The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-16
FLAYS ALEXANDER
Old Line Guthrie Democrat
Takes Up Cudgel in Behalf of
Democracy and Guthrie
Gnthrle. Okla. MAY IA

p'SaSthc III dNdHlHS uySeH VI tHe IN
fitatiQn SO kindly extended in your
letter Of the 11th inst, requesting me
lic write 10 you, and give you the bene-
~ OF any suggestions ! may have to
offer that will aid In getting out the
democratic vote on June the 11th,
4 1910.
After careful pelusal Of the mat
ter You do me the kindness to enclose.
II occurs TO me that you make a noise
like a man who Is more interested In
removing the capitol from Guthrie to
/ Oklahoma City; than in the success
lul bringing of Democratic issues at
The coming election to a happy term.
ination.
think with you that no effort
should be spared to secure the neces-
sary signatures to make the party
measui es now pending before tht peo-
| PIE, a part of the laws Of the state.
I'ut how do you propose to carry the
election law; and move the capital at
one and the same time; when the
lection for one occurs in June, and
the other in November.
You say that the capital removal
and location bills, are Democratic
measures, that have the support OF
the Democratic administration. this is
half true, and wholly wrong. The
,apital removal and location bills ale
/ Oklahoma City measures; that have
/ the support OF Governor Haskell and
practically all Of It's inhabitants. Dem
ccratic and Republican.
| The opposition to this measure
comes from every town and township
in the state; from Democrats and Re-
publicans alike, who are in favor OF
iair play, and square deal. And is
not as you would have us believe CON
fined exclusively to the Republican
press and politicians of the state. No,
this Is not a Democratic measure.
You just think 1t is because you nap
pen to live and have your being in
/ oklahoma City.
You say, "let the people rule is De-
mocracys battle cry" sure, that
sounds good, and is good and II
seems to me no better time can be
found to put in effect this true but
sometimes sorely tried old battle cry
! OF the governors than this coming
June IL, 1910 No place that know
anything about stands more in need
j cf a saving knowledge of the great
4 truths contained thereln-than the
town next door to the great packing
plant Of the meat tiust That appears
to believe that they are the people ol
oklahoma. and the other inhabitants
of the state merely hay seed
Why do yon attempt to bring the
/ Taylor election law into disrepute
Grandfather Clause" and abby try
ing to make that preteyt-for moy
ing the state capital to Oklahoma City
without giving the people of The
state-and every town in it-that may
have capital aspirations of their owl
"a fair chance and an even break
to come in and make the race on THEN
ewn account.
You ask what is the use of fooline
with the Negro Question" search me
don't know, but you seem to be doing
IT, We quit after we lost the most OF
ours to oklahoma City, but have some
! ltli, 81 mas tNtlN ONlltl tOMH Vi any
size in the Southwest They are NJ
better here and no worse than tht
same class OF citizens in Oklahoma
City. Both cities owe their escape
from terrors of commission fo"m
of government, to the fact that botl
had black votes enough to spare, TO Ell
fectually bar the wheels of prog es.
in that direction. In what respect doe.
1.-THE negro OF Guthrie differ from lh'
regro of Oklahoma City. In none ey
cept that Oklahoma City has them II
greater number than Guthrie. Ther
why this constant howl about Guthrie
and her negroes. If you had none, j
would be different, as 1t is you have
no kick coming.
II YOU really think as you say
THAT Appropriation was not damna
ton n few years ago when the Guth
rieites attempted to get Legislative
appropriation in 1901 OF $30O,00000 fol
a (Capltoh Library building at Guth
rie and the location of all the state
buildings (The program was t
erect a capitol building at Guthrie ant
locate and build the other state build
ngs, at other points in the state) yol
are liable to change your mind, ant
think II a case of double distilled
domination, when the people turn dowI
Oklahoma City proposition t'
move the capital twenty miles, an'
get in appropriation of $500, 10000 Qt
start in WITH for themselves alone
am glad to know that the Morris
Packing company has sold Ia OF lo2'
acres of land for 81 .6O0,000.00, did yo,
say, and that the proposed Canlta
commission can from the sale of 2.oO'
acres OF land now owned by the state
adjoining Oklahoma City, sell ovel
5000. 100000 worth of building sites
ii they get the chance. But do no
think the people of oklahoma, have
much appetite to go into the real es
tate business. with an Oklahoma CITY
capital commission at TINS time OF
rather on June II, 1910
; OF course. in addition to this the
city of oklahoma offers the people o.
The state the choice of q number OF
other sites, adjacent to the city. Bu'
what Is the use When the vote
comes in from Shawnee, Muskogee
Tulsa, Enid. El Reno, Chickasha, Law
ion. Guthrie, McAlester. Ardmore, and
an the rest of the towns, and the coun
ry from down and up the creek, "
ln the state, | suppose that you VIII
sin be Of the opinion, that aho,hei