The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-30
.GlLL FOR UNITEl EFFORT

Warner, Okla, May S. To OKLA
homa taxpayers, who believe that our
interest will be best protected BY de-
feating the capital location bill June
III:
A large majority of the voters who
understand this bill will join US in
defeating it. M
Niaetg Weight per cent Of Oklahoma
yntals today. do not understand.
Thousands OF voters on June IL
win east their votes for this BILL,
without giving serious consideration
but accepting the statement that it is
contest between three towns
The promoters of this scheme have
thorough working organization,
amply supplied with funds (by those
who reasonably expect that their
bread" thus cast 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 fatal
| mistake.
Organization almost Invariably wins
over mob.
Organization costs money. TIC
meet defeat because OF disorganiza'
| ton will cost us many times more
money.
This is not begging paper This
letter Is sent out to notify the tax
payers of this state, who desire TO aid
in defeating this bill by an open
| legitimate, systematic educational
campaign that we have committee
selected who have agreed to see that
all sums contributed for that purpose
are properly used and accounted for
EIefyHihhn who contributes I'd this
fund.- ana Who furnishes his name, and
address, will be furnished, lat the
close OF the campaignSwith an itenr
lied account ofi the receipts and sex
pendltures. eSssssS# &sssAss Nh
This committee as eouipOsed pi
men, to know any one III whom. Us
sufficient TO give confidence IN the4i
I tegrty and ability of the comnEtee,
Not a member of this committee
would accept a place thereon without
first knowing that the characterpo Of
the men with whom he is to De, as
ISOLATED in this work is above re-
proach.
4 Not a member of this committee
will accept penny OF remuneration
for his services thereon.
II does take money to conduct al
educational campaign throughout the
state of Oklahoma.
Three thousand dollars Is consum
ed in paying for enough one-cent
stamps to mail a circular letter t1
: each Oklahoma voter. Many other ex.
penses just as essential and just al
legitimate must be paid.
Can we afford this expense? Car
we afford not to do 1t?
The $4,000 expense OF the special
\ election has been forced upon us
Y without asking us whether We car
afford it or not.
: If this ball carries, we must afford
100000 to start this real estate com
pany in business whether or no.
We must afford to leave the state
tlon with our pocketbooks) practic
3 ally unlocked as against future raids
+ Beat it any way?
+ That Is very doubtful.
+ To defeat this bill in close fight il
not sufficient.
A precedent is to be established il
e this election.
s Shall the result show that Okla
n homas voters are careless and indiff
a erent to degree that will permi
almost anything TO be foisted upol
t us at a special election? Or shall W.
: let the people know what it is pro
|. posed to do to us on this busy Jun'
g day? 81
If that Is done, the crushing defea
= that is encountered on June IL will
N long be remembered by the specula
g tive and other interests" in Okla
hoala
n No one is asked for such contri
v button as will be burdensome.
! A % or 50-cent stamp book will b.
q very appropriate contribution iron
6 those who feel unable to give more
q Too late? Time too short?
e Yes or No--that depends. Time |
!. too short to accomplish anything b.
Al "dickering," pickering" "parleying.
= "puttering." Life itself is too short TO
% that; but there is ample time, b.
y prompt, decisive action, to win sue
!, sweeping victory as will be OF in
- estimable value to. the citizenship o
I, this state, in many ways, both nov
a and throughout the years to come.
y This educational campaign commit
. tee Is composed of Wayne H. Lasate
!! Of Pauls Valley. VIM. Garrison O
y Pond Creek, j. X. McClarren, cashie
! OF First National bank, Warner, Okla
u All remttances should be sent t
J. X. MeClarren, Treasurer. Warner
: Act now or forever after hold you
II peace"
g Oklahoma Taxpayers League, b
Campbell Russell, Chairman; Chas
e. Barrett. Secretary.
John ID. Rockefeller would go DroK
!. II he should spend his entire incom
!. trying to prepare better medicin
: than Chamberlain Cole, Cholera an