The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-02
.UAY THE CAPITAL
LOCATION BILL
SHOULD Be KILLED
Guthrie Argument Which Goes
on Ballot June II

temporarily be at the city Of Guthrie,
in the present Territory OF Oklahoma
ana shan not be changed thereTrom
previous to Ammo Domin nineteen
hundred and thirteen. but said capital
shall, after said year, be located BY
the electors OF said state Al an elec
tion To be provided Tor by the legis
laturp
That act was adopted by See 497
of the state constitution, ana ny Sec.
4g2
Was cngrossed with the engrossen
copy OF the constitution ON parch-
ment. tghnn's constitution; Snyders
constitution.
The enabling act protects the rights
granted by congress to Indians and
their lands; prescribed liberation OF
religious liberty II uhiblted liquor In
The indian territory; territorial debts
70 be paid; provided for public
schools; restricted abrldgements Of
the right OF suffrage. granted millions
Of ac es of school, college, indemnity
and public lands 20 the state aud prot
tccted rights therein, and these ana
many other rights, protected by the
enabling act can be Violated, If the
state capital can be located before
1919, This attempt TO violate the
constitution and enabling act should
be voted NO"
Second-This measure, nnconstltu
tlonally, wonld appropriate $600,000 to
be placed in the hands Of three per.
sons, selected by the governor THIS
Is done 10 move the capital twenty
900 miles NEARER Oklahoma CITY,
but not necessarily AT OKLAHOMA
City.
Third There Is no necessity FOR
this violation of enabling act and
state constitution and expenditure OF
$6O0000 to be followed by millions
more, for the time Will soon enough
come fdr the location If 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-
CURED and are requiring millions OF
! dollars OF the peoples money; the
state debt on November 30, 1909. was
over S2000,00O the recent special
session Of the legislature alone an.
thorised the issuance of over $1,000
/ 900 more in warrants, liens on ne
/ funds derived from public building
4 lands. and bear per cent interest,
Il No necessity exists for appropriatlng,
I Immediately. 100000 more for state
I capital site to he followed by appro
prlating millions TO construct capltai
building, because Guthrie Is centrally
/ located with nine railroads connect
! Ing this city with all sections Of the
state and one more being built. Guth
\ rie "a nearer the majority Of the peo
pie OF the stale than Oklahoma City
which proposes the change; Guthrie
/ Is naturally situated for being and Is
one OF the henlthlest Of the state
cities, with splendid drainage. the
best Of sanitary sewerage, with pure
filtered water in abundance, with
streets paved and beautiiled at a cosl
of million dollars II has electric
lights, natural gas and the latest syS
tenn OF street railway. When ii wa
designated as the capital originally
more than twenty years ago, II Sc
, apart on as fine and commanding {
! site as there Is in the state, fou
blocks Of ground on the principa
street and only eight blocks fiom tn
geographical and business center 70
state capital purposes, ana under ai
act of the state Legislature, II has OK
pended In money Of its own people
costing the state nothing, In beantI
Tying these grounds, building conyer
ton hall-a state capital eve
/ since as legislative halls. suprem
court aud criminal court OF appeal
rooms, chambers for judges, 0iiicc
for att0n general and state llbrarl
: used by the state on FIVE year leaa'
: rent iree~$l approximate
a quarter Of million dollars, an
e these grounds and buildings, worth
/ half million dollars are the state
e having been provided by Guthrie fe
g The state, Temporarily and permanen
? ly, and are, with the one hundre
acres In beautiful park nearb
u which Is also provided for the stat
II worth more than the 100000 whit
p Oklahoma City asks the state TO n
u proprlate The other executive OF
% ces are using the magnificent col
% house, built by the people OF Logi
a county These build ngs proyidI
70 are serving every present need OF Il
ID state and at small cost 10 the Ia
payers.
le FourthYou may vote twice at Il
e election: vote mo" on the mel
~ ure and YES" opposite "Guthri
ry will support the constitution and t
n enabling act. and leave the capital
ie he located when the law provides, a
m save much trouble and expense.
al Fiith--The bin is unfair ;lt
re tempts to locate the state capital
q, terms dictated by one Of the can
~ dates; II permits commission
ne town lot boomers to select the s
for the capital and erect the CAPT
h.. building: II creates jobs for tbi
IT.. commissioners nj $4,000 a year ca
* and gives them unlimited power TO
VI. any number OF employees and tn
he salaries. It requires the city Il
hc loses the capital TO pay the expenl
nd Of the second election and relie'
Ne the city that wins from any expense
It bars all cities that might be capl
aspirants from the race except
those selected by Oklahoma City:
a. unnecessary special election Is cal
10, at the request OF Oklahoma City vi
II the proposition could have as v
u been submitted AT general elect
~ AT the ifbe fixed by law and with
!, ;, ms expense the bib makes no n
!. fnnm limit Of The amount Of X
- that may be purchased for the enc