The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-31

YhWP OF WE McACOf8QENES >.
While the bin creating the oiice of
state printer was pending the most
bitter antagonists of the measure
we're few selfish members of the
typographical union o9 Oklahoma
City. They desired a bill calling for
union man. Tho legislature ig-
nored these demands Always a fer
vent friend of labor and going fur
ther In recognizing tmionism thsh
any other state legislature the law
making body drew The line on self
seekers working under the grise of
organized printing crrfL and passed
the state printer biz as originally
drawn. Speaker Murray became the
target Of venomous attack by the
Okahoma City agitaiors and later
when Gov Haskell appointed c. G.
Worrall as state printer the admins
tration was vigorously bombarded
But the noise OF the agitators didn't
make a dent Gov Haskell treated
the attacks with silent contempt and
Worrall smiled Now the agitators
have opened on new line OF attack.
They have enlisted in their cause
a bunch of republican papers ~ the
same sheets which pounded the con
stitutional convention and the con-
stitutiop--and all are now In full cry
after The Leader. They think The
Leader wants TO make some money.
The malcontents, pirates and cut.
throats have met In solemn conclaye
and resolved tha, The Leader has
Submitted estimates for state print
ing that are too high AS a feeler
the grating pirates have showed out
from the Obstructionist armada, a
pismerine gunboat yciept the Okla
homa City News This publication
has had a great deal to say about
the legislature. the administration
and tho state printing Evidently
nothing pleases t. The News is con-
trolIed by Mr.. Flynn. who still has
dreams OF Republican conquests.
The program calls for the state Capt.
tai. which is controlled by the Santa
Fe. to add to the din later, with a
handful OF postoffce publications
bringing mp an echoless rear. The
plan Is neat but It lacks terminals.
Presumably the dope Is supplied by
disappointed self-seekers IN the OK
lahoma City anion. And in the
matter OF dope" Is exactly where the
plans fail Every charge, allegation
and insinuation made by the malcon'
tent herd Is utterly false. The Lead.
er has not submitted any estimate,
Il has not asked for an extravagant
contract, the printing commission
has not asked for bids, neither has
the printing commission in any IN
stance or particular evaded the law
creating II Acting under the law
The board has adopted It's rules and
regulations and is adhering 10 them
Governor Haskell Is not chairman OF
the printing commission, as the News
alleges. nor Is Lieut. Governor Bel
lamv a member OF the board. as is
also alleged. The Leader was doing
the printing for the Legislature
weeks before the state printing Dill
become law The state work
has been under direction Of the state
printer since the passage OF the
printing bill and work has gone tC
printing offices over the state pre-
! serably Democratic printing offices
An this has been rush work. In the
natter of county records, the state
PRINTER and commission, are busy
/ formulating schedules for the govern
ment of the work. These statements
can be easily verified II Is thus seer
how palpaB.y y weak and senile are the
attacks OF the obstructionist horde
| But one paragraph In tine TRADE of the
| News Is susceptible Of truth Tina
is this: 1T appears to be the Demo
cratig policytto lei Republican papers
rot. and build up Democratic papers
ii certainly stands to reason tha'
Democracy should first care for it'
own before enriching the Golfers OF
It's enemies in order TO better enable
them 10 continue their attacks on De
mocratic policies and institutions
The plans OF the Malta are puerile
No one will be misled or deceived by
the hybred tackle of a Dand OF oiack
mailers; no fire can be built nndel
any Democratic official in an effor
10 make him come across Ih'
people are onto the pirates--the SAM
gang that shouted rebel convention
and rotten constitution and whiel
vas enectually showed under 70 IN
tune OF lOSO0O majority