The state herald., 1907-11-22
TWO FORMER TERRIT DRIES
UNITE IN GENERAL cELEsRA-
TloN OF THE EVENT.
INAUGURAL IS RADICAL
GOVERNOR HASKELL CRlTlClZES
THE GOVERNMENT AND DE-
NoUNCES THE TRUSTS.

Two territories ana Dy inauguration
exercises, parade and barbecue in
this city.
Governor Charles N. Haskell's in
augural address was radical In the eX-
treme. He denounced the combina-
tlons that have fattened by unre-
stricted robbery of our people" de-
clared in favor of prison sentences for
offending corporation officials and an
nounced that the liquor prohibition law
would be rigidly enforced.
The governors first act was TO or
der the county attorney at Bartlesville
to take steps to prevent the Standard
OIL Company from completing nat
ural gas pipe line across the border TO
Kansas, 1t being the policy of Okla
homa to prevent the expectation of
gas.
There being legal question as to
the hour when Prohibition took effect,
whether at noon or midnight. Governor
Haskell ordered that the saloons be
permitted to remain open until mid
night.
The retiring officials of Oklahoma
Territory took no part In todays IN
auguration Governor FrantZ was In.
vted, but declined. The other retlr'
ing officials were not invited. because
one OF them. E. II. McCabe, deputy ter
ritorial auditor, is n negro. and the
new administration draws the color
line sharply.
In his address the governor said:
In it's course through the day the
sun will have lighted the pathway of
a million and a half people emerging
from the disorder and the discomfort
OF bureaucratic government, restricted
to the point OF helplessness, and neg
lected to the point Of oppression. into
condition of liberty and selfgoyern'
ment.
I'VE are not assembled here TO wor.
ship the public officer who ultimately
when we reflect that long ago, from
every standpoint of population. wealth
and intelligence this area was entitled
TO all the blessings and privileges OF
statehood. and now 10 thank the public
officers In oyergrnclous terms who
have finally performed a long and un'
justly.dofcrrcd duty. would be In the
nature OF hugging the feet Of dlla-
tory debtor who finally pays on his
lust Indebtedness"
Governor Haskell discussed the re.
lations between the state and feredal
governments and continued:
"It Is with regret that we notice n
disposition on the part OF some one
high In authority 10 look upon the con.
stitution of the United States Itself as
even n little thing to be used when II
meets the wish Of it's executor. and
10 be construed and bendcd when at
variance with his Will.
There is no more dangerous prac.
tice TO be tolerated In amy public ON.
Ger. I care not whether he bend for
good purpose or for n bad purpose.
than TO assume the right to conHtruo
the constitution from time 10 time To
meet his own desires. Those anxious
10 centrnlize power in the federal gov,
ernmont must blush when they ylow
the con litlons under which we have
lived for yenrs. our freight rates ARE
double those In the adjoining states.
The lumber trust. the coal trust and
other like combinations fattcned by
unrestricted robbery Of our people. II
federal control IL good thing In n
state why has II proved so utterly In
efficient In n territory"
Governor Haskell dwolt at length
upon what he termed the oppression
OF the country by the trusts. and then
discussed the financial situation. say
ing:
"You can look for immediate relief
wherever you plense.
when you tire Of looking elsewhere
you will agree with me that the quick.
ont road TO financial relief IN To close
the New York Stock Exchange and
FREQ the currency that II dominates
md turn II into the channels OF lc.
climate commerce
Let the eastern banks pay our
Oklahoma banks what they owe them
nnd should pay In currency on demand.
and we can market our products now
ready for the buyer ana vastly In
crease our own wealth"
Governor Haskell promised fair
treatment ~ the railroads.
'Ilui." he added. II hope that the
railroads viii assume that Official con.
duct In Oklahoma In like unto a court
of equity. where justice IN Ia be mctod
out 10 ALL and that these railroads.
asking Justice In that court of equity.
should enter that court with their own
hands clean. ana 10 make them clean
trust they will begin by oboyins the
laws Of Oklahoma"
when they had finished. the GOV.
efnof announced That tho appointment
" Robert l.. Owens ~ Mufi,ogea and
ThomnH y Gore of ishwt1n ~ United
HtnirH senators.
Following prayer ny clergyman.
nnd before tho address was delivered
tho proclamation NJ President iiouHa.
Welt admitting Oklahoma aud Indian
Territory into tho Union was read hy
Charles filHon, secretary of Oklahoma
Territory.