The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-12
I'VE DO" (The People,
Oklahoma City's Capital Offer

/ abIing act under the influence Of
Guthrie. but our own supreme court
and the supreme court of the United
States repudiated this contention Of
Guthrie and held that Oklahoma pos
sessed in all respects the same con-
stitutional right and power OF the
other states and that since all other
states were unrestricted in their pow
er 10 locate their capitals SO has Ok
lahoma this power.
at would nave been economically
better for the people of Oklahoma If
the 1913 clause had been observed
and the taxpayers realize that fact
now A hasty prejudice, due to the
fact that the people Of two distinct
territories, each abused by the same
| Federal Government in its sense Of
/ home rule, but one more than the
other were brought together into one
state. against their will made it pos
sble to fan up a flame of change of
capital But il the people had Il to
do over again they wouldn't either
vote on II until 1913, or change It
when they did vote on i'd
Guthrie Opposed St5tenooo
Guthrie opposed statehood hy all
The means within her power and at
the election when the constitution
was adopted. Guthrie and Logan
county cast twice AS many votes
against the adoption Of the corstliu-
tion as they did for it and, while the
constitutional convention was IN ses
sion. and during the time when the
FIRST administration had offices Al
IGuthrie her people and her chief
newspapers antagonized and villIhed
tho public officials engaged in form
ing the constitution and administer
ing The state government When the
first state officers were inaugurated
AZ Guthrie. one OF her leading citi.
zens refused to permit his place Of
business to be decorated with flags
LIE honor of the occasion. and at the
next election he was elected mayor
.or Guthrie. This individual Is mo-"
lighting 10 take the capital back 10
Guthrie
1.-THE first part Of the above is not
true. Guthrie and Logan county, no
matter what the attitude Of its few
politician might have been. voted
majority for the constitution, As to
tie attitude of certain newspaper
and certain corporation political boss
es. they have all left town now. The
newspaperman has gone TO Tulsa and
the majority Of the politicians are now
citizens Of Oklahoma City. Guthrie
now belongs to the rank and file eitl-
zens Of Oklahoma. who were always
for statehood. voted for the constltu-
ton. are part and parcel Of Okla
homa. and will treat rightly the state
officers OF any party that elects them
Many administration officers and
members Of the constitutional conven-
ton and members OF the two first leg
isIatures, who thought they did not
juite like Guthrie in those days, now
that they have had their experience IN
Oklahoma City, declare now they had
rather live In Guthrie as Githrie Cit
zens treated them better.)
Guthrie claims IN her official argn
nent chat the people of the state were
deceived by The belief that the itiiiat-
ed bill voted on I'm 1870 would not
have affected the locating ol The cap
itsl until 1918 The time as to when
the measure would take effect was tne
subject OF controversy aud discussion
during the campaign and honest men
differed upou the question but Gath-I
rie took the correct view upon
question and circulated throughout the
state the written opinion OF ever}
lawyer located there except Two in
which ii was said
'It has been suggested tnat they
only intend TO locate the capital
This time. and that the time interven-
ing between nov and 1913 will be nee
assarlIy used in erecting "a building
and getting 81 read for use al that
time It Is not the language OF the
bin before the people. An examination
of the bill will disclose the fact THAT
toe election 90 be held IS fol the pur-