The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-13
SENSIBLE
REASONS
GIVE: N
CITIZEN FEELS RATHER
LIKE KICKING
SOME
SAYS SCHOOL HOUSES
ARE BADLY NEEDED
State Capital Removal Scheme
Gets a JOIt Under Ribs
That Hurts

lloyt Okla, May Ia (Editor Lead
err l-~'l have just read the circular
letter sent out by theOklahoma CITY
state capital removal committee (sign-
ed by Charles G. Jones) an dam ccu.
strained to write an opinion, not feel
Ing 1t Is different from the majority
IN my community, but because, after
several OF us In this community had
discussed the matter to the best OF
our ability we felt perhaps we may
be able to bring forward some points
because every locality has somewhat
different interests and some which ap-
peal to Us might not come to mind 20
those SO bravely battling TO defeat
this, as II seems TO me- proposition
to loot the state OF oklahoma.
Il fail TO see in the capital removal
circulaf any reason why we OF the
country should spend a million or so
Of dollars to hire that city to take the
state seat OF government
Neither myself or those nolghbors
with whom have talked feel We wish
| TO blow Ia tax money for marble
palaces for state officers until We get
better roads aud better carpets out
wher home folks may use them
None OF us feel we wish TO make
Oklahoma CITY richer or more beauti-
ful at our expense.
If Oklahoma City wishes the capt
tai, why not entor the race and say
what it will do, rather than ask the
taxpayer to vote them riches and a
capital at the same stroke, always nj
our eXpenseY
When the removal scheme was
first heralded, we wore told Of the
wonders OF the wonderful state me-
tropolls and what It would do; as
read their circular, II appears more
like a certain set was trying TO sell
some Of their surplus lands at q stiff
price
We here may not be wise, but
that talk of the state selling its
land TO itself at a huge profit sounds
like what some Of the younger boys
around here who pick up slang call,
| tying TO put one over Oh the sly
IT there Is way for The property
owner, individual, corporate or SOW
eregn to sell bis stuff TO himself al
a profit and just keep on doing H.
then some of Us in the country want
the formula. because there are a
large bunch Of improvements needed
and we are shy Of money to make
them with.
That making the state rich aftey
while sounds better at first than lasi
reading fear the real estate mef
behind the woodpile intend gettiDl
theirs right now and allowing ths
state to take chances on fIturty.
Now what matters it to the grea
: mass OF taxpayers just now whethe
] we have a fine state capital building
/ or not? Why should we give mil
i lion dollars to move The state capital
that, too, when IL would be In viola
/ tion Of law, both moral and statu
tory?
IT must be remembered we wan
, school houses, bridges, roads and nun
|, eroas other necessities for proper az
: vancement OF community. VIII
1 take our taxes and spend them on on
! city; either leaving us without wha
I is needed. or breaking us down tryin
i To carry the burden2
I over on the East side they staFte
without school houses, without road
and no court houses, and they bfayi
~ meet obstacles as they come. Sha
) these men and women, striving fo
homes, be made TO add the burden {
buildlng costly state capital, whe
! that now used, with no expense
the state, is all We needg
Il am but plain man, but rlgl
= ought TO prevail and this present g
fort TO load hard working people dow
IN order to make few men rich or
beautfy one city. appeals to me Z
wong. terribly so.
4 Let the state start at the foot {
u the ladder and 20 upward. Is there
better way?
'iPeople, tbink as you read Il
stdte capital removal story---tbaf stOT
which tells of fine streets, packin
plants. fine schools, fine homes, etc
How much do you wish TO ad
for the further improvement out ,
your taxes2
"Do we out here need nothlngg
is there no place for our take
save 10 boost one city already boas
1r ing Il is the whole state?
z. nice thing TO tell OF their weali
,: and their schools and homes. isn't II
u neut What is that TO the poor harI
y working man out in the sticks, diogln
q up tax moneys to make Oklahoma Cii
n richer and more beautiful, with y
N school 10 scnd his children to; =
. road over which he may drive fasts
than a walk and having to work ii