The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-31
THE UPLIFT;
THE DOWNPULL

There Is no sense or decency OF
any political ends subserved by con-
stant continued, continual. continlt
GUS 'beefing" Of a newspaper--or pa
per. Such has been the course Of Tho
Guthrie Capital for three years. Beef
beef, beef
lhis morlbund beeflng has not help
ed ihe Republican party--was not
authorized by the Republican leaders
and certainly added nothing to the
prestige of the paper.
Then why did the Capital beef
Why does 1t continue TO beef?
For selfish ends Because Il Dem
ocratic administration is in power.
Because it could not sell its plant TO
Democrats and believed that con-
stant roasting" "beefing methods
In vogue in 1889 were applicable to
modern times and that Democrats
could be driven las Republicans
were driven" in territorial days. In
addition, early In the game state Off
cials caught the Capital man red
handed IN jockeylng and "mogglng'
4 printing contract.
There's q reason and those are
1t
But has this continuous "beeiing"
helped Guthrie? MOI Do Guthrie
citizens approve Of the Capitals
course? A thousand and one times
MOI
Four hundred Democratic officials
reside, temporarily, in Guthrie, They
WELD influence in their respective
home towns. Courteous treatment
Of these officials here makes for
Guthrie at their homes fhe point Is
clGar. Guthrie citizens can see IT,.
Fifty to one hundred OF these Dem
0cratlc officials, who wore not com
mitted ito any town on capital location
(and probably are not yep have been
Systematically lambasted and brutal
~ assaulted by the Capital every day,
except Monday. The capital city has
given so banquets at no inconsdera-
BILE expense to legislators and officials
to warm up as friends for Guthrie
and make them feel at home" and
with unyarying certainty the Capital
has kicked over the banquet tables,
metaphorically, poured vinegar in the
ice cream and yelled rough house,
here come the pollce!'
And ct the Capital fas been
standing up for Guthrie.
Now Guthrie needs friends all she
can get. Now we will proceed to
draw interest on the assaults OF the
Capital those officials who do
not know that the Capital does not
represent the true sentiments OF
Guthrie
Let it be known that the Capital is
a misnomer here, Ii Is passe. III Is
without influence, yet its personal
assaults are not relished That the
Capitals course Is not approved by
citizens, take the Testimony of Hon,
N. NJ. Carter, retired capitalist,
leading ciizen and the most ardent
Republican in the city Under date
of January 10, 1910 MIR. Carter gave
out this authorized interview. 1t was
printed in The Leader al the time and
the Capital made desperate efforts no
force Mr.. Carler to repudiate But
Mr.. Carter stood pat by his state.
ment This Is what he said:
Il see that the Capital Is making
the silly attack upon The Leader that
The Leader is hurting the town in
taking stand for commission form
of government Say for me that
do moi believe any Democrat or fail
minded Republican ever made tho
statement printed in the Capital this
morning. | want TO say that the
State Capital has hurt Guthrie and
The capital location question more i
/ the past three years in fighting tht
state administration than It has evel
/ done her good in all the years tha
/ it has been here. have never We
seen an editorial boost in the Cap
| ital for any public enterprise and i
scarcely ever even reports city i'm
provements, while The Leader hal
done q wonderful work boosting foI
greater Guthrie during the pas
year
N. NJ. Carter is one OF the fore
most business men and propert
owners in Guthrie. He Is "a Guthr