The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-08

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The b. on the schedule az AWARD
ed 20 conceruH which completed con
tracts we're:
shawnee Herald: Ardmore Farm
ere Union The l.eader Oklahoms
Printing Co.. Ada News; Mnskogee
Timos.Democrat McAlesier Capital
Oklahoma City Engraving Co.. Wan
en- Epflghl conpqpy; Apimore Dem
0crat; alaQ seYerAl. .ilewspaners Whlcl
SD less than s2o0.00 n work,
The special work lor the ballots
for general sleetiun was awarded
the Capital, Guthrie, amounting 70 81
0i0.00, and other special contract
amounted 20 s2.7S200.
The Democratic county papers, un
Ger this printing las. are practically
dehafred from doing dollars wortl
Of work for the state They pal
the price OF being faithful 70 party
and elecling men who IN S mlsdlreci
ed effort to be economical. passed
law enabling partisan press whic
hemeanei and riilculed them eve
going 20 FAR as 70 prlna rldiculon
bills which were never passed, and
In one instance. never ofered--h
Tor the financial bellerment Of tina
Republican press. and that same r
publlcG1 press, getting printing iroi
Democrats. cheeriully slanderlng th
very rsen who were SO determined t.
4save the state from sreat prlni
iag gran
The 4eader believes the stat
g0uli be better served II che print
INK of a.l election supplies vere done
! In ihs county to be purpiiel. D
thrt csse there would be 20 erro
az 10 names. snd Il so, woult cos
I hrl little to roneiy lsder he pref
eni law mar may be q sfndidAt'
for os'lce ant have his neme printe
wrong 81 tis hons county, Eld n
being powerless 70 correct same
he saw 81 in tins.
The aexapgear Publishers 81
county sre almost always solid SUI
startial men " progressive spirit
/ ehey contribute more 30 prcpcrtio'
"a their raesns toward the ppbnlldin
i 81 4 community han any other clas
4 of people. shey are the culwark &
our Democracy. end asht its haitie
egalnst the great o3ts Of metropohl
an Journalism end wealthy mag
zlne trust
after al0ins the remocgel oi "
lahoma to ogganiza ana seedre SOY
ero.ga pswer. The Legislature IN
mlsdt oled eifor % work reform
ana uader the deluson TIE adverti'
lne gor rompeiitigc bids would MAX
4 nalcs surrrund the legislative hall
i ana shine until lime aaG aeyermof
neet ana embrace turned hiieer 9
twenty tacus9sd dollars away lrer
thc county Democratic Publishers 2
thls etaie into tao golfers oi rae
/ who called them freaks, ne
saeis." "gubesn ani still uoisel
rha der located IN the capi'a
ana having large plant prepare
lor wark Of whatever nature rea4lre
cam * cansse. hld og his work
uevor gos dostr in work that
vas mot the lowest bidder for an
therefore III the wiad.iamming pria
"a in partisan Republican sheet
abotd ire state ~ork waa bhs U
nol mace ny collision betwee1 if
nornnce ana islsehosa' not vert
mentioning save "a showing 70 U
country newspapers the need Of
ehange hi the present law IN
l,elder believes the granting le pa
tlsag opponents the public priniln
ia n policy that no party can ahofs
ana when legislators awaken 20 IN
et their haing misrepfesented en
unfsIr sanass made 81 tneir #ofi
came through ihe serle press they e
Toned nj the expense 1i the -ems
eFalic country publishers Of I'M
asie. they mgy understand how
h fhe Republicans maintain lette
nowsprpeFs vhen ~ poaah
Aemaerats 1elleye Ia home fall
THE nartg Gal.h teaches ns iAe pu'
lishfrs Of newspapers IN lhe vaFlon
rn,.es shoull aave the WORT Z
Inc respective e0urt.ea. ald Fe shs
always advocate That doctrine 2
le sure such work should be done
The commercial prices prevailing, bt
thal "a eiw ya abialnahle i eaofl ?
nrda TIC fact that Nr NoTrall 8
e,rea his eoi,aGe work IN that maj
ION ANA got q done cheaper ina
e9er doae prior to his incumoeic
shows iha. ao could, II legally en-
powerod secure the same results
ihe counties II the stRtei
siste Printer Worll has done We
Considering inel he vas not aye1 E
swed atenergSpher. tlSt an con
iiaeeni aSnensas we're cnt down
/ be ridiculous notch end that 7
cperatea his department nader "a
e.icrlaiei 10 make man MAD
rSanf'ad In general he aas done we
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