The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-16
Build the viaduct.
GUTHRIE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS

GUTHRIE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS
The Southwest is not the abiding
place OF gown infants.
10 compete in the rapid develop
rient OF the time requires men Of en-
gp iniative and who dare 10 stand
III the open for the beterment all
the various communities rightfully
seek.
uuihrie must go forward, The
starA Astill policy of the fosslized ele
ment will no longer do. We want to
i.aAv lne record show the progress
q the great capital city. That we
have foundered hard in times past by
the ultra conservatism OF self-ap-
pointed leaders need not be discuss
~. i Is apparent. God Almighty
gave to the capital city location
Man made ii the capital OF the state.
wonderful supply Of good water
cheap sewage, etc.
Are we, a great progressive Cit
zenship, TO sit idle whilst those who
have no conception of what the new
state means garble and wabbe. de-
sIroying opportunity and making us
take third class place In the list OF
progressive municipalities?
Mr.. Citizen. read the record
When the Federal census of 1900
was taken we were the second city
Il. AT stutS.
When the census of 1907 was taken
We wera the third. Muskogee having
passed us in the race.
We will be Of the fourth class ii
we listen TO the old bunch that stin
persists in exploiting Guthrie.
We have all the natural advanl-
ages.
We have the best factories and the
best transportation facilities in the
state We have the opportunity.
10 stag back where q lol of cheap
ward aldermen try 10 make may
while the sun chimes means that
we ale to neglect what nature gave
us
Are we 10 be in the running for SUI
prcmacy2
Can we stand back and see our op
pCrMnlties leave US because We were
TOO slolhful 10 take advantage of our
said opportunities?
Lei us take what all would take,
time and opportunity by the forelock
aid yank them where they viii bring
10 us The proper returns
There is not an old time resident
Of Guth ie ba anaGs cneap ward poi.-
tics and bias PIE, nted us taking our
rIghiiuI pIace ~ the list OF South
western cities Rec use we had the
natural opportunities and had pao
PIE determined 10 overcome difficult
ties, we have progressed and are
again where we should have been pre-
Niunsly. Is not sufficient argument
that we should pui the brakes on and
sTiye 70 carry with us the mistakes
OF The fossils Of other days. We paid
The p.lce for them. They are vel
come 10 become progressive, bni re
fnsal 10 see the ight end become
snch does not mean hat this citizen
ship shall falter and await their
pleasure 10 become solons for tho
good Of The common veal
Commission form Of government
spells what Guthrie wants and must
have to succeed.
All the machinery Of cheap politics
opposes the movement and All Of the
old fossils worthless 10 the growth OF
any community are arrayed against
this effort for Guthrie.
The people must settle the ques-
ton. The defeat OF the commission
70 M OF government al thi time
means an advertisement that Guthrie
b> a majority vote has concluded to
stay back with the Chappells and
1bose other political drawbacks 10 (
the good Of community
That the taxpayers will stand as an
rnit for the modern and the only bus.
inesslike method Of conducting city
affairs seems certain, yet vigilance
and promptness are requisites for sue
cess ana mere should be not the least
hesiiancv npon the part OF the peo-
ple in their response TO the test
which Will culminate IN the vote Fri
day next
Let Guthrie citizens-a citlzenry
that has been yigilant, brave and he
frut0in RESPONSE 10 every call TO duty
: LII ilrn for the commission form
'tT --ovrrnrirrrs That tho present may
oi Is opposing the movement need not
he given serious consideration. Al
ambition to be listed among the ,cdiys
great men has long cdnshmeh iHe
Present chief executive bat his adj
mission that re Signs ordfnahces
without knowing what they contsa.
ought 10 be sufficient 10 sustain TIE
assertion he, be he ever 50 .asention-
ally fair. has made the record he
has so long sought
Lea lis be fsI ,he whole ~ tho
ereater Guthrie and allow our friends
aud. enemies 10. join or stay away
M toe moToment for the general