The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-21


Whimpering that others seek adj
vantage over them In the state cap
iial removal battle by the Oklahoma
City committee removal schemers ex'
poses the entire outfit.
They drew the bill--theiT way, OF
Of course!
They purposely plugged" It for that
city alone.
They have studlously avoided using
the Intelligent criticism Of the daily
psess Of the state.
They misrepresented the Guthrie al
titude.
They misrepresented Shawnee.
They sent men out TO get names on
that petition, pretending one was from
this city-thsy knew il was 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 50
cial organization OF Shawnee and
Guthrie advocate voting mo"
Guthrie does not wish the perma-
nent location with such provision
Tor graft-neither does Shawnee.
Why whimper now?
It Is their measure.
They manufactured it; left the
graft loopholes and prepared for the
harvest they felt at that time was at
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 ana
wrong q scheme to take the taxpay-
erg moneys, they seek to hide be
hind the charge that Guthrie and
Shawnae newspapers have been brul-
al In, their attacks on the bill
Did they expect the taxpayers Oh
the state to stand with hands folded
and allow their loot of tax moneys?
Did they dream someone would for-
felt all that was near and dear that
few townsite grafters' might recoup
overreaching and again sail the high
sea OF townsite piracy?
q
no hospitals along side the route those
fcwnfot grafters have to traverse 10
attain their desideratum. Facts are
sometimes obnoxious to the schemeri
sometimes he would rather the sun
light OF exposure be on the other side
OF the street.
Every man behind the townlot bill
knows II was intended TO be crooked
there arr not three men pushing y
and ruttihg money behind 1t who
would give the. tenth part of penny
were he uncertain as to the reward
astsr' success struck his flag,
Protesting this state can make mon
ey like the meat packers. the reports
of the companies which agreed TO 10
cate in Oklahoma City do not show
dividends from that source.
II profits have been millions, WHY
not declare a dividend?
Ia there reason to doubt some O
hose profits are imaginary?
Another Oklahoma City institution
advertised profits and failed for NIL
lions Of dollars.
Ii had paper assets and legal debis
The debts are not all paid--the pa
per assets are as mythical in value Al
a state selling land to itself for a bil
profit
Four million dollars to haul stat'
capitol some twenty miles is rathe
stiff price. Who wants to foot tn
bill? Who will the state sell III
farms to, and what will be done witt
the farm lands?
Let US hit the pike for facts.
Paper assertions of imaginary prot
its are worth less TO man who ma
taxes to pay and little cash to pa.
with than the promise Of future IN
herltance.
Graft can be in the bill proposed
'twould be almost impossible to keel
~ ont. Temptation runs high whel
three men. with no more than mora
responsibility, are turned loose Y
handle millions and failure TO us
good Judgment" means no more thar
criticism.
How many men pushing that Okla
homa City capital removal schem
would you, Reader, like to turn owe
$4,000, 600 to, and, when finished, hav'
them report they had erred" usini
some of the fund, as your only re
course?
Swat the bill
Vote "NOr
Take no subterfuge; accept the eS
cuse OF no man for such an awful al
tempt at deception.
II that outfit had meant well the!
would have at least consulted IN
lfading citizens of Oklahoma City In
steal O bunch of half-broken dow
saidsnen OF town lots, some adven
turers. and others who use the bank
rupt cont TO settle strong debts, 80
together and prepared TO "swlpe' ev
ej1 taxpayer within the confines 0
oklahoma!
tset rid OF them! They mean wrong
they practice deception, and now. es
posed and whipped, with maddenet
populace from one end of the stats
10 the ether dscrying their tactics
tney set up q miserable whine tha
lass als ss;sss abused.
K1fI their attempted steal; then. J
they still need sympathy, give i Z
them II copious doses.