The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-26
Shall We Adopi the Charter


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DELAYED the calling d an election and finally upon being forced BY pubic
opinion g aet turned h machine loose gh instructions y @ mn on e
defeated BUT the advocates The only safe and sane municipal govern
and he other papers then published il he y aed tho pn as siy
fapous citing attempt show ha was not
practicable or economical Commission oyenmen was denounced a
could administer municipal affairs ma adermanic form
interests he best III ana q q aaqseam aq he desire
or Tie commission idea finally tumphed In Guthrie such IN brief =
Guthrie nor! duplicate. tna q every other city n \ H.
there hundreds adopting commission government o
& @ @ ~, @ @ b adoption ar rejection Of h charter presented
e il m mSn Il five charter drafts have been
the adopting charters Informal presentation o name e
the Thus shown that Guthrie y no, unlike other aues !" Y
Commission government board q three four
or five men one o whom with apponte powers
board working under special eeae @ ] Gspaees @ Nllo
and places the charters liberal Tree om @
phenomenal rapid decrease = nuep,eano ] a @
acquisition Of the Municipal pif meaning more wholesome o'
and tone much o that
Agreeable TO the wishes board Of oeolders has
charter dra ,or tee Initiation M o 2 n'o @ o 5e"n Submitted
g the people p ] @ Without u rst Informally submitting charter
n sailing a. y the rule II Al charter explained but tho
election the charter must oe ,ne abDted
amended II possible BY rejected and new charter
so Al " sincere advocate Of champion Of
the cause when some meoe ~ ager feels ha the
antagonzng cqm9sS 9 @ u contains cured
Si u Drove calamou Only election q commissioners g 2 ",
utmost integrity sincerity VINO would re refuse ] nees
literally certain provisions could serious harm to ne ''N e'
be ayeted
On he whole With the flaws charter vcsro"oded
nffpa rhip
six year 0 office with speculative ieeal
Elections.
liability public service corporations
Deposit OF city funds
government when il advises dp ps m 'g sn
captl9n ion with d reference nee to the @ charter submitted
minded men in even intmans that defects but The
the biggest roll Guthrie i Is interested IN the future
but in drawing attention to- known draWbaoe
n the DRAFT lhe Leader wishes i o be distinctly
mission goyemmentbecause government Guthrie is
certainty whether under the charter
% res recent a,, converts commission
ca or - sel@er m mot % how Is IL we find Tony Higgins and Bin
motley olownss al ghtne each other when ago
up the negro vote to KIN off commission goenment Why does skip
Brown Of the administration mis- words with Morrison also the
eminent advocates? me voters fomned an poks d and
ndrnanlp routed he poeosep apg tb gtdnt ] u t1 " a m
April Why Because they wanted commission and
The grind, II interested than
single a payer ~ the charters s columns have been full
| discussion The
administering
qunine PHI II pretended
offers the the initiation
mission let II be adopted by In this instance
endure the
the fuure2 The candidates mentioned for
ndissouh linked
present administration whose concentious scnples
ducks brakes OF loosely
Would they with the privileges and money Of the
elective would
do marshal chief and
appointed themselves retained in office salaries good and rat
who
anei@ton trouble Maybe SO but let az that
Dct Ohio tho charter adopted @ The city q Enld
involving
charters IN iane he Guthrie charter the