The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-04


iisan republican class cant biua me
Tor one minute into negleciing what
believe to be my duty, nor permit.
ting iopll9hnefs extravaganza or reck
lessneas IN office
Questions OF policy are Tor me to
decide ia my official duties believe
ths attorney general b wrong In tn
sistine that ] should have lott Mrs
Chambers on the stale text book com.
mission. do nct believe for 4ne 1liO,
ment thai the people OF this state
would have been fairly treated By me
II J had left on that important conf.
mission Mrs Chambers when her hn~
band is . member OF the Flynn 2
Amcs law firm, which stands as close
20 one oe The school book compm,las
as Alr Ames' own statement indieams,
and ! boiievc "A the attorney gehe,.l
would have even, llitlo more tare1ll
houSnt he nefer for ont nd
nlent would have advised me 70 learo
Mrs Chambefs ou that board is.
nored bis advice in that ease because
! did not believe It was the proper
policy to follow. u the attorney gem
eral is TO decide all these questions
why did the people elect a governor
One more remark about this oil pipe
line controversy.
II IS being diligently circulated that
the pipe line proposed 10 5e laid viii
be converted into an interstate gas
pipe line.
The men who are circulating this
are certainly aware thai the govern.
or has not left any such loop-holo
open.
I'm the first place it is not construct
ed so that 1t would be capable cl
carrying gas.
Second. by n written stipulation.
signed and fled In court al GGthra,
the pipe line company agree that the
pipe line is solely and only for tla
purpose Of gathering up the oil being
produced along the lire, aud not for
any other purpose and &c II Is under.
taken to be used for any other puT.
pose, or for The carrying Of gas, that
8 shall at once be forfeited TO the
stare, and the state Is authorized 40
take possession uf the pipe line and /
either remove it or use Is as the static /
may deem proper.
Also that tho pipe line company VIII I
take all the oil produced along Is I
line at any time and pay for it at the 4
highest market price. and another i'm. (
portant concession-if the pipe line
has any disputes or controversies with /
The land owners or the OH producers /
or labering men, or any other of or
they agree that il the Gilt /
zen desires to avoid expensive or long .
irawn-out court litigation, with the
consent of the citizen, the pipe liae
company consents that an such con
and disputes may be SET
led by commissioner appointed by
he governor, who viii act as arbitra
Tor.
Now, John, take a good look at this,
md decide Do the peop'e Of The
seate want good business sense )r
lOnsense?
DO they want. progress and prosper
ty, SO that our lald owners, who have
III land can get their royalties and
lur citizens can have labor TO per
orm, and our little oil operators have
, chance to sen their oil, or do they
Fant a Let of buncomb and blustcc
hat would absolutely mean nothing
md end IN the state being defeated
lfter "a long drawn-out litigation. and.
% the meantime, the legal business.
led up and lot ct our CITIZENS, lana
,wners, oil producers and laborers So
ng broke awaiting the end of an TO-
lawsuit; aud also, whel
.pyone tells YOU that the governor has
,een Ignoring the attorney general
emind him that the report Of the at
orney general filed last week shows
hat the governor has submitted two
hundred and seyentytwo propositions {
o the attorney general for his eoasid 4
ration and that the attorney gen
raj prides himself on the fact that
le has responded to the governors
all two hundred and seventy-two
ines ia eight months, whereas he
laimed the attorney general of Penn
ylvania has only been called on ten
imes by the governor of the state ia
wo years.
Sincerely yours,
G. y, HASKELL,