The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-11-02
GOV. HASKELL
MAKES ANSWER
To BEVER|DGE
AND OPENLY ANSWERS
REPUBLICAN INUEN-
DOS.
MOTHING TO CONCEAL
FROM CITIZENS OF STATE
Records Open TO Every One But
Secretary Of Republican State Com
mttee, Who Abused Confidence
and Was Excluded.

" 'hNfNH''Nh' SNs'NN SN'''
mfttee, Who Abused Confidence
and Was Excluded.
Guthrie, Okla, Oct 2S-Fearlessly
meeting the eight questions which
Senator Beyerdge in his speech at
Muskogce implied that Governor Has
kell dared not answer the Governor
has given out signed statement an
swerng completely each query pro-
pounded by the senator from Indiana,
a the lnstigation OF the republican
carpet bag machine The questions
and Governor Haskel's answers fol
low
First Question: Has any money in
the banl guaranty tund of oklahoma
been used to purchase whiskey out
o. the state dispensary?
Answer: Not single penny
Second Question: At any time dur
ins the last two months have there
been any dispensary or whiskey war.
rants in the state guaranty fund in
stead of cash taken out?
Answer: There Is no such thing as
dispensary warrants. Three fourths
OF the guaranty fund is usually kept
invested in six per cent state war
rants. An arrangement being made
With large banks to Immediately cash
these warrants II the guaranty fund
Requires more cash than is kept on
hand. 1t is in this way that the
guaranty fund yields more than suf-
hcient interest to pay all the expense
o. administering the affairs OF the
state banking board.
Third Question: VIII the state ad.
ministration permit an inspection OF
the books OF the state guaranty bank
fund, and the dispensary system. to.
&c ther with a public examination of
the bank officials with whom the
state guaranty fund is deposited?
Answer: Yes sir. Any honest cit.
izen applying at the Governors office
vii. be assured OF an opportunity to
make the examination you mention, or
any other examination OF any depart
ment OF the state government. This
has always been permitted The only
person excluded was the secretary of
the republican state committee, who
was for time allowed unrestricted
privileges. which he grossly abused.
and lied about, until | ordered him
excluded as an untruthful and unde-
slable citizen.
Fourth Question: VIII the state ad.
ministration permit a public inspec.
ton before election OF the school land
rental fund of the state, and a public
Examination bafore election OF the Of
icials OF the banks in which they are
deposited, and the state officials who
have the management of these funds /?
Answer: Yes sir, and this privilege
has always been open to everybody,
except finally the excluded person. for
the reason named in answer No. 3.
Fifth Question: Will the Oklahoma
state administration permit public in.
vestigation of the costs OF collecting
the school land rental fund, and II
such an Investigation should show II
costs the people of Oklahoma under
the present administration from two
TO three times as much to collect this
fund as IL cost the people under a
territory, why does 1t cost more, and
= who is getting the money?
Answer: As TO inspection. 7 make
tli" same answer as to question No. a
As to Increased cost Of collecting rem.
tai funds, your implied statement is
falsehood. While the expenses OF
q tH's department aye about fifteen par
cent more then they were under Ter.
rilorial government, there are two rea.
srns FOR y. Oae is ths; We have 3l
. p'r celt more land to lock aftcr. The
o'her reason 81 thpt We had q, Pcc,.
"aiai on o. two h"drod and seventy.
ir-i ~ Usaad dollars OF rertal ns.ag
nVH' ns back fay years in dsfgI|f b..
re the notes OF precinct politlc'ans
Wn.cl were no, co.lacted beca.,e n "
were political friends cf tse iryri...
''al srafiers. We have co.cctec on.
y this bunch Of old notes. merked :, -
~orlhiess' BY the territorial officer.
Tie sum total Of one hundred and eigL.
!, iNn.ne thousand dollars ALREADY. No.
oody gets a ceHt OF money cut cf snv
'uhllc treasury, school laad fund or
ptiorgise, except for salary or ex
a'prss leglumately earned Senator
lrtvorldse, you may be thinking OF
,. udse Burford's practice az CHIEF Jus.
ice Of Inc Oklahoma territory court.
20 gave his infant sou three hun.
I'd dollars year for seven success.
- yrars. for assisting 10 edit The
r'7s court TspaStA, aH. p0kls, be yol,
I . fili.llpg 81, the Guthrie state Gas
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