The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-25
oEscaleIs OIL FIELD SITUATION.
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| Dy an active republican press bureau.
The governor shows the court, at
least to the s abstraction of the chief
| executive. that the attorney-generai
mas no authority to bring the suit
against the pipe lin, concern, and
asks the court to disla IS same, the
shief executive having authority 70
~ order, and adds that he takes most
cheerfsly all responsibility for such
INaction.
Governor Haskell points out to the
court after submitting the Kirkwood
report what action Is required for
-he pr1tection OF the states institu
tons, and recites at length condi-
lions in the oil fields Of the state
lie states positively that no viola.
ION of law has been attempted by the
Srairie oil company, and If bach
shall be attempted the chief execu
live assumes that he can use the au-
thority of the state to p,psyent with
out the command, advice and assist
ance of the Encouragement. rs val
liable as that assistance might be.
Newspaper Advertising of no Aid.
;an in no manner aid the oil indus
ny of the state, and that he is will
ng to take chances on defeating any
attempt at fraud or assumption OF
right by the Prairie Oil company, af
ter that attempt be made; pointing
tc the court that that concern Is
Possessed of sl7,O0000O worth o..
property in this state as security that
viii not run contrawise to the de
cree OF. courts and state officials.
he governor is sharp in his repls
lc the statements OF the attorney.
general citing that the latter mas
been able TO address letters to his
anking chief which were but lew
hours in tralAmission, but yet found
their way TO publication the same al
'ternoon or morning. In addressing
he court the governor alleges he Is
II opinion that the governor, the
court and the attorney general, as OF
icers OF the law, should try then
cases in the manner prescribed by
law. and not Ia the partisan press
Of the state
Authority to Bring Suit.
In the papers which We're not al
record in time for The Leader this
uternoon, Governor Haskell takes ths
Governor Haskell assumes thai
mere advertising OF what is to bt
lone IN the future in the newspaper
yosition that he. and hG alone, ha.
authority to bring suit In court in
The name Of the state of Oklahoma
and makes that psitlve issue between
himself and Attorney General West.
He relates, also, that the report o
Ar kirkwood shows conclusively
that Mr.. West is not advised prop
erly as 10 conditions In the oil ais
trict, and is in no way competent tc
direct the conduct Of the state in re
lation to its attitude toward the citi
sens and the oil corporation.
In relation to the contention of The
attorney. general that he will force
the Prairie Oil compony to domesu
cate the governor shows there Is
no way 20 make common carrier
become purchaser Of oil; therefore
u made TO transport oil on the com
mon carrier proyiso, II there were no
market at I he other end of the line
and the producers had to pay for
carriage and storage at he terminus
they would simply be indebted tha
amount more, worse than Is now the
case, and 1t is bad enough now, be-
cause Of the action OF Mr.. West IN
dealing with affairs OF which the gov
ernor feels The attorney-general mas
little knowledge.
Some Pointed Questions.
Replying to the statement that Mr.
West purposes forcing the Prairie
concern to carry OF the oil, Governor
Haskell asks II It We're not better 70
first secure a market before sending
the oil out to some other port He
also compares the statement of the
attorney general 10 the effect that
the latter will make the pipe line
purchase the oil, that he had as well
relate ne was going 10 make the San
Ia Fe railroad purchase the wheat
along the line and the price he would
ask the railroad TO give for the wheat
In toto the answer OF Gosernor Has
kell to the statement OF the attorney.
general Is one OF the most pointed
papers ever examined and IL handles
the case without attempt 10 parry "A
single thrust or TO leave amy point
OF tha executives position IN doubt.
ile mentions also the work OF the
press bureau. adding il would an be
better of IN entire suit aud the com
ment thereon had BEEN commenced
py someonel haylns n lea3t,a Anmll
amount " facts collected about exist
lng Conditions y ne feIates what he
expects 10 10 in regard 70 this mat
ter and sets forth that as governor Of
the state. once satisfied his position
is correct ne win follow that policy
through without regard 10 the per
sonal or public utterance OF any man
Oi Organization q.
The case Will come up In Judge
huston's court Monday. the governor
having asked that the suit be dismis
sed on the ground tnat tie attorney
general had not the authority to bfiTR
suit