The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-21
oKLAAoMAN's ANSWER


| Everett Purcell, IN Enid Eyentsl
Newspapers owes the s'atc are de-
voting great deal Of space to the
! proposition started by 0klahoma Cts
ncwsparers. to-wit: Gates turns
down Oklahoma" and advocating a
change Of constitutions to suit Mr.
Gates, II appears that John W. Gate,
the we'll known trust magnate and
stock gambler went 10 Oklahoma Gifts
some weeks ago. Upon arriving al
that city Gates stated that he was
iflaitered with ihe pfospec Of Okla
homa and INTENDED 70 do some riil
way building here. lie let ose div
ers effusions along that linz. calcul
aied 10 tickle the vanity Of Oklahoma
cry and loft the state. After leal
ina Il seems that John W." old sot
/ Figured out a coup dc etat He plan.
ned upon bringing oklahoma To lts
knees. upon humiliatlng the state. Up
on making us look Ike thirty cents
on stick or a gang Of boys playing
marbles on Sunday aud receiving the
treprimande Of parson.
John W. went to New York City
II IL 70 be remembered that New York
City Is he financial Sedan Of Amefl
en- In New York they suckle vile
I ness for the dollars and consider that
the successful stock gambler or con
sClencelcss manipulator Is greater
than God Almighty Or the hope OF hu.
manity. In New York City John W..
chartered g couple Of lawyers-that Is
corporation lawyers. who define
things and laws according TO the man
ne- desired John w. indicated 70
these said lawyers the trend OF hts
proposed lesson" The lawyers SET
lhalz think tank te ssesk The ss.ss...iis ss.ss...ii
was that they delivered an opinion IN
writing 10 John w. relative TO the
Oklahoma state constitution. All 0ul
reaiers are aware that the Events en-
leriaineG somewhat OF opposition 10
the state constitution In times past
Oar opposition was based upon the
intense partisan politics Of the con.
aiitullon. Aud our readers tnuw that
I'VE entertain no particular love for
that instrument because Of lts parti
sauship.
/ But these lawyers IN the employ OF
John w Gates, true 10 the inslruu
IONS NJ their employer issued state
ment Illuminating the Oklahoma state
constitution upon the grouud that Il
vas "antl-corporatlon In their opin
ion they advised against additional
railway luildlng 10 Oklahoma until
iheie Should BE- brought about the re-
peal uf certain sections Of the state
constitution. In other words that va
must get down upon AL foursr and
assume more humble attitude that
lJohn w and colleagues be better able
70 shcsr and pluck ug.
Naturally the Oklahoma City news
papers fell into the trap. 'rhey dived
In head first and Issued great articles
asking for The repeal Of Article {
nf Section and sundry and numer
ons other sections OF the c0nstltu
llon anything Just 70 please John "
and the Wall street bears Anything
1gh. Lord Just 30 they smile upon Us.
and the parrot organs al over the
state published their stuff In one
grand sweet chorus OF knee bendinf
and dollar Worship.
File upon such weakness.
The Oklahoma constitution posses
es many legal political faults. but one
o. ie faults la not that Il undertakes
ITO protect the people Of the state
against corporate control. we wan
railroads built IN our s'ate bat VI
10 not de.lfe 10 give the railroads
deeds TO our farms and ehattoi mort
cages upon our stock.
John Vi Gates. with all his milllont
II no bet En- than the humblesl tlllei
Of The humblest plot Of soil IN tbs
humhlest part Of the state Of Oklaho
ma.
John W Gates Is but a mass O
phlegm. fever plmples and cuticle
He ~ nc better than any other man
That h II the explolter Of people Il
Tho advantage OF himself makes hin
not as the man extraordinary. II,
& h simply an ordinary grabber--thatl
al.
Il II absurd that we are made I.
listen % his venai demands that VI
ameni our constitution merely IN OF
ter that hIe aud other corporations b,
furnished with more thorough
slranele-hold upon the producers D
the state. The idea sought 10 be I'd
Yancel u that we should make oul
constitution amiably pleasant lowars
gentlemen who desire 70 build rail
ways IN the state. AZ 4 matter O
fact Il il sought 10 secure an enterlnl
vcdge into the constitution IN o-de
TO make more easy : greedy milk
lns Of the states reaoufcest Our Ia
lure Is too rosy W. bright, prosper
uua prospecla We exhibit Too nucl
hope Tor the individual We ought Il
be- TUX down We are TOO Inde
pendent and have too much money Il
the bank We must needs be dralnes
and drained with pat on the bael
and a laugh thai the golden strean
toward New York be largely Increaa
ed IN size
We arr 10 be led aslfay upon ths
simple proposition that we are vast
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