The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-28
PERTINENT COMMENT CAPITAL REMOVAL

my has been broken, For two
years she dllly.daiied with first ono
suburban lot scheme after another.
stuck the state for over slQ0,0VV
rentals. and many other expenses
and now finally when the people
have arose IN their wrath and de-
mapded that the capital be talRn
back 10 Guthrie. come back WITH
his new deal in an endeaver TO
tool an ever trusting public again.
Guthrie. while the capital of the
state. made no promise she did not
Keen but on the other hand had
bnln beautiful building. worth
with the land upon which it is sit
uafed. ii least half a million dol
lars. which she then as now offered
10 the state. free of every cost
should the capital stay AT Guthrie
Guthrie offers no lot scheme, no
deals whereby a gang OF land lot
graiters can feather their nests, bur
makes a plain business proposition
Of giving buildings already built on
land already plated, paved and I'm
proved. paid for and with title d.
rect lIOlU the w. EbFtA baAtNhtNs
with an actual known value
There is but one decent and honF
)rable thing TO do. take the capital
back 10 Guthrie and teach that
ounch OF frenzied fnanciers e.? that
promises made 10 the people of ok
ahoma must be kept.
Do not permit Oklahoma City 10
nload a lot OF worthless, cornfleld
OTIS on the people Of this state. and
thereby obtain a pull on the next
legislature that will ask the mem
lers of that hody to build a caplroI
building 8t the states expense,
which IS evidently Oklahoma City's
intention at this time
KIN the deal by signing the petit
ion for vote on this proposition
/ aud Take the capital back to
Guthrie and DO an act OF justice.
. and save money for the taxpayers.
(F'rom Bennington Okla, Tribune
Last Sundays Oklahoman had
artoon on its first page representing
Guthrie as dead negro hung by
| the neck, while Oklahoma City was
represented as slaughtered hog,
; supposedly Tor the purpose Of Great
ing the impression that Guthrie is a
| negro town The cartoon is disgust
! ing to any fair minded man and forci-
! bly, brings 10 mind the kind of a fight
Oklahoma City is putting up in the
capital matter.
! Unable ta produce argument 10 fool
the public they resort to a campaign
Of yillitication, Misrepresentation and
abuse
Here are the facts Oklahoma CITY
/ has more negroes than Guthrie and
also has more as compared to her
! white population. They elect negro
officers, have them on the school
boards, and on the police force, and
other city offices. They are elected
I from the negro wards just the same
as is done In every city OF any size in
this or any other state While ne
gro officers have been elected from
negro districts in the past just as
stated about Oklahoma City, there is
not now nor has there been since the
last general election negro officer
in the tow of Guthrie.
Guthrie is too nearly Democratic.
as was demonstrated BY the election
Of Frank Olsmith for mayor, to stand
for any more niger business.
The Oklahoman should be fair, cut
out the dirty mud singing, and tell
the people what they have done to-
ward keeping their many broken
promises. rs dollars and cents.
cold-blooded business proposition with
The people OF this state Niger"
tactics don't go