The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-29
SaWduSt
Is Piling Up in the
Woodshed of Gov.
Ferguson

The Kansas City Star is out with a
new story regarding the political as
pirations Of Governor Ferguson. It
is as follows:
The politicians in Oklahoma will
wake up some day and rub their eyes
in establishment at the immense pile
OF sawdusl that is accumulating in
Governor Ferguson's political wood
she'd For more than a year he has
been disappearing frequently from his
office for TWO or three days at a time,
70 attend a country picnic or an old
soldiers reunion Next week a couns
try newspaper woulI tell of the
speech made by Governor Ferguson.
of how the farmers applaudel him and
OF how he shook hands with their
wives and complimented their chill
drcr in a homely way During last
summer he made speeches in almost
every portion of Oklahoma. Persons
who have travelled In Oklahoma in the
last two or three nonths met with no
difficulty in learning that Governor
Ferguson has made more medicine"
for future emergencies than any half
dozen Republicans who hope to be
governor. senator or congressman
when Oklahoma becomes a state. He
has pursued a policy Of his own. ask
ing no one. his wife excepted, for ad-
vice He has steered clear of parti-
sanship in territorial matters and
avoided entangling discussions of the
statehood problem Next winter he
will lecture before the students OF
every territorial educational inst u
tion in Oklahoma. beginning at Alva
November TO-
Favors Mr.. Roosevelt's Ideas.
The one rock on which he has stood
and declared himself without hesita-
tion is the Roosevelt idea of holding
public office. Governor Ferguson be-
lieves that a public official does wrong
when he consents to the concealment
'of any irregularity for the sake of Civ
ing temporary protection to himself
or his party He believes that expos
ure though embarrassing at the time.
ultimately will give strength to
party and inspire confidence among
AN citizens. regardless of politics. He
has 'alkol this in every speech. lie
said recently: Does anyone believe
that President Roosevelt has weal0sn-
ed himself or his party by uncovering
the scandals in the postofflce depart
ment? Has Folk of Missouri destroy
ed himself or his party by his war on
corruption? The only possible injury
in either case would be the repulia.
tion of these men by their respective
parties Their parties then would in.
flict perilous wounds upon themselves
President Roosevelt and Mr. Folk
might be embarrassed temporarily,
but all honest men would applaud
them and believe that the great
body Of the nation is tonest'
A Reputation for Earnestness.
The reputation tiiat Governor Fer
guson has made for himself in the
last two years has not come from his
abi'ity as political manIpulaor In
fact, he has shown himself to be rad !
ical and impulsiye in dealing with
both friends and opponents. He has
let down stones that caught the fng-
ers of both while the one was trying
to offer suggestions and the other to
overturn his plans The former be-
lieyes that at least he should have
whistled before he let the stone drop,
and the latter that he should not have
let the stone fall 50 hard Since he
became governor he has done little
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