The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-08
let the school Board Drop ths
.'shyster. Or shystsrs" Overheard

ilet the ScHoot uosFu Drop tn9
'sshyster. or shystersr Overheard
Editor Leader. The pubiic ia he
coming very tired OF tho devious
methosss ADOPTED by tho near friends
ior political hAngers-on Of tim board
There have been several instances In
which Il was evident thai there VA
d set purpose on misleading the peo
lpic Of Guthrie FirSt was the meshcr
Of putting the tsso.ooo 90 bond issue
lover In gum shoe camIuign an
a secret method was adopted. be-
cause II 4 was generally known
the bonds would never carry. Tho
suppression OF any Information was
the rule. but when the Fact filtered
through the "rensors- and the peo
| pie clamcred FOR information. some
thing had TO be done to pAcify the
opposition A mass meeting wa
heraldcd, bnt the place of holding II
was TO be LEFT in doubt. The publ
city agent or agents "queered" thA
place or holding the meeting. 10
lone place of the newspaper II was
lannouneed that Il would be al the
Itity hall--and. perhaps In an other
place II was stated that II would bc
at the high school building. To ar
impartial observer II looked as
though there was method In this
CONFUSION OF places; and citizens had
10 appeal TO the mayor OF the city 10
compel the 'Ccnsors" TO state where
1.-THE meeting mas to be held. The
faithful knew from the beginning
where the meeting was 10 be held
but the commoncra know not which
Iplase to go until /, was too late to
give full publicity 10 the meeting
but even then the board did not dare
TO put Il to vote and moreover the
Irnbllc was given 70 understand tha,
1.-TWO propositions would be put on the
ballot.
The mass meeting staged at the
Opera House was also fixed
People we're invited by ticket--an' !
the people had 10 show their tickets
Al the door. We were Invited guests
OF the Chamber OF Commerce and 70
hear musical concert which wes
superb when this invited party was
turned into boosteo mass meet
ling for the bonds. Was that 4
square deal, or was Il a part Of a
schcme to sput Il over" on the tax
payers without their knowledge o.
consent, This putting over business
savors OF sinister disposition on
the part OF the promoters or . pro-
ject that It to more advantage to
speculation than 10 the school in
Iterests Yes the school interests arr
10 be sacrificed TO a few realtors
who conceived the down town
slogan Now the peopIe-~unIcss they
have the dollar mark are not to b.
LET into the se%ret Of the chosen
site. Apparently no mans judxmen.
is worth anything unless he il b
"monIed" man.
Only the men Who can put things
orer ought to know where the "bis
ones" are soins to know where tia
school site Ii to be.
Meanwhile somebody or bodies ara
carrying On 4 campaign Of promises
Hedges and Displaying bogus titIa
land . lot of false statements and
nisreprcsentations
The school board ~ honorable, no
doubt-bs1t Why Do they permit dis !.
honeat methods IN their name. b
square with the people trust the
|pso1e hy tellIng ne truth--and By
|telIiHg them where tIhe ate is to be
FOR II y probably thsf tie membsrs
q ths board know and mas 70 In
formed The advisory committee u
thxt sffect- why keep the people ID
tie dark7 Speak np and b frank
and not try % hoodwsnk the votsrs.
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