The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-04

Ter state. Kansas, Is being admins
tered, the same being practically
equal in area and poulation.
Commend the Legislature.
We point with especial pride to
the following laws enacted by the
legislature: First, the creation OF a
banking board and the depos''ors'
guarantee fund. making a bank de.
post in the state OF Oklahoma as
good as cash in hand, and thereby
bringing into this state from neigh.
boring states, deposits equal to 10
per centum of the money owned by
the people of our state.
Second, making provisions for the
loan of school moneys Of the state
upon high-class securities and giving
preference for the same 70 the far.
mcrs OF our state.
Third. the enactment of a state
printing board and state printing
systcm by which the price Of stat.
utes Of the state are reduced from
S2l to S260 and the session laws
from $500 and $500 to 30 cents.
Urge Separate Coach Law.
.Fourth-The enactment of a scpa
rate coach law for white and colored
races.
Fifth-Tho enactment Of a primary
election law by which the people
choose their OWN candidates and
through which candidates for United
States senate must pass the express
sion of the will of the people.
Sixth-The initiative and referen-
dun act is the most complete and
finished product of the kind ever
written into law.
Sevcnth--The antilobbylng law
which prevents and punlshes corrup.
tion before legislature, board Of coun.
ty commissioners, city councils and
school boards.
Eighth-To make ample provisions
for punishment of public officers for
accepting passes and other fayors
from railroads, telegraph, express
and other companies in this state.
Ninth-The graduated land tax
prevents land monopoly in the state
Demand Inheritance Tax.
Tenth-The graduated inheritance
tax. placing proper burdens upon
large estates.
Eleyenth-The enactment of the
gross receipts tax upon oil, gas, eX
press, telegraph. telephone and othei
companies ownin nigatngibifrf shrC
companies owning intangible proper
ty and incomes. required them TO pa!
their just portion of revenue.
Twclfth--For the enactment Of tn,
eight hour provision for labor in tn,
public service.
Thirteenth-For having provided
for full state government and IN,
purchase Of state supplies at one-hal
the cost of the state of Kansas 70
inferior service.
Fourteonth-For having enacted
complete system of agricultural an,
mechanical education for the childrei
of the state. The same being tn
most complete and thorough of an
| ctata in tho uuinu
commends Legislature.
! We commend the legislature c
Oklahoma for passing the serardt
! school law which provides for sep,
rate schools for the white and negr
races.
r We further endorse the provisio
; permitting II groes to select their ow
} school trustees from their own rae
} for their own separate schools.
= tie same time the converse to J.
/ neutral THAT the white race, whic
S under our law includes the India
i race, are permitted to select the
a trustees for their schools.
n We favor the purchas Of he So
;. regatcd coal and asphalt lands at
@ fair price to be agreed upon betwe'
r. the said state authorities and Il
r.. Choctaw and Chickasaw people su
n ] ct 10 the approval of the people
:. this st,Ie, at the ballot box befo
q the contract Of purchase shall becou
Z effective
We favor the fullest development
such lands in th1 interest of 4
. schools and charitable institutio
, and in the production Of the cheape
n fuel for the people for such state.
We favor as soon as possible a
y, practicable the sale Of the surface
= suoI lgregated coal and asphi
lands in small tracts to actual S
y tiers.