The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-12

among tiir liille Grnap h opposition.
and thc leader said
'Ar Speaker, | movr that The till
be at once Whacd and lail ou The
de k@ of The tNlHsers fop omlSldcM
| tion
Tim wns aHonishrd at this move N
| his enemy Icgrce looke'l IT him and
waited his pleasure
Mr. Speaker withdraw that bill
FOR tho present" h. snd at length
'rhNt night the wires were bot he
tween Washington and Raleigh and
the cntire power ef congress wnS
hurled upon tho unhappy Tim. Ills
biz was not only suppressed Init the
news agencies were threatened and
subsidized fo prevent accounts of iis
introduction being circulated through
out tie country
1iln decided to nay his measure over
until congress WAS OF his haud~ and
the states autonomy fully recognized.
'Fhen ne would dare Interference. IN
the meantime, he tnrncd his great
mind to rnancial ulaitcrS His sue
ccSS here WAS ovorN defining
His llrst mcAsNrc WAS to increase the
pcr diem of the members from 81 to
81 . day It passed with a whnop
Uncle PETE Sawyer coal black
fathcrl> looking old darby from an
eastern county madc himself inmor-
tai iu that debate
"Mistah Spenkahi" he hawlcd. draw
ing himscif np with great dignity aud
holding y pen in his left hand rs
though he had been writing what
DO these white gomu mean hy cx-
posen this bin? Ter we doau pay do
members cnuf dcy dcs be erhlccged
ter steal Hit amt right sab, Ter
fo'ce de members CT dis hon'Able
hody ter proWI nltcr dark when day
otter Ne here 'tcndln ter de business
n dc country FI moves you, sah
Nistah Spcakah dat desc roma'ks er
mine 40 lllrd IN dc nrkbes er grabityw
FheN Wcre iilcd aud cmbalmcd III the
archives Of gravity where they Niil
remain a monument TO their author
and his times
As rn's great financial measures
maie progress tho memhers began to-
wear better eiathcs assumed the Wfito
liNw -hiws. had toir shoes hlaeked
and pMt on tllo afs o. ogerwofkod
4tatrsiueu
Whom hey had used ep an the funds
ue fine state in mileaee and per diefn.
iheF sod aad dieicd ile scIioo fund
nfiHnad bonds worth halt d million
for hundred ihousaild ready cash
II vas oon found that simon iegrcc
lie speaker of the inusc, WAS the
MASTER of 6nancial measures and ram
Shelly was his uouthpiecc
Icsrrc ureaui1ed three groups &c
l'neycs. composed ol thc othcah
nreded 70 perfect the thefts Ia every
branch oi the government. While hn
retained the irndcrship Of the fedei'
tied groups The treasurer who was ,
IN honest man. was stripped Of power
~ 4 special act
The capitol ring merely picked up
he odds and ends about the capitol
luildmg 'rhcy rfWnishpd the lesis
aiNe halls. 'fhcN spent more than
i2Oo.0uO for furniture, and When It
vas appraised its value was fouud to \
,c St7Oop nj the prizes tlIey actually
'aid for IT, The ring stole Sl1oop Oh
his item alone.
An appropriation Of S3oocoo wa1
aatle far "snppliv~. sundricS aud ii
ldeniul. ~iih This they built Il
0olh around the statue of Washing
on at the end Of fine capitol and ee
bar with Zine liquors ani II
lgars for the free use of the members =
nd tncir friends They kept II open
cien and in a suit Of rooms in the
apitol they established "A brothcl
rom the galleries a swarm of courte- I
ans daily smiled on theIr fnvorites A
u the floor
The printing had never cost the state
lore than $4,000 IN any one ycnr This
ear il cost $iSOOOO I.egree drew
iou.ands OF warrants on the state
n Imaginary persons There were
ght pages In the house He drew
ny for 1876 pages In this way he
Used an enormous corruption fund
n immediate use IN brlbing the law
akers to carry through his schemes
The railroad ring was his most ef
,ctive group of brigands They
lsscd bills authorizing the Issue OF -
,J.0pO.O00 in bonds, and actunly is
led and stole $ll00o000 and never
llt one foot Of railroad.
When Lcgree's movement WAS Mt its W
gh tide. Ezra Perkins sought Uncle ...
PIE Sawyer one night in behalf of
4 measure Of his pending in the
,usc E
Peter WIS seated by his table. count n
q by the light Of candle three big y
les Of gold ~
His face was wreathod in siniics
Peter. YOU seem well pleased with Z
f. world tonight" said Ezra. elee r
Dos
won. nrudaer. you see dem piles er &
ilar money S
Sizes lt isa fue sight
aele Peje suacked his Tins aed IS
.erl trom ear Co oH
Wel nrudder tells 500 hea q