The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-11
GALL FOR UNITED EFFORT

Warner, Okla, May 6. To Okla
homa taxpayers, who believe that our
interest will be best protected by de-
feating the capital location bill June
II.
A largei majority Of the voters who
understand this bill will join us in
defeating 1T.
Ninety-eight per cent Of Oklahoma
voters today do not understand
Thousands of voters on June II
will cast their votes for this bill
without giving serious consideration
but accepting The statement that 1t is a
contest between three towns.
The promoters Of this scheme have
d thorough working organization,
amply supplied with funds tby those
who reasonably expect that Their
bread thus east upon the water
will return to them an hundred fold.)
TO underestimate the strength OF
the gum shoe campaign being made
in behalf of this bill, will be a fatal
mistake.
Organization almost invariably wins
over mob.
Organization costs money. To
meet defeat because Of disorganlza'
ton will cost US many times more
money.
This Is not a begging paper. TINS
letter is sent ont TO notify the laX-
payess Of this state. who desire to ald
in defeating this bill by an open,
legitimate, systematic educatlonal
campaign that we have a committee
selected who have agreed to see that
all sums contributed FOR thac purpose
are properly used and accounted Tor,
Every man who contributes To thls
fund, and who furnishes his name ana
address, will be furnished, at the
close of the campaign with an item
lied account of the receipts and eA-
pendtures
This committee is composed Qi
men, to know any one@oi whonl IS
sufficient to give confidence III the IN
tegrity and ability Of the committee.
Not a member of this committee
would accept a place thereon without
first knowing that the character OF
the men with whom he is TO pe az
sociated in this work is above re-
proach.
Not a member of this committee
will accept penny of remuneration
for his services thereon.
If does take money To conduct al
educational campaign throughout the
state of Oklahoma.
Three thousand dollars Is consnm
ed in paying for enough one-ceh'
stands to mail circular letter tt
each Oklahoma voter. Many other eX
penses lust as essential and Just al
legitimate must be paid.
Can we afford this expenseE car
we afford not to do II?
The $4,000 expense of the specla
election has been forced upon y
without asking us whether We cal
afford 1t or not
III this bali carries, We must ahof'
sG,l0 900 to start this real estate com
pany In, business whether or no
We must afford to leave the stat
treasury (which has direct conneo
ijon with our pocketbooks) practt
ally unlocked as against i'uure fMu'
Beat it,any way 3.
That Is very doubtful
no defeat this bill in a close night
not sufficient i,
A precedent is to be established l
this election. a.,
Shalt the result show that Okli
nomas voters are careless and indli
erent to a degree that will perm
almost anything to be folsted npo
Ms at special election? Or snail y
let the people know what it Is pr
posed to do to us on this busy Jun
day? ,aso,
if that Is done, the crushing defei
,,h,t is encountered on June II WI
ION he remembered by the specul
tive, and other interests in OK
homt.
N one is asked for such a cont
hution AS will be burdensome.
95 or 50-cent stamp book Will
. very appropriate contribution fro
these who feel unable to give more
Too late? Time too short?
Yea or No-that depends Time
TOO short to accomplish anything