The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-10
RoozeRINo sAARplsrs


BoozERlNo sHARPisTs
Coming down 10 cold facts ami sc.s.
sorlnf the mrbelows out OF the way
Tor the convenience Of the reader,
that alleged capital contest which
ofIElna el At Oklahoma City, purport.
ing 10 bo a plan whereby the cities
ul Guthrie Shawnee and oklahoma
City might be voted on for perman.
enl state capital locations. carried al
SO rather smooth piece OE work on
the pait OF the advocates OF booze.
Briefly put. the men who for two
years have been threatening to Init
laic proposition 10 again vote on
tie question or prohibition for twenty.
one years. as placed IN the enabling
Dcl w ild Congress when giving this
alatc the right 10 select delegates to
the cOns liuilonal convention prepara.
tory 10 statehood have engineered this
deal ior q legal test without exposing
themselves
With his proposition as dlshed out
from The city At the bend Of the North
Canadian Is an opportunity 10 have a
test as to whether that twenty-one
year clluse be binding
n ihe states capital ls not IRE.
yocably fixed for Guthrle until after
1915 as specified Ia the enabling act.
then the provision IN Che aci for TWEEN
tyono year prohibition for that dis.
lriel formerly specified os Indian Ter.
fllory lh likewise susceptible Of
Bmendment
One u like the other Tho whiskey
champions. political towards and
afraid 4, fight Il battle IN The open,
seek 10 test the law under the gulse
0t state capital contest. In they
afe losers. they c1n SIN have the
bligabou oi rcsubmlsslon To hold over
tho weak hearted prohlhltionlst It
they win, why, Of course. their piana
and campaign are all prepared.
The Leader understands this old
outfil For Just as many years as
Dklahoma has been under any sort
of government the rlnglcadera have
been bllklng ne people They care
not q observation-disclosures for any
community or any person save their
own selfish crew. and they would
cheerfully fall 10 and deyom each
other were each not afraid Of being
aotsled In the encounter
That the sta'e capital "a Of inter.
est % The saloon end Of pirates a
leree seeking reference Is humorous
True they may have been given &
few mudpuddles nearby the Canadian
by the dealer expecting TO sell reefs
"a the Canadian river as q Capital
aacitlon once the vote Is authorized
bui lhei- booze proposition test ia the
0ne which caused thom 10 raise the
Jackpot and eend out solicitors f0f
petitions 10 put the bin before the
electorate.
Those former dispensers Of whle-
key do not like prohibition. It has
made . reef IN their wallets hard for
thom 70 sustain without getting an.
other shot az the poor old high license
faree: hence they get measure TO
y0to on the capital loca'ion. They
know the 1913 proYiso Of Congress
and know The enabling act was voted
into the state constitution by t-e-
mendouE majority, II that Is held OF
10 force. then. too. the like pfovlso
lor twcpty-one yeaF prohibition for
Old lndlan Territory can likewise b.
rushed 10 the scrapplle
No conscientious scrnple lnterferes
with these buccaneers Law to them
II an object Of hate: calculated to
prevent them making money aa fast
ns they prefer hence 10 ovade. OBJ
vl8le III inyalldatc 70 them Ii sacred
Ausy They would cheerfnly pledge
fheir sunprrl 40 All cities mentioned,
fhe taei lhey used The names Of Shaw
nee ana Guthrie without consulting
the business. professional or any
elass of men IA either city Is rather
conclusive evidence Of The sort Of cit.
iknnehip pulling OF this alleged con.
test. Add 70 that they have actually
put men on salary. having them reg.
lister as being not from Oklahoma Clty
bit from one OF The other cities. and
yoir GET further evidence OF the pecuIs
TAI g.lde Of q Izeushlp backing this
expensive aud uncaIledfor. illegal At.
tempt 70 eneender hatred. strife anu
discomfort Of the worst possible stripe.
Guthrie only needs 10 reilefate her
posi- Ion. The CITY having the cap
ital wishes to retain H. TO do that
Il win, when the proper authorities OF
the siaics setting IN accordance with
lhN and backing the viii Of the whole
peonle. coli for d vote make dign.
fled. eiirnE and gallant flight to re-
tain that capital Il Wishes no ig-iYi.
feRe IA lhgt contest not granted to
lhe most powerful or The most humble
contestants will accept no special
privilege nor enter any dirty deal 70
autwtt me will Of the voters Of this
slsie Il WIN present rs case with
hferliy. caudOr and due respect for
tie properties, n 4 fall, lhe will Of
the people Mill be considered supreme,
4 Il wins Il viii expect rival cities
e bow Il the popular mandate
But tho muckhole neatly town lot
booiner iuf the bad hooze statesmen
are net goIng 10 be leaders IN that
tontesL The contest these men are
Nagius, r. for the purpose Of ascertain