The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
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THE CHARTER SIGNED

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g GET TOGETHER c
= Guthrles 9aarer has been <
. signed Governor Cruce ap- e
q pended his signature t0 the {
. document AL 4 o'clock Yesterday
@ evening and Guthrie will soon !.
6 enter upon a Hew era Of munich
y pal government The governor
= heard the Arguments for ana q
q against the charter and then
= gave notice that be would ap.
g prove the Same. giving the &
e courts an opportunity Ii the mat Z
q ter should be presented, to pass
. upon any alleged technical Z
= flaws Or Illegal points. {
g But there wiii lie no litigation
Q relative to tho charter. {
. The people have spoken, the &
2 executive has acqniesced. and
9 the charter is noR the law of c
g Guthrie All That remains are &
G. the details Necessary to The
9 naming Of three commissioners I.
. 10 carry out The charters pro-
2 visions. In the selection of the G
q commission board there will
= doubtless be tense strain, but g
o good feeling should prevail. I.
O. All the strife and stress should
r; he incident to the selection Of &
& the most suitable men to com e
g pose the commission board
9 Credit rs due To Mayor Olsmith {
9 for hits rational stand in conhec- c
9 tI0n with the charter He In.
9 dicted strong letter to Gov c
o ernog Cruce asking him To ap-
@ prove the charter and has since {
g given out statement advising {
: that no more appointments will I
q be made by him under the Z
8 present regime He will invoke &
G the necessary machinery to com c
q ply with the provisions of the G
Q charter with reference to the I.
q holding OF primaries aud cleo {
= tons Z
9 The Leader vas opposed to Z
6 the six year tenure and the {
9 elections feature of the charter, &
G believing they would initiate {
. against aa efficacious test Of {
G commission government which {
g The Leader pr0nDsed for Guthrie (
q four years ago Providing con. I
q servative commissioners are I
= named there will be- little DT no I
q trouble in bringing about the {
q necessary amendments 10 cure (
q the defects named With this {
9 done, the charter will be a real, {
9 live working asset for Guthrie {
q But, over and above all, Gtith-
. rie citizens have eeasen TO re- I
g jOice that the era of aldefmanie {
g reign for Guthrie is over. Hence. I
q forth Guthrie affairs are 70 be
g administered along safe and {
g sane business lines much tine {
O. same as the average, c0nserva
= tive business man conducts his
e own business The disgust Of the I
q people over the Harlequin antics {
q Of various councilmanie bodies
G with the cOneomitant financial
q excesses, extrayaganee aud gen
G eFal mlsrule with charges Of
G plunder. graft aud corruption,
O illegal taxation, eli eetera, led dl-
. rer.ly 10 d desire for change
c -and refuge iu another form Of
g civic government
@ The transition should be noted
g without captlous criticism The
q Leader believes by q general
. bucking To aud d fratefnal com
@ promising spirit, ali Interests
= can be united under this CHART
9 ef Politics is Hethroned and I
g reason and business are to have
q an inning. We are all here tor
= Guthrie and for Gnthries upiitt
q and harmonious blending Of
G. an factions can be brought about {
q by everyone working 10 one com
q mon end the gphoiding of the
q commission soon t0 ne chosen
o aud firm desire t0 make e0ia
O mission government ah honest
g business government
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