The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-20

| eNeiy assurance ny. MIN tnat under
no circumstances would the session
last more than thirty days. and that
he confidently believed that all busi-
ness would be ended within twenty
days, The twenty days Is gone; the
thirty days has expired, and up to
this time the sum total of the work
done that has reached my desk Is the
passage of siA bills, two OF which
are appropriation bills. one for an
appropriation to pay the expenses of
the legislature, and three of the re-
naming bills upon subjects that were
acted upon at the regular session.
Realizing the fact that he has
tailed to keep faith with me or with
The people, he is now seeking to
Justify the money spent and time
lost by making fictitious and sensa-
tional charges against state officials
in order to detract the attention of
the public from his lack of perform
ance of official duty.
AT the rate We have been going,
# you act upon subjects that have
already been presented, it will re-
quire practically the remainder OF the
year 1913. | have asked you to pass
such legislation. Failing in that. /
have asked you to submit to the
people of this state these questions
and let them settle them for them
selves. Notwithstanding | have had
the solemn promise that this would
De done, yet these promises have
not been kept, but on the other hand
action has been taken in direct CON
llict with the promises. Your COM
mittee may be afraid to trust the
people of tl)s state: am not. Any
issue that has been raised between
them and the governor of this state
am willing to let the people of Ok
lahoma settle.
Denies Playing Politics. ~.
Il have not attempted to play pol
itics, | have not sought to create
material upon which to make a cam
raign for some office; have not in
dulged in loud protestations of hon |
csty on my part and corruption in all
Others but ! have, without regard to |
criticism, and without regard to the
effect that that it would have upon |
your body, attempted to faithfully |
observe the obligation ! took when |
became governor of this state, and
all the rawlings of dissatisfied and
disappointed legislators who feel ag-
grieved at me because they could not
Coerce me into doing their bidding
will not have the slightest effecc
upon my conduct in the future. l.
there ever was a time in the history
of this state when the people of Ok.
lahoma needed someone to stand as
nal nj tI,n .,
Oklahoma and protect the people
from the useless, wasteful and ex-
travagant appropriations, that time
exists today, and there you will find
ne standing until the end of my ad-
minlstration.
From time to time during tho
past twelve months rumors have been
afloat that impeachment proceedings
would be filed against the governor
of Oklahoma. Members of this com
mittee have indulged in circulating
these rumors. Not a thing that the
governor has done in Oklahoma wdS
unknown to these gentlemen when
you met here on January Z, 1913. III
the governor has violated any law of
the state. ii he has failed in any wise
in performing his duty, or if any
thing done by him was of such char
acter as tc subject him under the
of this state to impeach-
ment charges they knew it more
than three months ago. If they have
sat quietly by during these ninety
days and permitted man untitled
to be governor to remain in this po-
sitiOn, then they are untitled to be
members of the legislature Tho
fact that they have undertaken nc
Of this kind is confes-
sion on their part as strong as can
he made that they have been unable,
with all the malice that some mem.
)ers Of that committee have mani
.ested, to find charges upon which
o base Impeachment proceedings.
The effort made to recess the
legislature during the summer
months is made professedly with the
Intention on the part of the mem
Iers of this committee to give time
o mold sentiment to justify this ont
'ageous report of the committee. II
S significant that one of the mem
Jers of that committee, when an az
empt was made to have an end Of
Will let them soak in awhile The
charges | make against this commit
ee are just as serious as the charges
he committee makes against the
Prison board. and | request the mem
Jers of the legislature who stand
or frir investigation to appoint
I committee that has had nothing tD
10 with the present investigation,
,lothe themselves with authority to
20 thoroughly into these charges,
md let the investigation be in the
'pen where every citizen o. Okla
IONA can know what is being done
md whose reputation is being as
sailed, but | do protest against an
Investigation conducted as this one
las been conducted, and | shall not
amely submit to the imputations
,ast upon my official conduct and my
personal integrity by the false, pre-
,osterous and malicious charges con
aimed in this report.
''If the members of this commit
ee will heed the Bible injunction !