The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-19
THREATENED BUSINESS CREDIT
Governor IIaSkeIPS Message lSplains Why Signature
Was Withheld From Antitrust Measure.

The first effort at am antitrust bin
was submitted to the governor for ap.
proyal last week, Thursday. This is
one Of the most important laws to be
considered Important because-it
must destroy trusts and monopoly
without crippling honest business or
denying our farmers the right to or.
ganize for their mutual protection.
Thursday night and Friday night un.
til midnight was consumed by the gov
eronr authors OF the bill and some
/. other members OF the senate and house
in carefully studying every section of
the bill. A. a result OF this careful
work. il was decided that the governor
should veto the first bill and the new
bill which was prepared In this confer
ence was submitted to the senate at
the same time as the veto of the old
one. and will become a law no doubt
within the week The senate approved
the governors veto almost unanimous
~. there being only two votes mo"
The reasons for vetoing the first bill
follow;
Executive office,
Guthrie Okla. May 10th, 1908.
TO the Honorable Senate
Sennte Hill No Four Is herewith
returned without approval for the fol-
lowing reasons,
After carefully reading the bill. IN
connection with some OF It's authors
and of the committee which had it in
4 charge and the attorney general. II is
found that probably in enrolling the
/ same the clerk made several errors
! in tranSposing words or giving words
/ OF similar sound but different meaning
as "are" where should be or and
omitted the word by" in an import
I ant place These are doubtless errors
/ but their correction is essential aid
4 there bcing doubt in the minds Of
I some rs 10 the legal propiiety OF
I your honorable body recalling the bill
X for correction. they have therefore
I advised me that legal certainty can
4 best he insured by my returning the
bill to YOU disapproved.
As to the substance of the bill.
4 do seriously object to certain of its
features hereinafter mentioned as be-
ing beyond the power of the legis-
laturc 10 enact and beyond the policy
4 Of govesnment that stands for pro-
eroess, development and protection
II rs honest and legitimate Pre-.
1ucers and commerce.
The name Antitrust Law" stands
for just what we need
Our constitution provides for IT,
We have pledasd our faith and
honor 10 the people of the state to
enact an antitrust law
Let us not. under "a good name,
write a law thar is unworthy of the
name No matter how pleasant the
name of this law may sound it Is the
substance of he law which follows
the name that we must carefully con
slider
We are just in the beginning of
luilding new state, with all its
faried interests and classes of busl-
ness The first consideration Of gov
ernment is the protection Of life and
liberty
Next, the preservation Of property
rights.
Oklahoma needs to guard. protect
aud encourage its ae icultural inter.
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