The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-27


apsalned BY the records. and frsni
ne same record you Will find tha5
Alr McReyuolds statement is untrue,
Mr Long believe you wan good
government IN the Interest Of the peo.
pie Of ibis State. believe you also
realize that the speclal interests WIN
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help him without Il moments aeslta-
ll1n
let me can your attention 20 one
lhlne II 4 not remarkable that the
two attorneys who rushed 70 the de.
tense Of NoReynolds are: One whom
under my direction suit was brought
against him with others TO recover
one hundged and ulneiy.iive thousand
dollars drawn from the Territorial
Treasury, prior 70 sta ehood and The
oiher one Of McReynolds att rneys Is
one who represented our biggest rail-
road system as State attorney when,
as chairman al the State Tax Board,
we raised the tax valuation from about
Ave million dollars former value 70
iorty.slx million dollars
10 yon realize, Mr. Long, thai
This increase In their tax valuation Of
iorty.ono million dollars made them
the biggest taxpayer Ia the state and
assuming that the average rate o. tax
levy, where their extensive railroad
system Is located IN the different parts
Of our State, would average twenty
TWO ana one-hall mills on the doliass y
means that the raise that we made IN
their lax valuations would require
them 10 pay one million dollars more
taxes than they would haHe paid on
their fkrmer valuation.
Doyou believe that can stand hers
as governor OF this State and hight
these special interests that oppress
our people, and compel them 70 bear
their fair share OF taxes, and otherwise
obey lhe laws Of ths State without
lmlng compelled % offend them; "
have them knocking me az every on
pofunily. and they are no doubt de-
lighted that they have lieafsts hell
ID their effort 10 elscredit me.
if you expect me. or any other pun
lllc officer 10 serya The people OF thi'
State. and al che same time have th'
respect and endorsement e lhe spe
cial interests, ycn VIII forever be dis
lappainied,
ii may be unpleasant for you to hav'
them kicking aud slanderlng the GOV
ernOr OF the state every day Of lhei
lives. bnt yon can rest assured OF on'
ihlng. whenever they quit fighting me
llt viii only he because have qni
compelling them to obey the law.
believe am entitled TO the con
tinned support Of yourself and other
VINO want good government N thi
state.
Stor ard realize Mr. .ong, that b.
the sworn testimony Of three men, Me
Reynolds papers contained parH
graph Ike this.
attorney Mott does moi find iron
| lhe evidence thet he has obtained, thr
/ ne can connect Haskell with any Grim
lnal conduct In relation 20 the Muskc
gee tot matters. hai he may be able I
force an Indictment, which, II he sue
cetds viii answer the purpose
4 II "a net this one railroad syster
a'one that have to hold to obediene
10 the law. but many Of the great spe
elaI interests Of the stats comolne
with the political interests that are y
position TO turn the power Of the Fed
aral government upen me, and Hears
With hls millions, making q united el
fort 10 discredlt me with the peopl
of the state. whose lnteres am sWor
ta protect. was It ever heard q "
fore IN the history of the Unite
states when the Federal government
would isin rs power and influeuc
With Ire rke5 Of W. 4. Hearst an
he special interests of State 70 l'
troy d public officer?
am abe TO keep mp the tlgat pp
am entitled 10 lhe support Of %
people. regardless Of party, suen me
IS Yourself Included.
Sincerely yours,
e. N. HASKELL,
Governor