The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-01

as much because | know you can't.
Ii Is still fresh In the minds OF the peo-
pie OF our state, labor unions, farmers
unions. and other advocates OF honest
and humane government that the six.
teen objections that you raised to our
constitution struck at the very vitals
OF aonest government. Your threat TO
turn down our constitution because II
contained n provision fcI jury trial in
certain contempt cases is only one OF
the many things that yoa criticized,
and thank God to this day that ! had
the courage 10 challenge you at that
time to turn down our constitution on
that ground, II you dared to do 50.
You said that your opinion of our con
sutution wouldn't look well In print.
Mr. Hartman and J. r. Morgan said
the same thing. but Samuel Gomperas
said the constitution o. Oklahoma was
he best ever written | expected you
10 agree VITA Morgan and Hartman,
and Of course was ret surprised.
Morally you challenge me, Mr.
Roosevelt. / should not undertake to
mae a comparison between you and me.
/ do not get drunk IN any occasion and
never did In my life but | still have
your letter OF last winter when
shall be glad to pahlish with your per
mission advocating your idea OF inter
state commerce shipments OF whiskey
into prohibition territory II was your
answer TO my appeal for assistance
aud would freeze the heart OF any hon
TEST public official seeking to administer
the laws of his state as the people by
t1eir votes had made the law
Mr. Il oseyelt, let US not leave this
Standard OIL Company question with
| out inviting from you Information that
we really need You made rule that
forty-eigc' hundred acres of land was
the limit that any person or ecrpora.
/ ton directly OF indirectly could obtain
under lease for oil purposes In the In.
dian country, and yet you renewed the
lease on six hundred and eighty m "a.
sand acres OF Usage land TO The lndi
lTerritory Illuminating Oil Compa
ana you knew that the agent Ol 80
Standard on Company owned tie ma
lority OF the stock. Why did ysu give
them a monopoly on the Usage oil
land? Again. Mr. Barnsdale, the well
known representative OF the STANDARD
Oh Company has leased as am adj
ylsed by Mr. Shea. OF Bartlesvllle. on
La little over one hundred thousand
acres in she milan Territory. and ! am
advised that on account OF controyer-
sizes Brought 20 your personal atten.
tlon that you knew OF these excessive
lease aoldings. Why did you do this?
! also have in hand a letter 20 Den
mis- Flynn frcm the Treasury Depart
ment az Washington, advising thai the
public printing OF Oklahoma Territory
would be lot to the State Capital Com
pany without receiving competitive
bids. this being the same printing
company who associated with Flynn
! McGuire and llurf rd. all other cN
republican territorial office holders. Is
now sued by the state of Oklahoma Ia
recover one hundred and ninety-ilve
thousand dollars al eyed printing bills
unlawlully taken from the territory
treasury What have you 10 say oi
this, Mr. Roosevelt?
You criticise me for directing the
dismissal Of the suit against the Prairie
. Oh aud Gas Company which could not
, have been successfully maintained by
: the state Tell me please what ycul
reason was for directing the dismissal
! OF The suit against the Atchison, 'fcpe
I ka aud Santa Fe railroad being prCae
! cnted By juds0n Harmon and Mr. Jud
. son special counsel, when the facts dis
/ closed that a member your cabine
tPGul Norton Was being uncovered "a
+ ,ae prime offender Answer this vii
! youg
Toll me, M Roosevelt Il ygu wer'
r friend OF the Delaware Indians. whei
!, yOu approved The Adsl.s lease f-r a
q immense area OF lDlian land after Sec
p retarv Hitchcock Rad refused 10 30 so
j and what explanation have You 70 maxi
I OF this Oh lease ia position aud iis re
& lgtion 20 the STANDARD on Company
B. Mr. Roosevelt yon cry oni lcr Dur
y ty Ycu say you did n-t iom year