St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29
SHERIFF N. Swords
ON PROHIBITION
Compares Conditions aers Win these aokIa-
hOHa, which Proves Law 4 Failure.
REGULATION PLAN
An Interesting Letter from s.. HadFg's
Sheriff Incident Upon His
Tip 70 Oklahoma.
Onelonsas. La. Jan. 24 1910.

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Oklahoma, with requisition papers for
jim Brady, wanted in St. Landry
Parish for stealing bales Of cotton
from gin houses.
/ arrived in Guthrie Thursday
night between twelve and one o'clock
and registered at the lone Hotel. |
asked if Governor Haskell was in the
city, and was told that he was, and
that if / would ring up his number at
the Royal Hotel that he would be
likely TO answer, as he was a hard
worker, and not given much to sleep.
/ went to my room and 'phoned and
arranged TO meet him at $50 o'clock
Friday morning.
/ had a desire to meet the man
who had grated so hard on ssTeddy'1
nerves, and I was thoroughly CON
WINGED, after having been with him
four days and hearing his speech at
a banquet of the Press Association,
that he is quite capable of taking
care of himself.
He seems full of energy, and his
friends unite in giving him the place
Of the first citizen Of Oklahoma.
His speech was to the point, and
IL no one else understood him, his
political enemies certainly will have
no great mental strain to catch his
meaning.
The Governor fixed the hearing Of
the requisition papers at 2::30 D. M,
Saturday, but sometime before that
hour sent for me and showed me a
telegram from Brady's attorney,
stating that he had missed the train
at Sapulpa, consequently he reixed
the hearing for Monday, the 10th.
The Press Association of the State
were TO leave with the Governor at
1880 p. M, the 9Th, and the Cover
nor and Secretary of State, Bill Cross,
gave me a cordial invitation to go
with them on a special. / accepted,
and we were soon speeding on. our
way TO PaWhuska, the county seat Of
the Osages, the zWealthiest tribe of
Indians on earth. PaWhuska has q
population of from four to six thou
sand, has handsome buildings, and a
people that would do credit to any
place.
We arrived at about nine o'clock,
and some went in carriages and
others walked, as the crowd was too
large for all to ride. We went to.
the Knights Of Pythias Hall. After
the speaking there was a large ban
quets at which five hundred men sat.
A large number Of ladies were pres
ent.
Honorable ]. ]. Quarles, a banker
to whom Oklahoma owes much, and
Honorable T. ]. Leahy, one of the
sterling Democrats and now a candi-
date for attorney general, presided.
The last named gentleman and his
friend, the Honorable joni r. Palmer,
are the most noted Indian lawyers in
the world, and either can have the
highest places in the gift Of their
countrymen. Able in their profession
and in ~oratory seldom equalled, they
are destined to fill a high niche in
fame.
The Governors speech was the
principal feature. He talked of the
Aldrich postal savings Bank scheme
he compares to a milking ma
chine contriyed to suck from the lit
tile institutions of the country, the
earnings of the people, to be spilled
into the buckets of the financial CEN
5ers of the earth which great eombi-
of interest control. He com
pared the Oklahoma Bank guaranty
with the National Banking sys-
iem, and declared the latter was al
eelic of barbarism.
The applause which greeted some
his sallies attested to the fact that
le is on the top in PaWhuska.
Mrs. Haskell and Mrs. Leo. Meyer,
wife Of the next secretary of
he State of Oklahoma, and several
,ther ladies', were with the party.
Guthrie, the State capital, is d
city Of about twenty thou
and inhabitants, with good build
ngs and splendidly paved streets. i
arge city park, and some of the
NEST men | have ever met.
Bill Cross, (every one calls him
Slll) sits in his Office, across the
lass door Of which is inscribed, Bill /
ross, Secretary Of State, and ii is
place which everybody seems to /
hink he must enter just to have d /
1ord with the interesting figure who
GEMS 90 let everyone preside, whilst
Q recounts the various scenes of the
cause aed the rapid advance {
lent Of Oklahoma since her adnis-
into the sisterhood of States.
'veryone gives this sterling old ex- {
onfederate the proud distinction of !
eing one Of the ablest of all those /
. whom Oklahoma owes so much.
Honorable Leo. Never, his able t
s%sistant, with all the afability Of 8 /
hesterield, is bound to succeed him.
5 the Constitution forbids the seq /
stary to succeed himself. 3
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