The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-24
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fShawnee News
Ike the criminal convicted on his
own evidence and believing that some
shrewa lawyer for a price could clears
him. the Oklahoma City bunch Is
pleading innocence OF any intention
to rob the taxpayers and loot the
treasury Of the great commonwealth
of oklahoma through the inlquHous
measure which they ask the voters OIL
this great state TO support for the
permanen, location OF the capital.
After fighting desperately against
the commercial interests of all the
cities IN the eastern and central part
OF Oklahoma (including Shawnee) Tor
wears, they now come forward with
he following:
Resolved That the citizens of Ok
lahoma City favor the development OF
all Of the resources Of the state in
cmding the imp oyement OF the water
ways Of the state, and that the city
pledges itself to cooperation with
Mnskogee and Tulsa in their efforts
to secure federal aid in the improve
ments OF the rivers in the eastern part
OF Oklahoma.
To those who know and TO those
who care TO read the minutes OF the
meeting Of the Deep Waterways con-
gtess 1T Muskogee this resolution Is
simply a." jollwR. The wliter was at
the meeting ofFhe congress az a rep-
resentative from Shawnee, Well does
/ be remember how Mr. Johnson, traf'
4 fic manager and spokesman for the
| Oklahoma City4crowd, took the floor
aud bitterly opposed the Improvement
Of the Arkansassi iseG taking ishe posi-
I ton Oklahoma Cits~ always takes
opposing the commercial interest Of
every other city and the whole state
! Tor the benefi: OF one town. The pos
I itlon Of Oklahoma City was clear to
everyone at that time Their posi-
ton as stated in their recent resolu-
tion is clear at this time. They have
resolved to try and get votes for a
1 bill that purposes to burden the tax
payers of this state with 100000 10
start a bunch Of townlot boosters In
business and give them an opportun.
ity to sell farm land at city lot prices
The profits to be used 10 Influence
a majority OF the legislature to ap'
.propriate millions OF money and "cut
the pie in a way to reimburse and
pay back leniold the men behind this
, nefarious measure. All for the bene'
fit,of Oklahoma City at the expense
OF the taxpayers OF the rest OF the
h slate, MI N
They blow hot and cold in the
; same brea h; they.haye reached the
desperate stage in the campaign
: knowing they are convicted by evi
: dence given in their own bill--"con
ceived in sin and born in iniquity -
they would stalk before the people
efforts to balk the progress of Mus
kogee aud Tulsa and the state for tht
benefit of one town in order TO give
ahem an opportunity to strike hard
er blow
Oklahoma City has been able t
fool all OF the people some of tn
time and some OF the people all o
, the time" She has reached th'
point of attempting to fool all or qn'
people all of the time" and in lhi
attempt has started on the road whicl
ltdQS uDNH AZ ucSll ntI
7 are many good people in Oklahoma
City. 1t is a burning shame that goo,
' citizens should allow themselves t
r be dragged into the support OF th'
0 proposed bill-nlaking them acces
+ sorry to q proposed crime that vii
cause them 10 blush with shame whel
ltheyGealize the full iniquity OF it,
n Shawpees name was placed in thi
r bill without her conset. Unselfis
and with clean hands her citizen
stand before the people of Oklahom
r. diane trlcally opposed to the prov
e sions OF the bill and not a candidat
q under II.
' Vote NO June nth on this BIZ
!. Then study the question thorough
and have your representative in TIL
next legislature instructed to supper
- CATER thorough discussion befor
8 the peopel a fair measure for the i
& cafon OF the capital with safeguard
r which will iemoye the opportunity 10
a the one town booster TO make a gral
! bag out OF the state treasury
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