Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-23

from you And you want us now to
saddle on this site which you seek
to put upon the state by your clever
| scheme, because you think, and you
believe, and you know, It Will rebound
to the profit Of lot OF real estate
| spectators. sapping all money and
saving to your conspirators, the pro-
III that might otherwise come to the
state. And you are giving five hun
dred acres of this land that is from
three to eight miles away from this
capito, when the value Of the land
will not be increased by the location
Of this capitol. any more than cot
tage residence in Capitol Hill. To
translate your case into the truth,
you are saying emphatically, we made
bargain in deception to procure the
apitol, when the value Of the land
tions were false. and you say that
by these admissions and concessions
that you have deceived the great peo-
Pile OF the state of oklahoma, but un-
chagrined YOU come back, and you
want to make another trade. And
you say that in as much as We have
the capitol of the state here, We want
this legislature to put into that con-
tract a condition that we may locate
ii ourselves in a certain place two
miles from this legislative body, so as
to help our real estate friends whd
put up this one hundred thousand
dollars, but in locating it. there must
be included In this contract, as one
Of the conditions already in existence.
a reserve, that one individual shah
have special fri nchise and privilege
Of the streets and the public thor
oughfare, so that the right Of eminent
domain must be exercised by this
state and the city at great value and
price, to obtain access to this capitol
AS | read the acts of men and the
conduct of men, in the light of this
scheme and this act ] tell you that
one perfidity Is added to another, ana
the conscience of men must be az
dead as the fires Of hell. in order to
accept It. For one | repudiate your
trade and your proposition. and ask
you to give back to the people, ana
does any body deny that there are the
facts. Do any Of your citizens con-
tend that they endorse this scheme?
No, but you come back with the ans
wer. that Is an accusation and criti-
cism and a flaying by words, the city
Of Guthrie and Its people, including
those poor colored folks. who by race
condition and prejudice are unable
even to defend themselves: and you
stand on this platform and appeal to
honest, upright men, to support you,
| in your contention II shows that a.
great and strong as men may become.
by the possession Of financial and po-
litical power, they can have no re-
spect for the people of this state,
rather they prefer partnership with
the ShyloCks of this city, that they
might put their hands into the credit
OF the state, and purloin values which
belong to our children and our chill
dren's children.
have stood here day after day In
this legislature appealing against per
sonal accusation and wrongs you
have committed against good con-
science and honesty. This bargain
begun with dishonor. has reached into
every department of the state and
men are to day paying the penalty Of
going to ruin by example. and perhaps
many Of them will end in the journey
of their dscord by landing in the
pententiary. Like the plague that
breaks out ip one household. the cpl
demic extends from family to family.
This corruption began high up and ap-
parently endorsed by state. has enter
ed into every department that | have
examined. and wrought disaster and
ruin not only to the State of Oklaho-
ma, but to men and morals.