The Iola register., 1901-12-06
JENKINS
OUSTED
Couldn't Hold the Territory
GOvernOrship
Roosevelt Makes lSOme Plain State
menIs LAS to. the Reasons for
Dropping Him
FERGUSON IS APPOINTED.
Considered one of the Strong
Men of oklahoma
He j. Republican Editor and Chair
man Of the Territorial Cen
tral Committee
FERGUSON IS APPOINTED

Washington, Nov. 30.-Thomas b.
Ferguson, editor Of the Wathena Re-
publican and chairman Of territorial
Republican central committee, was
today appointed to the Oklahoma
governorship.
in appointing Mr.. Ferguson COVER
nor the president attached to the pa
prrI the following memorandum:
Governor Jenkins, of Oklahoma,
Is herebylremoved because of his inn
proper connection with a contract be-
tween the territory and the Oklahoma
Sanitarium Company. The decision
is based purely upon his own written
statements, and his oral explanations
OF them at the final hearing.
"One of the duties of the territorial
governor is to enter into contract
with some person or corporation for
the keeping of the insane of the terri
tory. Governor jenkins made such a
contract with the Oklahoma Sanitari-
um Company, a corporation, the pro-
moters'of which reserved $4,000 of
its stock. for the governor and subject
to his orders.
''In the governors explanation Of
the affair he says he told the promot.
ers at the time TO sanction the contract
that it was an important contract;
that had some friends whom / would
like to have interested in the com
pany, to whom owed some political
obligations which would not be able
to pay by an appointment or anything
of that kind
"The stock was delivered to a bank.
er, subject to the governors order.
and was turned over 20 these friends
whose political services the governor
thds sought to reward.
"The extent OF the favor to the gov
ernor and his friends is suggested by
the fact that the only known sale OF
the stock since the contract was given
out was at double the price paid for
it.
AS performance of the contact was
to be the sole business OF the corpor-
alton, it is obvious either that the ter
ritory was obligated to pay for more
than the service was worth, or that its
helpless wards were to have the enor-
nous profits contemplated taken out
of their keep.
The governor sconiessed relations
tn the matter disclose such an entire
lack OF appreciation OF the high fidu-
ciary nature Of the duties OF his Office
as to unfit him for their further dis
charge. -.-s,sl -...s.s
"A sound rule OF public policy and
morals forbids public servant from
seeking or.accepting any personal ben.
eft in a transaction wherein helhas
public duty to perform.
"A chancellor would not for one
moment retain trustee who, in deal
ings for the trust, reserved an advan-
tage to himself The thought is not
to be tolerated that the president can
be less vigilant and exacting in the
public's interest.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The action Of the president in re-
moving jenkins is by no means a sur
prise and next come some more Okla
homa otliceholders who were associat-
ed with jenkins in the asylum matter.
1t is intimated at theginteror depart
ment that an investigation will be
made and should more territorial otn-
cials be tangled up in the same muss
they will also be removed.