The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-06
SCHOOL LAND BILL OISECTEO
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Guthrie, March 5, 1899
Editor Leader: Have you read MIR
Merten's school land steal bill now
pending in the legislature II not
here are some Of its provisions:
Section one provides that Barnes,
his creature Che superintendent Of
schoolsl and little secrerary jenkins,
shall constitute board TO lease a. q
control the lands Barnes has two
votes: little jenkins, "me too"
Section three creates a land ciiice.
Section four makes new offiveholder
to be appointed by BARNES. which
means Filsuu 5, ction six provides
salaries for Filson and his help
amounting to about $4,000 pc year,
Saction nine allows an unknown
amount OF expense To the commission
er, Filson
Graft No. ! sect on ten. confers ju~
dicial powers on one Of Barnes crea-
& res TO declare Conua t. forfei ed,
issue executions ana writs of POSSES
sion aud make forced collections.
Section twelve compels the lessee To
p4y one dollar TO the commissioner for
the privilege OF SELL out.
Section sixteen provides for the ap-
prssement OF all lands before new
lease is made. This is one Of th- hid
den steals and is wi at Duffy calls an
innocent little thing tSee section
2O.)
Section eighteen provides IN sub
stance that all lands not privately
/ leased shall be leased 10 the highest
4 ~. a
/ leased land money in the hands Of the
/ treasurer, but does not prohibit him
| from pt tting the interest ne receives
from it in his pocket for keeps.
Section twenty, like the father OF
all lies, is the daddy Of all steals in
this bill Duffy's "little innocent
thing" again, provides that BARNES
his man Friday and little jenkins
shall meet quarterly and estimate
twin brother TO equalize) the eXpens
es for the quarter and Filson shall TAKE
the money so estimated" out Of the
school fund and pay the estimate.
You will observe that the estima e il
wi hout limit and the wonder will b'
if the board does not hog the game
and estimate" the fund all away.
Section twenty-one provides tina
the cattlemen who lease by section
shall have a section for about double
what a settler In the same neigh bor
hood pays for a quarter section. Herr
is where the cattle man got in hi
graft.
Section twenty two is a blind nov
you see it and now you don't, but i
intenden, IL it has any meaning, to le
the lessee get his graft in on the land
Section twenty-four is a sop To tn,
lessees. 1t provides that il any in
demnity land is situate in a school dis
trict that that district shall have /
per cent additional money, that Is, /
per cent more than other districts get
that is. all the taxpayers of the terri
tory must con ribute something I
support that school district.
Section twenty five is a pink, its
daisy, and don't you forget 1t. 1t pro
vides for pamphlets OF the rules of tn
board for gratuitous distribution
Pamphlets will go by train load an,
by ship load and they will continue I
go as lcng as the school money no d
out. All OF course for the benefit q
the ris ng generations; to wit the edu
cation OF the chi dren by the pan
phlet graft All Of which eXpens,
e under section 20 will be estimate d
by the board and be paid by the CON
missioner who has the rake Off as i
all games Of stud-poker, paid TO th
dealer.
Section twenty eight This is tn
) next steal in its order. 1t provide
that the attorney general shall brin
all actions under this bill unless tn
commissioner shall otherwise direct
"Ill tick e you IL you will tickle me.
There is no law making IL the duty o
the attorney general 10 collect schoC
money, and IL. under this bill he
employed 10 do so the board can est
mate his pay and the commission,
can tell the cash out of the schoo
fund a Il pay him; and there is n
, limit 20 the amount he can get A
for the benefit of the schools, of coursl
But IL the board es ft to employ ar
other Of the administration elan the
, can do so and estimate and pay th
the bill under section 90, less, as is a
ways understood, the dealers pS
= cent. Mr. Editor, can 'uch "A MOI
strosity be enacted into law? Tn
, hill should be entitled. AN act OF il
, fanny and to loot the school fund fC
, the benefit OF its authors, agent
, abettors and healers The autho
, being too cowardly to father his leRi
innate child, has had the effrontery
name the bill after the dead DIR Scot
! because he is not alive to kick, and
e give character TO the bantling AMI d.
q ceive the public. The bill simply lei
I alizes robbery and continues u
I crime. No honest Democrat ought
e vote for the bill. even for polite
reasons. Every Populist ought to 4
weigh against il as lone as his lnnl
hold wind And every Republican NJ
a criminal will hang his head in shan
= when chided with having voted 4
a the men who voted for the bill.
q Respectfully