The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
uHl MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE NJ
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''lA W i'HIHAs
Auouc.Gwrru short who h at otmulgco
o,h orders num Governor Robcrtson TO take
,HDrac OF tine bank investigation thcro ana thus
put County Attorney Hepburn out ot tho case
is quoted as saying that ho stands for tho COM
,.cuon ana puQi-hmcut NJ anyone guilty Of
vronr.doing but tuat ne desired "to keep tho
ro,d clear for reorganization Of tho bank
which is tho most important issue In tho case
ot present
Tho world cannot refrain from fl1tly dsput-
iuF tho attorney general Tho rcorganlzoton OF
tho bank ls not the most important issue II Is
OF prime Importance that the dcposltors receive
their money. but even that is not tho most Inn
portant issue The most important issue Is that
those officials guilty OF crimlnallty ana who
were IN the nrit place responsible Tor tho
wrcckng Of tho bank and have In the second
place become responsible for further criminal
ity. be brought 60 Justice ana forced to suffer
tho statutory penalty
10 is bcitor. flr better. that every man, woman
ana child who had dc9osits In tho failed bank
lose cvcry cent Of their money and tho Grim
inals bc forced 60 suffer than that the dcposi-
tors receive their funds nud the guilty escape.
The people Of oklahoma would rather mako up
& purse 10 reimburse the depositors than to
have the statchouso crew by further Juggling
pay them ana thomsolvcs escape
The important issue AZ Okmulgco IL tho pun
ishmcnt OF tho high state officials who have
practiced crimes. Becauso until thero IL an
example made OF these consclencolcrs polit-
ciHus there will never bo relief. state Auditor
Carter, scndng ringing public message OF en-
couragcment to Prosecutor IIepburn--a demo-
crat official concentrating republican Off
cial-and TELLING the prosecutor that he, Carter.
has had several years Of experience with tho
Robertson sang. shows clearly whore tho wind
OF public opinion is blowing.
10 reorganzo tho bank ana protect the de-
positors WAS once the most important Issue"
at okmuises. Dut that was months ago. And
the three -wny-split among The gang was the
way II went about meeting the most important
issue" Il Prosecutor Hepburn IL TO be believed.
Since that time nothing has been done. II IL
Of more than passing significance that Robert
son and his bank commissioner ala not become
alive TO the necessity Of doing something to
meet "tho most important issue" until the local
authorities under the honorable Courageous
procedure Of Prosecutor Hepburn had uncov-
cred the graft ana were about 20 bring indct-
ments against the state officials And It IL Of
more than passing sEnificanco that Attorney
General Short Is in okmulgee now moro con-
'eiheu III feofBanlElng the tallcu bank than IN
seeing Justice meted out to tho men who are
guilty one OF whom, according 10 Hepburn. Is
the very man who signed tho Httorney-gcn
erals commission few days age
with nil the forco at command we beg
the okmulgoo authorities not to be budged from
their sound position by any OF the pleadlngs OF
tho attorney -general That way lie pitfalls
which must bo avoided, The eyes Of the en-.
tiro state are on two characters az Okmulgoe--
Attorney Hepburn and Judge Bo2nuh Let
them not waver, Let them stand true for the
good OF The state. And sreat viii be their ro.
every effort Of the attorney gepcral TO "rcor-
ganizc' the failed bank and effect the repay
mcnt OF the depositors Felony may bo COM
pounded m this very effort. what the higher
ups want above everything else IL TO got their
own necks out OF the halter and to attain that
end state funds will be used with excessive
profligacy And II the state banking board Is
worth its salt and entitled TO tho confidence Of
tho public 'or single moment. Il will exert Its
r-Htful authority 10 SOC that thorc is no fur
iher funny business.
Tho important issue 40 Okmulgco ls the pun
ishmcnt OF tho guilty Let there be no mistake
on that point Come through clean Jim Hep
burn, iIold what you have gained, Don't be-
come a party 10 any secret agreements or an.
dersioudings with the stajchouso crew
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