Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-24

out Of the hands OF the legislature.
the matter will drag along. the gov-
ern0r will make pretended investi-
--perhaps---and i'll the mean
time the mortgages given as security
for the crooked loans Will be fore
closed, the state Will be reimbursed
AZ from twenty-five TO fifty cents on
the dollar, The crooked loans will be
wiped Off the books. and there you
are!
THAT'S the game as it Is being
played today.
The legislature or certain members
Of it proposes to ignore u matter of
several thousand dollars of school
children's money that was deliber-
ately grated. The legislature knows
that the figures of the examiner and
inspector. himself Democratic state
official, show that number Of such
loans were made The legislature
knows that prominent state officials
and Others are making every effort
to prevent a complete and taiS inyes-
tigatiun Of the matter
But the school land commission and
its former employees must be protected
for the sake Of the party to which
they belong
The school children are not 70 be
considered. They have no friend In
court.
The school children cannot vote,
So why should the legislature worry
about them and their sacred funds?
l. Williams Responsible?
The Wrlght-Pinkham resolution,
| inspired no doubt by the governor
himself, Is the boldest, the most flag
, rant proposed whitewash document
, ever introduced In the oklahoma leg
/ islature. IL you don't believe so just
remember the facts In the case-the
, report OF the state examiner, Cruces
. refusal To- act, the grand jury's recom-
. mendations. the Ben Harrison bill
and so on and then read the CesOlu'
. tiOn itself, which follows:
/ House concurrent resolution No. 10
by Pinkham and Wright.
/ Whereas. house resolution No. IL
requesting Information concerning
. loans In Roger Mills by the school
I land department was adopted by the
. house of representatives on February
! 6, 1915, and said resolution requesting
/ the state examiner and inspector Ia
furnish this. house report OF the
loans made IN Roger Mills and kiowa
counties. givin" all information in hi,
: possession with reference 10 said loans
including the names of the borrow
/ ers, the amounts Ot the loans, and
such Information as he may have had
In his possession as 10 the value oi
the land, upon which loans were
made, and
whereas, the said state examiner
and inspector has complied with said
resolution and furnished the house
/ OF Representatives with the informa'
ton requested. and which report has
, been presented 10 the house of rep'
! resentatiNes,
Now, therefore, be II resolved by
! the house OF Representatives. the sen.
ate concurring therein. that the said
report Of the state examiner and ln-
spec,or be respectfully referred 20 the
| governor OF the state and that the
! governor be and he is hereby re.
quested and authorized to examine
/ into the matters and things charged
and referred to in said report, includ-
/ ing all the loans made In Roger Mills
kIowa and Beckham counties and
other counties into the value OF the
innds upon which said loans were
made and all the facts and circum-
stances concerning the making of
said loans and the appraisement OF
the said lands upon which said loans
were made. The governor is hereby
requested and authorized to appoint
such expert appraisers. II in his judg-
ment the same Is deemed necessary,
to re-appralse any and all Of said
lands and TO employ an expert ac-
countant, to be CON missioned as a
special deputy examiner and inspector.
10 subpoena. with authority TO ex-
anime. all witnesses necessary for a
complete and thorough investigation
of all such matters in said counties.
and a copy Of the proceedings Of such
investigation be filed with the secre-
tary OF the state. and that the gov
ernor take all action necessary 10 pro-
tect the rights Of the state and to
yindicate its laws