The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-16
ElNlsH Eight.

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Citizens fighting the Illegal remov-
al OF the capital understand they will
be checkmated and obstacles thrown
in their way; they knew that in the
beginning; realized that bill propos-
ed for the people to make law was
amended without so much as notice
being served realized that in no in
stance would the citizenship Of this
city have advantage-because, If for
no other reason, that bill was drawn
by and for Oklahoma City They
have been forced to accept adverse
conditions and dsadvantageous
clauses which battle even the makers
thereof. But in contest armed
with right and justice, no good citi-
zen need ever quail; ahead there is
victory and the crowning glory of a
good cause justly and nobly main
tanned, The controversy between the
rival cities, as alleged by the metrop-
oils, sinks into nothingness, compared
with the mighty question ahead:
Shall Oklahoma repudiate?
ii that is decided in the affirmative
we take our standing where We ought
to beat the foot of the forty-six
states; there we will be with other
states whose bonds are worthless,
whose credit Is nil and whose people
suffer the ignominy Of having violat-
ed the most sacred sovereign com
pacts.
Rallying TO the standard of Guthrie
comes new forces; the holders Of state
warrants have ascertained they will
be worthless unless Guthrie remains
the capital until after 1918. There
are millions to be so issued; there
is no one connected with state power
sufficiently powerful in financial cir
cles to move this vast amount OF
paper only through the usual process
of legal acts. To assert there Is to
be found one man in this state or any
dozen men who can combine and re
store credit through unusual paths
is admission Of lack of knowledge Of
financial affairs.
Oklahoma was admitted to state
hood under certain conditions, the
same as has been true Of all othel
states admitted into union with the
original thirteen. The provisions o.
no admission can not be. violated: al
least none ever has been, save wher
eleven states seceeded f.om the
Union. Right or wrong, the arbitra
ment Of the sword ended the oontro
versy, so we, il we violate the enab
ling. act. win be only one entitled (
to the discredit of breaking faith.
There is and can be no compro
mise; there is no end for us but vic
tory. All the claptrap anG phrases
manufactured TO offset our righteous
cause ayaileth naught This is IN,
contest between right and wrong, ant
with wrong we can not and shoulC
not compromise.
There are many streams to cross
bridges not always good; many solu
tions no obtain; many difficulties are
there ahead. Meanwhile, the girdleS
armoi ed cruisers for right need no
quail; because there is never need o
fear when we are right in this cas-
so self evident il requires no addition
al proof
That there be those who viii lal
violent claims to all that is not their
need not now be discussed; we arr
too well informed of all other move
ments to need coaching; We know tha
A. concentrated we'll organized battle
Is being waged against US. all we nee,
10 know in this case.
There Is no need OF new plans; th'
outlines were laid by the injustice o
the opposing forces; these is onll
the forward marches; the upheava
which must follow the procedure 0
those who oppose US. 1t Is case o
a city being forced to combat wha
IL believes wrong; In every essentia
fully as bad as If II knew wrong wa
intended. Let us accept conditions
the controversy, legal and otherwise
and hurry all to rapid and forcefu
conclusion.