The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
{ Pnnls valley Democrat. }


United States and approved on June
10th. 1906. by the acceptance Of which
Oklahoma became G sovereign state
provided in section No. 504 as follows:
!. THE capital Of said state shall tenn
porarily be at the city of Guthrie, in
the present territory of Oklahoma and
shall not be changed therefrom previ-
Gus to ammo domini nineteen hundred
and thirteen. but said capital shall
AFTER SAID YEAR, be located by
the electors of said state at an cleo
tion to be provided for by the legis-
lature; provided. however that the
Legislature of said state shall
not appropriate any public moneys Of
the state for the erection of buildings
for capitol purposes during such
period"
on the 22nd day Of April, 1907, the
constitutional convention of the then
proposed state Of Oklahoma passed
the following ordinance:
BE It ordained by the constitutional
convention for the proposed state Of
Oklahoma, that said constitutional
convention do BY THIS ORDINANCE
IRREVOCABLE, accept the terms and
conditions OF an act of the congress Of
the United States (quoting the above
acD approved June 10th, 1906" and
such acceptance was a condition pre-
cedent to securing statehood
Now, the initiative petition to be
voted upon at the special election on
June 18th, 1910, will determine two
questions, viz:
d) Shall the capital Of the state
OF Oklahoma be permanently located
by this election?
(2) Shall the capital Of the state
Of Oklahoma be permanently located
at Cal Oklahoma City or (b) Shawnee
or Cc) Guthrie?
The Democrat asserts unhesitatingly
that THE BILL SHOULD BE DE
FEATED. and that the first question
should be answered emphatlcally
mo"
The proposed bin Is an Oklahoma
City real estate boom scheme
Guthrie and Shawnee are unwilling
candidates, End are both fighting per
manent location ANY WHERE at the
present time. Their names are placed
on the ticket over their objection by
the trainers Of the bin.
II passed It is certain that the state
of Oklahoma will have on its hands
another expensive law suit through all
che courts Of the land TIN settled by
the supreme court OF the United
states; and in this law suit, carried
on at the expense OF the taxpayers
for the benefit OF an Oklahoma City
real estate boom. the state Of Okla
homa, whose honor should ever be un-
sullied will appear in court confess
ing unnecessary Reputation Of It's
plighted faith with the congress of the
United States. its violation of It's
ORDINANCE IRREYoCABLE," and
viii present to the world the shame
ful spectacle Of asking the courts of
the land to sustain It In its self-eon-
fessed act of dishonori
It's honor Is the very essence of the
life OF state or nation. as is the
honor Of any individual his crowning
aory; and It should not be lightly
tossed aside and besmlrched at the
behest Of those who seek mere pecunl-
AIRY advantage
The legality of the proposed per.
manent location at this time Is as
! questionable as the. act itself Is un-
Il timely and unnecessary.
Nor Is this all the proposed loca-
tlon bill Itself is otherwise objection
able-dangerous.
4 In further contravention OF the en-
abling act, as portion OF section
seven Of the bin carries with It an
appropriation OF SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF the peo-
ples' money to be Immediately avail.
bible out Of any money In the state
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
or the purpose of carrying the pro-
isions Of this act into effect"
This money, according to the terms
b the bill. is to be sent by three
commissioners appointed BY and act
ng with the governor for the pur-
y base Of lands within or al distance
il not more than fve miles from the
corporate limits Of the city selected
the Capital In ANY AMOUNT
HHEY MAY CHOOSE from one foot
q zauare to two thousand acresl
, The unlimited and unnecessary pos
Hbllties for exploitation Of and graft
son the states funds under any such
oIkn are apparent.
4 Yes. the bin should be defeated
For these reasons and others appar.
to any reader Of the bin who has