The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-03-30
A STATEMENT OF FACTS
AND A POSITIVE PLEDGE

For the information of the people
OF Liberal who put the welfare of
the community ahead of any selfish
individual interests, and to prevent
any erroneous conclusions being
formed from false propaganda rela-
tive to the immediate development
of the Liberal oil and gas field, we
wish to make the following state
ments:
In the beginning franchise was
submitted by US to your city council
for its approval. Your council, not
being thoroughly versed in such mat
ters, requested that they be permit
ted to obtain outside legal advise in
the matter, all of which was entirely
satisfactory and met with our appro-
val.
Therefore, committee of four
members of the council, Mayor Grif-
fifth, and Councilmen Newly, Malone
and Wright, went to Topeka, and,
after proper Investigation, they Sc
lected as their legal advisor, one Of
the most widely known and compe-
tent attorneys in the state capital.
The city's special counsel then
drew up franchise which will best
protect the city of Liberia and its
interests, and handed it to the Coun-
Gil Committee. Mayor Griffith then
phoned asking us to come to Topeka
at once, with the idea in view that if
we had any objection to the fran
chise as drawn by the city's special
counsel, such objection could be made
in the presence of their attorney. We
went to Topeka as requested, and
found the franchise severe, but,
nevertheless satisfactory to us. This
franchise as drawn by the city's coun-
celor is the identical franchise which
you will vote on.
This franchise, definite and certain
in its terms, has been weighed in the
balance and is considered satisfac-
tory to your council. 1t is being pub
lished and we invite every fairminded
citizen of Liberal to read it carefully
and arrive at your own conclusion on
its merits. We caution you to disre-
gard irresponsible statements of ir-
responsible personse working for their
own interets, who do not want you
to know the real benefits to be de-
rived from the franchise.
Early on the morning of Tuesday,
April 4th, you, the citizens and voters
of Liberal, will have the opportunity
of expressing your wishes at the polls.
If you place the future of the city
above the selfish interests of the
petty few who would have you be-
lieve that Liberal should not progress
and be a modern city with gas avail
able for industrial and domestic con-
you will vote for the fran
chise.
If, by the grace of your fair-mind-
ed spirit of justice and real duty to
your community, you will vote the
we hereby pledge you each
and every voter and citizen, that we
will, within thirty days after the
franchise is passed, start work here
and upon completion of the necessary
work incident to the distributing sys-
tenn, we will furnish the city of Lib
,ral with gas from Liberals own gas
field west of the city.
1t is our earnest desire and firm
intention to prove at once that Lib
eral not only has gas territory, but
4 wonderful oil producing territory
rs we'll We want oil just as earn
estly as you do.
If it is the wish of the people Of
Liberal that we install gas system
n the city we shall put in the very
pest system possible, with mains suf-
large to care for the growth
If the city, and use every effort to
rive most efficient and satisfactory
iervice.
Go to the polls April 4th and vote
'or the franchise. Help us to help
liberal and see the city forge ahead
md prosper.
Signed:
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