The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-15
is STILL
ATTEMPTING
DECEPTION
lWARDHEELERS' ORGAN
CAREFULLY REFRAINS
FROM STATING FACTS
CUNNlKGLY SIDESTEpS
ACTUAL CONDITIONS
City Is Spending Over $780,.
600 Per Year On a $780,
600 Yearly Income

In answer TO the organ or OrganlH-
ed wardheelng, in it's issne of today,
the same story may be told--fact Is
the same answer can always De ruth
fully made to statement from that
organ of want--it He'd: Intentionally
and with as much evil as was possible
for its limited scope uf power TO pois-
on.
The statistical tables printed, pur-
PORTING to show the difference be-
tween cost of aldermanic (no govern
ment) and the commission form has
one great drawback---it is not the rec
crd, nor Is 1t one-fourth true.
AS an illustration, the city attorney
IS listed as getting salary of S25
per month--yet the morning organ OF
woe knows the city of Guthrie allows
him $25 every time he confesses judg-
ment against the city in the district
court, fifty eases in the supreme court
and under the present administration
confessions of Judgment keep him
busy.
The organ lies viciously about the
contract with the electric light con
cern--the 500 per month is the old
contract. thete having been added
1892 per month to the lighting cost
by the city council, for thirty-two
street lamps and thirty alley lights
al cost of $1.25 each per month.
1t is strange, too. that the organ
forgot all about the pumping contract
With the electrical concern, little
thing but between $500 and 81 900 per
month.
The statement that this city has
expended since July first, 1909, the
sum OF 100000 Ia true absolutely. II
does not make the least difference
what the legal cost OF government IS
the present administration has spent
tnat sum OF money and the record
shows 1t. If the money has been II
legally expended, that only goes to
show that without proper checking
system the taxpayers have no safe
guard for the moneys paid in. Tha'
the present administration has ex
hended thousands there was no righl
TO pay does not seem nossible. The
/ Leader simply stated that S1O7,0Os
had been expended since July first
lest. II Is q matter between the or
gan OF the mayor and the mayor him
self as to whether the money wal
paid out in accordance to law--it wai
paid out and precious little is TO show
/ for II, too
4 Commission government means th'
rlen who are TO conduct the affairs o
I the city must attend to those duties
or get out. II means competent PEG
pie doing things as they should be. !
eliminates the graft of that petty ma
ture which has made municipal pol
ties stink until IT. hurts even tn
nnstrils Of old offenders. IT spell
progress. II means that our munici
\ pal affairs are to be handled In ;
lbusinesslike mlnner by business mer
The aldermanic form means that Gut
RE is TO be stabbed for big expenses
cheap graft and little accomplished 4
return.
You, Mr.. Taxpayer must say wha
sort of government you wish for IN
capital city.
The state Capital prints what pul
ports to be the cost of municipal a
fairs for the past five months, bu
the $4,000 received by that old ira
IN five monhs is carefully omitted.
Why?
The State Capital SAYS that tn
present city government costs Sl,"2
per year.
If that statement Is trne. II Is stl
100 expensive. for 1890 outf
spending s200,000 per annum Is te
dangerous for the safety Of the pu
lie.
The State Capital and the city
Guthrie as now conducted ought
I he lovin' pair OF twins. the checl
! of each have to be discounted befo
the holder can get the money.
I December salaries OF the lahore
!. for the city have not been paid. ~
There Is no cash. t.iN
: That is the State Capital idea
= business Heaven forbid that " i
: come the accepted form OF business
!. this city.
= The mayors organ this mornll
! gives what II terms ian estimate
: city expense but II fails 10 menti'
= = the Offices OF chief Of police, poll
!. judge and city attorney The ci
I. attorney receives s25 month sala
= and pernuisites. which yield hi
y from S4O0 10 500 per month. r
2 nnlice Judges Office Yields him fro
y, $500 to $500 month. Under co
= mission form cf government the q
4 could save $1,000 year on the