The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-30
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4 STATE ADMINISTRATION
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Governor Defends Policies in
Vigorous Speech al
Shawnee
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! shawnee okla, May 80 Before al
sge audience in the superior court,
71yom here Saturday night, Governor
Haskell made a vigorous defense Of
Stne state administration and faTed
8ttc Republican state press bure II,
<rieintained at Guthrie as 'corpor-
7sion paid press bureau" that was
N ipdustricusly circulating hes on Ok
Hishoma to discredit the Democratic
administration" He kept closely to
kis text and made illusions to no
&sIecial candidate for the Democratic
Denomination for governor except Leslie
#r. Ross, ror did he mention the state
capital location matter.
Il Mr.. Haskell was introduced by Hon.
~ B.. Lydlck, chairman of the city
3central committee, and launched at
&<nce into his speech
There is considerable controversy"
Fsaid he, ''hetwen the Jeffersonian Ee-
Er.ocracy and the genuine Abe Lin
4ct In Republicanism, but both want
frOod government, economically ad-
The greatest conro-
#veIsy is between those who would
#destroy government of and by the
3people and those who would defend
#stch government. There are times
~ Den the special interests seek to
Il dominate one and sometimes another
He had no criticism to offer OF me
rank and file of the party nor OF
Hmaiority of the Republican members
!zpf the legislature in the first two ses-
#kions. but sad "There come times
when a corrupt press bureau takes up
<its headquarters at the seat of eov-
y(1rnment and attempts to dictate the
Kelley Of members Of In legisia-
! tire on public questions, as at me
Especial session, when Republican
*n,embers conceded to Jim Harris the
Lsight to dictate their policy and c|n
~ their vote
Ahe governor charged that Harris
"a Cites prolonged the special session
al least twenty days and made an IL
Gitional expense of 100000, besides
,.,aking Impossible certain legisla-
ucn that would have been a lasting
t,essing to the people of the STAG
Il come here said Governor H"s'
keu. "because the industry with winch
ttrre has been circulated false stase'
mpnts about the state and the pres
~, administration, makes II neees-
cary that 1 give TO the people an OF
f,,ial report, and | want to. say rlght
now that want nOn-partlsan com
nJttee to go to Guthrie and exam ne
III. records after | get through he e,
end II they find that | have made q
single misstatement of 1acts. VIII
raw their expenses.
..The false reports were circulated,
said the governor, by a press au
,,au which styles itself the Reppb
i,eou press bureau, but which did no'
ri its pay from the Republican par
~ but from the Santa Fe railroad ahe
ne standard Oil company large "
ne rest being contributed by .h'
Frisco and Rock Island railways ah'
other corporations.
coyernc, Haskell then went lht'
"details OF the expenses OF NNnhliii
a.. state government. comparing J
n Win the state OF Kansas for the safh'
u neriod Of time. showing tnat the aN'
90 sor Oklahoma since statehood wa
049Ofs and for the past year keh
~ i spent ss,s69.537. Kansas, he sa,d
laid 73 per cent idIect tax and z
rsr cent special privilege corpofatiol
Tx. oklahoma Territory paid :
aer cert direct tax and IL per cen
srecial privilege corporation tax, an
oklahoma state pays 3S per cent q
rect tax and 62 per cent special pI.
ilege corporation tax. And that 10
A1m1 the ratio would be about I6 ie
cent TO "a per cent. He then compa
"a the receipts of the different o.
uartments under Fergusons ADMIN
sration. OF the tax levy for III
p,esent year. he said, one quarter
= mill went to help the poor scile'
d,stricts, one quarter of mill i'
tour public buildings, one and on
iNelfth to make up the deficit canse
by the Federal court enjoining the &C
lection Of taxes, and seven twelfth