The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-04


our sister cities and strive for the
general good.
The Leader announced shla for the
commercial organizations many
months ag0.
No commercial body OF any city
has attempted a legitimate project
IN that time hut the news columns OF
The Leader announced the project
the editorial page hade them god.
speed and supported their efforts.
When Muskogee asked for aid 10
get the proper legislation to make the
Arkansas river nayigable slreem,
The Leader backed the project wlth
all its ability and with earnestness
The Oklahoma City press madh
sport OF the effort and tried 20 rldl.
Guile Il ont Of existence.
Tulsa, booming and filled with q
courageous. hrainy citizenship. asked
for river help and sent booster
train across the East, advertising that
city and her opportunities.
They carried The Leader indorse.
ment and good wishes Of our CONNER.
ctal bodies AZ evidence they had the
deserved friendship Of their sister
cities
What said the Oklahoma city news
papersg
When the lesseea Of the school land
counties asked for some relief from
conditions unfair to all-stale aud
lesaee--The Lepder did what il could
aided and directed by the commercial
heads OF this city.
Oklahome City tried 20 pet hold
Of school section within her limits
Tor capltslslte purposes. and refused
and baked al other legislation on
That topic
Coming down to the present uuth.
RE, II she must battle to retain the
capital. with more at stake than all
uf the other cties combined. Rsks
af the people OF Oklahoma no pr;yk
lege not granted any other ambitious
city in the state.
Oklahoma City asks to eliminate
those cities which might draw some
votes away from her II allowed g
sgie,e deal IN the contest
Guthrie Is big enough ana is now
well enough known among The cas-,
side cities to force O straight deal
Two years ago the Representatives
from the Indian country came 10
Guthrie believing her people were IN.
h0spilahle, hpf mefchauts lmnrovl.
dent and her noielH llke 8 village III
the desert
Those representatives soon aseer.
tanned Guthrie Kas progressive. her
people hnapltahle welcoming The new
citizenship and making not only the
representatives feel OF home. bur
iaalr wives and daughters were made
Il part Of It's and the children entered
ihe high school. by far The superior
Of any other school Of the kind IN the
Southwest.
The leayen Of fairness ag praetised
By our people is working r,ghteously.
The metropolis ~ also filled with a
splendid class Of citizens, BUT they
are not the men pushing that poiill.
cal move for an early vote to get the
capital
They are business men ana altend
Ing 70 their buslnega. Il Is safe 10
predict they are net much In sympa.
Thy with the townlDt sellers, because
theirs IL not that class Of business
The protectors Of the present mover
ment we'll understand that as betwaen
Guthrie and Oklahoma City In a.
straight two-city contest Guthrie sill
win and have votes 70 spare. They
have awakened TO the fact that helng
The metropolis does not carry with Il
the right 10 aubvert al other inter.
eais Ia the state TO the selilshness OF
the metropolis
They are afraid "a make an open
battle for their long-eherlshed ambi.
lion.
They have been correctly told The
agltaiur can make more nohIe than
the unassumlng citizen. but can not
cas. any different vote.
Hence the effort 20 get vote
wslch Is deceptive at best and the
birth Of which indicates illogitimaio
pafeniage and . fake birth cerliil
eats
f11s Ns4 jalAsalem project has
frightened our sehemlng friends. max
'iR4 fhem bunt cover, what sort oE
haaile Would They wage In Contest
between 3 city linked With alt the
nrogtesslse cltles Of the state apa
MhioA asks no privilege NOT III at
eeFdaBce With the spirit and the lei.
Ter Of The canslItulInne
jtalheEfs hoaaied courage and wstely
advertised sagacllg Giles 81 the AHarp,
,shnQli lipgsauE tbf New Jerusalem Two
I'll ~ VIZ sftif 10 more than TO tab
ilka a. napner and nqans OF ll0e#lHR
! stale capital what Will lney 90
ehen The Lydlte shells Of incls. his,
tory and right commerce bursting n
the midst Of their unfair campg
ny the way. was not thIs business
body ladorslng this Shawnee. 0kla.
bona ciiy-GuihfIer capital contest
the same organisation thar few days
since asked the people 10 refuse q
franchise allowing Mr. Patterson the
FlFhi 70 enter thai city With an inter.
Urban iinel
Did 4 not speud anina nundfedn