The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-18
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ON A SIDING.

Inat OklahOma lily cdplLdl IelloN-
Al committee seems TO have gotten
onto a siding; leastwise It has chang
ed time of whistles and is treadlng
With soft moccasins wherever one
grows bold enough to venture out to
see what the people are preparing
% do with their tOWnlot venture.
The committee no longer contends
lhe purpose OF the bill it is trying
o have voted into existence Is 10
try and get the capital prior TO l9l3,
claiming it will require that length
lf time to get ready the buildings
necessary.
stn the bill carries with il the
mm9diate location Of the capital and
hIee men, to be known as the state
.ap,tal commission, commence draw
.ng 81 900 per annum each, wlthSoVJ,'
700 Immediately available for them to
10 with acco. ding TO their viii.
In other words the commission
alone viii draw $4,000 in salary pri'
" TO the time OF the actual location
Certainly an economical idea-a
splendid investment, for the capitol
commissioners.
But it must also be remembered
| ne commissioners have 20 keep up
lutte an office force--there will be
ypewriters, stenogfaphers, book
| ;eepers, clerks, etc.,-all keeping
prompt watch on the strong box and
! III dependent upon the salaries Tor
he good of their order
! Ard all OF these late changes q
/ roeram. accompanied by abuse OF
he capital city for showing the bill
oefo. g the people FOR approval
rruly, that must be a splendid bill,
When its proponents declare Guthrie
abusive because the people here
| send cut oopies..ot ,it that the peo-
Die may know the iniquitous articles
obtained therein.
The sldetracked proponents now de
clare it Is slandering the people Of
his state to even presume the capitol
removal commission viii be dishon'
est. Yet, II there be no intent to be
lther than TAI and square, why not
50 draft the b.ll so it will be i'm
possible for the taxpayers to be
mulethed? Honest men seldom com
plain Of the people being Safeguarded
Certainly no, one will argue that a
1ill which carries with it 100000 OF
he peoples money with no safeguard
attachments, Is business proposl'
ion that any private individual OF
corporation would give ten seconds
consideration.
As Senator Allen stated, why not
remove the temptation TO do wrong
What hurt can come to a fair propo
iition to make il so il can not be
otherwise than equitable to all con
aerned?
Ii there should be no favoritlsm
why specify the maximum amount Of
ana to he purchased and specify no
minimum? If fair, why not 50 ar
ange that the commission should be
bar cd as to right OF sharing In the
selection of site? Why not min.
mum OF acreage and a maximum fol
price?
Certainly taxpayers who have been
ong students of how best to get re.
suits for their expenditures will not
be so foolish as TO turn the state
Of Oklah0ma,s moneys over TO three
men, appolntees at that, ana allow
them five or sixt years TO think w
way to spend as much as possible!
lie aids should be sent to every
county in the state before election
day. not to do other than 70 show
lthe removal schemefs are talking 81
everything but the merits Of the
measure they have proposed and e
get the taxpayers to vote aud vote
to protect the state from the prup0s
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