The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-08
PRESS COMMENT.

Enid Eagle trep); When cade and
his crowd accuse Ferguson Of counte-
nanclng graft. they accuse the ma
tionai administration also. for q had al
the evidence which the governor had.
and an that was recently published.
Stick safety pin here; Had Crimes
and Ferguson beea guilty OF what GER
tain inIudlcious and irresponsible repub-
iicans now charge them with, they
would not have been holding office in
the year OF Our Lord, 1905.
Enid Wave: Bin Grimes denies tina.
he owned any san;tari0m stock Jake
admire denies that he mlsaprropriated
any federal f,mds Honest Tom denies
that he could either see or stop a graft
on the territory Horaee Speed denies
tha. he bglbcd a county commissioner--
It looks like the republican politicians
were all on the defensive. But why
don't some OF them prove what the, say?
Did anybody think they would confess?
Enid Wave An exchange says: mo,
no gentlemen; you can not escape pub
lie censure. IL you never get more de-
served punishment. The failure of the
Capitol National bank Of Guthrie and
the Citizens hank OF Enid is the culnii-
nation o. "A gigantic scheme OF set
Of pubic officials assisted by others. to
use pubic utilities for private gain,
and all This defense in the newspapers
Is but Titanic struggle 20 keep the trans
action covered and hang TO the benefits
derived. This asylum -banH failure
wheat elevator -asahaltum company =
get rich -euick bullying association
gangrene has set 80 deep that the wheels
OF Justice In The courts Of Oklahoma are
lmpcded. being unable to grind the nu-
merous politioo-c commercial bodies In
their way. II President Roosevelt de-
sires to clear up all the mystery abou.
the asylum, hank failure. and other
transactions. he should remove Dennis
r. Flynn as the attorney for the re-
ceiver Of the Capital National bank"
This move would not be bad one
but why no: begin direct witt the court
issclf. and clean out ehe Enid gaagf
Ponca Courier. Jerry johnson says
that Anna Eva Fay told The razor-bacS
delegation to 0nshiagton that Okla
hama tSin not get statehood for hye
years yet. Now. what in he'll did those
fellows stir Anna Eva up forg There are
enough STUMBLING blocks Ia the road,
anyway
Ponca courler Cash cade IS quoted
as saying ttat he has no designs on the
Office OF united states marshal or any
oihei office. Ii we may believe what Wa
read ia the papers. however there are
several offices which have designs ON
Mr. Cade--a case OF the Office seeking
the maD, as i We're
waj5 81 Herald cash Cadc says the
Meg i1e people want no fayors Of the
4 Guusrie CAPITAL The Capital has fought
Mcclure rclentlessly for two years.
ponca Courier; Il Is announced that
as soon IS his term 81 ofHce explrcs
Governor ferguson win 60 TO Washing
ton Tor the purpose Of ascertainins
who's who" in Oklahoma agairs Thl
governor ought 10 be able 90 learn that
without mnising a ;rip 20 Washington
Governor Ferguson R Watoaga Re
publlcan. Amos Ewing Was dowh IRON
paWhaskn 90 attend the nie-slicins al
Guthrie iasi week. Amos ofHci,tied ~
the d0or and adniiied callers 10 90,
room occupied by she coming governor
Ti h the ar " 9 chesiorneidl
Governor FcIgusoa II Nalonsa RE-
pubncan' There - well knowi ua
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