The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-06
mAY NO nEEENsE2

When The press of the state aSsaii- !
cd the present bin to locate The per-
manem seat of state government
oklahoma Citys press heralded the
mishtK achievements of that city 10
Alfs psslt two decades Stsss.
When the taxpayers tf tlie state
through hundreds OF sources stated
Their opposition to the present re-l
m0yal hill, the capital location com
mlttee from Oklahoma city sent al
special train over the state. declar-
ing chat n great city should be the
permanent seat of government
When the citizens through various
organized bodies asked for copies Of
! the bill which Is proposed to settle
forever the permanent location of thp
state capital question. oklahoma CITY
sent speakers and literature telling
of tne growth OF that municipality in
The past few years.
Then. when all the cohorts of fair
ness. declaring their right to read
( the proposed measure. wee favored,
/ through the efforts Of the Guthrie
/ campaign committee, with copies uE
/ the bin, Oklahoma City boomers IN
! townlots vociierously declared Guth-
/ rie was trying To slander the authors
Of the bin aud dcfaming Oklahoma
/ City
Why is this?
Is there no defense in that bill2
The Morning Townlot sought to de,
fend 1t by emasculatlon, quoting the
three os four clauses which pretend
ID safeguard the. taxpayers, eliriin,
lating all the vital features OF the
measure 2N MA M
Not newspaper in the state has
4 defended the, proposed measure; not
a spdhkeh' on tbe rGstrum dares to go
into disFussidR7 Of the various clanses
there mhst be reason,
Ask tfhs proponents why,
WhthAhs last remnant Of hope was
gone; whsHthe. remote possibility ol
acceptance as tile bin stood was gone
glimering the governor, honestly
The Leader does not doubt7-came tc
its rescue; tried to amend III by ask
ing for options that the people might
not blindly vote many millions with
+, out hope of some return.
Z But no one can bind the commits
} sion that Is yet to be created, hence
Z an option is lurid joke; that is, il
it be JOKE TO have the taxpayer:
: hauled about where they are help
less and made to pay what may
please three men so vested with au
9 thority no one can restrain their plan
G Of operations.
! Still, no defense of the proposed
/ bill: no one supporting it telling tht
0 taxpayers Of its good qualities; al
/ The ,gubernatorial effort was directed
! Toward modifying. amending and try
ing to cut in twain the power of thu
T. commission to fleece.
J. Surely the measure advertised a
Y the solution of state question 0
J. long standing, We're it drawn in tn
4 interest Of the taxpayers, and prop
G erly safeguaded their interests
y should secure one intelligent support
r er who will dare to affirm he believe
O ii is fair and just.
c But, SO far, no champion has arisen
One man supported it by asking tn
II people to show him the clause Great
'. ing Guthrie the temporary capital W
{, til after 1913, offe ing reward
+ which he refused to pay when calle
/ upon so TO do in Il just and courteou
q manner,
q Another man defends the propose
q scheme by abuse OF Guthrie whlc
n. asks nothing through the instrument
= ality of the proposed measure--sti
no defense Of the proposed measure
10 Why?
!, = Surely this outrage must be eve
= wo Sc than depicted. 1t has neithe
!, defender nor apologist. 1t is an on
- cast. a child without acknowledge
a parentage; running wild in the Cal
I9l adiah bottoms shelterless homeless
hiehdless, but rich beyond the dreaf
n Of ayarce. for in its final acceptanc
nt by the people rest the hopes. fortune
v and good names of fifty townsite fal
IS !rs whose bankers win allow them n
e f5ther credit.
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