The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-25
TOO LATE TO AMEND

Taxing MS lnulNlludl pen IN
hand Mr. Chas n. Haskell has
written yoluminous letter to
the Shawnee Herald relative to
the graft capital location bill,
Guthrie's alleged sacred rights
Hereunder and thereupon. The
Oklahoma City Oklahoman lifts
the letter from the Herald and APP
pends governor to the name at
the close OF the communication.
Mr.. Haskell. as governor has
nothing whatever, to do with the
bill now. AS citizen of the
state, he can say whatever he
pleases. but no executive action
of any nature whatsoever is forth
coming until the people OF the
81 lte have expressed their will
upon It at the polls June IL.
Under the provisions of the bill
the governor OF the state is en-
powered to perform certain du'
ties, but the governor is not cali
ed upon to hold an ante-post NOR
tenn examination. If the COVER.
nor wants to sit up with the thing
on June IL that's his pleasure.
II he wishes to administer Led
better denatured oxygen In hopes
OF resusitating a corpse, that was
a fake to start with, and which
was righteously stabbed to an
infomous death by 100000 bal
lots hurled by 100000 loyal, state
loving taxpayipg citizens. why
then, he has moro faith In Holy
Roller Ledbetters unguents than
did the people down on the Red
river bottoms where Led ran
Chinese hand laundry In order TO
conceal his Identity.
The bill cannot be amended
now. depite the fact that Flynn
and Ames, drew the measure for
Gaylord and Ledbetter and LETT,
some loop holes--such as liking
no limit upon the price which
might be paid for capital site,
etc. 1t Is too late for options
or explanations. The bill Is go
ing TO the people--and the people
are going to kill 1t, without re-
gard to politics, sentiment, Put
nams embarrassment, or any
thing else-in fact, without re-
gard to the fact that Henry Asp,
OF Logan county, and not Bird
Mcclure of pawnee county,
forced the 1913 provision into
the enabling act.
Seeing defeat staring them IN
the face, Oklahoma City schemers
grow desperate. With defeat the
peroxlde boom crashes and sky
scrapers become auriferous bat
caves. wherefore, Oklahoma Guy
grabs onto personal Haskell let
ter and twists 1t into a guberna-
total expression OF approval
The schemers believe that the
governor Ia Oklahoma Clty's
strongest ally-that he can save
their face. The governor Is oblig-
Ing and tender hearted and COY,
Sometimes he thinks 20 minutes
To n day and n half, standard
time ahead of the other fellow,
and becomes tender of heart wait
ing for the other fellow to catch
np. The governor Is not enamor-
ed OF Guthrie on account OF the
eity's failure to build q yiaduct,
and incidentally because OF the
early day actions OF band OF
poly glot bunco steerers and free
hooters who attempted to capture
and hold him for ransom. inc
governor, on the other hand Is
delighted with Shawnee. which
is proper. But he has been III
advised In this capital location
proposition. Right In all politlcal
propositions, based on party
creed, the executive spells pack
wards on this June IL propa-
granda The statement that lie mas
personal interest in oklahoma
CITY Is the veriest bosh. Cover
nor Haskell thinks of his person
al interests last. This fact haf
been demonstrated time and
again to his great disadvantage
but that's another story. The mat
fer In hand IL capital location
auestIon. and not only Guthrie
and Shawnee, but every city
town and hamlet in the stale re
sents Oklahoma City's action y
seeking to use the executive
hands TO draw realty chestnuti
from the blaze. And the people
of the state will burn with indig
nation an June II.