The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-26
WHIPPED; NOW WHINING


Whimpering that others seek adj
vantage over them in the state cap
iiai removal battle by the Oklahoma
City committee removal schemers ex-
poses the entire outfit.
They drew the bill-thelg way, of
of coursel
They purposely plugged Il for that
city alone.
They have studiously avoided using
the intelligent criticism Of the daily
p ess OF the state.
They misrepresented the Guthrie at
titude.
They misrepresented Shawnee.
They sent men out TO get names on
that petition, pretending one was from
this city-they knew it was lie.
Shawnee suffered likewise.
They knew no responsible citizen
Of either city ever favored the bill;
any such bill.
They know the leading citizens,
backed by ever commercial and SO
cial organization of Shawnee and.
Guthrie advocate voting no
Guthrie does not wish the perma-
nent location with such a provision
for graft--neither does Shawnee.
Why whiDper now?
1t is their measure.
They manufactured 1t; left the
graft loopholes and prepared for the
harvest they felt at that time was at
hand!
Whipped, exposed, not by Guthrie
and Shawuee alone, but because the
citizenship OF this state, without re-
gurd for parry or any other cause, re-
fused to subscribe to so open and
wrong scheme to take the taxpay-
ers' moneys, they seek to hide be-
hind the charge that Guthrie and
Shawnee newspapers have been brut-
al In their attacks on the bill.
Did they expect the taxpayers OF
the state to stand with hands folded
and allow their loot OF tax moneys!
Did they dream someone would for.
felt all that was near and dear that
few townsite grafters might recoup
overreaching and again sail the high
sea of townsite PIRACY?
This is not a baby race; there are
no hospitals along side the route those
townlct grafters have TO traverse TO
attain their desideratum. Facts are
!, sometimes obnoxious to the schemer,
sometimes he would rather the sun.
light Of exposure be on the other side
OF the street.
Every man behind the townlot bill
knows ii was intended to be crooked
there are not three men pushing j
and putting money behind 1t who
would give the tenth part of penny
were he uncertain as TO the reward
sfter success struck his flag.
Protesting this state can make mon
ey like the meat packers, the reports
of the companies which agreed to 10
cate in Oklahohma City do not show
dividends from that source.
II pfofits have been millions, why
not declare a DIVIDEND
Is there reason to doubt some o.
those profits are imaginary?
Another Oklahoma City institution
advertised profits and failed for mil
lions OF dollars.
1t had paper assets and legal debts
The debts are not all paid--the pa
per assets are as mythical in value ~
state selling land to itself for bis
profit!
Four million dollars to haul a state
capitol some twenty miles is rathei
stiff price. Who wants to foot th'
bill? Who will the state sell its
farms to, and what will be done witt
the farm lands?
Let us hit the pike for facts.
Paper assertions OF Imaginary prof
Its are worth less to a man who has
taxes TO pay and little cash TO pal
with than the promise of future in
heritance.
Graft can be In the bill proposed
'twouid be almost impossible 10 keel
IL out. Temptation runs high whef
three men, with no more than mora
responsibility, are turned loose tt
handle millions and failure 10 us'
good Judgment" means no more thar
criticism.
How many men pushing that Okla
homa CITY capital removal scheme
would yon, Reader. Ike To turn ovel
3l.000,eO0 TO, and, when finished, have
them report they had erred uslnt
some OF the fund, as your only re
course?
Swat the bill
Vote mol"
Take no subterfuge; accept the ex
cuee OF no man for such an awful at
tempt at deception.
If that outfit had meant well they
would have at least consulted ih'
leading citizens Of Oklahoma City. In
stead, bunch OF half-broken dowt
salesmen OF town lots, some adven
turers, and others who use the bank
Ynpt court TO settle strong debts, goi
together and prepared TO "swipe" ey
cry taxpayer within the confines o.
Oklahoinai
Get rid OF them, They mean wrong
stey practice deception, and now, ex
poaed and whipped, with a maddenet
,lopulace from one end of the state
" the other decrying theif tactics
fhoy act mp miserable whine tnai
tkoy ufe being abused
Kll1 Their attempted steal: then. !
they 1tln need sympathy, give u e