The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-12
WAY THAT wHINrY


In an attempt 70 shift responsibility
iae newspapers OF the state metropolis
Insist that the state capital agitators
Of that city are being misrepresented
that the People Of Oklahoma city de
sire 70 be fair and are urging fair
treatment OF all other towns and eli
les OF the state
Especially Is the yelp Tor q letnp
over In what were formerly the Greek
and Cherokee nations resonant OF
feeling and filled with every evidence
of tears.
The ieader. Notwithstanding the
Oklahoma City newspapers seek to
charge Il with knocking" against the
metropolis, Is inclined to believe the
large majority Of the people of the
ste e metropolis are fair; II they had
the least opportunity TO become IN
formed, would put O stop to the wild
ronsensa OF the press and real estate
grafters OF that ely But when tht
newspapers of the metropolis ask
the other state editors consideration
unbiased and help for the great cti
~ his s,saiaa saiaa stshsey shGuid come with W ssttah
good record and themselves, backe,
with splerdid patronage, show SOM
Of the golden rule tendencies IN th
scheme o. Improvement
The statement that Oklahoma Cit
does not and has not been a bitter
onnonent OF the scheme to have the
Arkansas river improved, is so wildly
and openly false II need not be q
cussed.
Az the meeting Of the congress- OF
the Western states held In MuRkogee
IN 1907 II was the Oklahoma City
delegation that h0oted the idea, ans
Il was the Daily 0klahoman which
prochimed against the movement.
using sarcasm and lengthy argument
20 sustain It's unfair position.
Later when the citizens Of Tulsa
started their great Eastern booster
Trip. there was sarcasm and ridIcule
f0r the effort in the daily press from
ihe state metropolis.
When the Barllesville. Dewey fact.
oiy report overreached that which
WIS true Of the state metropolis, there
was Immediately commenced policy
detrimental to the great metropolis Of
Northeastern Oklahoma which has
con lnuei unto this day.
When nkIuskee, Okmulgee and Nc.
lnloah counties we're calling for the
state daily press association news
papers to Baye them from Outer.world
defamation. the metropolis had Il
newspaper baking Wild stories and
became 50 bad the Associated Press
had to send staff representative to
the scene to sustain It's reputation for
accuracy and veraelty
When a windstorm blew down the
telegraph wires at Ardmore, the sav.
age destroyer Ia charge az Oklahoma
City Immediately notified the people
oi thia and surrounding states that
The grea seat OF culture and pride
Of Southern Oklahoma had been swept
from the earth and no longer IN ex
islence.
innumerable other instances could
be cited, but charity forblds a remln
SCent story Of the evilminded who
make themselves conspicuous in the
city that ia the pride OF the state
The yeiy fact those managing the
present effort to secure vote on the
state capital IN II be not wholly tt
test the right TO ahrOglie the twenty
one year constitutional prohibition
ciausel ore not listed as the enter
prlsing iJsn Of Oklahoma City caus
60 outside editors 10 be az charitable
az possible.
But that coterle OF fake town LOT
statesmen boosters for getting the
money OF the inexperienced and oYe-
III creduluns. now confronted with
their past unfair records, should mol
be allowed to crawl behind the eour
ageous and upright citizenship Of Ok
lahoma city
Every thinking man IN this state
understands that n straight contest
between Oklahoma City and Guthrie
for the permanent capital would re-
sui, In an overwhelming victory for
Guthrie Likewise It Is as apparent
that the present movement 10 COO
noel the names Of Shawnee and Guth
lie with the town.lot scheme was to
give respectahlllty TO the movement
never obtpinnhle By the standing Of
the men who threw the scheme to
eether and captioned Il a state cap.
lial contest"
II Is not the state capital sought
That outfit would not know how 10
move Il Ii their scheme carried BY
unanimous vote. But they would
kapw nov 10 sell lot Of Canadian
Hver "toN ilotss and cuuM get I'D ol
them whtih the campaign fwas on.
When the business men and lead
ing citizens Of Oklahoma City real
" start contest for the capltal--ii
hat time ever comes-Guthrle gives
them credit for starting contest
where the result, If favorable 10 thai
city will land the capital site closer
tAat the mnekhnlea OF the Little Ca
nadlnn river bottoms
IN conclusion. Ii that pet scheme
: II the townlot fakirs has not been
! damaged Why the whine cmanatlnE
from that uuarlaff