The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-25
Senate Is Called to
Settle It
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pljsh his purpose ln courts el iastice,
and shat he must resort g bis eonAtA
eaonai powers az governor 90 invoke
exsFaordlnary means and methods 70
his assistance hoping TO secure
through the mediumship o. the senate
what be now realizes he cannot pro
cure shrouh the mediumship Of the
courts.
His excuses for not meeting our
suggestions 70 submit the case On AM
agreed statement u facts On the
ground that tie matter would Be too
long DELAYED in the courts. would per-
haps not have been made had he heard |
tire statement OF Judge CLARK from the
bench at the time Of rendering his de-
cision IN the injunction hearing to the
effect that ne was satisfied that II
the nes appointees would submit the
matter on such agreed facts III quo
waranto proceeding. which are the
proper proceedings to test the title to
office. that the supreme court would
decide the whole case within week.
When this matter Of disputed title
Officers first arose, some seven or
eight weeks ago. a proposal was made
that the old members would agree
upon the facts and would urge a
prompt hearing and do all in their
power to secure an early decision on
the question, and Ii view Of its pub
+ lie Importance there Ii no doubt but
that the supreme court, as it has fre-
I quently done upon matters Of public
/ importance, would have advanced the
case. and long before this time have
decided who is entitled to these OF
4 flces and thus save the expense Of an
extraordinary session Of the senate,
which viii cost the taxpayers Of this
state at Tie least not less than $500
pei day
Which leads me to observe that
the board OF education matter has but
I little to do with this extraordinary ses
slor Of the senate. and reminds me
that on the 22d day of February Of this
year. IN the Democratic convention th'
governor declared before a Thousand
delegates to that convention that from
that good DAY on he intended to TAX
oare Of Lee cruce.
(which leads me further to observe
tlat the refusal Of the governor 7
cali a special session Of the lgeislatur
al a time there was really somethinl
to be done, when his entire party wa
demanding such special session an
his refusal being based upon the e'
pense involved presents a marked col
trast to his present Willingness 10 il
cur the great expense OF special ses
sion OF the senate five weeks befor
= a regular session for the accomplish
y ment OF his individual ends. In fac
% justice could have been done withol
the expenditure Of a single extra eel
- Of the peoples money.
Further, the governors action
a deliberate attempt to keep thes
> men whose integrity he has assaile
= from justifying their actions betoI
: Unbiased courts and at the same tin
= Is a recognition 81 his utter failure
> push his new appointees into ofii'
, and his old appointees out Of office
I high handed disregard of orderl
II lawful processes, for the like Of whi'
s. IL was SO severely criticised by Il
k sGpreme court in the Jay county Sc
SO, case. The governors willingness
incur this unnecessary expense ma
-S- urally causes me to doubt his since
II, its in his much vaunted tax roducti'
program and leads to the eonclusi'
that he is attempting to ride that ho
b. into popularity not for any since
purposes.
"The only confusion which exis
today in the state institutions is caV
ed by the governors actions in dire
no Ing the attorney general to violate {
~ injunction granted By Judge Clark a
s in directing the state board Of pub
~ affairs to refuse to approve claims
~ these institutions after approval
the board Of education The dir
tions OF the attorney general to {
beard Of public affairs and the audit
M were In violation Of the letter a
- spirit OF the injunctional order, as
,oa court held that the board has rie
u act and We have at no time tax
any action which would in the lei
es disturb the institutions, but it is II
,ev that in every meeting Of the social
,o, new board some action was tax
~ which would confuse these institute
and obstruct the business Of the boa
relating thereto. Members OF
,,o board who attended these meetir