The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-18
WHY RIGHT MUST WIN

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state to hear her cause-asked tn,
courts to rule. In this enlightened
age men and groups Of men resor
not to the arbitrament of sudde.
might. nor the acquisition OF tha
which is not prescribed by the law
which govern organized society. Gutt
'ieites have endured a nerve-wrack
ilg contest seen what they constru
das unfair methods in placing tn,
city's name before the pepole as
candidate for permanent capital sit
onors, when every thinking citize
II the city opposed the bill; feels tha
the election, held under no furthe
law than the mere moral power
the election officials, and returns ney
er canvassed as prescribed by law
suffered being reviled by yena
press which obtains sHstenanct
through the instrumentality OF town
ate promotion-all this and more witt
such stoicism as modern CITIZENSHIP
pemits.
Guthrie has asked the courts to an
swer the call and lay down the iega
status; is ready for immediate AM
conclusive trial in said courts.
What says the opposition?
Is 1t ready for conclusive action o
the regular authorized judiciary O.
our land?
Right ought ever to win wrona
has never achieved lasting triumph
n bad to do with the uplift of society
The citizens Of the. capital city hay,
10 prior rights: they were told the
'aw would be. followed to add to tn,
conyeniences of state government
hey voted heavy taxes. bu.lded t
modern structure, beautiflei tbs
srounds--for which they were piedget
lhe rental of one dollar per annun
Tor five years.
Now, II the advocates of romova
have sway. this contract Is to be
Lrogated--the sovereign state of Ok
ahoma is to do what not the CHEAP
est deadbeat in the state would at
iempt to do, move out bag and bag
gage and pay not one cent IN com
pensatlon.
There is never wrong in honest
statement; there can be naught but
equity in calling for the bill of par
ticulars, in asking why the suddel
move; why, after campaign that
vas waged for the permanent seat oI
government in 1913, in which the
proponents of the charge declared
with terrific emphasis they wanted
only the permanent capital and would
have nothing to do with the temper
airy capitalize capital should be re
moved before there could be even of
iicial notice the vote had been cast.
Guthrie asks no odd, II appeals t.
no prejudice nor asks favor of an,
community beneath the circle of the
shining sun. It is Southwestern
,ity, made by courageous and EN-
81 getic people--it asks right, and st
long as Gods eternal truth remains
the light of our civilization. that
tight is paramount and the courts ol
our country inundated to give us Q
fair and impartial hearing.
Why, then, assail our purpose who
50 the right to deny fair hearing II
The state and Federal courts? AS
pledged in every basic law of each
state and guaranteed by the constitu
ion of the United States, the court
IS the adjudicatlng board for all mat
ters in controversy To that board
has Guthrie taken her case: her ora
tion stating what she believes to be
facts Why try to browbeat her cit
izenship and assail her purpose. wheI
she has gone to the only constituted
authority TO settle matter of con
troversy in which the people of an
entire state are much interested?
The law is supreme. II the people
II Guthrie are misdirected in theiI
version, the courts alone can change
their viewpoint; If they are right
they are surely entitled to the right
az seen by those constituted 10 point
out and enforce the right.
And. II this case drags along, II is
hot the fault of o,ire citizenship be
cause immediate trial OF all matters
pertinent Is the plea of those who
have filed the case OF our people
against the decision Of state authori
ties In the recent election.
After all. the reasoning OF those
determined to stand out against re
pudiation of a compact with the Fed
eral government is our only saliva
ton as a state. Those who are SO
determined the government shaii no,
hinder this state nor take from II
sovereign rights" forget that we, a
fee people, made solemn compacts
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