The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-04

policy of lew. You derive your titles
in Oklahoma Territory from the ordi-
nary government plan In Indian Ter
/ ritory the titles are derived through
! treaties and alloments. These differ
I ences. with others, have bred condi-
tions that require careful legal pro-
vision. The greatest part Of the work
which u legislature viii have to per
form Is the making of laws that di-
rectly or indirectly affect the county
) government and the county powers
and privileges. If YOU are 20 depend
solely upon the legislature TO imagine
what your wants are and to dig mp
the plan and the reason it will take
a much longer time and the results
vii be not as satisfactory. You know.
very well % we We're members of the
Legislature ourselves VIC would feel
handicapped, embarrassed and de-
layed and couldn't in ten years evolve
a good system of county government
You men who have the affairs of
county government in hand I'm my
Judgment can not do a mole sensible
thing than to appoint a good commit
tee from among your members
I and put uuon that committee the bur
den of studying the present laws Of
Oklahoma, comparing them with those
of other states and framing what W
might term a code of laws pertaining
TO county government, and when that
committee has performed its work
and you have |concurred in its recon-
mendations thar committee can come
before the legislature and by eXpla-
nation and reasoning no doubt get a
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and efficient i'm the affairs with which
You have TO deal. Again | believe you
I can shorten the first session of the
j Legislature by at least thirty days by
that amount OF help, and don't forget
that each day of the legislature Will
probably cost the state IN the neigh
bOrhoOd of twelve hundred dollars.
SO IL is worth while TO the people
you represent o save thirty days or
twenty days by preparing that work
and b%riehng it for them,
Another proposition. I know that
it is natural with all of us 10 want
every thing that cunyenitnce demands.
10 is natural for ms 10 want Injuries
even. But just let as bear this IN
mind that is importan for us TO deal
only ina absolute necessities. Cap
plause1 The first investment that
you viii have TO make vii be I'm the
book and stationery line. Let us not
forget that right there YOU begin 10
make the record by which you will
be measured by your constituents in
the future. II won't be SO important
10 any of MS in ten years from now
whether We had a cushion chair i'm
our office this ear on whether we
felt that when this first wear closed
that We had done our duty and made
governmen upon our people as light
as possible. (Applause) I know that
probably at least one-half of tho peo
pie thar voted FOR me and for You ate
their meals on OF a table that didn't
average a cosf of five dollars. and
knowing that fact ] ana not going Go
require a desk in my Office that cost
the tax payers eighty dollars. am
going 10 keep the cost of the desk and
the kichen table a little nearer o.
gether. (Applausel Our loyal con.
stiWents. partakius of the pride that
Is naive in every American. mas even
say; Well, 1 ASH willing O should
have "a nice Office; I ann willing sou
should have au abundance OF supplies.
am willing thar YOU should have alI
your record books SO fully printed IA
forms that you won't need 10 use The
pen AT an no earn your salary But
now don take advantage OF his pride
and generosity. just realize that
when he walks In the treasurers Office
and LAYS down his money 20 share
thar expense thar he probably returns
lhome without enough money to huy
shoes for ne kids. lApplause1 Now
helped 10 work that side OF the
lease until / was tWenty-one years old