The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-28
ANiMoslTY RUN RIOT

ftfNfVtENf fNN'H t*tN
AGAIN have the men chosen as chief
offenders Ia the town lot cases from
Muskosea been indicted by the Fed.
erN grand jury, sitting at Tulsa, and
again the state Of oklahoma gTicves
over the lack OF knowledge which
bounds Throughout other states In
regard 10 this particular occurrence.
insofw as relates 10 the people Of
this state, the indictments have but
lItlIe bearing upon the standlne> OF
the men Indicted, unless the return.
ing Of the indictments may have solidi'
flel sentiment favorable 70 the men
who are thus accused and who must
stand ~ that position whilst the tar.
dy. rqdtape wheels OF Federal court
procedure grind about and around,
the chosen Representatives for the
Government n this state being be-.
lleved to have been far more interest.
cd in getting indictments than to pun.
tn anyone tor the alleged oyerstep.
ping oI legal rights.
The re8nme appears in the news
columns Of The Leader It does not
show Charles n. Haskell. F. G,
Bowers. W. I. Hutchins. A. z. English
and G v Turner, or ang Of them
fFpah.handed in doing evil: neither
does Il show that these men have
been offenders against The laws OF
their country IN any period Of their
lives, no. anyone Of them other than
4 high.grade. progressive citizen, seek
iue 10 advance along proper and we'll
balanced lines. each individually and
81 eolleslsely recognized as men tar
above lht average ami with records
fof proper and able public spirit
eadea, II you tpleise. in the upbuild.
Joe of De city. county ana state n
which ihey had their place Of abode
Why then. The Leader asks IN cou.
mon fairness, the late determination
o lnflici punishment
Why pray. after years have elaps.
ed and the liftle village Of Musk0gee
grown irto one Of the leading centers
Of commerce In the Great Southwest
are these men singled out among
hundreds who acted accordingly and
made 70 bear the brunt Of fierce
and tremendously bitter prosecution
hat at times has smacked Of perse.
eution ia its sildest and most cause.
lese form.
Purposely The Leader has abstain.
se from suggesting one word that
could be construed as seeking to iufu-
snee single mind, ANA the courts
and all siteniants thereto have been
treated with complete and studied re.
apecs Il Is recognized interference
with causes Al bar or before an inqulsl.
torial bcdy Of the court Is unnecessary.
but now the inQuisiiorial bodies are
through let least the third one has
mad its say and 4 is presumed there
wil moi be another called, although
The records shows this Is by no means
aesurei9 Il beeomes proper 70 inquire e
into some ol the heretofore unex
planned but none the less strange oc-
cnrenees Of this belaied aud rather
bedsaagled showing Of seeking jus-
tlct ior people who have not complain
ed and who have played no part ln
the case before The court.
Why aassil there was no complaint
mhen these men with their energies
end the money they influenced 10 BE-
invested III that section of The couu
sty were multiplying values and Quai
cupllpg me holding sale price Of tae
property Of the very people these
men sre nov accused 0. having de-
frauded' saana
Why take ouly these men who haY,
heen the warm personal and busines.
friends q chqrles N, Haskell. wher
there were SO many others who hac
handled thousands Of lots 10 wher,
shese men had handled but few
why make the example" of COY
ernvE Haskell whose only interest Of
rompllcllY had 20 be through cor
poratlon IN Hhlch he was al officer
and be- personally he'd not handled
any of tliehe lQisg
What extraordinary eOadIllon csua