The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-04

WHIPPED; NOW WHINING
Whimpering that Others seek ad
vantage over them in the state cap
ital removal battle by the Oklahoma
city committee removal sehemers ex-
poses the entire outfit.
They drew the bill--their way, OF
of course!
They purposeiy "plugged" il for that
c,ty alone.
They have studiously avoided using
the intelligent criticism Of the daily
p ess OF the state
They misrepresented the Guthrie at
iitude.
They misrepresented shawnee
They sent men out TO get names on
that petition, pretending one was from
this city--they knew ii was a lie.
Shawnee suffered likewise.
They knew no responsible citizen
OF either city ever favored the bill;
any such bill.
They know the leading citizens,
backed by ever commercial and so
cial organization Of Shawnee and
Guthrie advocate voting NO"
Guthrie does not wish the perma-
nent location with such a provision
for neither does Shawnee.
Why whimper now?
Ii is their measure
Tney manufactured It; left the
graft luopholes and prepared for the
harvest they felt al that time was al
hand
Whipped, exposed, not by Guthrie
and Shawnee alone, but because the
citizenship OF this state, without re-
gard for party or any other cause, re-
fused to subscribe to SO open and
wrong scheme 10 take the taXpay-
ers moneys, they seek to hide be
hind The charge that Guthrie and
Shawnee newspapers have been brut-
al in their attacks on the bill.
Did they expect the taxpayers Of
the state 10 stand with hands folded
aud allow their loot OF tax moneys?
Did they dream someone would for
felt all that was nea and dear that
few townsite graiters might recoup
oserreaching and again sail the high
sea OF townsite priacy2
This is not baby race. there are
no hospitals along side the route those
tcwnlot gafters have to traverse to
attain their desideratum Facts are
sometimes obnoxious to the schemer:
sometimes he would rather the sun
Light OF exposure be on the othef side
OF the street.
Every man behind The townlot bill
knows il was intended 10 be crooked
there are not three men pushing il
and putting money behind it who
would give the tenth part OF a penny,
we're he uncertain as 10 the reward
after success struck his flag
Protesting this state can make mon
cv like the mea packers, the reports
of the companies which agreed to 10
cate in Oklah0hma City do NOT show
dividends from that source.
II profits have been millions, why
70, ueclare a dividend!
Is there reason to doubt some OF
those profits are imaginary?
Another Oklahoma City institution
sdvertised profits and failed for nil
lions OF dollars.
il h@d paper assets and legal debts.
Thu debts are not all paid--the pa
Per assets ate as mythical in value as
a state selling land TO itself for BIZ
profit
Four million dollars to haul a state
capitol some twenty miles is rathei
stiff price. Who wants TO foot the
bill? who will the state sell It's
farms TO, and what will be done with
the farm lands?
Let MS hit the pike for facts.
Paper assertions OF imaginary prot
us are worth less 10 a man who has
taxes 10 pay and little cash 70 pay
with than the promise Of a future in-|
heritance.
Graft can be in the bin proposed
stBouid be almost impossible 70 keep
81 out. Temptation runs high when
three men. With no more than mofal
responsibility, are turned loose 10
handle millions and failure to use
good Judgment means rO more ifah
criticism
How many men pushing that OKLA
lions City capital removal scheme
YOU'D YOU. Reader, like 10 turn over
s4.f0t .000 ~, and, when finished have
*h2ni report they hadzerrsd ~ ilsins
some Of the fund. as yotf only RE-
course
Swat the bill
Vote mo-"
Take no subierfuge: accept the eA-I
euse OF no man for such an awful at
tempt az deception.
II that outfit had meant well they
would nave at least consulted me
heading citizens of Oklahoma City. IN
eiead. bunch of half-broken down
saleqmen OF town lots, some aaNen /
snrers. ana others who use me oahk'
ann court 10 settle strong debts, gol !
iatstlar ahd prenated to swine n fv.
s,s. taxpaver within the confines o.