The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-27

ns Obvious that ael.ia,srsst was AssI
reason.
why did Governor Ferguson agree to
ne supprrssiong
Certainly not self-interest. because 80
dods rot appear that he was a siock-
holder ~ me sanitafiuHi, BUS 70 the
evident reason that the publication OF
ghe repofi OF the commission sneint the
political ruin OF the governors political
friends and no desired TO protect them.
Also for the reason that the pubseation
on the report would demand nuilih
cation OF tie existing contract With tho
sac dum company and the governor
did Il feel disposed TO instruct hin al
toirey general 70 bring suit TO nullify
the contract because the notification Of
gala contract meant financial loss 10
tho said political friends Of the govern
or. In other words the governor closed
hts eyes 10 The inssrcsss Of the territory
In order to protect his political friends.
In view OF Che Instructions given by the
president when he was appointed gov
craor. Fergusons plain duty was TO
bring suit for tho nnrincation OF the
existing coptraN. and make publication
of the report Of tn. sanitarium COM
mission. even if such nuilihcahcu diG
mesn The political ruin Of his advisers.
Only by such action on his part could
the republican party be vindicated In the
territory. but instead he Rioased over
Ia situation of graft with II can't and
placed the capstone on political intrigue
by entering into another contract With
tho sanitarium upon about the same ba-
sis as .eaa the old And an the Inter
views" and explanations" from now 70
doousday viii not be able to clear him
Of the odium attached to the recent
sanitJium disclosures.
Evidently when the report OF the com-
mission was suppressed, tiule-serving
proclivities induced the parties connect
ed to erroneously believe that It would
he dead.
II will be seen, upon reading the cvi-
dence Of the Witnesses before the COM
mission. published IN the Leader, that
they sought to evade rs much as possi-
ble they covered over the fact al they
could, but the truth was bound 70 come
out and did come out.
II win be seen By the report that the
Normtn aniiarium has been used sim
ply as a Juggling money making scheme
And since the failure OF the Capitol Ma
tlonai bank at Guthrie, It was discov-
cred that most OF the 4tock was up as
collateral there. In other words ths
mon who have made multiplied thou.
sands Of dollars or manipulations Of th'
sanitarium were too foxy to place theii
money in the sanltarlum Instead thel
borrowed money with which to pay fo
tho stock, had the stock made out IL
blank Ia "a number Of Instances put M
as collateral IN the bank to secure thei
x loans ana then reaped all the profits o
the sanitnrium graft without having
dollar invested. 10 be more explicit
They usad the money deposited by tn
people Of Guthrie to finance an insti
tuition. put Up the institution as collat
erai. paid a small interest ON the money
; realized big dividends on the investmen
and finally left the bank holding TIA
sack Their reason for this was obvious
They realized that the sanitariun graf
was liable TO cease at any time; tina
The day OF wrath was bound to com
sooner or later; that the transfer OF tn
territorial insane TO n state or other In
. ssltatien was certain to follow; that
suit for contract annuiment, ii eve
brought was beurd to lie. that the san
!. tarium was cetthin TO finally be a dea
Investment: therefore they used boz
rowed money with which to finance n
institution and accumulated great gair
|. without having dollar Of their ow
: invested, and with no chance OF finar
ciai loss to themselves. Anad this 81
uation is what makes the sanitariu
Z crime more henlous-nore OF an autrai
\ against the taxpayers Of Oklahoma.
But. hy such means the men connec
! ed prevented their names from becomir
public property except by hearsay d
behind stool pigeons and posed as b
leaders Of the republican party, viii
a out apparent fear.