The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-29
WHY THE CAPITAL
LOCATION BILL
SHOULD Be KILLED
Guthrie Argument Which Goes
on Ballot June II

First Because the enabling act
provides
The capital of said state shall
temporarily be at the city OF Guthrie,
in the present Territory of oklahoma
and shall not be changed thereirom
prey ous to Ammo ,Domin nineteen
hundred and thirteen, but said capital
shall. after said year lac located by
The electors Of said state 1T an elec-
tion to be prnvIGed for by the legis
lature%
That act Was adopted BIZ See iai
Df the state constitution, ana py See
1872
Was engrosaed with the engrossed
copy OF the constitution on parch.
ment (Hulns constitution; snyder
aonsttuti0nl
The enabling act protects The rights
gFanted by congress To Indians and
heir lands prearribea federation OF
religious liberty prohibited liquor IN
he IndAn. territory territorial nebts
. be paid provided for public
schools. restricted abridgements OF
he right Of snfrage; granted millions
II ac es Of school college, indemnity
ind public lands 20 the state and pro
tacted rights therein; ana THESE ana
many ether rights, protected by the
enabling act can be violated, II the
state canital can he located before
1913 This attempt TO violate the
constitution and enabling act should
be voted mo-
Second This measure, nnconstitn.
ionally would appropriate $G0O.000 to
be placed In the hands of three per
sons selected by the governor TINS
Is done to move the capital twenty
20) miles NEARER Oklahoma Clty,
but not necessarily AT Oklahoma
City.
Third There Is no necessity for
this violation of enabling act ana
SGO0,O0D 10 be followed by millions
more, for the time will soon enough
come for the location # the capital
and in the meantime the state is kept
busy providing moneys for the other
institutions of greater necessity. The
institutions already located have re-
1uired and are requiring millions OF
I'dollars Of the peoples money, the
tate debt on November 30, 1900, was
over $4,000, COO: the recent special
| session Of the legislature alone all-
| horized the issuance OF over $1,000
| 100 more in warrants, liens on pe
iunds derived from public building
/ ands. aud bear per cent interest.
No necessity exists for appropriating,
Immediately, 100000 more for state
,apital site to be followed by appro-
jriatiug millions 10 construct capltai
building, because Guthrie Is centrally
! 0cated with nine railroads connect
X ng this city with all sections of the
I state and one more being built Guth
l tie is nearer the majority Of the peo
lle of the state than Oklahoma city
which proposes the change, Guthrie
Is naturally situated for being and Is
me OF the heathiest Of the state
cities with splendid drainage, the
BEST Of sanitary sewerage. with pure
filtered water in abundance Will
treets paved and bcootlhed at cos
If million dollars it has electric
iahts, natural gas and The latest sys
lom of street railway. When it wal
designated as the capital originally
more than twenty years ago, il Sc
part on as fine and commanding
ita as there Is in the state, fOn
locks Of ground on the prlncipa
Jif ct and only eight blocks f.om tn
Geographical and business center 70
Il al "A
Ct Of the state legislature, Il has e>
lcnded in money Of It's own people
0stine the state nothing, IN beaut
wing these grounds, building CONVEX
lion hall-a state capital used eve
inea as legislative halls suprem
onrt and criminal court of appeal
ooms, chambers for judges. Office
lcr alto ney general and state librar'
ed by the state on Ave year leas'
ent iree-sl a approximate
/ quarter OF million dollars, an
these grounds and buildings, worth
half million dollars are The state
having been provided by Guthrie lC
the state. temporarily and pfrmanen
~. and are. with The one hnndfe
acres in beautiful park nearb
which Is also provided for the stat
worth more than the $GJO.OD0 whiC
Oklahoma city asks the state to n
propria =. The other executive OF
ces arr Mig the magnificent cou
house. bllI by the people OF Logs
county These bindings provide
are Sc wing every present need of Il
state and II small cost TO the Ia
payers.
Fonrth-You may vote twice at Il
! election vote NO. on the mei
are and YES opposite "Gnthri
viii support the constitution and I
enabling act. and leave the capital
be located when the law provides, a
save much trouble and expense.
Ffth--The bill is unfair 1T
tempts to locate the state capital
terms dictated by one OF the can
dates. il permits commission
town lot boomers to select the s.
for the capital and erect the capi
building. IL creates Jobs for thr
= commissioner al $1,000 a year ca
and gives them unlimited power to
any number OF employees and tn