The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-09
ENID POLITICIANS DO NOT
TAKE EXECUTIVES
THREATS SERIOUSLY
HASEE TOADIED TOGUIMES
Fierce Smelling of Ferguson
Campby yFrantz Followers

Special Correspondence to The Leader
Enid, Dec s.-The statement Of Co
ernor Ferguson that 10, has only one
mission upon retiring from office and
that is 70 cleanse the republican party
OF all graftors and at the same time
build up party organizauon upon The
basis OF political purity. has caused q
great deal Of amusement among rcpub-
lican political lights in this city. and
on every hand the governor Is subject
to the iibo and the joke The opinion
prevails here that II Governor Ferguson
had been SO anxious to rid the repub-
lican party Of grafters. etc. ne had an
Infinitely better chance to do so while
he occupied The governors chair than
he viii ever have as editor OF a country
paper. The most prominent republican
leader in Garfield county said today that
Notwithstanding Ferguson had sat for
four years in the gubernatorial seat.
he has never shown any disposition to
clean up the sanitarium grafters. which
are by far the most menacing In the
territory. Whenever he has been brought
Aate " Jaw Win AHt lNtnAiNil
he has lodged and beat hasty re-
treat. He opposed the bill locating the
territorial asylum at Fort Supply until
after he was informed by Mr. Flynn that
the legislature had no authority to APP
propriate money for the construction OF
an asylum anywhere, and then Fergu-
son came in line, for grandstand pur-
poses. He even went so far - to make
a trip to Fort Supply, so as to have an
excuse FOR changing his position rela-
tive to the location. and hid the real
reason for his change OF front
During his entire term Of office Fer
guson has teadied to Secretary Grimes.
and, withstanding he was charged by
the president to find out what connec-
tion Grimes had with the Norman sani-
tarium, Ferguson steadily lodged the
charge and protected Grimes in the
deal. at the same time keeping up
quasi-pretense Of hostility to Crimes In
order to hold the friendship OF Grimes'
political enemies.
with reference TO the famous deposit
in the Capitol National bank, It Is a
well known fact that Ferguson's actions
in allowing the deposit TO remain there,
tho money. and warned by republicans
high IN the party councils were wholly
due to the control exercised over him
by Speed, Flynn and Grimes. In other
words. he jeopardized territorial dcpos-
its in the interest Of grafters which he
now so much condemns.
During the last Legislature he allowed
the machinery OF the territorial admin
stration 10 be used for the purpose Of
preventing the enactment Of school land
legislation. calculated TO take control Of
school lands from the hands Of Grimes.
Wenner and himself. which absolute con-
troll is little less Than a graft, as was
abundanty Illustrated n few yeirs ago.
It is believed here that at the time
the Blazer school book bill was up the
governor withheld his signature solely
upon the advice Of Grimes and FATTY"
smith, who, because Blazer had not
"weakened" determined 10 snow Bla-
zor that they were able to control Fer
euson and prevent him from attaching
his signature TO the bill. In other words.
they desired 10 set the precedent that
they were Indispensable in gubernatoriai
action.
Inc UDinAbH. iifN"t-o nv N+'N+N
son Is and has been simply 0akins
grandstand play for the purpose OF
building up a personal following ana
machine at the expense OF the party
During the summer he spent his time
Initiating Bob LaToilette. denouncing
the railroads. the politicians. etc, when
IL IS a known fact that he Travelled all
during his muoh-heralded "anti-railroad'
tour on railroad pass. SO much for
his boasted opposition 10 the railroads.
And & IS a well known fact that he is
the most rabid Of uachiae poliic'nns.
20 far as adherence 10 the Flynn-Grimes
machine is concerned. but bitter op-
ponent of any other kind Of machine
even II the other machine be the en-
/ tire republican pariy
/ Ferguson Is given credit here for Orc
thing. thai OF being for Ferguson "a
whatever hazard. and n he can pun the
wool over the eyes Of the people and
make them think he Is a patriot. go
mnch the better As for any personal
following when his candidacy for an Of
nce is announced Ia tho future. th'
great rally" he mees then win be an
attostation Of his claims. Certain u Dc
that among tho farmers his standine
Is nil.