The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-17
IN DEFENSE
OF ADM|N|ST TRAT|0N
Police Judge Chappell Details
Work Accomplished Some
Interesting Figures

Editor Leader Al the writing OF
this article the supreme court has
lnct passed upon the petition for a
rehearing in the charter case
No man knows what they viii do
in the matter
There are many things they might
do They might and the writer be
! heVes they Will. ogerrnle the petition
They might grant rehearing and
modify The opinion in such way that
the charter would stil be not III
force
OR they might grant the petition
and hold ,ne election OF commission
ars void
However the decision may be there
Will be agitation at once for the
adoption OF a new charter if necessary
or the election of commissioners II
the charter be sustained
Now is i good time for the people
TO give these matters careful consid-
Grafton
If the charter is knocked out do the
peapie want another one?
The efficiency 0I government de
pends entirely on the men admins
lerine the affairs Of the city and not
on the form Of The government
With good men doing their whole
duty the aldermanic form of gky
ernment is the ideal one as it brings
the government close to the people
with bad men or weak inefficient
men in office under charter the
utt no rJan n.i
failure
II was belieyed by many Of our
people that commission form Of gov
ernment womb ger the best men in
office. but no one now believes that
the best men We're either nominated
or elected at the recent election The
class 70 men placed notice will be
no higher than the gum OF tie. mora
sentiment Of the people
The principal cause Tor the ciamor
Tor Il charter came out Of the desire
Of the pes pie for a cleaner city and
a more economical administration
Both Of these ends have been secured
through the present form and the
present officials They are respond
ing to the popular demand and the
writer pledges a clean town as far
as he is able To effect it,
The charter adopted was not accep
table 10 q large majority Of the peo. |
lle, but they voted for it thinking |
any thing would be an Improvement |
over the government then existing |
and maybe it was. but the rights sur
.endered by the people by the adop- !
ton OF that char.cr cost millions OF |
money and oceans of blood The pres
ani fern OF government came out on
ne human experience and the sum
li human sacrifice and should not be
lightly cast aside
There never has been a time in the
history OF the city since the writer
las known any thing about it that
ne city was as clean diora.,y nor so
economically managed and there now
GEMS no necessity for further agita
ion, acrim9ny and expense.
What Guthrie needs most Is rest
nd strong pun together.
What Guthrie needs Is to keen her
elf free from financial railroad and ,
corporation influence and operate !
er government by the people, Of the
eople and for the people and in the
iterest of all the people In a non. ,
artisan spirit. Cut down unneees-
ary expense. redue taxes. sell the
ark bonds and develop her match
'ss natural resources.
AN examination of some Of the q
lst Of government and some Of the I"
iVings and possible savings might
clip TO settle the question of what -
All ihe government be" and a few -
.bles are set out in this article. In :,
e main they are correct and should
considered with care in determln.
& The answer 10 that question
II was only possible 10 estimate
- cost OF the commission form in
me cases BAT the principal items are
rrect
Comparative Cost OF commission G
Nernment and that Of aldermanic
lEernmeht n