The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-31

The Kingfisher Times, one Of the
leading Democratic papers OF Central
Oklahoma last week contained the
following pertinent editorial and cor
resnondeuce
The Capital Matter
This paper has looked without bias
or partiallty upon the contest be
tween Guthrie and Oklahoma city for
the capital In order that our read
ers might have first hand and official
information OF some features Of the
oase. we wrote Ia the school land de-
mrtment toEtrare down some state
ments made,in The Oklahoma City pa-
pers TheWVorrespondenee appears
elsewhere in this issue We gdher
from the facts brought ont, that okla
homa City is trying 10 play the people
nf the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and planning
la unload az them some scattered and
undesiralife Suburban lands with
shady titles in lieu OF the. capitol
huidng She coVenanted 10 The state.
Tie whole history of the location Of
the capital at oklahoma city is rotten
and corrupt from lis original inception
TO it's latest proposition Not only is
the land of doubtful title and value
Mt the forfeit is put in Lee Cruces
hands as private citizen, with strings
Ito II making il subject TO contract
written I'm weasel words We have
not heretofore been in favor of locat.
inc The capital at Guthrie. but, consid-
erng the crookedness, dishonest and
4. al. 4 o.
plans and propositions of the sharks
of Oklahoma City mot the honest
people1 i'm this matter We viii use
our vote and influence to help pass
the pending constitutional amendment
to locate the capital at Guthrie
The letter written by Editor Wood
worth to Secretary Williams. OF the
school land department.
Hon John r Williams. Secretary to
to the commissioners OF the Land
Office, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Sir: There seems to be ctn-
siderable discussion among our citi-
zens as to The probable yalue Of GER
tain land which Oklahoma City plr-
ports to offer TO the state for capital
purposes, and notice in the OKLA
homan Of last Sunday d statement TO
the effect that YOU and members Of
your department appraised this land
tartinu Capitol Doesn't
Aean Anything
tFrom Tulsa World June -
The OkIahoman, in a lengthy edi-
0rial OF June 5, bemeans the sieni-
feant fact that there is likely 10 be
mother election held in the state
capital matter. declaring, among
iher things. that the people Of the
state feel that Oklahoma City has
cen unduly dilatory in naugurating
5ork on" a state capitol building
hat rivalry exists in Muskogee and
Tlsa because all three cities are
taking strong bids for metropolitan
irs and we have moved a little faster
han the other two" that Oklahoma
ity never did wish the capital until
be good year Of 1913, and that it was
MY the foolhardiness of an eX-eoy-
Tnor that threw the capital into its
nidst when IL wasn't ready for it,.
hat Guthrie, in seeking to restore
or lost capital is looking solely TO
er sclfsh interest" and ends thusly:
"In the event Guthrie manages TO
btain tAe required number OF petit
ioners, we will, of course have am
.ther election on the question, be
ause we can hold elections of this
haracter every change Of the moon
we so desire But what viii such
election avail us? Where will it
cave us Obviously. the net result
+ such action viii be to place us Just
here we we're two years ago And
that isn't species OF child-play. We
re at a loss 10 find words for prop
rl1 denominating IL
The Oklahomans edi6t is it's own
est answer, but it might be we'll 70
COX at il awhile In the first place
he people of the state 40 not care.
nd have never cared when Oklahoma
,ty started work on a capitol they
ave cared. and are caring when Ok
ahoma CITY finishes the capitol.
tarting work doesn't mean anythins, (
nd ii is current knowledge that the
starting of work at This time IS only
CIR a four-flushiug effect the capitol I
uldng still being a thing of future |
speculation.
There is no spirit Of rivalry in Mus /
.ogee or Tulsa SO far as We know, in I
eterence to Oklahoma City As 10 /
ize, Oklahoma City is as large as Tul- I
2 and Muskugee and then another f.
ity nuuallV as large as either thrown [