The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-25
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Ni EnuilticiitS lnti 1dS tuNlpllittSslo
the pdtpoge of lbillage Republicans
are if6t 1t fault Tile Democrats are
not at fault The system created by
law, system run mad for the mighty
ttoItar and Is enslaving the hHman
race. In this we do NOT attack min.
ers nor RETAILERS Of coal Its the
chartered pirate that stands between
the miner aud the retailer exaciing a
toll, exacting tribute in the name
of a. company holding n charter from
the state for the privilege Of doing
so, Coal in Oklahoma Is sold at the
mine from one and hall dollars per
ton to Two dollars per ION 10 The fuel
companies The said companies inn
4 mediasely advances the price 10 the
retailer from three TO four dollars
per ton.
Unlike other wholesale interests
/ they carry nothing in stock They
simply contract with the miner TO
+ take the output Of the mines and ad.
! vance the price one hundred per
/ cent They quote the price and from
+ the millions of ions OF coal mined in
the state rob the people of millions
Of dollars by this form Of chartered
4 piracy.
One OF the most henous CONNER
cial crimes they practice Is their dis
crimnaiion in prices to dealers.
4 Their secret conspiracies TO put Ger
tain retailers OUT OF business, Like
a serpent in the grass singing with
\ its tail cooked up, itadefies the pol
liitieian and lawmakers on account OF
/, the millions of money'athey extort
from the peopleu The politician who
! dares 10 expose any of its secrets
+ they will attempt anything that viii
+ destroy the reputation of areformer,
The man who in ilact works fot
the peoples interest isq damned BY
them Money being their god they
use itt;fnr that purpose. They vii
boycott a newspaper that gives oui
any information concerning their
deeds
The retailer who complains and
asks for cheaper coal the price Is ad
vanced to him as punishment. II
You pay 10 them the only reply YOU
will receive is an advance of so cents
per ion on coal If You attempt &c
legislate. against II, II will sing with
its tail and send million dollar
lobby to. crush t. Before ! go an,
further want to say 10 the press o
this county don't be slaves and
tremble when your fears arise thai
YOU win lose their patronage by
printing this agticle. .t,The writer re
quests every paper in the country L
print IL. and comment on il. Print I
and then cuss thep writer " you thinl
he has done an injustice 70, anybody
Fuel. next TO -four, should go forth
j, as free as, commercialiSm can bt
I msde oy,.law 70 d free comnetition II
The market, s. ..l tss si
So don't Tear, II YOU hesitate
thinking this article, Is not true, le
us PROVE 1t 70 pe true, Lot me asl
! yoa a question; Snppose ! had a' hshl
or men with me controlling a niiilioi
y of million dollars and we would taxi
oat q charter as n flour company. w,
Il would style our company with-a It'll,
q as The Continental Food Suppl
~ company Now suppose We go fto al
Hof the mills anA say You donf hay,
10 look any longer for a market TO
! vour -four. We 3wili sell NJ for you
Yon miliess set your price and W,
G will take all yoh make.'h Nowisup
a pose we advance -four one dollar pc
Z hundred over ana above the millers
i nricel Reflect for a mnhent wha
i ia stRmnahle conspiracy nj cUmmel
5.nlal pirhcy this would ber That woul
4. he awful Yet thht Is the exact col
II ,litiono sthnaB fuel lMP0mpanics haN
i : placed the, people OF this country in
:. This secret chartered combine stand
+ in the da k aud sings with It's tai
5 ready 10 strike with It's head an
II bury IFS fangs into our free nstih
y lions Il already corrupts the court
y TO some extent Whai is the remed
Won ask9 Dissolve the corporation
thai have the poison fangs. II nece'
q saiy place state sales agency /
il every mining camp Let this agenc
4 sell the coal for The Independent
i miner who now stands enslaved .
\ The powerful fuel companies
e TO hell with the capital that want
!. 20 enslaye The human race TIL
i state Is capital. Labor. Is capita
!. The gang watch stands and wraps il
cloak Of capital ahoni an indnstr
and reaps one hundred per cent OF II
;eward without labor or risk is a
snemy to ihe human race, Tha
kind OF capital the state can we'll d
without. hai8
; To the iulure law maker let MS say
n The tarmess and lahorers OF thi
n country are looking TO YOU for relic
from some OF the special privilege
i sTan;ed TO corporations Of the stat
! cf Oklahoma You Have given |
:. them certain rishisrrhat should b
taken from lhem
4 Preserve free competition regart
! less 10 capital protec, our fne
trade against this serpent that
poisoning the avenues of our state
I commerce. This land piracy that e.
!. acts toll Of one hundred per cen
t.om one Ot the most sacred naiurs
= 0ducfs Of the earth The newsp;
pers are the educators of the publ
ard It's JUS as they say. II they a
say |; must stop. Il viii stop Your
i .ruM r c burlington. HAYWARD
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