The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-04
FEELINGS
OF Members of the Assembly
On the Administrations
Attitude.

Although many OF the House mem
bers are very sore over the rebuke ad
ministered In the governors message
there is a strong undercurreut of sym.
pathy with his position. Nearly ali
the members opposed TO the admins
tration refuse to talk Tor publication
and NJ Jones, leader Of the aggressive
opposition stated that he was not
/ ready to express public opinion. To
his friends, however, he does cousid.
cradle ell'gsrent talking, aud VOWS
that II will be a fght TO finish
Mr.. McElrath says; "rhe governor
exercised his prerogative. That is plI
care to say just now.
Mr.. Me ten: The message Of the
governor was a timely document, ad
monishiDg the legislature TO conduct
its affairs alone th lines of true busi
ness economy consistent with republi-
can pr nciples and precedent
MIR Koch: "Whiie the message was
a re Duke TO extravaganza wh ch can
not but commend, yet / think il in
=
record while a member Of former leg
islstu-es. We should not have fol-
10 ed precedent in employing a lot OF
useless clerks.
Mr.. Walls, Il for one heartily eu.
dorse the action of the governor in
vetoing house bill H. which made
very extravagant d unnecessary APP
! preparations. | congratulate him upon
| his nerve
Mr.. Ballard: THE COVE nor has
been treated with he re, pect due the
executive, and IL is only hu uau To
strike ok. His message vetuing the
appropriation bill for the payment ot
employees, many OF whom were en-
tirely superfiuous, entrenches him H.
an impreRna ole position before the
people. The legislature SHE'D the
nrst brick, and Will have to ke It's
own me icin D"
Mr.. Doyle. "In the game of Jlitics
! IL Is all right. In the matter OF
/ statesmRnship believe the veto rea.
sons had better been Included in tn,
general message OF the governor I,
/ both houses on the opening day OF tbs
session"
"Mr, Hadley: ii think the Cover.
nor pre-eminently correct in his veto
OF house bill n. Am My sorry II
did not put his veto on the same line
! two years ago when In the Four
! legislative assem- bly,"
Councillor Sidney Clarke, Democrat
-" am GLAD 10 see that streak oi
economy has reached the governors
Office. and only regret that il dio not
! find its way into the executive mind a
| soon as the oath OF vfiice was admins
/ ter, TO him Had he been as careful
I to guard the territorial treasur, In th,
expenses OF the vari us territoria
/ Offices and in his own otfiee, and in Ia,
/ drawing OF double salaries, many thou
SAINTS of dollars would have been save,
! TO the taxpayers of the territory. How
| ever, il IS never too late 10 reform, an,
] know OF no better place 10 c0mmeuc'
I tnan in the gov rnor's OH e anu in thl
offices OF his special app intees."
Counc llor Ninkler, Repu nlican-
/ "Ihe Democratic Sc ate of Missouri
] now in session, has a mem bershlp O.
! 81, with 1914 emp Dyes. Our couDei
has 70 mem oers and aoout35 employees
This comparison is greatly s. odl
favor. However. ! am in favor OF econ
omy, and b lieve that tn, ultimat'
effect, OF the governors veto will b'
| good"
Councillor Del'amy, Democrat"
am thoroughly In accord with the gov
ernor's veto. IL is on the line upor
which made my campaign. VIZ econ
omy. The veto will &c worth grea
deal of money to the people of thi
territory "