The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10

/ for old times sake. However. state
Chairman Ben Lafayette actually
| discussed the idea Of nominating
| Haskell for governor. OF course he
| would have To hasten and get down
| here in time to establish a residence
then he would have to hurry 10
get somebody Of real Importance to
be for him for something.
| The first governor has written his
name for good or evil in Oklahoma
and is now card OF the things
which have gone before. If the
/ first governor served the democratic
party and the people well, mis- soul
should be at peace; II he failed, the
statute Of limitations must agtiu be
, brought in TO plead against trial on
the merits OF the case.
Some Worrimcnt \
There has been worrimcut al the
capitol building, and not a little of
it has been caused by reason OF the
| fact that the state auditors force Is
now cripplinE along under the veto
provisions OF our governor. Auditor
Frank Carter made a statement
prior 10 the beginning OF the fiscal
year (July i that he nigh, not he
able to get IN" regular pay checks
, "ut on time, due 10 the fac, that
the governor Topped Off so many OF
his assistants that the work cannot
bc kept up.
No regular uay day has come
since the hegira from the Office 0.
the auditor There are many 9TH
ers who have gone and there mas
been weeping az the SKATE house
According 70 the heads Of depart
ments. those who were let out
were the ones really needed % keep
up the work, but this is neither az
Nrmed nor denied.
One Fights.
This leads up 10 the real Issue be-
tween elective and state officers
brought by Fred Parkinson, STATE
examiner and inspector, in MS sun
TO have his clerks paid. altholsa
tho governor vetoed that part 0!
IN" appropriation bill.
Parkinson sets forth the fac; tha'
his assistants were created hy Jaw
and that the appropriations maze
by the legislature were 10 pay lneA
who held offices statutor!aLy cfe'
ated--hcnce the governor could nu'
veto the preparation for an ON
GER whose office was created ny
statute and whose salary was llHel
by statute.
OF course everybody knows ms
is the law, but the governor ana
his advisers. ana they would nave
known II we're it not for the t4'.
,ha. salaries statutory Officers ~
al are never mixed up in the .lW
on pardons and parole.
Looking for Construction'
In the meanwhile all OF Us over
hero are locking for the letters
promised by Governor Robertson
regarding the Administrations ..''
structive work" We"Ks h',t
elapsed, and although The Wa
correspondent has 20 stand AZ
down the hall to get the 'coh7,'"r.,
don coming from tho govern
office. Ne has patiently waited I'D.
the surpT!se, In truth, ne "''
sought out other Uewspap'! ".,
VINO are permitted 10 SO INTO t'.s
Noble cOiorcd) what Is toi7- IN.
10 tell him II anything has h.p'
pence 20 lead up 10 the 'eons'i'-'
tive work.
More in sorrow than in~ u".
We must say that "cCt [ u 'A
not Of the Manhetta ~ .'.5
may exist, but can ony - a. i.'
very finest work and can easily '
concealed. That's "cuns-.u',i.h
OF the governor, i, maybe over Do.
In fact, We suspicion that Il is ''
readers OF The World should Tor
give and understand that this gray
haired young lad who Y!stis "a.
dcmeloss capitol has searched ..
more diligently than Colonel lr''
genes, who won more than s'H'',
wide reputation as "A scarchcr. ana
old Administrative COns.t de'o"
refuses to come forth,