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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
SORDID TALE or
. 7. RS FUND
Treasurer Sheldon and ]. p. Nor
gan Tell of Millions Sub
sCribed in 1904.
BIG FAvoRs IN RETURN
lFrick Gould and Morgan Gave 100000
Each-Corporations Gave 1874 Per
Cent. Of Entire Amount Received.

John D. Archbolds statement that
the Standard Oil company contributed
100000 TO Mr. Roosevelt's campaign
fund in 1864 was confirmed by George
r. Sheldon, who succeeded Cornelius
n. Bliss as treasurer OF the Republican
national committee.
Not only did the Standard OIL com
pany give 100000 to elect Mr.. Roose-
yelt president, but J. Pierpont Morgan
& Co gave 100000, H. c. F'rick gave
$1,000 and George Gould gave anoth-
er 100000 Mr. Sheldon testified that
IT3h per cent Of Mr.. Roosevelt's total
campaign fund was contributed by cor
porations.
Naturally these people gave their
money freely to the Roosevelt cam
paign fund
Testifying that he had contributed
F160000 to the Roosevelt campaign
fund in 1904 because he was especial.
ly interested" Mr.. J. P. Morgan added.
The only interest we had was in the
welfare OF the public"
Mr. Morgan emphasized his devotion
to Mr. RooGeyelt's political fortunes by
the further statement that J. p. Nor
gan 6 Co.'S usual contribution to Re
Publican campaign funds was only
500 600; that he never heard OF any
donation by his firm to the Democrats;
that when Mr. Taft was a candidate In
1908 the sum subscribed was $4,000
and that this year neither he nor his
banking house had subscribed a dot
lar.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
FRIENDS THOUGHT
SHE WOULD DIE
five Years Illness Caused Mrs.
Jenkins Friends TO Think She
Could Not Recover.
Old Lady Thought
Different

Germantown. Icnn--"I'or fv
/ 3 years, was NOT able to d,
amy Of my work, writes Mrs
Laurel Jenkins. Of This place, anc
half Of the time was il bed
suffered with womanb lroublc
and wouldta take such nervous spells
! could not stand ON my feet ano
my friends thought surely | would
die ! could hardly set ont Of bed
or walk step
At last m old lady advised me to
take Cardui, the woman S tonic, and
now can so most anywhere.
Cardui certainly saved my lie.
Had you seen me before began
taking it, you would not think was
the same person.
] had suffered for five years
with womanly trouble, but Cardui
made me wen. can't say too
much for it.
You need not be afraid to try
Cardui, for in doing so. you arc not
Experimenting with a medicine of
merit. Cardui has been
IN use Tor more than fifty years.
and its sale has steadily increased
each year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
UNDER THE LAW GOV. HASKELL
FORCED TO GO TO OKLA
HOMA CITY

Hence under the constitution cf
Oklahoma and the votes of the peo-
pie on June nth, it was my duty as
governor to establish my office at
Oklahoma City and for the courts af-
forwards. If any reason. technical or
herwise, declared the capital bin
adopted BY the people, to be void. the
courts would still say that all the
governors official acts done IN Okla
homa City were good and valid be-
cause Oklahoma city was de facto the
state capital from the day that the
people voted the law until the day
the court declared the law void. SO
that it was my official duty to estab-
lish the governors office at Oklaho-
ma City. at that time.
GOVERNOR HAD NO RIGHT TO
PASS UPON THE LAW
II on the other hand I had ignored
Continued on Page segen)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
CAPITAL COMMENT
Worked, OF Course

! (Shattuck Monitor)
| The state press has been worked
! T. the queens taste" on free dope
Rat has been sent ont from Oklaho-
| ina City for publication. the Chamber
Icf commerce, the fair and other prop
oitions THAI tend to boost Oklahoma
CITY have received columns Of free
ladvertising in return for which the
country press has only received the
insignificant appellation of little
newspaper BY the great n am that
! am Oblahoman. Oklahoma Citys
Greatest strides We're made when the
ittie neWspapcrS' of the state were
loostlne her and saying pretty THINGS
in her behalf. It is due to the little
reWspapers' OF the state that she won
ihe capital fight and ii viii be due 10
me little papers" by making known
~ The people the failure of ne bis
town 10 keep faith on her solemn
edges that She viii lose il again
Oklahoma City's attitude toward tbe
rest of the state has been such that
fle has inVled q fight in which con-
llict she is bound 70 fan The "little
nr#spapers have quit responding 10
me free copy ana the fair tho
lanlber or Commerce. and other in
trfesst VIII hereafter have to dig up
they get such notice The great
blg oklahoman with its big editor and
L'@ 90 circulation gets pay for an
uch dope, why not thc little paper?
me Monitor has probably run some /
orly columns of this stun covering a /
leriod of year. Other newspapers !
ave done the same. but the ''short
.orse methods of the bunch who
ave been in the saddle have cot MS
oing south once more and we've done
nit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24

Hon A. II. Ellis, OF Enid. Car
field county, yice-presideag of the
constitutional convention Of Okla
homa. speaker pro tenn Of In
First Oklahoma legislature ana
the best known farmer-politician
in the state, has drawn out c. \.
Haskell. first governor Of Oklaho-
ma. He has written letter 10
Gov. Haskell, asking questions
relative 70 the capital question
and has received a reply. the let
Ter and answer appearing in fun
in The Enid Morning News this
morning. The correspondence
given herewith complete. but
gives emphasis 10 the chicanery
hypocracy and duplicity OF OKLA
homa City in the capital removal
matter.
II here becomes known for the
first time that the representatives
Of Oklahoma city framed the law
by and under which the capital
was teloniously taken from Guth-
rie.
tFrom The Enid Morning News
October 23J
Muskogee. Okla, oct l9th, 1919
Honorable A. H. Ellis.
Enid oklahoma
aIy Dear Friend
Your letter just received. tThe Euis
Ietter to COY. Haskell is rs follows:
Enid. Okla, Oct. II. 1912.
Hon. c. n. Haskell
Aluskogee. Oklahoma.
Dear Governor
The near approach Of election
day reminds as hat we viii have
10 vote on the capitol question
and as a citizen and taxpayer OF
inc state | want to vote for the
best interests of an Of The tax
PAYERS and people OF the state
noticed in the Daily Oklahoman |
some weeks ago an editorial
which presume was Oklaboma
City's explanation OF why they
had failed to keep their agree
ment with The people OF me state
That explanation in substance
stated that they had never ex-
pected to have the capital femoy-
Cd to Oklahoma Oily until after
The year 1879; that contrary 10
their expectation. sou, as gov
governor, at that time arbitrarily
and without their knowledge or
desire Immediately brought the
capital % that city and that, ! :
therefore they We're M unrepared
TO provide the necessary conYen- Z
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
Guthrie Not Lvino


| correspondence 10 Meridian Sun ,
Editor Sun: It is with reluctance
can me attention Of the GOOD peo
pie Of Oklahoma to an article an
pearing in the Oklahoman of sent
10, IN regard 10 the location of me
plat Of land that Guthrie has deed
ed to the State provided the naonl,
return the capital to Guthrie. Gnfh.
RE IS practicing no deception. Int
me Oklahoman is resorting 10 the
lying method in order 10 deeeIya
people unacquainted with the loca
non OF the capitol grounds set aside
by Guthrie % years ago.
The plat is less than one milo
from the center Of Guthrie and has
good substantial buildings on an
sides OF what We always called
Capitol Square. such as will not be
found in the isolated place selected
by Oklahoma City during the ufe-
time of the Youngest voter in No
vember.
While attending the PostmSster's
Convention in Guthrie last week. /
stood in the middle OF oklahoma
avenue. near the postonice building
and cast my eyes eastward six
blocks. and could plainly see the
beautiful location the Oklahoman +
says lies at the extreme OTTER edge /
IF The townsite.
Guthrie is not lying and the good
leople OF Oklahoma viii vindicafe
Ter in November by returning the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24

Manufacturing enterprises " the par
lent house increased its regular Repub-
lilcap contribution IN 1904 because OF
NJ. especial !ltewst" We may easily
imagine nat the pollsy was widely
Initiated by affiliated corporations and
individuals. Perhaps IN this almost un.
lexampled favor by the Morgan inter
ests we shall nnd an explanation OF
the Roosevelt administration hostility
10 the standard on interests. which
have not always agreed with }. T.,
Morgan & co. concerning "the welfare
OF the public
Il mar ha that the senate committed
will be able 10 throw more light on
this point but It can hardly add any.
thing TO the scandal % she Morgan
Roosevelt alliance. Il VAS Mr. Roose-
velt who opened ap e J ? Morgan
q Co. the possibilities q, government
by big business /; vas Mr Roosevelt,
who persuaded J P Morgan 4 Co 10.
plunge deeply .alo politics Il was Mr..
Roosevelt who. co.Sahtas the public
welfare registered The decrsss ot J,
p. Morgan & Co = The Waite House.
Not uni1l Mr. Roossr Ell; had lost con-
trol o. the Re71elie4I machinery and /
the lsw providing toF p1elielty OF cam
pa.gn contributions had some into et. |
tsct aid : ? Morgan & Co disappear |
from the list o. regular contributors 10 I
the colossal corruption funds OF the
Repu ubliosn party Are J P Morgan /
Co. nov operating politically under
,over OF their recent partner. George
". Perkins New York World.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24

SURE WAY TO SAVE MONEY
Huy dlomaud watch. or other
iewelry-pay weekly ar monthly we
put the article away IN Il sealed pack.
age. Not credit deal: but cash.
Everything marked in plain figures
here Ben Weinber9er, 2os West Har.
rison, Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
How II Was All Done.

To grasp these pregnant facts We
have only recall little modern hts
tory. In 10 Mr. Roosevelt had his
bureau OF corporations in working or
der. Mr., Cortelyou, lately in control
OF II Rs secretary OF commerce and la.
Dor, had been made chairman of the
national Republican committee. He
and Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer. were
collecting money. AS George r. Shell
don, MIR Bliss successor, says, 73h
per cent. of the funds received came
from the menaeed corporations.
II We do not find in these disclosures
sufficient explanation OF J. P. Morgan
& Co.'S especial interest" in Mr.,
Rooseyelt's election, it is possible that
later events may reveal 1t.
Mr.. Roosevelt never prosecuted ]. P
Morgan & Co.'s steel trust He EN-
phatically stopped the proceedings in.
stituted by others against J. P. Morgan
& Cos harvester trust When the
panic OF 1907 was at It's height he turn.
ed the resources OF the treasury over
TO j. p. Morgan & Co, who used them
and made money and reputation by the
process. He met Gary and Frick. rep
resenting ]. p Morgan & Co.'s steel
trust. before breakfast one morning
and licensed them, in violation OF law,
to absorb the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company, thus giving ]. P Morgan 6
Cos steel trust q monopoly Of high
grade iron ore. He put Mr.. Bacon,
partner of J. P. Morgan & Co, into the
state department and the Diplomatic
service. He made Herbert Satterlee
J. p Morgan's so6in-law, assistant
secretary OF the navy. In letter to
Attorney General Bonaparte he testi.
led feelingly to the virtues OF the
Morgan interests which have been SO
riendly TO US" Never before was the
public welfare" so cheaply protected,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
OFFICIALS MUST OBEY SOW
ERIGN WILL or THE PEOPLE

II The legislature OF our state or The
people who have more sacred right
TO legislate, than has the legislature
itself adopt a law it is the solemn
duty Of the governor and every
sworn administrative officer 10 obey
ana execute that law and leave il to
the courts Of the state to declare the
law void if good reason is found for
so doing, but administrative officers
have no such privilege They must
obey The Jaw SO long as if Is on the
statutes OF Oklahoma And further
under he constitution of oklahoma
after the governor became advised
that the people mad adopted The law
he could not perform a single Off
cial act required 10 be performed at
the state capital at any place other
than at the place the peole had dee
clared by their votes TO be their cap
ifal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
OBLIGATIONS TO STATE CANNOT
BE PAID sY SAYING "HAskELL
BROUGHT US THE CAPITAL m
1910" WHEN OKLAHOMA CITY
ITSELF DRAFTED THE LAW.

HASKELL SHOWS HOW okLAHo.
MA CITY PROMISED TO PAY
COST or REMOVAL. FREE
RENTALS AND TO BUILD a
CAPITOL BUILDING FOR THE
sTATE-cAusTic RECITAL or
BREACH OF FAITH ON PART OF
1LOWToWN.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
INVITED ASPlRANTs TO SUBMIT
PROPOSALS

Personally had not one cents
worth Of interest in anyone Of these
candidate cities. bur feeling that il
vas the duty OF the governor 10 faith
fnlly guard the interests Of the tax
payers of the state, I invited all three
candidate cities to submit such propo
ailion to the taxpayers Of the stale
as they might see fit believing that
the interests of the taxpayers should
be guarded in business transactions
just as sacred as a private individual
would negotiate with any community
where he intended to enhance property
values and for which it is the rule to
demand subsidies. freedom from taxa
lion free rent and other like divisions
Of profit which the favored community
would enjoy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
n II IaIIIsINT1
GOVERNOR HASKELL SAYS PEO
PIE ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW

TT NNE EN LED y KNOW
As ! am out OF public office. / ha,
felt that ! would keep entirely out o.
the capital campaign, excepting onl,
10 cast my vote as citizen but as YOU
letter asks for information concern
ing things that took place while was
in the employ OF the people and under
the duty OF serving the people in
what seemed 10 me to be for the peo-
PIES welfare. every citizen OF the state
is entitled to an answer from me on
every such question
PROMISE OF 1913 ABSOLUTELY
AND WHOLLY FALSE
] therefore say that the statement
YOU refer to above is absolutely and
wholly untrue.
The facts are these.
In January, 1910 the representa-.
.tves OF Oklahoma City brought their
initiative petitions 10 the secretary IL
states office. al Guthrie. to be filed
and al the same time called on me to
ascertain when an election might be
held and incidentally discussed the ef
feet OF their petition. took the peti
iion and read it over carefully that
being the first time | had ever seen or
read the petition Among other things
] noticed that the language OF the act.
il adopted, would provide for the re.
moyai Of the state capital as soon as
majority vote was east for the meas
ure. then called the attention of the |
representing Oklahoma !
City 20 he fact and the response was. |
Well You are probably correct
Hence there was never al amy time
any doubt as to the immediate remoy-
Al OF The capital in case The people
adopted the proposition by their vote
ELECTION CALL or r31o
deferred calling The election until
llmost sixty days after the filing of
he petition. In the meantime the pe-
iiions for the proposed amendments
i Article Q OF the constitution were
lso submitted, and, in my judgment
{ that time it was proper to call a !
pecial election embracing these two !
ropositions, 50 that the prejudoes Of
political campaign and a general
lection the people might pass judg-
rent on these two questions of public r
Importance at special election, hence
ie latter part OF March, issued the /
III for special election covering both 9
these propositions for June Iltn
40, and shortly the campaign was
with three candidates aspiring for
e capital, Shawnee, Oklahoma City Il
IA C,utnrfe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
Exssnt Of Morsan's interests.

The Morgan interests' are not con
fined to J. p Morgan & Co. by any
means. The Morgan interests compre
'hend life insurance companies, banks
aad trust companies. railroads and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24

fences for ihc capital Now Gov
cpor would IKE 10 trouble
you TO tell me the facts pertain.
ing 10 the entire question Of the
removal Of the state capital, the
petition, the vote and the act OF
legislature, what they really prom
ised the people and why they fail.
ed TO keep their promises.
Sincerely yours,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
HASKELL
EXPOSES
FRAUD

HISTORY or CAPITAL coNrRo.
vERsY is GIVEN IN DETAIL
BY FORMER GOVERNOR OF
STATE IN LETTER TO A. X. Ell.
LIS. VICE PRESIDENT or CON.
sTiTUTloNAL CONVENTION
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24

siveiy in his state, published my
statement June 4th, and the New
State Tribune the same week. Sey.
eral other newspapers contained my
notice to the voters Of the State Of
Oklahoma, TO the end that they
might realize the truth before voting
THAT THE PENDING CAPITAL
BILL. = ADOPTED BY THE VOTE
or TIE PEOPLE. VIVA. CAUSE
THE INSTANT REMOVAL or THE
CAPITAL TO THE cry THAT THE
MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS MAY
DESIGNATE"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
VOTERS ADVISED NO PROV.
SiONS OF THE PROPOSED LAW

So il viii be observed that I made
special effort to advise The voters as
TO the provision Of the proposed law.
On the strength also Of the unquali-
fled pledge Of the representatives OF
Oklahoma City, published the state.
ment that if the capital was removed
TO Oklahoma City the expense Of
removing the capital from Guthrie,
the temporary office rent during the
time required to build the permanent
capitol building and a one and one
half million dollar capitol building,
would be furnished by the people Of
Oklahoma City free from any cost TO
The State Of oklahoma, or 10 the tax
payers of the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
PROPOSITION SUBMITTED BY OK
LAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City submitted several
propositions, one OF which CHE Putnam
City site) became known as he offer
|of two thousand acres OF land for one
dollar The members Of the Oklahoma
City committee themselves evidently
onsidered the Putnam City PROPOSE
tion as the one OF greatest merit Yon
win remember that was the property
That the board Of directors OF the OK
iahoma ciy Chamber Of Commerce
mentioned in their signed certificate
during that campaign. which assured
The people that the proposition. If ac-
cep'ed. would produce not less than
one and one-half million dollars for
Cauital UnrpOSpe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
ERNoR

Among other newspapers that pub
lished this notice you viii find fhe
Dallas News, which circulates exten.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-24
.LAHOMA CITY PROMISED NO
REMOVAL UNTIL 1918

j will also be remembered that
during that campaign Oklahoma CiN
newspapers and public speakers fire.
quently asserted that If the people
adopted their proposed law the capital
would not be removed from Guthrie
until after the year 1913. Wsile as
slmed that those who spoke or pub.
lished that statement believed it 10
be true, yet feeling that it was nay
duty. as governor to correct erron-
eous statements being so generally
circulated, ! caused publication to De
given 10 the denial Of that claim
fully one week before the election
was held
WARNING ISSUED BY THE GOV
ERNoR
Among other newspapers that pub
fpbad fhfe notfro van will find aha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
BUILDING PERMITS
| SMASH RECORDS
Inspector Beck Gives Some
Interesting Statistics for
Four Months
lBRICKYARDS CANNOT
| SUPPLY DEMANDS
Building Conditions in Rich
mond More Prosperous
Than Anytime in His
tory of City

With the issuance Of building per-
mts totaling tl.731.3Ss. Building In
spector Beck yesterday smashed all
records for his office for the first -four
months Of the year. The amount was
greatly increa sed by the issuance OF a
permit to the Virginia Railwa! and
Power Company to construct a steel
and concrete building at Seventh and
franklin streets at a cost of $4,000.
The now home of the street car
company will be absolutely freproof
thrtu9hout. and will be made ono Of
the most attractive buildings In the
city. The general interior construc-
ticn will be made flreproof. and much
space has been appropriated for stair
ways and fire escape accommodations
Special connections with standpipe.
On the street will be made. 20 thai
there will be little danger Of FIRE.
When Mr.. Beck closed his books
yesterday they showed that there had
boon an increase OF 4263.1s0 during
the first four months Of this year ovei
a corresponding time in 1911. He hns
issued permits for 2&5 buildings. only
1875 permits having been issued dur
irg = corresponding time last year.
Mr.. Beck Gaid that building condi
tons are more prosperous than esJl
before In tina history Of the city. anf
that. In fact. the brickyards cannon
nil the demand. 4
All the plans tor the new ONCE
building OF the Virginia Railway and
F'ower Company were drawn in New
York by Architect A. c. Bascom
The contract has been AWARDED Il
John r. Wilson & Company. Thu
building will be twelve stories II
height.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28

SON FOR selling tobacco on this market
hurries tosa close and the last OF tho
crop II being brought in. Prices have
remained abuot the Same with = shade
Of advance on lusA The past season
has been made memorable by the
high price for lugs and shorts whom
compared with that Tor the long or
batter Grade Of tho article. II the
long had kept pace with the lower
grades tho farmers would have been
glad t0esther. whilA the Average has
leeys fair, few farmers have been -
cetvine much Of proAt On the growing
of the crop that d6nnanne most labor.
most care and thoukht3nl Mana1o-
met