The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-06
ANYHOW, ALL FOR GUTHRIE

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Guthrie will present case 10 tho
people regarding The location of the
permanent state capital because she
has been forced so to do by unfair
and. in the Judgment Of the unbiased,
unwise action of men who placed self
interest supreme To go before the
electorate to decide question almost
three wears prior 10 the time when
action Is called for appeals to the
average man as folly. or worse.
Forced by foolish people who sought
personal gain, the capital city must
present its case presenting the same,
II seeks to 0p injury TO no commu-
nifty and asks 81 the state electorate
hut common justice and fairness
something the capital city has ever
sought 10 grant 10 all communities
Of The state.
Unless one he wholly preiudieed, II
takes little wisdom to understand that
the location OF the state capital in
any well-balanced city OF the state,
unless heralded broadcast and used
for fictitious boom purposes, would
add little to the prosperity of that
municipality, would be worth no tro
mendous sum for the locating afore-
said. Ii might be said in controversy
thar its loss to Guthrie would be like
wise of little importance. but fairness
demands one must consider the loss
Of prestige that, for the first three
years. would amount 10 next to stag
halion. complete revolution OF bust
ness and doing incalculable harm,
That considerable of the energy OF
The present contest was conceived in
early-day rivalry and Is now more Of
a desire To ayenge some PAST act
than an ambition to accomplish an act
of merit, can not be refuted. That
many who have purchased lots II
the metropolis in the hope of reapins
rewards because of the location of The
slate capital will join in an extraor
dinary effort to move the capital, Is
II you please, known to the average
man of affairs To this coterie car
be added those who, by some preiud
ice or imaginary admiration, seek Il
make change, all in all no lnconsd
e?able number of shouters; however
likely 10 gel more noise into the con
test than votes in the ballot box
In Guthrie's case IL is one OF get
ting the fair-minded. broad-thinllini
0klahomans 10 the polls II will no
be a case of sounding war toesin
there should be no appeal 10 p!elnd
ice With splendid railroad facilities
mCre people can reach and leave
Guthrie the same day than can arrlV
AT and leave the state metropolis. lc
cally, there can be little controyers
AS 10 quarters--there is no city of IN
Southwest better capable of csrin
foI visitors to the capital city tha
Gnthrie-there is not likely 10 be
AS TO central location, Guthrie stand
unsuipassed--as TO lay OF the lane
the city OF Guthrie has no superior
nor is there a greater or purer wate
or fuel supply in Central Oklahoma.
To move the capital site means q
expense of some millions-how man
can only be matter OF conjecture
but the dream and promise that som
enterrising city VIII defray all e'
penses can best be answered by stal
ing the mere promise 10 DO so would
made binding. eliminate that city 3
promising from The race.
The voter must, therefore, figur
the taxpayers will ultimately pay tn
freight. no matter how many, how fai
or how earnest the pledges 10 th
contrary.
Great as was the early. day steif
for prestige hs Is now of little cor
sepncnce-Nr ,iIf OF the populatio
OF 0kIahohsi Ns not here in 1902
fully 40ng0a pe1ple went not he'
when the Federal census Of 1907 wa
taken.
Each Of the Iargen communities !
older OklaholAs' and Indian territor
have lheif special and peculiar az
vaniages over others SO many in FAC
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