The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-13
CONDEMNS FERGrsON'S
INISTRATION IN
SCATHING TERMS
RIPS UP SEVERAL DEALS
Tells of Sanitarium Loss Of
Funds and Other Things

Today's sensation Is the ripping up Of
the. Ferguson administration by Cash
Cadc. the national republican committee
man for Oklahoma. IN prepared state
ment Mr.. Cade says:
II wish to state that / am not a cane
didate for any office at this time and
have but one desire as national commit
teeman from Oklahoma and thai is to
purge the republican party Of Office hold
ers who seem unable to protect the in
terests Of the people Of oklahoma and Sc
cure q clean honest. able and business
like administration OF territorial affairs
The matters pertaining TO the santa
rum deal have been charged to the re-
publican party and have been a load for
the party to carry for number Of years
The sanitarium scandal was the cause
Of the removal Of one governor The
people had a right to expect from Gov
ernor Ferguson, Immediately upon his
appointment fun and complete informa-
tion as TO who the stockholders of the
sanitarium were. and the profits that
they were receiving because 1t was a
quasi public institution supported by
publ.a money; but they were not, and
have not been to this day advised OF
these conditions. Especially had they a
right to know the facts. after Governor
Ferguson, upon his accession TO the gov
ernorship, gave 1t out that he was in
structed by President Roosevelt 10 purge
this institution and combination.
THE territory should not have had one
quarter Of a million dollars in the Capt.
tol National bank at the time OF itsi
failure, when she governor was posi-
lively Informed Of its condition; but
when one considers that the cashier of
the Capitol National bank was a SON
in-law Of the attorney general of the
territory. a member OF Governor Fergu-
sons Official family. appointed by the
governor and whose duty II is to pass
upon the qualifications Of a ters5tory de-
pository, and that the vice president Of
this institution was relative by mar
rage Of the secretary OF the territory,
and ais political and business adviser,
there Is no wonder that IA deposit through
the influence and connivance OF all these
parties was retained within said bank
al the time Of its failure. and there can
be no doubt OF their knowledge OF the
condition of the bank. there being no
better evidence Of this fact than that
the governors confidential advisers who
were connected with this bank and inter-
ested in other banks in the territory. and
who did business through this bank sus
tanned little or no loss
with regard 10 Governor Ferguson. II
Is but just TO the people and to the re-
publican party to say that an able ex-
ecutive and the proper administration OF
public affairs would have saved him and
the republican candidates the trouble |
and embarrassin mt OF explaining sani-
tarium conditions. The Capitol National |
bank failure, etc. when they went forth
IN the territorial campaign for the pur-
pose OF aiding the nominees Of the repub- |
iiean party IN their election. In my
opinion the people Of Oklahoma demand
and honeaG capable executive. man
broad ana discriminating in judgment. |
and such a man. ia my judgment. Is
Fmniz, and for this reason / was for his
appointment and believe he viii make I
one Of the best governors that OlSlahoma1
has ever had.
The republican party in Oklahoma to- |
day is stronger than it has ever been |
with little more housecleanlng il will
be stiil stronger The coming state OF |
Oklahoma, Of the two territories. will
De safely republican. We shall be able
20 control the Usage Cherokee and sem |
mole Indian nations without any trouble
and perhaps we shall handle the Choc- !
taw country Probably The ChicSasaw
nation win be democratic"