The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-29

Gaynor declared the press as a
whole, Is inst TO public oilicials. But
II a publisher or editor be himself y
pc ennial Office seeker. he may de-
sire To assassinate everyone whom ne
thinks III his way and then, alas, what
a disgrace he brings upon journalism.
let me Illustrate by mentioning
one thing, out OF many. AS late as
the 18th OF this month, w r. Hearst
printed III his principal newspaper
here the facsimile Of a draft on the
treasury Of this city for $4,000 with
headlines and an article attlibuting
sueh draft and the expenditure 10 the
present mayor. The headlines and
article assert that fixed the award
and amount and paid il, and the draft
OF the treasury is printed TO prove it.
But when YOU look al the draft as
given in the article lbut how few peo-
pie scrutinzed ii that closely you
pc ceye that the date OF it is lett
blank. have brought il here as
printed IN this newspaper 70 snow II
to you, and here IL is: When you
look at the original draft, which !
nave diHO UlOuSHt HtA1 IVA sRh ~ e~Nf
sou see the date OF it at the top in
large letters and figures as Dec. ~
1909, which is before the present city
government came in. When you ex-
anime the said original further you
see that it also bears plainiy lne date
when audited and vouched, which es-
tablished the claim as a legal liability
of the city was recorded IN the comp
tsoller's office, namely, Dec 20. 1903
This date is also omitted in the news
paper copy. as you perceive In plain
words, two state prison felonies,
namely, forgery and talsification OF a
/ public document, We're committed in
the eagerness of this publisher ana
editor to wrong the mayor of the City
Of New York.
Tells Of Draft Incident.
In a day or two afterwards, When
( he had heard rumors that members
Of the grand jury were taking notice
Of the matter he published as an eN-
cuse that the dates were SO faint III
The ignal draft that the photograph
did not reproduce them. Now Just
look at this original draft again. the
date at the top. a S YOU SEE, Is III larger
and more pronounced letters and fg
nres than any other part of the draft
had the draft photographed as
test that the dates would take like all
the rest and he is the photograph
You see that shows the dates plainly,
to say the least. as any other part OF
the draft. But if it We're true that
Mr.. Hearst's Photographic apparatus
would not reproduce the dates why
should he print the draft without the
dates? Why aid be not put them in
in some way? The truth is, am
assured the dates were actually cut
out OF the place with a routing ma
chine An Inspection OF the draft ms
falsely printed, also shows that to be
the case. as you see in respect to the
date Of Dec. 20.
Now. do not call your attention
TO this low crime because it annoyed
or cmbittered me in any way pub
ic official has to be patient The
newspapers of this man had done as
bad or worse 10 me as others, but
have borne in silence, except that !
spoke on the criminal aspect of such
things before the bench and bar AT
the dinner they gave me in December
last because thought il due that
someone should do so for the sake oi
society and of the decent and honei
newspaper
II need not say to you that the IN
debtedness for which this draft was
drawn was incurred .eyoral years be-
fore the present members OF the city
government were elected and that Il
was audited and made fixed and
legal obligation of the city before we
took office. instead OF any OF us nix
ing the award as this article says.
"lt is high time that these iorgers
and libellers were in states prison
and the time is not far distant when
some of them will be there. And
just think OF a man who is capable OF
doing things like this, being possess
ed Of the notion that he Is fit to hold
any Office from mayor to president Of
the United States. Morally speaking.
his mind must be a bowling wilder
ness. Never will the voters anywhere
put such a man in office.