The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-14

cone to destroy ms in the estimation
Ct the pubIi,.
you have taken advantage of your
position in the senate chamber where
could not be heard to inflame the
public mind and create sentiment
against me which could only mean
my political ruin. Your investigating
resolution was a plea for conviction
and drawn with that purpose in view
1t even rehearsed scandalous charg
es to which the committee appointed
by you never gave further heed, the
purpose bein gto prejudice the public
mind against me in advance.
Was Mayor Of Ardmore.
You know that for many years
before going to McAlester | was
mayor Of the city of Ardmore, AMI
that practically all Of the plNollc
improvements in that city were made
during my administration as mayor
of Ardmore and as warden at Nc
Alester | have handled millions OF
dollars, and | am poorer man to-
day by several thousand dollars than
was before | became public Of
ficer. You know my public career
has been a matter of financial sac
rificc to me and not a matter Ct
financial gain. You know | was
opposed to the Texas Building Co.,
from which the Pauly Jail Co, Sc
cured its contract, and that men do
not receive bribes from those they
oppose. GOV. Haskell and other
members of the board also know OF
my opposition to these contractors.
You are entirely Amiliar with
the conditions surrounding the Tai
awanda Heights and their connection
with the penitentiary, and have been
intimately associated with those
conditions for the past four years,
and yet during that time, until | di-
rected public money in some other
channel than the one leading to your
pocket, you remained silent, not only
relrained from adverse criticism, but
was lavish in your praise of my
conduct and efforts.
you know that my one thought
In connection with the state peHi-
.cntiary has been to make it my
life work and leave monument OF
which the state would be proud. You
know that the rules adopted by me
in that institution have been along
the lines of humanitarianism and
Christianity, and my every effort has
been to lift up and to build human
ity. and not to tear down and
crush the unfortunates under my
care. You know that to a phenome-
nal degree this policy has been a sue
cess, and that the reformation of
unfortunate men and women has
been something more than shadow
or dream, and that my policy has
set new mark for the management
Of penal institutions generally.
Cant Wreak Vengeance.
"a do not propose to permit you
to wreak vengeance on me and in SO
doing destroy the hope and ambition
of the inmates of the state peniten-
tiary. do not propose to permit
you to cripple or prevent the deVel-
opment of that institution. | do not
propose to permit You to continue
Your hypocritical course before the
people of this state as a public Of
ficiaI. do not propose to permit
you to retain even that position you
hold at this time in the Estimation of
the public when your motives which
now govern your selfish career may
be exposed and given publicity.
Il had hoped after my duties as
warden of the penitentiary ceased |
could retire to private life where |
might rebuild my shattered fortunes,
but your attitude towards me has
made this impossible. | desire to
say to you now that when the peo-