The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
FIFTH STREET BRIDGE AND 9th.
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rilo Leader calls attention % iant
KFaaa monument oi municipal hlund'
4gu, lhe Firth street bridge, ss q sam.
ple 81 ,he kind Of improvement the
opposition has and wiil, Il LEFT In
power. perhaps. continue 70 OFFER 70
she taxpayers 81 this city.
Enough money has been expended
and time wasted Oh that structure %
nave had one among the best traffic
Hfidgan ii ihe state, ana yet IN COM
pairing 1t wlth nothing the odds would
s. Ii favor Of nothing.
t II with regret The Lender speaks
s these topics, for It Is too bad that
el1Y with the public spirit Of uuth.
sle should be humillated and the mon
~ vested as has been true SO often
aaa with auch astonishing regularity.
NJ aIIlzeHry has eve been more Der.
slealif public.spirited than that Of
fhla city. Il has met tfeacheFy With
oheh.handed bounlifulneas. given lib.
sFallg for poorer Returns than any
sis hetWeen Saint Louis and los An
zelea. and at this s0od hour stands
ready @ meet whatever public neces-
aIsg Ii required without alnchlng OK
eif8aaf murmut
IS return for this spirit 8 political
ms under she appellall0a 81 the
great pariy IA power. bat 10 reality
s close corporation OF selfish workers
- small things. has violated all rules
s. politics and good government, and
sFanpled upon these patriotic voters
mill ~Enrbcarance Il no longer q viz.
fHa md silence means acceptance OF
f. a%llaafchy al lmn0aslhle Of defeat.
That machine has kept afresh the
IRE 0f paftisanlsm and under the
name sof the party IN National pow.
s.. aaid machine has been In charge
d tha public improvements for which
IFS people have paid muat dearly and
received so little IN return It he's be-
0ne almost tragic.
Whether the Fifth street bridge Of
Tie settling basin At the water alter
stands as the Az monument of &c.
e6mnIlahments OF this rImless.cypheg
combination Is d matter # would re.
aalfe experts 70 decide. but either
Sc helh commend themselves az the
acme &c an lack a ability upon Ire
Rart pf those who had them III charge.
Mhen the organization ascertain.
n The extravaganza and ~wnrse-than.
u administration could never hope
q made again master Of our city.
TIE Oh dodge OF reforming" itself
Vaa adopted a cui-aHd.dfled Ticket
nominated at 9 primary where the
Aaadmea we're al agreed IN advance.
Hna the nominations heralded 40 q
triumph Of Tho people"
Thefaunon The public waa duly N.
Formed eli me errors 81 Tie past
would he swept away. and from this
time en he swlng.ball Of prosperity
auu The swoop OF civic advancement
world b. 50 groas that 70 aiana IN M
progress would be not only bed judg-
meni but positively immodest.
Hut III the midst Of this gravel
lhumnlbR 10 deceive the council met
IN session, and The Yers heads ol
massea came night Indulglne ia X A..
fif controversy over vino had been the
mnal reckless IN allowing tho con.
tractors their money for payment n
the Fifth street bridge work when Il
IS 81 eebpQWleleed iaz the bridge
worthless And a dingrac@ 10 the
aI1g
A@ Ne arc told reform Is here and
HE inxpayeW ARaln asked 10 votf
naH 10 this nombiuallon.
a sfeat HlirAiion plant was started
f he Fery crucial hour Wlth fhj
Second Legislative session here ans
questions Ok grave import 10 Quthrl.
- he tapih we were using sand fol
NaIeE. after We had expended sun
t|ni 10 have run q yIaducf from som
aIzsanf nqiat
- equ Nh fasnaYpr think gurih
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