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

by the senate. It carries an appropri-
alton Of about $4,000"
In the Neck.
Spiro Tribune: The legislator that
makes a specially of jumping on news
papers and the printer generally get it
in the neck as witness the way The
Leader threw the soup into Agee, Stat
ford. eft al.
Its Contentious Just.
Salisaw Gazette; The senators at
Guthrie are trying to make records
One fellow named Agee is trying to
get back TO the senate by attacking
The Leader. We viii wager a dough
nut that The Leader proves the just
ness OF Its confcStiOn.
All He Deserves.
Coweta Courier: The subsidized
gang at Guthrie are attacking The
Leader on its printing bills. That's
always the way. The sap-heads and
lruhes always try to make records by
jumping on the printer. AS a rule
this sort Of animal never gets but one
term.
Republicans Are Sure.
Wichita Eagle The democracy Of
Oklahoma claims that Frank Greer
nd5 uuiL AubniAfs anu llt Mutit ItDuu-
lican party is certain that Leslie Nib
lack has busted" the town.
Poor Fluke.
Okmulgee Democrat: If Senator
Agee expected to get back to the legis-
lature by stirring up muss he viii
doubtless never come back. He made
poor fluke.
Didn't Prove AnHhing.
Adair Ledger: Senator Agee con
sumed ten Thousand dollars worth Of
the senate's time and didn't prove
anything, after all.
Soundly Democratic.
Albion Reporter: The Guthrie Lead
er is AL right. It is a sound consist
ent democratic something the
/ lOklahomat tries to be, but is not,
Pleased the People.
Bennington Tribune: Governor Has
kell pleased the people over here by
his approval Of constitutional conyen-
ton bills.
How a Lie Travels.
/ Ciaremore Messenger: A lie goes n
long way Agee in the senate said the
Guthrie leader had its constitutions
printed at Oklahoma City for $500.
rhe Capital and Oklahoman carried
1.-The lie. The Leader proved that the
work was not done in Oklahoma City,
and that 1t cost $1,000. but the two
papers named above refused to accord
Justice to The Leader by printing the
presentation of The Leader, or the
governor S message OF approval Of its
bills.
I GOVERNORS MESSAGE or AP-
PRoVAL.
Governor approves House Fill No.
i07 paying constitutional convention
2ils and gives eogent and pertinent
reasons for so doing.
Governor Haskell has approved
House Bill No 5O7, appropriating
money to pay for the printing Of the
constitutional convention In his mes
sage of approval the executive states
ome pertinent facts. lie also shows
dp the band OF liars who attacked the
Leader on the floor Of the senate three
Geeks ago, The message reads:
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,
Executive Department.
Guthrie Okla, May 23rd. le9S.
TO the Legislature:
/ have the honor TO report 10 you
that I have approved House Bin 40
507, entitled, An act appropriating
funds to pay the printing expenses
clerk hire and other expense items OF
the constitutional convention"
/ have taken the full five days for
the consideration of this bill in order
hat might carefully look into the
rticisms thereof made by the Okla
aoma State Capital OF Guthrie, the
/ Oklahoma City Times and other news
/ papers, feeling that even their crit-
cisms might have merit and warrant
confederation As a result OF This care
ful examination ! find that congress
appropriated one hundred thousand
dollars TO defray the expenses of plat
t.ug two territories into election dis
tricts, hold the election for delegateT
o the constitutional convention. pay
The mileage aud per diem Of the dele.
gates Ia the convention, the rent, fuel
and lights for the convention hall the
clerk hire, the printing bills Of the
convention, and the election for the
ratification Of the constitution and the
election OF the first set OF officers
provided for IN the constitution This
fund was placed under the charge OF
The territorial officers. to be disbursed
by them under the direction OF the sec
reiary of the interior IL is eYid0ui
that congress anticipated that this
firat Appropriation would cover only q
portion OF the total expenses and that
Z later appropriation by congress
would be necessary. as In the same en-
abling act, IN the case Of New Mexico
and Arizona the congress awarded
them one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. and expressly stipulated that
in the case of those two territories,
the deficiency should be paid BY the
state 10 be organized out II said ter.
ritories OF New Mexiro aud Arizona
fitcIles of Okiaaeina and Indian Ter
rlsory erv hundred thousand dollars
fef appEupfiatlou<only was made and
ihee omitted 2 HE statement that the
The territorial olaciala a1nandad