The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-18
'GAlL FOR UNITED EFFORT


Warmer. Obla., May g. To Okla.
homa taypayers. who believe that our
interest viii be best protected by de-
feating the capital location bin june
Ill.
A large majority OF the voters whq
understand THIS bll Will join us ~
defeating il.
Ninotyeight per cent ol Oklahoma
voters today do not understand.
Thousands OF voters on June ll
Viii cast their votes for this Dilh
Without giving serious consideration
Ibut accepting Che statement that It is y
contest between three towns
Ihe promoters Of this scheme have
u thorough working organization,
amply supplied With funds (by those
who reasonably expect that their
bread thus east upon the water
win return TO them IN hundred lold)
40 underestimate the strength ot
the gum shoe eafapaign being made
IN behalf OF this bill will be- o tatai
mistake
Organization almost invariably wins
over moh.
Organization costs money 10
meet defeat because OF disorganiza.
ton will cost It's many times more
money
This is not a begging paper This
letter Is sent out to notify the tax
paye. If this state, Who desire to aid
In defeating this bill BY an open,
Legitimate, systematic educational
campaign that we have 4 committee
selected who have agreed 90 see that
al sums contributed FOR thar purpose
are property used and accounted Tor.
Every man who contributes to this
fund, and who furnishes his name and
address, viii be furnished, at the
close OF the campaign with an item
lied account Of the receipts and eN-
pendltures
This committee rs composed OF
men, to know any one OF whom, -
sufficient to give confidence III The ms
tnBrity aud ability Of the committee.
Not member of this committee
would accept place thereon Without
arst knowing that the character Of
the men with whom he Is TO pe as
sociated in this work Is above re-
proach.
Not member Of this committee
will accept penny Of remuneration
for his services thereon.
1t does take money to conduct an
educational campaign throughout the
state OF oklahoma.
Three Thousand dollars Is consum,'
ed in paying fer enough one-cent
stamps to mail a circular letter to
each Oklahoma voter. Many other eX-
penses Just as essential ana just as
Legitimate must be paid.
Can We afford this expense? Can
we afford not to do IL?
The $4,000 expense Of the special
election has been forced upon us
without asking us whether We can
afford il or not.
II this bail carries, we must afford
100000 to start this real estate com
pany in business whether or no.
We must afford to leave the state
treasury (Which has direct connee-
ton with our pockctbooks0 practie-
ally unlocked as against future raids.
Beat 1t any way2
That Is very doubtful
10 defeat this bill in q close fight is
not sufficient,
A precedent is to be established in
this election.
Shall the result show that OKLA
homa's voters are careless and indilf
erent TO degree that Will permit
almost anything to be fosted upon
us at q special election? Or shall we
let the people know what it Is pro-
posed to do to ls on this busy June
day?
If that Is done, the crushing defeat
that is encountered on June II viii
long be remembered by tho specua-
tive and other Interests" IN okla
hUma.
No one Is asked for such contfi-
button as viii be burdensome.
A ~ or 50.cent stamp book will be
very appropriate contribution from
those who feel unable to give more
Too iate2 Time too sh0rt2
Yes or No-that depends Time i8
too short to accomplish anything by
"dickefing,' pickering" ''parleying.
"putterlng' Life itself Is too short iUr
that; but there Is ample time. By
prompt. decisive action. to win snch
sweeping victory as VIII be OF IN.
estimable value 10 the citizenship m
this state IN many ways, both now
and throughout the years 10 come
This educational campaign commit
tre IL composed OF Wayne IT, Tasatpi
of Pauls Valley, VIM Garrison Of
Pond Creek, j. X. McClalren. cashier
OF First National bank, WarueG Okla
All remittances should be sent tc
j. X. McClarren, Treasurer, Warner
Okla.
Act now or forever after hold youI
| peace
| oklahoma Taxpayers League. by
I Campbell Russell, Chairman; Chas
I II. Barrett, Secretary.
H0WS THlS7
4 We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrl
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo
o.