stone unturnedt ia his EFFORT q,
make good LEGISLATORS are usu
| iiy not ungrateiul, So the stoaes
re all turned some oil them az,
uIneG' several times some of Ga
stones are heavy and 1t requires
nttle log rolling TO get them urr
I'd '-all OF which, submit is no
or the very best interest OF the mas
ses.
Oklahoma Territory had 10 sena
-ors; il takes to make majority
t5-Oklahoma Territory had publ
Institutions
The state of Oklahoma has a sen,
1rs. II state institutions are TO :.
arceled out as pie J want to ris
~ reputation as prophet by sa. in
aat when The next legislature ad
urns % districts viii have had stab
istltutiong provided for them a
ne years so b- and some district %
lsionally Is SO Unfortunate % as ID
select a crank" to represent then
nd said crank should refuse W iolf
lhe ring that fixes the appropriations
or the various institutions, some 9th
IT district that has selected a senator
4 sufficient ability to know a good
ming when he sees It." will get q
tate institution. Men who go to the
gislatufe to work for any special
uterest,' regardless OF how worthy
hat interest may b.. a4e uA-
ave their general usefulness more Ol
SIS crippled
With our principal state institutions
| )cated around the capital city. whert
ne legislature may take the bel
ne' aud visit them an ia r diy. eacI
sislator viii have a common ntcres
them and such appropriations Nil
g made as Viii enable The va-iou
| Institutions TO best serve the people o.
Pc state
True, this state win always havf
eriam institutions that are more o,
ess local in their nature, which vii
erye The people setter elsewhere
han at the capital-for instance On.
chool of miues-hut there viii not %
nOlgh OF these to enable their repre-
entatives 10 storm a ring and run ia,
slate government
The question To be voted on this
All only reaches TO the approval o.
ilsapDroval of the plan-thc adoption
{ the idea. The question OF loca
ion will De to decide later On tn
question Of location ! believe that
robably have as little prejudice a'
nny citizen who has given The sub
fct any thought-there Is no end o
| goof places. The old military
preservation out at El Reno wouid,
have no doubt De a good location. /
ihe voters desire 20 bring 1T furhe
aast and locate It upon thst beautifu
high sloping prairie where Il VII
touch elbows with the erstwhile nae
troplis of'this state that viii be mag
lnGceht
II they desire to come stll larthe
east and plant our New Jerusalem
upon the beautiful plateau that lie
thard by the Forest City. tina
would be grand
Il ~ a majority OF the vote should can
5 ny il farther north and locate upo
some beautiful hills that often sa,
in my morning walks during the wIi
; ter and spring Just passed and max
E Guthrie p suburb of the state can't,
) city-what a wonderful improvement
Or II, like a wandering hive Of bee
2 they should circle around and hnall
= settle In the black Jack ridges in Lii
2 Dau cusnty ] should say, Amen
an hat ] ask Is that somewher
PERSONALLY near the center OF m
! state whore 10 viii best serve m
5 convenience of the largest aumber
lciii2eus. that We locate our state can