The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-10
GOVERNOR HASKELL GIVES
ACCOUNT OF STEWARDSHIP
Retiring Chief Executive of Oklahoma Files
Final Message With Joint Session
of the Legislature

The last message OF Gov c, \.
Haskell was filed with the Joint ses-
sion of the legislature Saturday af-
rernoon, marking the final appearances
Of the first governor OF the state OF
Oklahoma In an official capacity be-
tore the lawmaking branch OF the
government. Accompanying the mes
sage we're eighteen reports OF the
srote officers and departments. Prog
ress and development OF the state
since passing Of the territories now
composing the commonwealth was
siven lengthy review, aud as ndi-
cation OF the new states prosperity
he called attention TO bank deposits,
which have grown In three years from
jj,000,00O to $102 100000 the state
banks increasing from Sl7,0o0,0O0 10
:56 6,000,0 900. Purposes and accomplish
lneuts Of the Oklahoma deposltors
s,,aranty law sustained by the SUI
irene court OF the United States IN
recent decision, were set out; also,
there was review OF the failures oe'
curing since the law became effec'
tive. with emphasis upon the lact, as
given, that there has been no loss to
depostors OF state banks. Reference
Was made to the attitude OF some OF
the National bank operators toward
ihe state law, but the governor dis
claimed that he was offering criticism
Of the Nationa' as cIass. OF which
there are over zoo in Oklahoma.
but ! warn you. said the govern
or to thc legislature, against the pro.
priety of receiving advice as to pro-
posed amendments TO the banking
law from the legislative committee OF
National bankers which has been ap-
POINTED 20 ADVISE YOU as 10 amend
nlents Of the state banking law UNI
der which they do not operate and
by which they are not controlled and
in which they can have no legitimate
interest recommend those worthy
gentlemen of the National banking
fraternity to YOU foi all purposes ex-
cept that Of telling YOU how to write
state banking law
The message SAYS:
The average annual .oss from the
guaranty fund for the three-year
period, as shown by departmental re-
ports is approximately sl50o0e per
wear (s450.0l0l. The exact amount
will depend on collections yet to be
made
Prohibition enforcement
!, The message dealt az length with
the question OF prohibition enforce
scent, containing as well review OF
the state dispensary legislation, and
the; efforts made by the administra
.tion TO enforce provisions OF the pro
Iibition law. The governor said tAat
tthe question OF dispensares In
AprohibitIon state was one largely ol
Judgment, and IL bears more or less
roIation 70 enforcement Of the prom
bition law. For lhe reason that the
burden Is soon TO be assumed by
MeN. governor, the message sala thal
the retiring governor was not ofiieial
Iy Iylroncerned therein, but that he die
feel at liberty to call tee legislature
Attention to the fact that while the
people look TO the governor as
strong factor In enforcing prohibition
Vet he Was almost wholly without an,
legul authority to accomplish Law EN-
tofcement He said chat his author
itx Mas practically limited to aiding
tdyising and encouraging local Off
GERS who were willing to coluntaril!
accept the same,
N,tn line Of suggestion the governo
stated that he hoped the Legislature
would memorialize congress to ament
Ihe revenue tax law by eliminating
pf0hibition states, which would cause
the Federal government to then be
c5uie equally Interested with the en-
fotcement, otherwise the tax is, th'
sovernor said. but small price fol
t,edcral permission to violate tn
AVS OF state. He would also have
practically the same Law governing
upited States mails applied to prohi
bition states as is enforced agains
lottery companies, thus preventin,
he ordering OF liquor by mail, ant
that the protection of interstate com
merce should not be given liquo
shipments into prohibition states,
Psfdcns and Paroles
The governor defended his poliel
toward persons convicted OF law Nlola
t'onss, ane the granting OF pardon'
aud PAROLES, as well as tae commuta
tioug Of death sentences. The parole
system. he said, has been of grea
value aud bad been exercised will
benefit TO the taxpayers and TO so
ciety. During his term OF Office h'
has committed four death sentences
During the last two years only fit,
pardons have been granted, save cit
izenship pardons usually given whef
convict's term expires otherwise
known its expiration pardons.' Those
cT this Sss granted with citizenship
restored numbered S47. and withou
citizenship l64 The total number o
paroles during the two years was 30'
aid of those it has only been fount
Reeessary, the governor said. 10 re
yoke releases Of twelve.
The foregoing figures do not include
paMons and paroles In cases of pro
hibition law violations, granted un
der the general administrative policy
of releasing culprit from the pal