The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-21

charge and The attorney general II is
found that probably in cnroilng TIE
same clerk made sovera. errors In
transpOsing words or giving words ol
similar sound but different meaning
as are where n should be "orH and
omitted tho word "byp tn an impor-
tant place. These are doubtless cr
rors, bur their correction is essential
ard there being doubt In the minds
OF some as to the legal propriety of
yuur honorable body recalling the bill
for correction. they have therefore ad.
vised me that legal ccriatuiy can hest
be insured BY my returning the bill
10 You. disapproved.
AS to the substance of tne bill /
do SERIOUSLY object 10 certain OF its
features hereinafter mentioned, rs he.
iIik Beyond tho power OF the legisla-
iure to enact and beyond HE policy
OF a government that stands for prog
rosy, development and protection OF
its honest and legitimate producers
and commerce
: The mime Antitrust Law stands
for just what we need
Our constitution provides for it,
We have pledged our faith and
act sn antitrust law
Let ms not under a good name.
write law tilat is unworthy of tho
name No matter how pleasant The
name of this law may sound, II is the
substance of the law which follows
the name that we must carefully CON
slider.
We are just in the beginning Of
building new state. with all iis va.
ried interests and classes Of business.
Tho first consideration OF govern
mcnt Is the protection Of life ard iio-
erty.
Next, the preservation Of property
rights.
Oklahoma needs TO guard, protect
aud encourage It's agricultural inter.
ests, its lahorlng men, It's commerce..
its manufacturing. IFS mining. It's oil
predictions, in ciinrt, each element is
essential to the welfare aud prosper.
ity Of our state and 20 all classes af
orr people.
We want To encOnrage All iheso
classes 2 Industry. 30 locate and con
iinua wiisin our borders and 10 do
this. we must not favm one class
above the other Nor must we permit
one class TO impose upon or rob the
other.
Let US soberly consider the impor
tance of an antitrust law We ncod
and must have such law but n must
be drawn with zach care as 10 he
what its name says " is
Section one Of this bill I agree With
Indeed ! would add TO II by inserting
after the word commerce The fol
lowing COR OF any aid 10 commerce"
because | believe II Is inst as essen
tial TO stop fire Insurance companies
from pooling their rates as il is to
stop coal companies from pooling thelr
production and robbing the consam-
ers OF coal and unless Tho attorneys
are OF the opinion that the insertion
of tuesc words would wctlyen other
parts OF the law should certainly ad
wise adding these words, SO as ia
make ii- scope broader.
Section two AS you have ~ writ
ten permits the attorney general TO
20 before one Judge of tho supreme
court file a petition and secure the
of a receiver empowered
TO Immediately take charge OF tie de-
fendants property. without any no
IS therefore necessary and proper to
tice or chance for the defendant to
present his eyidence or obiecticns TO
the court In fact take the Hugo
COMPANY. for example. doing
a wholesale grocery business, and
such q case filed against them. they
would know nothing about il until the
receiver appointed without their
knowledge. or chance TO be heard
would walk into their place Of bust
ness. demand the keys and take
charge OF everything and suspend
their business and 6eep their goods
and property in his possession, until
some months IN the future when the
court might finally try the case. Such
a business as that would have half Of
it's value destroyed by suen an arhi.