The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-19
WHAT HuRTs rExAs.

Judging from the efforts that must
have created some of the articles now
appearing in the North Texas press
these fine June days, the ever per
sistent irritating caitle ticks
have vamoosed from tine long-horned
bovines and do now sit astride the
uecks Of the editors In no other way
cSn The statements being printed
about Oklahoma and its governor be
accounted for because il was a few
days ago since the bankers of the
Lone Star state were in session. an
their leading and most sound keepers
OF the coin were DelabOring the others
Of the state to awaken to the fact tho
Oklahoma governor had discovered q
way to stop bank runs. and warning
that mere barking would not stop
the flow of money to Oklahoma for
investment.
/ Upon the heels OF this warning. IS
sued by the best financiers of Texas
appeared this article in the Dallas
/ lTimes-Herald:
IT is announced that there viii be
( no railroad building in Oklahoma this
lyear. Haskellism?"
or course had the man who peuned
that article been in any sense quaii
fled to write personal notes for a
newspaper he would have looked al
Ibis development chart and at once
ascertained that already one great
road had been completed through the
state of Oklahoma this year 1908
and that delegation of citizens from
his home city have been out over It.
asking for the trade Of the merchants
OF this great state
1 i is not our duty to keep the gen
tleman from Texas informed as q
the trips Of his city's commercial club
/ but il Is a matter OF common knowl
ledge that several Texas newspapers
had sent their representatives. ovei
/ he new road, and the merchants
( ireallzing the prosperity and wealth
loi the great trade territory Of Okla
homa. asked the citizens of this state
4 10 at least try and become better
acquainted With Dallas, an Invitation
+ by the way not likely TO receive
overly swell responses so long as oul
people must be slandared by Dala.
I papers.
But listen TO another of the same
character Of tick thumpers, this time
nom Denison, called the Herald.
Haskell wants TO go to the senate
land he Is not overlooking "A single bel
that viii, In his Judgment, add to hl.
political strength
This. too, in spite Of the fact thar
an Oklahoma railroad is hastenini
/ It's construction work toward Deni
son, everybody conscious OF the fact
save the Herald, which has devoted
It's time for observation to dilatinl
on the grave question of what sor
lof grass viii grow best to suit tn,
esthetic tastes Of his particular kind
Moreover the announcement G.
I Governor Haskell being a candidat,
for United States senator IL no ri
] diculous and ancient Il smacks of ID,
Herald being lost Either he has no
kept pace with the events Of the pres
ent year or his fight with the mos
qnitoes, ticks and boil weevil hav,
80 irritated him as 10 cause a laps,
OF memory.
When the atate legislature indorset
the candidacy of senator Gore a wa.
certainly time for the governor L
have been at work had he desired Il,
go 10 the senate OF course. month,
before, over his signature, Govemo
Haskell had declined to be a candl
date for the senate. giving Two str0nl
reasons for the same-one that n,
+. had been elected governor hy th,
people and bore no other commits
.fslon from the electorate of this state
the other that Senator Gore deserved
more Than one year stating that I
that period he would not have oppOr
innlty 10 more than get acquainted
However, The Leader recognize
facts and matters of common knowl
edge are not of value TO The NOril
I Texas tick fighters their ambition
being TO say so much each day, with
oct regard to truth, benefit or wha
leheoi q might have upon the peopl,
from whom they secure their sub
stance
out the Dallas editor took anothe
filing having seen how we'll the Den
iison any responded to the first A.
IS customary IN that school OF journal
ism, the last attack IS vulgar per
sonal insult 20 Governor Haskell.
Hoke Smith expected TO go to ia,
senate ~ me close OF his second tern
as goNernor fiut the second term tail
ed % mairializA The industrial. az
riculiural and commercial interests o
Oklahoma will set bnsy some day an,
that viii be the finish OF Haskell
who Is radical as old Waite of Colo
rado and as Yindiciive as Hon Thom
Pas y. Watson of Georgia
10 bc compared With HOke Smiil
is noi half as bad as the man Wn,
wrote me rimes-Herald article nigh
ihlnk. and Baskelrs radicalism 4
tcharged onlr hy those who wish /,
disobes the Law Of the land: of coursl
ihai may Dc the element of Dalla'
leople who zead the hgphenaied on
gan Bat for a resident o7 ihe stat
oi Texas 10 assall another man %
e0mmuaiiy as being radical Is mdl
efops q has been lesn than a mon,l