The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-31
IzzER OR REPupIAToR

IzZER OR REPUDIAToR
Recently an Oklahoma City news-
paper declared that city and all Of
lts workers were members of The
present age, Now, was the term an
piled; no; forgetting to tell of the
sleepy habits Of the tropics, compar-
ing Guthrie with Mexico, designated
as Tomorrow
But, perhaps, the terms were misap-
piled.
He who lives for the moment only
lives neither in wisdom, happiness
nor builds well for the generations to
cume.
That doctrine OF declaring Nov
folks always great is correct, if hy
tie term is meant to convey those
who do things and do them right.
In the application as pertains to .be
capital removal scheme contest, let
us ask one or more questions; The
same being in good faith and of inter
est to the people of this state.
Oklahoma was given sovereign
light by the parent power at Wash
ington.
AS In all transactions of importance,
terms and compacts we're made, both
parties being duly bound.
The theE-would-be state accepted
the terms of congress in contract
declared by the sovereign voters OF
Oklahoma as irrevocable.
We made compact regarding ihe
temporary capital being at Guthrie
Until after 1913.
We declared allegiance to tbe
Union, the same as each state ci'i-
zenship of all states have dona be
foe admission into the sisterhnsd of
the Union.
But the Federal government a!so
made promises
1t promised and gave us $5,00O, ,5c0
for our school fund
1t gave us much in the way Of IN
dian property affairs, binding the
United States to certain conditions, to
us, at that time. matters of big mo.
ment TO the empire builders of this
state.
OF course the Federal compact WI
be kept; reputation Is always mex
pected from a civic body.
Shall the state of Oklahoma be a
lrcpudiator.
Will It be profitable, morally or ma
terially?
What are we now asking from tie
Federal government?
We ask that the Indian land be
made alienable that we he ALLOW cd
several more government build ass
for the control of millions of dollars
worth of property. the kind. too, that
will enhance in value as the years
so by.
AS we stand before the Federal
POWER, asking these matters he adiu
Gicated, shall we go there and admit
that. insofar as possible, we have
! Violated all compacts and told oul
people that a contract with the par
oHt government is a joke, something
We may or may not retain, accord
ing to our ideas of expediency?
After all, Is this thing of jumping
contracts and agitation for increased
1and useless taxation evidence we are
of the Nov empiie, or trying tc
light on the Reputation isle ol
\ linuch sorrow?
TO be of the pushing sons of prog
ress: to do things and do them right
meet issues brayely and Intelligent
| iy. aid the weak and encourage the
strong, standing out for civic and do
nestle honor, is indeed proud es
tate-one any man can well desire
aud, attaining that, he can truly say
he is of the present, of the Now,
! II you please
But to carry on any movement
which smacks of reputation; to en-
ter into deal and declare 1t does
not suit after it has been accepted by
all conce ned, to slander your neigh
! Dor without cause and because OF thai
malicious slander, seek to deprive
mat neighbor of recourse; to propose
loot scheme likely to entail ex
penditures OF millions, wherein tht
taxpayer who produces can not pre-
vent being looted, once get the chains
too taut--men and brethren, that Is
not of the boasted "Now'-it is plair
defamation of fact, destroying OF goot
name and purveying IDEAS which
will, If followed, lead straightway tt
the ruin OF civic honor and high pat
rlotism.
Nithal, when summed up, some peo
pie imagine lot of noise, a few
things we do we ought MOTTO do, and
the things we do we should do ait
not the same. and If violating the
compact with the Federal government
breaking faith with each other; plung
/ inz the state into strife, etc, be not
the things we ought not to do, the
old system Of declared right was
wrong and solemn agreements mat
sefs to be called jokes. II is not al
ways we'll to shout and sing, even to
keep courage up, whilst we, In reality
nave evil designs against others, al
the same time vigorously trying to
do unlawful acts
Perhaps the capital city does wish
The postponement of the capital fol
! tllree years; II SO, Il Is doing just
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