The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-26
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OF whom YOU probably know as little
But Jenkins Is the man whom the last
Legislature found guilty Of misappro-
priating $500 in fees. From Dennis II.
Fiynn's speech at Jefferson reunion.
Mr. Jenkins, take the stand, please.
DO you propose toilet that statement
& unehauengedP
Did you misappropriate $500 i'm feosg
Did you not declare under oath be
fore the legislative investigation com
mittee that mistake had been made2
You rememoer Mr Secretary, these
charges were made against you by The
Democratic press?
You furiously denied them and pub
lished statement showing that ''tbe
joint committee had erred, and the
part Of the report condemning you
had been expunRed"
Was there some skulduggery in the
expunging Of this report Mr.. Secre-
tary, and does the original charge,
lately reiterated by Flynn, still stand
against your
Did you take fees not belonging t.
you and coddle the legislature into
condoning the offense2
The people demand an answer Mr.
Secretary They want to know about
these things
Mr. Flynn virtually charges you with
corruption in Office
You will remember Mr.. Secretary.
at the time your xplanation was made
the people were inclined to believe
you. Even Democrats believed you to
be honest, and the matter was eventu.
ally dropped Now, Mr.. Secretary
here comes your congressman. Mr..
Flynn, reiterating this charge of theft
against YOU. Mr. Flynn is Republi.
can, You are a Republican, and the
Fifth legislative assembly was Repub
iican During the sessions of the
assembly Mr. Flynn was on the ground
constantly He was "iu the know
Of every scheme sprung by Repubh
eans lie personally engineered some
portions OF the legislative iuvestiga
tion. lie visited yo1r office, examined
the books and familiarized himself
with The earnings OF your department.
He understood the pull yor had on the
assembly. and your gilt edged "stand
IN with members Of the investigation
committee
Flynn is really too experienced IN
criminal law and politics to wan
tonly charge You with a crime of
which you are totally inr ocent.
Mr.. Blynn's address at Lexington
was not impromptu II was e studied
effort il was typewriter in Guthrie
aud oispassionately delivered to
body OF Old soldiers.
In this speech he charged you with
misappropriating $500.
He branded You as a corrupt official
He advertised the fact 10 the people
ot the territory that you were dishon-
est
He forcibly injected the charge into
the minds Of his old soldier auditors
that the secretary Of the territory had
without authority or sanction Of law
placed $500 ia his pocket which should
have gone 90 the territory.
Remain standing, Mr Secretary.
Not only did Mr. Flynn virtually
brand you as felon, but he applied to
you the term Of assassin
he asserted that you were eharac-
ter ASSASSIN and should bee removed
from office.
We know You are tired, Mr.. secre- /
tary, and would fsin be seated, but
she ease OF Flynn ys Jenkins has been
amended 10 read the Territory VS.. Jen.
kins, and the territory must state it's
case.
You have read Mr. FlyHn's speech
have you not, SIR Secretary
Certainly you haye2
Then what have you TO say to Mr..
Flynn's charges2
DO you enter a disclaimer
DO you propose to remain in the at
titude Of corrupt official, or do you
propose 10 cali Mr.. Flynn TO account /
There is no denying what Mr., Flynn /
said
lie read his speech as it was printed
in the papers, and upon returning to
Guthrie said
THAT is NY speech exactly, and ] |
stand by every word 1 uttered"
There is no chance for Mr. FLYNN 10
give vent TO that.stereotyped express
ion II was misquoted He read the
speech after It was printed and says
he viii stand By IL.
Now ms mp TO yon Mr.. jenkins.
Will you demand a retraction Of Mr.. /
Fiynni invoke the laws aid, or viii
you rest cOmplaeently under the dam
nable charge ~ wantonly 'misappro
priating $500 IN fees2"
This is no time for assembling, Mr.
Secretary.
The people are watching you. They
demand hearing fromsyou. And in
oehaif Of Of the people. TnE LEADER
Idmonishes you thus;
That unless you demand Of Mr..
flynn public retraction Of the