Show GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA REMOVED FROM OFFICE frank statement of 1 icelona IC eaona charging ab ae of trust the prea dent has appo anted thomas berguson ler guson governor of oklahoma cice william M jenkes removed 1 taking th s act on the president attached to the papers tl e following memorandum governor jenk ns of oklahoma 13 hereby removed because of his im proper connect on with contract be tween the terr tory and tl e oklahoma sanitarium company the becis on is based wholly on h s own written statements and h s oral explanations of them at the hearing one of tl e dut es of the territorial governor is to enter into a contract with some u or corporation for the keep ng of tl e insane of the tern tory governor jenkins made such a contract will the okeal oma sanita i um company a carpol at on the pro loters of wh ch reserved of its stock for the governor and subject to his orders in the governor s explanation of the affairs he says he told the promoters at the time they des red him to sanction the contract that it was an important contract that I 1 had some friends who I 1 would like to have in te rested in the company to which I 1 owed some obi gat ons which I 1 would not be able to pay by an appo or adyth ng of that kind the stock was delivered to a banker subject to the governor go vernoi s older and vas turned over to those friends who e political services the governor had tl us sought to reward the extent of tl e favor to the gov arnor and his friends is suggested by the fact that the only known sale of the stock since the contract was given out was at double the price paid for it As performance of the contract was to the sole business of the corpora tion it is jbv ous either the territory was obi ged to pay far more than the service was worth or that its helpless wards were to have the enormous profits contemplated taken out of their keep the govermor s confessed ons to the matter d splays such a lack of appreciation of the h gh fiduk ary nature of the dut es of his office as to unfit him foi the r f arther discharge A sound rule of policy and morals forb ds a particular servant from seeking or accept ag any personal benefit in a transaction wherein he has a duty to perform A chancellor would not for the mo ment retain a trustee who in dealings for the trust reserved an advantage to himself the thought is not to be tol aerated that the president can be less vigilant and exact ng in the public interest ROOSEVELT |