The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-01

ASENr TuE sCBOOL LAND OFFICE.
in an editorial Of a recent issue Of
] the Capital, Greer grows festive and in
/ a blatant manner cndeavors TO tell
what be does not know about the ter
Iritorial school land Office lie ESSAYS
to criticisc Governor Benfrow and
/ Commissioner Blincoc and make. lmc
/ charges 600 regard To- the management
of the school land Office whi % are
groundless aud should not remain uu-
ans wored. In speaking OF the bills
now in The Legislature the Capital says
they should provide for making the
school land Office permanent a care
ful peru-ul Of both bills will show that
a provision is made for maxi
ing the school land Office per-
manont. and the idea is manifcstjy "a
good one The Capital says the Do .al
land books are handled as private
property OF the governor and that uo
man can examine as t,vIn ere bid
ders, etc. The Capital man has cvi.
IDENTIFY been feeding on autiquated
codfsh-balls which have gone To his
head and distorted the frus on his
lapidorious Imagination with the
exception of one or two persons who
desired TO make voluminous copies
from books for campaign purposes,
while the books were being used by
clerks, no man has ever been denied
any information by the commissioner
or his clerks. The school land books
are public property and are subject 10
all reasonable inspc .tion CLERKS arc
working on sets of the books most all
the time, but despite this. when lists
of lc secs were requested, they were
cAecrfully given The Capital says
the commissioner should be made 20
render reports regularly. If the Capt.
tai mans memory is intact and not
sunburnt, he win probably recollect
that the commissioner has always
regularly rendered his reports TO the |
secretary OF the interior, according to |
Instructions. The last report Of the |
to the legislature com |
plotely covered everything pertaining /
10 the Office. Our contemporary is |
right for once in saying that the
school land commissioner should be "A
heavily bonded official Both bills |
now in the legislature provide for a
$50, 600 bond. This practically is
enough TO cover any ordinary deficit
irecr's whine is very amusing to per
sons who have ever had any dealings
with the school land office and his
fault finding VIII have no effect on
anyone, His statement that "if man
Did fails to get the land he can't fine
'ut why is grossly false Every man
who fails in his bid receives notice
hat the tract has been ordered to
mother higher bidder, and copies Of
etters sent to unsuccessful bidders
re kept at the Office and
an be inspected at any
ime. Grecrs advocacy Of the school
and bills is all right, but he should
ot seek to throw discredit on the de-
artment by charging the governor
With handling the Office as his own
ersonal property to the detriment Of
he public. Governor Renfrow and
Blincoe have been untir-
ng in the work of leasing school lands
nd Mr. Blincoe's recent report shows
hat the Office, through his efficient
Engagement is on plain, practical
'or"ing basis doing a phenomenal
mount Of business and being conduct
d like all other public offices, terrific
al and county An inspection Of the
lahomu school land office will show
to take front rank among the we'll
'1du't,d public departments Of the
'rritory.