The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-29

tax assessorsl and which only com |
prise about $4,000 Of the inhabitants
aggregate s25.O0O.O00 and that a con
scrvativc estimate of the taxable prop
erty Of towns and villages not incor.
poratcd (although It may be difficult
to cs,imate). not including coalmining
property. would be S5.0o000O.
1T has been contcndcd by some,
and may be further conteudcd, ,hat
we could support Territorial govern.
mcnt. on account of not having q sur
ncieut amount Of taxable property. and
more especially on account of having
practically no real estate that would
be subject to taxation
while we admit that the time has
been when real estate was the only
security that a man could give for his
fidelity to government If any one Is
Interested enough TO make a careful
inquiry into the facts, he will find that
the amount Of property that would be
subject 10 taxation under n tcrrit'-''l
government would aggregate $4,000
OOO
1T has been contendcl by some, and
may be further contcnded. that the
establishment of a territorial govern
mcnt, as provided by the Moon bill,
would greatly increase the cxpcndi-
lures of the government in the Terri
tory. A careful glance at the condi-
tions. however. will undoubtedly prove
that the converse of the proposition rs
true While we admit that under the
new organization, as aforesaid. the gov
ernment would pay a few additional
officers. such as the governor. the terri
torial legislature, and possibly one
other, on the other hand it would
dispense with the necessity of two
United States marshals and two Unit
ed States attorneys. as under the or
ganized Territory they would all, eX-
Icept the few cases that would be spec
tally cognizable under the penal laws
of the United States, be prosecuted by
the Territory.
we especially desire to invite the
attention of congress to the fact that
there are practically 100000 children
who have no free school advantages
and while in a few neighborhods pri
viate schools are maintained by pri
vate subscriptions. and a few attend
the Indian schools. where there hap
pens to be one close by paying tut
tion the great majority will grow into
manhood and womanhood without evei
seeing the inside of a schoolhouse
. This. of course. will lead to lliteracy
and possible to crime.
? THAT in many cases man Is com
PEELED to go 60 miles to a commission
T. ers court 20 bring an action at com
{ mon law when the amount involved il
1 small and is usually taken cognizanc
I Of by a tribunal of inferior jurisdiction
; or redress of his grievance.
THAT in many cases. man is CON
i PEELED to send IS miles to have a char
J. tel mortgage filed for record that,
:. he carries on business so far fror
= the town in which the clerk happen
to be located. he is unable to inspec
s the records as to prior mortgages; an
r. n he deems II necessary to know In r'
d gard to it, he pays lawyer fee I
d look il up. This Is no a rare case, bu
T. very common.
d THAT the people who live outside
y the incorporated towns are afforded II
D. police protection except through tn
United States marshals Office, an
2 while the machinery of this Office
S. entirely sufficient to execute the la
d as TO felony and high misdemean u
e It Is inadequate TO enfore it properl
n as to mere breaches of the peace an
10 other minor misdemeanors.
X. 1--WE have only mentioned a few I
,y the many cases wherein the presei
,e system of government is so very crtt 4
and unsuted to our conditions; but, b
s. lieving that congress is advised full
ID in the premises. we hope that the
t. may grant to us such relief as in the
Il. judgment may be equitable and jus
n Respectfully submitted.
ne S. NJ. MAXEY, j
Of SAM POWELL. ~
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