The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-02
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Editor Leader Yod state III you
columns that you viii publish COM
= enls of the riilzens III regard io theI
adeisabiiisy OF adopting the present
formulated charter 80 he voted 0liI
Mas illi 1911 am personally 70
nQpFl4A aof an staleineitN nade inl
lheGnllowltR aifiaMsg anNR DON \
3fasm tAem Wian oglied n by any
aersQn that tlie5 effect lHwill sniferl
the penalty aud ray all #nages a'I
Judged for amy and an false state
wenis Mn Taylor 823 South First
street, TO THE CITIZENS OH
GUTHRIE CAPITOL HILL EASfl
GUTHRIE WEST GUHRlE ADDl
IONS AND LAND NOT PLATTEDl
AND USED FOR AGRiCULTIiliigl
THAT TIE PROPOSED CHARTER
EMBRACES WITHIN IT'S LIMITS
CONSIDER CAREFuLL BEFOREl
YOU VOTE First, consider what yoA
tIf going to gain by the adoption OIL
fhis charter You VIII gain The right
to help pay an the Illegal debts con-.
tracted f)r by the city Of Guthrie
The inhabitants Of the government
tiwnsites OF Capitol Hill, East Guth.
ute West Guthrie and plated land
embraced III said charter limits. VIII
lose all rights they now haye byI
being chartered as the city Of Guth-
rie under the proposed commission
torn OF government; which no one
lnown what 1t viii be as the persons
formulating the charter ala not have
Grains enough TO formulate a govern
ment or were afraid il they did the
PEOPLE would vote 1t DOVE 40 they
have left it to the commissioners to
make il for better or worse,
Probably thinking that the voters
would vote for pig In a poke in
reference 10 a nyhog they would Oh
fer them
The village OF Guthrie was chart
cred on the 18th day OF August 1890;
sul sp stugs aQl 9IaM s9lIBpunoq sir
f0Wnsite Of Guthrie Which was the
east half OF section s town l6, A..
range 3 West OF Irdian Meridian
On March 18TH 1891 a proclama
ton was published declaring the viii
iage of Guthrie a city Of the FIRST
class IN accordance with chapter ID
ltf the complied laws Of the Terri
tory Of Oklahoma ana was signed by
George w. Steele, governor OF said
territory AT that time Capitol HILL
I East Guthrie, and West Guthrie WA
government property and claimed by
homesteaders So you see that the
governor had no power TO include
lGny porti in Of them in the limits OF
said city. On January 29th and 3Otn
1892 patents were issued to t0wnsite
bCard No. 6 TO the east aud west
half OF section 9, T. l6 n. R2 w OF
| 4 NJ. an1 a. s Board No 6 who
were the agents Of the government
proceeded to deed said land to the
occupants
Some time III the early part Of 1898
The west bali Of section was patent
ed to the townste board No and
they passed the title Of The govern
ment to the occupants The year
Guthrie was declared q city 81 the
first class. West Guthrie was a corn
field aud The first assessor did not
make ang pretense Of assessing any
thing outside Of the east half Of sec,
! tOn s,
Bat tie mayor and city council
I luaYe usliiped the power to tag ana
improve BY paving and otherwise.
fnd in violation Of their charter and
against the protests OF the taxpayer
and in violation OF the constitution OF
the United States, which is the sn-
llreme law Now is it the fault OF
the constitution of the United States
tnat they have disobeYed and enacted
ordinances and performed acts in
violation .of it2 Is II the fault Of
cur present charter that we have
such a ncfarious condition OF aHairs
or IS it cur fault that we have this
condition, by not compelling them to
observe and obey the charter we
Row haye2 Who il is that is boost
lng this proposed charter and whore
Is his property interests
Why is il that this Thomas leffer-
son who understand wrote the
charter Is spending bis valuable time
"a get votes TO carry it2 He is SO
anxious that he gets out on the
street corner and breaches the good
Qualities in his charter just like the
salvation army breaches the bible
was going up Division street Satur.
day night ana saw crowd OF % on
20 people on the north side OF OKLA.
bona avenue went over to see
what was the trouble and there
sew our Thomas Jefferson unon
dfay haranging the crowd boosting
W the cnarter he had written ne
said il they did not like the charter
after 1t was adopted they could go
TO The commissioners and they could
amend it3 Now he PROBABLY knew
What he was talking about, but / had
not noticed any provision IN tho
charter whereby il could he amend
ga The only provision al that chart,
er ! noticed was that it could be
abandoned at the end of six wears.
Rut In my opinion II the charter IS
adopted, that the most OF as will
gdon tho city Ions before tha
Fer the reason we win hazel
rothing left TO keep us.
The neAt thing he said Was THAT
anyone who did not like this chart |
er was not in favor of charter gov. I
ernment
Now Ii his charter is the best form
ior 4 charter government will haYel
% plead gnilty and admit that ] ami
not III favor OF amy charter form OK
government